Metal Injection Molding process saved up to 35 percent of the cost of machining the part.
WARWICK, RI – ATW Companies, a leading provider of custom manufactured metal components and services, announces that its Parmatech Corporation subsidiary was a winner of the 2013 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition, sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF).
Parmatech earned an award of distinction in the hand tools/recreation category for an actuator used in a tool-less locking system that enables quick changing of a shotgun stock.
Parmatech accepted the award at the PowderMet2013, International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials, held in Chicago, IL.
Made of a low alloy steel via the metal injection molding (MIM) process, the complex-design part required the use of stepped ejector pins on the sloped surface to allow for smooth ejection with no part damage.
The actuator has a 0.002 in. straightness requirement of the longer-than-1 in. shaft and a tight profile requirement of the curved and sloped cosmetic surface. The part is molded and sintered close to net shape to 7.48 g/cm³ density, and is coined in order to achieve repeatability. Choosing MIM over casting and machining the part provided a cost savings of 25–35 percent.
About Parmatech Corporation
Since 1973, Parmatech Corporation has been a leading provider of custom manufactured Metal Injection Molding (MIM) components and services. Through proprietary process and material technology, Parmatech provides a robust set of solutions to meet the challenges of their customers around the world. Developed from over thirty-five years of operational experience, Parmatech’s unique set of tools provide solutions to even the most demanding MIM applications.
Parmatech Corporation is part of the ATW family of companies and is the recipient of nine Grand Prize Awards, six Awards of Distinction and two Awards of Achievement, a total of seventeen awards from the Metal Powder Industry Federation (MPIF). For more information on Parmatech Corporation, visit www.parmatech.com , call 1-800-709-1555 or write [email protected].
About ATW Companies
Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ATW Companies is a provider of highly engineered metal solutions to the metal component marketplace, servicing customers worldwide. The company runs state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in California, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island and offers global sales and support. ATW provides a wide range of fabrication technologies to meet the exacting requirements of industries and diverse technologies for the most critical applications. The company’s motto is “Be the Best…Do it Right,” and they strive to live by this commitment to quality, reliability, innovation, and integrity by continuously adding value to their products and services.