Debinding & sintering experts, Elnik Systems and DSH Technologies, have over 50 years of industrial sintering experience, specifically in the metal injection molding industry. With the continual development of binder jetting and metal filament fabrication, Elnik has been called upon to help develop a seamless workflow that takes full advantage of the design benefits afforded by AM and the scalability promise that may seemingly rival metal injection molding. However, sinter-based additive manufacturing is still in its infancy compared to the worldwide usage of metal injection molding, primarily due to technology maturity and lack of experience or knowledge in the field.
In this presentation from Stefan Joens, CEO of Elnik Systems and DSH Technologies, Joens will share the secrets to sintering for scale and lessons learned in the metal injection molding industry. Unfortunately for most, the tribal knowledge required for sintering to succeed remains difficult to obtain, but Elnik’s mission to further evangelize the technology and standardize the workflow will be on full display.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the basics of sinter-based additive manufacturing and the similarities with metal injection molding.
Understand the basics of sinter-based additive manufacturing and the similarities with metal injection molding.
Uncover the lessons learned from metal injection molding, most notably related to the serial production of parts and the need for high fidelity materials and quality management systems.
