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Metal
Injection Molding (MIM) allows a designer to create
small complex shapes almost without restrictions.
Utilizing traditional manufacturing methods, complex
components have to be made as assemblies of parts,
or by expensive multiple stage machining operations.
With metal injection molding, multiple design details
can be incorporated into the part whereby the formation
is a single stage process. The injection-molding machine
is proven to be the most economical shape formation
platform currently in manufacturing use thus offering
significant cost savings over traditional forming
methods such as investment casting or production machining.
Compared to traditional metal forming technologies
the designer need not forgo high precision, superior
surface finish or part to part repeatability. Given
the creative freedom to add design complexity without
adding cost and coupled with material mechanical properties
that rival their wrought counterparts its no wonder
that Metal Injection Molding industry is growing at
over 30% annually.
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