Technical Newsletter

September 16, 2026

Scientific quality assurance behind μ-MIM Components

In metal injection moulding (MIM), besides controlling the dimensional accuracy, satisfying the mechanical properties is essential.

Technical Newsletter Vol.58

February 5, 2026

Latest Trends in Metal 3D Printing

At Formnext in Frankfurt in November 2025, the exhibition area expanded significantly, reflecting the rapid growth of additive manufacturing technologies.

Technical Newsletter Vol.57

December 17, 2025

【2025 Year in Review】TOP 3 Most Popular Technical Topics Among Our Readers!

As the year draws to a close, we hope this message finds you in good health and continued prosperity. We sincerely appreciate your generous support and patronage throughout the year.

Technical Newsletter Vol. 56

October 15, 2025

Overview of MIM Product Costs for Designers and Purchasers

This time, among the fundamental principles of manufacturing—QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery)—I would like to delve a little deeper into Cost (C), particularly in relation to MIM.

μ-MIM Technical Newsletter Vol. 29

June 22, 2021

Fronteering the SDGs Binder

Our binder system developed by μ-MIM technology realised 100% material yield, yet we keep seeking a new binder that realises more SDGs in MIM production. This time we will introduce some potential binder system for future use.‍Targeting binder type

μ-MIM Technical Newsletter Vol. 28

June 1, 2021

Powder difference by powder manufacturing methods

In this newsletter we introduce the differences of metal powder used for MIM component production.

μ-MIM Technical Newsletter Vol. 27

March 31, 2021

Tungsten (W) application in metal injection moulding or MIM

Recently we received W related inquiries more than before. In this issue, we will introduce our W application in our μ-MIM technology.

μ-MIM Technical Newsletter Vol. 26

March 2, 2021

Paper review; AM co-researching work using FDMet

We have published literature to Materials, regarding the FEMet additive manufacturing, with Prof. Hiroshi Ito, Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, in May 2020 and Jan 2021. In this issue, we will introduce an overview of those researching work.

μ-MIM Technical Newsletter Vol. 25

January 28, 2021

New Year Greetings 2021

Thank you for subscribing our technical newsletter. We would like to tell the new year greetings from our company president and staff.‍

μ-MIM Technical Newsletter Vol. 24

January 8, 2021

The latest trend of quality management of metal powder

We have deployed a high-resolution X-ray CT scan for quality management. There is a new trend to apply X-ray CT for metal powder quality inspection. In this issue, we will introduce the latest powder analysis technology of metal powder by X-ray CT scan.