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88 // June 2014 // Engine Technology International.com

The current industry trend in
the automotive world is to
bring about ease in manufacturing
and sustain it across large-volume
production. This issue is being felt
more in developing countries, where
production volumes are constantly
increasing. Metal injection molding
(MIM) is a key manufacturing
technology that is helping a majority
of automotive OEMs in this regard,
especially for the manufacturing of
complex shaped components in
steel and stainless steel.
Indo-MIM, a global leader in MIM
technology, has always boasted
open innovation and is a one-stop
solution for all technological issues
for OEMs and other suppliers.
The company is equipped with
high-end in-house tooling
capabilities required for producing
MIM components that could be
molded according to the needs of
the customer. One of the primary
benets of MIM is the elimination of
expensive secondary operations
by virtue of achievement of tight
dimensional tolerances through the
inherent consistency of the process.
However, getting this benet with
lead times that enable aggressive
product launch timelines to be met
can be a challenge, especially when
sourcing MIM components from a
more conventional PIM company.
However, with Indo-MIM such
possibilities are easily realized,
especially as the company is a
pioneer in the MIM process.
Across the industry it is rare to
nd a MIM house with tooling lead
times less than 12 weeks. When
Indo-MIM was established 16 years
ago, it was quick to realize that
speed to market was (and still is)
very important to reach global
customers. As such, it didnt take
long to realize that an in-house tool
room would be a critical component
in meeting demanding lead-time
requirements from customers
across the globe. Today, Indo-MIM
sports a world-class tool room,
capable of delivering 45-50 MIM
tools per month. And, in some
cases, the company is able to
manufacture tooling and submit
samples within 14 days.
The knowledge and expert
practices on how to meet customer
needs when it comes to MIM is
something that Indo-MIM is proud
to have in-house. As such, the
company does not have to wait for
the customer to gure out how to
reduce operations on certain
projects as it has teams of product
and manufacturing engineers
delivering the best MIM designs at
the lowest cost, through a structured
product development process.
Indo-MIM has a full range of
state-of-the-art tool making and
support equipment that is capable
of making MIM tooling for parts with
weights varying from less than 1g to
over 200g. Based on the complexity
of the tool, the company can run
from one to 32 cavities, thereby
helping to ensure that molding costs
per shot are minimized.
However, good equipment
selection is only half the job when
it comes to developing a world-
class tool room. As a company,
Indo-MIMs real strength is in the
hard work and expertise of the tool
makers and operators. As such,
constant and systematic training is
part of the ethos of the Indo-MIM
tool room.
In addition to this, the company
also boasts various advanced
six-axis robot in its molding shop,
which is not only responsible for
consistency in the molding process,
but also doubles output by realizing
a far greater number of cavities. The
quality of the product remains good,
and due to its consistency, part-
handling damage is also reduced.
Indo-MIM has helped product
designers realize goals in a true
sense by helping them modify both
design and materials, thereby
meeting the needs of the end
customer. The company also boasts
a highly coordinated team effort
between differing groups across
many divisions, including engineering,
marketing and the actual tool room,
thus ensuring that customers get
the solution they require.
Metal injection molding is making a big difference in high-quality large volume
production and there are additional advantages to be had with this process
Innovating with MIM
An advanced automated component
production robot gets to work on
the Indo-MIM manufacturing oor
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Through constant investment and innovation, Indo-MIM today boasts a world-class
tool room that is capable of delivering an impressive 45-50 MIM tools per month
Indo-MIM has
the expertise
to create MIM
tooling for parts
with weights
varying from
less than 1g
to over 200g