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MIM Titanium

Having successfully manufactured injection moulded ceramics and stainless steel, Morgan Advanced Ceramics is currently developing Titanium powder injection moulding technology for the production of high precision medial devices and other bio-medical applications. The initial focus is on producing injection moulded commercial purity titanium to Biomedical Grade 2. 

Metal injection moulding (MIM) is the process in which a fine metal powder, typically in the sub 20µm range is mixed with a proprietary binder system to create a feedstock. The feedstock is then injected into mould cavity using moulding machines very similar to those used in plastic injection moulding. The majority of the binder system is then removed using a thermo/chemical operation. The parts are then placed in a sintering furnace where any remaining binder is removed and the parts are sintered to their final dimensions. The end result is a near net shape part with a typical density of 98+%.

Benefits of MIM

• Cost effective method of producing small complex geometric metal components in high volumes with comparable material properties of traditional machined parts.

• Components are near net shape so expensive material is not wasted as scrap as is the case with milling.

• Ability to mould cross drilled holes, radii, blind holes, internal features etc with tight tolerances in one shot, with no secondary machining.

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