Powder injection moulding of ceramic parts

Powder injection moulding is a parts production technology that combines the advantages of plastics injection moulding with the materials properties of ceramics. It makes possible the production of complex shaped parts for high production numbers. Almost all possibilities of parts design used in plastics injection moulding can transferred to ceramics. Paying attention to the special properties of highly filled thermoplastics and the well known rules for parts and tools construction, new parts can be realized in short development times. This article will have a closer look at the parameters for injection moulding, at rules for design of ceramic parts and the corresponding tools as well at a newer debinding technology.