This U.S. owned and trained facility
is located in Bangalore, India. Although located
in a low cost region of the world, providing
competitively priced parts only begins to tell
the story of this world-class, TS-16949
facility. This overseas facility excels in
providing one-on-one engineering and technical
support to each one of their customers,
providing a glimpse of the commitment to service
and performance. Engineering and customer
service support staff are located both in the
United States and in India, and warehousing is
located throughout the world.
Metal
injection molding is still a relatively new
technology, but continues to grow dramatically
around the world. Best described as a
combination of the powdered metal and plastic
injection molding processes, parts are produced
by mixing blended powders, injection molding the
parts, debinding and then sintering. The
resulting parts are generally complex in shape,
and have properties similar to wrought
materials.
The metal injection molding
facility has several hundred employees, over 50
molding machines, multiple sintering furnaces,
complete toolroom and in-house feedstock
compounding to match your specific requirements.
Additionally, this facility has several years of
experience producing millions of parts in
thousands of different configurations, ranging
from the simple shaped to the very complex in
design. Different from many current metal
injection molders, this company will do low,
medium, and high volume quantities. Capacity is
not an issue, with one of the largest installed
equipment bases in the industry today.
Although the molding facility is located
in Bangalore, engineering, sales, and
warehousing are located in the United States.
The highest compliment often received by this
overseas MIM provider is when customers say that
working with this company is like working
directly with a U.S. manufacturer, but with the
additional benefit of engineering and customer
support rarely matched by current MIM suppliers.
We provide a wide range of secondary
services and capabilities:
Stainless steels: SS 316, SS 304,
SS420, SS440 A, B & C, Duplex SS 316,
17-4PH, 17-7PH Low Alloy steels: 4650, 4140,
4600, and 8620 Magnetic Alloys Tool
Steels like M-2 and S-7 Wear resistant
materials including 52100 and Tribaloy Other
materials including Kovar, Invar, and Tungsten
Alloys
Tolerances
Typical tolerances are within ± .03%
of the base dimension
Design Guidelines
Uniform wall thickness ideal, but
not always necessary Cross holes of any
shape, external grooves, surface textures,
logos/lettering can be molded into the part
One flat surface ideal for sintering stage,
but not mandatory
MIM Features
For complex, three dimensional
geometries Current machining process too
expensive or higher quantities not feasible for
other processes Desire to convert several
parts into a one piece, integrated design
Current powder metal or die cast parts do
not meet strength or performance
requirements
Material
Properties (Reference Only)
Case Hardened
Steels
Materials (Alloy
Composition)
Condition
UTS
(MPa)
YS-0.2%
(MPa)
Elongation
%
Hardness
Density (min)
g/cm3
MIM4600 Ni 1.5-2.5% Mo
0.5%(max) C 0.15%(max) Fe
Balance
Sintered
550
375
15
91 HRB
7.50
Normalized
550
350
15
92 HRB
7.50
MIM4600(modified) Ni
6-8% Mo 0.5%(max) C 0.15%(max) Fe
Balance
Sintered
525
325
18
85 HRB
7.60
Normalized
575
400
16
90 HRB
7.60
Heat
Treated
900
450
10
30 HRC
7.60
MIM
8620 Cr 0.5-1% Ni 0.5-1% Mo
0.5%(max) C 0.2%(max) Fe Balance
Sintered
445
210
20
85 HRB
7.55
Normalized
375
200
25
90 HRB
7.55
Heat
Treated
800-1300
750-1100
5-9
35-40
HRC
7.55
Hardened & Tempered
Steels
Materials (Alloy
Composition)
Condition
UTS
(MPa)
YS-0.2%
(MPa)
Elongation
%
Hardness
Density (min)
g/cm3
MIM4650 Ni 2-3% Mo
0.5%(max) C 0.3-0.6% Fe
Balance
Sintered
700
500
11
91 HRB
7.50
Normalized
750
500
8-13
90 HRB
7.50
Heat
Treated
1050-1200
900-1050
6-9
41-45
HRC
7.50
MIM4630(modified) Ni
6-8% Mo 0.5%(max) C 0.2-0.5% Fe
Balance
Sintered
700
600
12-14
99 HRB
7.50
Normalized
750
575
12-14
91 HRB
7.50
Heat
Treated
1180
960
10
35 HRC
7.50
MIM
52100 Cr 1-1.6% Ni 0.5%(max) Mo
0.5%(max) C 0.9-1.2%(max) Fe Balance
Sintered
1250
1000
4-6
38 HRC
7.50
Heat
Treated
1500
1100
4
60 HRC
7.50
Stainless Steels
Materials (Alloy
Composition)
Condition
UTS
(MPa)
YS-0.2%
(MPa)
Elongation
%
Hardness
Density (min)
g/cm3
MIM613L (SS
316L)
-
650
400
40
83 HRB
7.75
MIM304L (SS
304L)
-
480
270
35
85 HRB
7.65
MIM 430 (SS
430)
-
-
-
-
-
7.50
MIM 410 (SS
410)
-
1200
900
7
40 HRC
7.25
MIM 420 (SS
420)
-
1250
900
6
45 HRC
7.25
MIM17-4
PH (17-4 PH)
Sintered
900
720
7
25 HRC
7.60
Heat
Treated
1160
1070
11
40 HRC
7.60
Tool Steels
Materials (Alloy
Composition)
Condition
UTS
(MPa)
YS-0.2%
(MPa)
Elongation
%
Hardness
Density (min)
g/cm3
MIM
S7 Ni 0.3% Mo 1-1.80% C
0.45-0.6% Cr 2.5-3.5% Si 0.2-1% Fe
Balance
Sintered
1550
-
3
45 HRC
7.24
Heat
Treated
1850
-
2
59 HRC
7.24
MIM
M2 C 0.8-1.1% Cr 3.75-4.5% Mo
4.5-5.5% W 5.5-6.75% V 1.5-2.2% Fe
Balance
Sintered
-
-
-
60 HRC
7.90
Heat
Treated
-
-
-
63 HRC
7.90
Magnetic Materials
Materials (Alloy
Composition)
Condition
UTS
(MPa)
YS-0.2%
(MPa)
Elongation
%
Hardness
Density (min)
g/cm3
MIM
FeSi Si 3% Fe Balance
Sintered
-
-
-
-
7.50
MIM
Fe-49Co-2V Co 47-50% V 1.5-2.1% Fe
Balance
Sintered
-
-
-
-
7.51
Tungsten Heavy
Alloys
Materials (Alloy
Composition)
Condition
UTS
(MPa)
YS-0.2%
(MPa)
Elongation
%
Hardness
Density (min)
g/cm3
MIM
WHA1 Ni 2.5-3.5% W Balance Cu/Fe
0.5-2.5%
Sintered
-
-
-
-
18.00
MIM
WHA2 Ni 3-4% W 9.4%(min) Cu/Fe
Balance
Sintered
-
-
-
-
18.00
Secondary
Operations
Secondary Services
Work closely with several local
manufacturing facilities to provide the balance
of required services
Hot Isostatic Pressing
(HIP)
Production cost savings
Consistent high-quality finishes
Improves yield per mold
Machining
Traditional tool shop with mills,
lathes, and grinders for finishing
applications
Finishing Services
Heat treating Plating
Coining Compounding of materials
Assembly
Painting
Custom colors
Process
Information
Preferred Drawing
Submission
ProE Files IGES and STEP
Solidworks
Quality Process
TS-16949
facility
Engineering/Design
Full engineering support for
development of new designs Design assistance
for conversion of parts from another production
process Assistance with material
choices
Application Focus
Variety of automotive parts used in
engines, transmission, and interior Medical
parts including surgical instruments and
handheld devices Handheld phones and PDA's
Power tool parts Electronic
connectors
Industries Served
Automotive Medical
Electronics Computer Handheld power
tools Firearms
