MIM2025 Home Call for Presentations Schedule Exhibitor Info Sponsorship Info General Info Registration/Hotel

Daily Schedule

Timetable
Monday, February 24
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.	PIM Tutorial (Separate Fee)
10:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m.	MIMA Standards Committee Meeting
1:00–1:45 p.m.	MIMA Board of Directors Meeting (MIMA Board Members Only)
2:00–4:15 p.m.	MIMA Membership Meeting (MIMA Members Only)
5:00–7:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception at Arburg Technology Center (Bus will be provided)
Tuesday, February 25
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 26
7:00–8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.–Noon	Technical Sessions
Noon–1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00–5:00 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 24, 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.