What Medical Device OEMs Should Know About Outsourced MIM

The basis of metal injection molding (MIM) technology involves fine metal powders, which are combined with thermoplastic binders and surfactants, allowing injection in a plastic injection molding machine. The MIM process is similar to plastic injection molding, but with metal feedstock to efficiently produce small, complex parts at high volumes, using high temperature and pressure. It’s an advanced metal forming technique that uses injection molding equipment for manufacturing both simple and complex metal parts to tight tolerances. The MIM process combines the design flexibility of plastic injection molding with the strength and integrity of wrought metals.