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Award-Winning MIM Parts

Every year MPIF sponsors a Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards competition in which parts fabricators among our member companies are invited to submit components that epitomize the possibilities inherent in these metal-forming technologies, including metal injection molding. A distinguished panel of industry judges evaluates the entries according to a stringent set of criteria and awards Grand Prizes and Awards of Distinction to those parts deemed worthy.

The awards are presented each year at a gala luncheon during the annual technical conference and details about the winning parts appear in many publications over the next year, giving added exposure to these achievements in PM and MIM design while honoring the fabricators and end users responsible for them. Below are all the MIM parts that have earned awards in this annual competition, going back to1997.

2010 Award of Distinction
Hand Tool/Recreation
Upswept Grip Safety
2010 Grand Prize
Hand Tool/Recreation
Shuttle T-Lock Broadhead Hunting Arrow Tip
2010 Grand Prize
Aerospace/Military
Safe and Arm Rotor
2010 Grand Prize
Industrial Motors/Controls & Hydraulics
Four Complex Locking Device Parts
2009 Grand Prize
Electronic/Electrical
Stainless Steel MIM Flagstaff Nose
2009 Grand Prize
Hand Tool/Recreation
Stainless Steel Compressed-Air Nozzle
2009 Award of Distinction
Hand Tool/Recreation
Stainless Steel Housing Block
2009 Award of Distinction
Aerospace
Handle Body and Yoke
2008 Award of Distinction
Electronic/Electrical
Hearing Aid Can Receiver
2008 Award of Distinction
Hardware/Appliances
Locking Bar, Pin, And Rack
2008 Grand Prize
Medical/Dental
Articulation Gear
2007 Grand Prize
Medical/Dental
Orthodontic System Bracket, Slide, and Hook
2007 Grand Prize
Hand Tool/Recreation
Trigger Guard
2007 Award of Distinction
Medical/Dental
Pin Shroud
2007 Award of Distinction
Hardware/Appliances
Handcuff Parts
2006 Grand Prize
Electronic/Electrical
Mobile Phone Flip Slider and Hinge Barrel
2005 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Orthodontic Buccal Tube System
2005 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Electrical Connectors
2005 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Dental Manifold
2004 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Carriere Distalizer
2004 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Laparoscopic Jaws
2004 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Suturing Jaw
2003 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Blade Clamp
2003 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Multi-Port Housing
2003 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Open Center Impeller
2002 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Optical Transceiver Housing
2002 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Cell Phone Hinge Barrel, Knuckles & Cam
2001 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Needle Drive & Distal Clevis Assembly
2001 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Biopsy Instrument
2000 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Endoscopic Metzenbaum Scissors
2000 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Gun Safety Lock Parts
2000 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Body Assembly
1999 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Pump Body and Cavity Plates
1999 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Pressure-Balancing Valve
1999 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Sports Watchcase
1998 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Clevis
1998 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Laparoscopic Surgical Scissors
1998 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Spacer Assembly
1997 Grand Prize
Metal Injection Molding
Seven Revolver Parts
1997 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Gear, Rack, and Door Latch
1997 Award of Distinction
Metal Injection Molding
Receiver, Clevis, and Articulating Link