As we reported in January and May 2010, aluminum injection tooling is proving its worth as an alternative to steel for even long-running automotive parts. Unique Tool & Gauge, Windsor, Ont.

Singapore’s Advanced Materials Technologies has recently developed and patented a new aluminium metal injection moulding process, they call aluMIM. The original aluMIM process combines the advantages ...

For short production runs and prototyping, it is cost effective to use 3D printed molds or CNC aluminum molds versus traditional injection molding? What are the current advantages and drawbacks of ...