Smith Metal Products has announced its Metal Injection Molding cost advantage over costly high-performance metals requiring significant machining to achieve the final part geometry. “When Titanium, Inconel or other expensive metals in bar, rod or blocks require substantial hog-outs or hollow-outs, a sintered MIM part may cost less than the raw material alone prior to […]
3D Binder-jet metal printing for quick-turn prototype MIM-like parts
Smith Metal Products adds quick-turn 3D Binder-Jet Metal Printing parts for customers to evaluate and verify their product run using a MIM-like process without the cost of building a test mold. Now manufacturers can easily see, touch, and evaluate comparable prototype MIM-like parts produced on Smith Metals advanced 3D Binder-Jet Metal Printing additive production system. […]
Critical components in grasping forceps precisely manufactured using Smith Metals MIM process
Pivot point components provide natural dexterity in grasping forceps, retractors, needle drivers and similar advanced medical instruments. These critical pivot point components are precisely manufactured using the metal injection molding process (MIM) provided by Smith Metal Products. The pivot points pictured measure 0.50” x 0.1875” x 0.25” and have tolerances of ±.0015”. Part features included…
Smith Metal Products brings the latest in MIM capabilities to IMTS 2018
Smith Metal Products to exhibit at IMTS 2018 Booth #236313 and will be previewing its expertise in molding metal parts with complex geometries in high production volumes. Smith MIM materials include stainless steel, steel, titanium, and most all ferrous materials. MIM is often a more effec¬tive process to achieve precision parts while eliminating machin¬ing because…