μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

September 16, 2026

Scientific quality assurance behind μ-MIM Components

In metal injection moulding (MIM), besides controlling the dimensional accuracy, satisfying the mechanical properties is essential.

Technical Newsletter Vol.58

February 5, 2026

Latest Trends in Metal 3D Printing

At Formnext in Frankfurt in November 2025, the exhibition area expanded significantly, reflecting the rapid growth of additive manufacturing technologies.

Technical Newsletter Vol.57

December 17, 2025

【2025 Year in Review】TOP 3 Most Popular Technical Topics Among Our Readers!

As the year draws to a close, we hope this message finds you in good health and continued prosperity. We sincerely appreciate your generous support and patronage throughout the year.

Technical Newsletter Vol. 56

October 15, 2025

Overview of MIM Product Costs for Designers and Purchasers

This time, among the fundamental principles of manufacturing—QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery)—I would like to delve a little deeper into Cost (C), particularly in relation to MIM.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 23

November 25, 2020

The analysis for alloy developments

Electron Backscattered diffraction (EBSD), is an epoch-making crystal analytical method and widespread in the late 1990s to 2000s, thanks to the great improvement of calculation speed in the operation computer, attached to the EBSD system.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 22

October 19, 2020

Mass production technology of metal components with thin wall by Micro MIM

This SEM image shows a part of a thin-wall component we mass-produced, and its edge thickness is only 10 μm. It is required not only the mould and processing technique but also adequate material development.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 21

August 25, 2020

Materials with high hardness

We receive more inquiries about special gears and small metal parts for medical precision machines by materials with high hardness. Today we will introduce our experienced materials which are harder than stainless steel 316L, commonly employed in metal injection moulding or MIM production.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 20

July 20, 2020

Collaboration of metal AM and MIM

Today we subsequently introduce our approach to collaborate with AM and our prospects.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 19

May 29, 2020

Evaluation of additive manufacturing (Metal AM outline)

The additive manufacturing (AM) technology has been actively developed in Japan since AM was promoted as a national project in 2016. We would like to introduce the AM trends from the perspective of metal injection moulding or MIM manufacturers.