Plastics Workshops and Seminars
Advanced Powder Injection Molding
Hands-On Applications
Instructors: D. Heaney
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Those who want to improve their knowledge of powder injection molding technology. Among those who can benefit from this two and one-half day workshop are operators, process and project engineers, manufacturing engineers, molding technicians, team leaders, designers, mold makers, and sales and marketing staff.
EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
This workshop will teach the Basic MIM process (raw materials, compounding, tool design, molding, debinding, sintering, secondaries, and NDE). Detailed guidelines for feedstock formulations, tooling design, setter design, process control, and metrology will be described. The future MIM market with special emphasis on reduced component size technology.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE:
1. Background
2. Basic PIM Process
3. Component/Tooling Design Considerations
4. Feedstock Design
5. Defects and Their Causes
6. Process Control
7. Materials
8. Special Topics
- Anisotropic Shrinkage
- Micro Component Considerations
- Porous
- Two Material