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Daily Schedule
 

Timetable

Monday, February 23

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Registration - Conference Attendees

9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

PIM Tutorial (Separate Fee)

10:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

MIMA Standards Committee Meeting (MIMA Standards Committee Members Only) Includes Lunch

1:00–1:45 p.m.

MIMA Board of Directors Meeting (MIMA Board Members Only)

2:00–4:00 p.m.

MIMA Membership Meeting (MIMA Members Only)

5:30–7:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception 

Tuesday, February 24

7:00–8:00 a.m.

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.–Noon

Technical Sessions/Process & Product Innovation

Noon–1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00–4:30 p.m.

Technical Sessions/Process & Product Innovation

5:30–7:00 p.m.

Tabletop Exhibition & Networking Reception

Wednesday, February 25

7:00–8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.–Noon

Technical Sessions

Noon–1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00–4:30 p.m.

Technical Sessions

* Program subject to change.

 

 

MIM2018 Exhibitors

 

DESIGN CASE STUDIES
Case studies will be presented throughout the conference.

 

MIM2018 Exhibitors

Monday, February 23, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Separate Fee)


POWDER INJECTION MOLDING TUTORIAL
Matthew Bulger
ATPM Consulting 
Former MIMA President

   

  This course is an ideal way for anyone looking for a solid grounding in the technology of PIM to obtain a comprehensive foundation in a short period of  time.  Topics that will be covered include:

  • Introduction to the manufacturing processes: feedstocks, molding, debinding, sintering, and finishing
  • Definition of what constitutes a viable PIM component Selection of materials based on components expectations and required properties
  • Assessment of the critical features of dimensional accuracy and material performance
  • Comparison of PIM to competing technologies
  • Review of the economical advantages of PIM
  • New applications, emerging markets, and examples of products never thought possible in net-shape manufacturing until PIM.

 

MIM2018 Exhibitors

Sampling of Abstracts 

**Click on the title of the presentation to see the full abstract**

Design Optimization Through Lithography-based Metal Manufacturing Supporting MIM Applications
Dr. Gyoergy Harakaly, Incus GmbH

Development of Dual-Color Ceramic Molding Technology
Tomotaka Shimoyama, Tosoh Corporation

Micropowders for MIM and Metal AM
John Johnson, FAPMI, Novamet Specialty Products

MPIF Standard 35 Metal Injection Molding Materials Standards Update
Michael Stucky, Norwood Medical

Study of Corrosion on Additive-Manufactured Metals
Braydan Daniels, University of Louisville

Uniformity of Shrinkage in MIM Components
Matt Bulger, ATPM Consulting

Using AI in Feedstock Development
William Thorne, BASF

 
 
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