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Metal Injection Molding:  Enhanced Processes Offer High-Precision Results.

Parts can be mass-produced from stainless steel and other alloys using recently developed molding technology.

New technologies, cost pressures, and trends such as miniaturization have all had a significant impact on the medical device industry. This is particularly true in the disposable surgical instrument market segment, which requires small, complex, tight-tolerance, high-performance, and low-cost metal components. Over the last five years, enhancements to traditional metal injection molding (MIM) techniques have led to a cost-efficient way to mass produce these types of intricate components out of stainless steel and other advanced metals. This improved process, which is referred to as precision metal injection manufacturing (PMIM), is poised to be an enabling technology for many new, state-of-the-art medical devices. This article explains the PMIM process and its capabilities for the production of medical device components.