After more than 20 years of development of metal injection molding technology, more than 500 companies and research institutions around the world are engaged in metal injection molding technology. Products have been applied to various industries and the material system is also very extensive. However, until the end of 2003, the world The total market value of MIM products is only 1 billion U.S. dollars, which is much lower than various predicted figures, and is far from a processing technology that can match machining, precision casting, pressing/sintering and other processes.
In recent years, the metal injection molding technology has mainly developed in two directions: the expansion of the applicable material system, and the high-reliability production equipment developed to meet the unique binder and degreasing technology. It has the following characteristics:
1. Multi-directional expansion of the material system.
2. Diversification of binders and multi-channel degreasing technology.
3. More advanced and more precise control equipment.
4. The development momentum of the company is good.
As a near-net-shape technology for manufacturing high-quality precision parts, metal injection molding has advantages that other processing methods cannot match. From the earliest introduction of the concept of metal injection molding to more than 20 years now, the technology has developed into an industry that has begun to take shape on a global scale. With the continuous advancement of science and technology and the continuous improvement of the theoretical system, this technology will surely be applied in more industries and become a universally recognized zero material such as machining, precision casting, powder metallurgy molding and sintering technology. Component processing means.
