Metal Injection Molding used in Casio flagship G-Shock Mudmaster watch

Casio Computer Co, Ltd, based in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, has announced the latest addition to its family of G-Shock watches. The new Mudmaster GWG-B1000, a member of Casio’s ‘Master of G’ lineup, features a complex stainless steel front button guard manufactured by Metal Injection Molding (MIM). With its main case made from carbon fibre-reinforced resin, […]

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How to select a MIM supplier?

With the development of increasingly smaller metal parts comes the challenge of identifying the best supplier and manufacturing method to meet extremely tight tolerances. Complex components with millimeter-sized features are pushing the limits of traditional casting and machining methods. As tolerances become tighter, investment casting is less consistent and supplier costs increase. Suppliers understand that metal […]

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Forged? Cast? MIM? Stamped?

There have been a lot of customers asking about the various manufacturing methods of metals used for metal parts. A lot of the resulting replies have been biased or incorrect regarding the materials, so I’ll try to describe the various types to the best of my ability. FORGED: Forgings are made from bar stock which […]

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Comparisons of Four Major Processes

There is a place for each of the traditional metal-forming processes: each has its own strong suits as well as its limitations. But wherever a component fabrication choice exists between MIM(Metal Injection Molding) and one or more of the other processes, it pays to see how they stack up in a head-to-head comparison. The following […]

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What are MIM Parts?

MIM parts mean those metal parts made by metal injection molding process. MIM is just another metalworking method, like forging and casting. Compared to those well-established metalworking methods, MIM usually performs better when producing small size, complex shapes metal components in large quantities. MIM parts make use of wide ranges of materials such as varieties of stainless steel, […]

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Design Considerations for Metal Injection Molding

Metal injection molding (MIM) produces relatively small, complex, net or near-net parts which can include features such as holes, radii, logos, and text. Moreover, MIM can make such parts for half the cost of CNC machining or investment casting. Better yet, MIM allows the consolidation of multiple components into a single design, eliminating the need […]

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Metal Injection Molding Market Size, MIM Industry Analysis Report 2025

Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Market Analysis By End-Use (Automotive, Consumer Product, Medical, Industrial, Defense), By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, CSA, MEA),Competitive Landscape, And Segment Forecasts, 2014 – 2025 Industry Insights The global metal injection molding (MIM) market size was valued at USD 2.1 billion in 2015 and is projected to grow at a […]

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Metal Injection Molding for Medical Industry

Metal Injection Molding (MIM) technology has grown in sophistication to become a leading manufacturing method for many medical-device OEMs since the commercialization of Metal Injection Molding in the mid-1970s. What is the attraction? Basically, MIM can produce complex parts more quickly and at a lower cost than conventional techniques such as machining and investment casting. The technology […]

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Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

The simplest MIM shape is produced in a mold made of two sections with plane surfaces that meet to seal off the cavity. One section consists of a core which fits into an impression in the other section with uniform clearances that produce shapes with uniform wall thicknesses. The core produces the internal features while […]

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An Overview of Metal Injection Molding

Metals As the medical profession increases its demands for small, intricate, precision metal components to be used in increasingly sophisticated procedures, the process of metal injection molding (MIM) has provided an alternative for the manufacture of these small, complex parts. MIM is sometimes referred to in its broader sense as “powder injection molding”–a term comprising […]

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