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Injection Molding Metals and Ceramics

November 2000

Management | Sales & Marketing | Design | Tooling | Manufacturing

Management

Best business practices in PIM Effective management, and not technology, is the source of success for many PIM operations. Toolmaker entrenched in PIM Expanding into PIM molds and molding opened new doors for this toolmaker.

Comingevents Don’t miss these events with an IMMC focus. Growing up with MIM and TXM on the plains Revisiting a growing PIM and TXM operation.

Sales & Marketing

Growth prospects good for PIM Market study shows steady, strong growth among PIM parts producers.

Big PIM parts are coming A metal molder courts automotive giants for large PIM parts.

Mobile phone market speed dials magnesium molders Business is booming for this mobile phone TXM molder.

Design

PIM raises the bar for model train collectors Train replicas are brought to life with MIM. TXM flow simulation improves yield, reduces costs Problems with magnesium filling the mold? This toolmaker adapted aluminum analysis software to fit the bill.

Keep the process in mind in MIM designs Variations in steel properties are explained.

Magnesium myths vs. facts An assessment of where reality lies when it comes to processing magnesium.

Standard adds magnetic alloys Revised publication adds materials data. Weighing designs for MIM and TXM Guidelines for designing metal and magnesium parts.

IMMC Materials News

Tooling

Tooling up to boost TXM yields R&D investment is essential to this toolmaker and molder.

Hot runners are key to unlocking TXM growth Advances in runnerless TXM systems speed mobile phone production.

Mold temperature control for TXM A new heat transfer fluid evens out temperature variation in TXM tools.

Metal injection molded hot runners Hot runners made by MIM, for MIM.

Manufacturing

License-free magnesium molding Japan’s largest machinery manufacturer has developed its own process for molding magnesium.

IMMC's Plant Tour: Rebuilding for building growth SSI-Sintered Specialties, Janesville, WI.