Proto Labs Introduces Low-Alloy Steel to Metal Injection Molding
30 Março 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
New low-alloy steel options complement existing
stainless steel materials for injection molding
Product designers and engineers can now get injection-molded
low-alloy steel prototypes and low-volume production parts at rapid
manufacturer Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE: PRLB). The technology-driven
company has added two nickel steel materials (Catamold FN02 and
FN0205) and a chrome-moly material (Catamold 42CrMo4) that is the
metal injection molding (MIM) equivalent of 4140 steel. The new
metals expand the potential applications for parts produced by
Proto Labs’ advanced MIM process.
A fully dense component produced by metal
injection molding sits atop metal feedstock. (Photo: Business
Wire)
“We’ve had tremendous customer demand for stainless steel with
MIM last year, and expect the same response to our new low-alloy
metals,” says Becky Cater, Proto Labs’ product manager for MIM. “We
offer many different hard and soft metals through our 3D printing
and CNC machining services at Proto Labs, but nickel steel is only
produced through metal injection molding. This material boost will
inherently let our customers do more things in the realm of
low-volume metal manufacturing.”
Low-alloy steel creates strong, wear-resistant metal parts when
heat-treated and is able to be to be coated in post-processing for
further protection. As for applications, the low-alloy steel
materials will be used heavily by the firearms industry for various
gun and archery components as well as by automotive engineers for
engine and transmission components, and the industrial goods sector
during development of hand and power tools, and door and window
lock hardware, for example.
In addition to rapid prototypes, Proto Labs can produce up to
5,000+ metal injection molded end-use parts within 15 days. Learn
more about the complex multistep MIM process with a comprehensive
white paper at protolabs.com.
About Proto Labs, Inc.Proto Labs is a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for
prototyping and short-run production. Proto Labs provides “Real
Parts, Really Fast” by utilizing injection molding, computer
numerical control (CNC) machining and additive manufacturing to
produce parts for product designers and engineers worldwide. For
more information, visit protolabs.com.
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