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MIM is different than traditional press-sinter powder metallurgy
MIM is a component manufacturing process focused on forming complex-shaped, high-performance components in production quantities from metals, or and ceramics.
When the cycle starts, air must be forced out of the mold cavities through vents. Venting is also necessary to allow the part to be ejected from the tooling.
Differences between MIM vendors come from choices of powders, binders, tool design, processing cycles, impurities, and post-sintering treatments.
MIM produces a wide range of high-performance, complex-shaped components that require little or no machining.
To estimate MIM component cost is to sum the costs accumulated at each manufacturing step from tool fabrication, secondary operations to final inspection.
Ductile alloys are characterized by yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, fracture elongation, and hardness.
Robots are often used to automate part removal from the mold/press. Modern molding machines integrate the robot control and coordination with the molding cycle.