13th Dec, 2011
Registration is open for MIM2012, international conference on injection
molding of metals, ceramics, and carbides, which will be held March
19-21, 2012 in San Diego, CA. With focus on "designing MIM parts and
materials for performance and value," conference targets all who have
vested interest in application of powder injection molding. There will
be 20+ presentations, tabletop exhibition, and networking reception as
well as optional one-day tutorial on powder injection molding.
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) announces the opening of
registration for MIM2012, an international conference on injection
molding of metals, ceramics, and carbides, to be held March 19-21, 2012,
at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California. The
conference, co-sponsored by the Metal Injection Molding Association, a
trade association of MPIF, and its affiliate APMI International, also
offers an optional one-day tutorial on powder injection molding (PIM).
With a focus on "designing MIM parts and materials for performance and
value," this specialized conference is targeted at engineers, product
designers, manufacturers, consumers, researchers, educators, and
students who have an interest in the application of powder injection
molding. It features over 20 presentations as well as a tabletop
exhibition and networking reception.
The PIM (powder injection molding) industry, comprised of MIM (metal injection molding), CIM
(ceramic injection molding), and CCIM (cemented carbide injection
molding), has sales estimated at over $1 billion and could possibly
double over the next five years. The industry has realized major
technological advances and overcome numerous business challenges. The
objective of the conference is to continue to explore these advances,
assist in the transfer of technology, and investigate new developments
in the field of powder injection molding of metals, ceramics, and
carbides.
The technical program chairmen for the conference are Bruce Dionne,
General Manager, Megamet Solid Metals, Inc., Earth City, Missouri, and
Toby Tingskog, Regional Sales Manager-NAFTA, Sandvik Osprey Ltd., Neath,
UK.
