Materials and Fastening: Metal Injection Molding Shines for Medical Parts

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Metal Injection Molding Shines for Medical Parts
Metal injection molding combines the best of metals' properties and plastics molding to create complex parts that are finding applications in the booming medical device market.

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As nanotechnology is becoming more and more relevant in the photonics, semiconductor processing, medical and life sciences industries, Insaco has kept pace in our ability to precision machine parts, to extremely tight tolerances, that are now routinely used in the nano world. Companies that require "macro" tooling, fixtures, process assists, and optics that must be made from ceramic or sapphire allow us to become ENABLERS for the nano technology world. For more details on our exact machining and measuring/documentation capabilities, Click Here.

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Metal Injection Molding Shines for Medical Parts
Phoenix Mars Lander Will Test Soil Samples This Week
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