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3. Feedstock injection
3.1 Principle of operation
Once the feedstock has been developed and granulated, parts of varying degrees of complexity (see figure 6 ) are shaped by injection molding using injection molding machines, similar to those used in the plastics industry.
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Bibliography
Events
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Congress organized by EPMA: EuroPM, held every year in Europe
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Congress organized by the Metal Powder Industries Federation: PowderMet takes place every year in the USA
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Patents
SCHWARTZWALDER (K.), Refractory body and method of making same, US Patent 2122960 (1938).
SMITH (D.J.), SHAPPIE (T.B.), SANFORD (R.A.), LIESZ (R.J.), Tungsten-carbide articles made by metal injection molding and method, US Patent 6790252 (2004).
MIYASHITA (T.), UENO (Y.), NISHIO (H.), KUBODERA (S.), Method for removing the dispersion medium from a molded pulverulent material, US...
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Statistical and economic data
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Breakdown of sales between MIM and CIM industries
Data taken from German's work [6], see figures 1 and
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