Metal and Ceramic Injection Molding

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Chapter 1: SUMMARY 4

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
• SUMMARY TABLE 1 GLOBAL SALES OF MIM COMPONENTS (POWDER) BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 8
• SUMMARY FIGURE REGIONAL PERCENTAGE SHARE OF SALES OF MIM COMPONENTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 9
• SUMMARY TABLE 2 GLOBAL SALES OF CIM COMPONENTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 10
• SUMMARY TABLE 3 LIQUID METAL MOLDING REVENUES BY REGION, THROUGH 2014

Chapter 2: POWDER INJECTION MOLDINGINDUSTRY OVERVIEW 10

• INTRODUCTION 11
• THE PROCESS 11
• POWDER PRODUCTION 11
• FEEDSTOCK PREPARATION 12
• INJECTION MOLDING 12
• DEBINDING 13
• SINTERING 13
• DESIGNING FOR MIM 14
• ADVANTAGES OF PIM 15
• ADVANTAGES OF PIM (CONTINUED) 16
• TABLE 1 ADVANTAGES OF POWDER INJECTION MOLDING 17
• DISADAVANTAGES OF PIM 17
• TABLE 2 DISADVANTAGES OF POWDER INJECTION MOLDING 18
• PIM PRODUCT QUALITY 19
• TABLE 3 COMPARISON OF METAL INJECTION MOLDING WITH SELECTED METAL FORMING TECHNOLOGIES 19
• PIM PRODUCTS AND MARKET SECTORS 20
• TABLE 4 METAL INJECTION MOLDED PRODUCTS BY MARKET SECTORS 20

Chapter 3: POWDER INJECTION MOLDING TECHNOLOGY 16

• INTRODUCTION 21
• DESIGN OF THE PART AND INJECTION MOLD 22
• DESIGN OF THE PART AND ........ (CONTINUED) 23
• METAL, CERAMIC AND ALLOY MATERIALS 24
• ATOMIZATION (METALS) 25
• TABLE 5 A COMPARISON OF WATER AND GAS ATOMIZATION PROCESSES 26
• TABLE 5 (CONTINUED) 27
• REDUCTION OF OXIDES (METALS) 28
• CARBONYL DECOMPOSITION (METALS) 29
• COMMINUTION (METALS) 30
• OTHER METHODS FOR METALS 30
• FINE GRINDING (CERAMICS) 31
• CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CERAMICS) 31
• BINDERS 32
• SOLVENT DEBINDING 32
• FEEDSTOCKS 33
• TABLE 6 FEEDSTOCKS FOR PIM 33
• TABLE 6 (CONTINUED) 34
• INJECTION MOLDING 34
• DEBINDING 35
• SINTERING 35
• SINTERING (CONTINUED) 36

Chapter 4: PIM INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 23

• INTRODUCTION 37
• POWDER AND FEEDSTOCK MANUFACTURERS 38
• TABLE 7 MAJOR FIRMS SUPPLYING POWDERS AND FEEDSTCOKS TO THE MIM INDUSTRY 39
• TABLE 7 (CONTINUED) 40
• MIM PARTS AND COMPONENTS MANUFACTURERS 41
• TABLE 8 MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN FIRMS MANUFACTURING PIM PARTS AND COMPONENTS 41
• TABLE 8 (CONTINUED) 42
• TABLE 9 MAJOR NON-U.S. FIRMS MANUFACTURING MIM PARTS AND COMPONENTS 43
• TABLE 9 (CONTINUED) 44
• SOLIDMICRON TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD., SINGAPORE 44
• EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 45
• TABLE 10 MAJOR COMPANIES SUPPLYING EQUIPMENT TO THE PIM COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS 46
• GLOBALIZATION 46
• TABLE 11 PIM CAPACITY AND MARKET SIZE BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGION, 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 47
• MIM INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 48
• MARKET SIZE AND SHARES 49
• TABLE 12 GLOBAL SALES OF PIM COMPONENTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 49
• FIGURE 1 GLOBAL SALES OF PIM COMPONENTS BY REGION, 2009 AND 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 50
• TABLE 13 SALES AND MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR MIM COMPANIES IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MIM MARKET, 2009 ($ MILLIONS, %) 51
• FIGURE 2 MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR COMPANIES IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MIM MARKET, 2009 (%) 52
• TABLE 14 SALES AND MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR MIM COMPANIES IN THE JAPANESE MIM MARKET, 2009 ($ MILLIONS, %) 53
• FIGURE 3 MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR COMPANIES IN THE JAPANESE MIM MARKET, 2009 (%) 53
• TABLE 15 SALES AND MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR ASIAN MIM COMPANIES, EXCLUDING JAPAN, 2009 ($ MILLIONS, %) 54
• TABLE 16 SALES AND MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR EUROPEAN MIM, 2009 ($ MILLIONS, %) 55
• TABLE 17 GLOBAL SALES AND MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR MIM COMPANIES, 2009 ($ MILLIONS, %) 55
• TABLE 17 (CONTINUED) 56
• INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 56
• INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS (CONTINUED) 57
• PIM RESEARCH LEADERS 58
• PIM INDUSTRY STRUCTURE - SUMMARY 59
• MIM INDUSTRY) 59

Chapter 5: COMPETITIVE PROCESSES 6

• CASTING 60
• CONVENTIONAL POWDER METALLURGY 61
• POWDER PRESSING 61
• SOLID STATE SINTERING 62
• CONTINUOUS POWDER PROCESSING 62
• MACHINING 62
• DIRECT MANUFACTURING 63
• TRADITIONAL INJECTION MOLDING 64
• LEAD REPLACEMENT 64
• HEAVY COMPOUNDS 65
• HYBRID PROCESSES 65

Chapter 6: POWDER INJECTION MOLDING COMPANY PROFILES 73

• ABBOTT FURNACE COMPANY 66
• ACCELLENT INC. 66
• ACELENT TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD 67
• ACUPOWDER INTERNATIONAL, LLC 67
• ADVANCED CERAMETRICS, INC. 68
• ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD. 69
• ADVANCED METALWORKING PRACTICES 69
• ADVANCED POWDER PRODUCTS 70
• ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & MATERIALS CO. 70
• ADVANTAGE METAL POWDERS, INC. 71
• AFFINITY INTERNATIONAL LLC (USA) 71
• AG MATERIALS INC. 71
• AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTICS CO. 72
• ALBEROX, A DIVISION OF MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS, INC. 72
• ALCOA HOWMET 73
• ALD VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES AG 73
• ALLIANCE SA 74
• AMERICAN CHEMET CORP. 74
• AMERICAN ORTHODONTICS 74
• AMETEK, INC. - SPECIALTY METAL PRODUCTS DIV. 75
• AMPAL, INC. (USB) 75
• ARBURG GMBH CO KG 76
• ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH 76
• ASBURY GRAPHITE MILLS, INC. 77
• ATC, INC. 77
• AVS, INC./ADVANCED VACUUM SYSTEMS 77
• BASF CORP. 78
• BASF EAST ASIA R. HQ LTD. 78
• BASF AG 78
• BONGEN TITANIUM CO., LTD 79
• BRITT MANUFACTURING CO. 80
• CABOT CORP. 80
• CARPENTER POWDER PRODUCTS 81
• CENTORR VACUUM INDUSTRIES 82
• CERADYNE, INC. 82
• CERAMET TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD 82
• CERAMCO, INC 83
• C.I. HAYES 83
• CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE SINTERED PRODUCTS 83
• CERAMTEC NORTH AMERICA CORP. 84
• CITIZEN WATCH CO. 84
• CLARIANT PIGMENTS AND ADDITIVES DIVISION 85
• CM FURNACES INC. 85
• CONTINUOUS METAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 85
• COORSTEK 85
• CORE-TECH, INC. 86
• CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 86
• CREMER THERMOPROZESSANLAGEN GMBH 87
• CYPRESS INDUSTRIES 87
• DSH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 87
• DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS 87
• DOU YEE TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD 88
• DURON PLASTICS LTD. 88
• DYNAMIC ENGINEERING, INC. 88
• ECKA GRANULES OF AMERICA LP 89
• EGIDE UK LTD 89
• ELNIK SYSTEMS 90
• EMIL BROLL GMBH & CO. 90
• ENGINEERED SINTERINGS & PLASTICS, INC. 91
• EPSON ATMIX CORP. 91
• ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 92
• EVERSUN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 92
• F.W. WINTER, INC. & CO. 93
• FLOMET LLC 93
• FORM PHYSICS, LLC 94
• FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE 94
• GKN SINTER METALS 95
• GKN SINTER METALS GMBH (MIM) 95
• GOCERAM AB 96
• H.C. STARCK, INC. 96
• HERBERT KUGELE 97
• HITACHI METALS AMERICA LTD. 97
• HITACHI METALS LTD. - SPECIALTY STEEL COMPANY 98
• HOEGANAES CORP. 98
• HOPTEC GROUPE FORSYM 99
• INCO SPECIAL PRODUCTS 99
• INDO-US MIM TEC PVT. LTD 100
• INETI 100
• INJECTAMAX CORP. 101
• INSTITUT FUR WERKZEUGMASCHINEN AND BETRIEBSTECHNIK 101
• INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS (ISP) 102
• ITB PRECISIETECHNIEK 102
• KINETICS, INC. 102
• KLAGER SPRITZGUSS GMBH & CO 103
• LATITUDE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 103
• LEISTRITZ CORP. 104
• MATERIALS PROCESSING INC. 104
• MATHSON INDUSTRIES, INC. 104
• MAXON MOTOR AG 105
• MEGAMET SOLID METALS, INC. 105
• METAL POWDER PRODUCTS CO. 106
• METAOR 106
• MICROCERAM 107
• MIMECRISA 107
• MIMFLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC 107
• MIMFORMS LLC 108
• MIMITALIA SRI 108
• MKS KUNSTSTOFFSPRITZGUSS GMBH 109
• MMG ENGINEERED COMPONENTS 109
• MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC 109
• MORGAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS 110
• NANOVAL GMBH & CO. KG 111
• NEGRI BOSSI 111
• NETSHAPE TECHNOLOGIES 111
• NIPPON ATOMIZED METAL POWDERS CORP. 112
• NOVAMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP. 112
• OBE OHNMACHT & BAUMGARTNER GMBH & CO. 113
• OM GROUP, INC. 114
• ONISHI LITE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 114
• ORTHO ORGANIZERS, INC. 115
• PARMATECH CORP. 115
• PCC-AFT. 116
• PELTSMAN CORP. 117
• PHILLIPS PLASTICS CORP. 117
• PHILLIPS PLASTICS CORP. (CONTINUED) 118
• POLYALLOYS INJECTED METALS 119
• POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 119
• PORITE TAIWAN CO. LTD 120
• PRECIMED S.A. 120
• QUEBEC METAL POWDERS LTD 121
• QINETQ NANOMATERIALS LTD. 121
• RAPIDUS USA, LLC 122
• RAUSCHERT TECHNICAL CERAMICS 122
• REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC. 123
• RETCO TOOL CO. 123
• RIFMET LTD. 124
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN ORTHODONTICS 124
• RPM ENGINEERING CORP. 124
• RYER, INC. 125
• SAFFROSHINE ORGANICS PVT. LTD. 125
• SANDVIK OSPREY LTD. 125
• SCHUNK SINTERMETALLTECHNIK GMBH 126
• SCM METAL PRODUCTS, INC. 127
• SEMBACH GMBH & CO KG 127
• SHANDONG JINZHU POWDER INJECTION MANUFACTURE CO. 128
• SHANGHAI FUTURE HI-TECH CO., LTD 128
• SINTER METAL TECHNOLOGIES 128
• SINTEZ RUS MIM 129
• SMALL PRECISION TOOLS 129
• SMITH METAL PRODUCTS 130
• SOLIDMICRON TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. 130
• SSI TECHNOLOGIES, INC 130
• SUN STAR INC. 131
• SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD 131
• SUPERIOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP. 131
• TAISEI KOGYO CO., LTD. 132
• TAIWAN SINTERED METALS CO. LTD. 132
• TEIBOW CO., LTD. 133
• THERMAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 133
• THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 134
• TIJET MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH 134
• TLS TECHNIK GMBH & CO. 134
• TOHNO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 134
• TOPMIM INTERNATIONAL 135
• ULTRAFINE POWDER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 135
• UNITED STATES BRONZE POWDERS, INC. 136
• UTRON, INC. 136
• WESTLAND CORP. 136
• WITTMANN-BATTENFELD 137
• WITTMAN-BATTENFELD OF AMERICA, INC. 137
• WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGY 137
• ZOLLERN-MIMTEC 138
• ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. 138

Chapter 7: PIM MATERIALS 20

• INTRODUCTION 139
• PRODUCTION OF POWDERS 140
• SOLID-STATE REDUCTION 141
• ATOMIZATION 141
• ELECTROLYSIS 141
• CHEMICAL 141
• TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICAN POWDER SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION FOR MIM, THROUGH 2014 (SHORT TONS) 142
• PIM MATERIALS 143
• TABLE 19 PIM MATERIALS 143
• TABLE 19 (CONTINUED) 144
• TABLE 19 (CONTINUED) 145
• TABLE 20 ALLOYS USED IN MIM STEELS 145
• TABLE 20 (CONTINUED) 146
• STAINLESS STEELS 146
• Martensitic Stainless Steels 146
• Ferritic Stainless Steels 147
• Austenitic Stainless Steels 147
• TABLE 21 NOMINAL COMPOSITIONS OF SOME STAINLESS STEELS, WT % 147
• TABLE 22 THE TYPE OF STAINLESS STEELS AND THEIR MIM USES IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS 148
• LOW ALLOY STEELS 149
• NICKEL AND NICKEL ALLOYS 149
• CONTROLLED EXPANSION ALLOYS 150
• COBALT AND COBALT ALLOYS 150
• COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS 150
• RHENIUM 150
• TITANIUM 151
• TABLE 23 TITANIUM AND TI-6AL-4V ALLOY COMPOSITIONS, WT % 151
• TUNGSTEN 152
• ALUMINUM 152
• MARKET SHARES OF CERAMICS, METALS AND ALLOYS 152
• TABLE 24 SHARE OF MIM MARKET BY METALS AND ALLOYS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 153
• FIGURE 4 SHARE OF MIM MARKET BY METALS AND ALLOYS, 2009 (%) 154
• MIM ECONOMIC ISSUES 154
• TABLE 25 HISTORICAL AND FORECAST PRICES OF MIM METALS, THROUGH 2014 ($/LB, AVERAGE FOR A YEAR) 155
• FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL AND FORECAST PRICES OF MIM METALS, 2005-2014 ($/LB, AVERAGE FOR A YEAR) 155
• STAINLESS STEEL 156
• CARBON STEEL 156
• TUNGSTEN 156
• COPPER 157
• NICKEL 157
• Nickel (Continued) 158

Chapter 8: CERAMIC MATERIALS 8

• TABLE 26 SHARE OF CIM MARKET BY MATERIALS, 2009 AND 2014 (% SALES VALUE) 159
• FIGURE 6 SHARE OF CIM MARKET BY MATERIALS, 2009 AND 2014 (% SALES VALUE) 160
• ENGINEERING PROFILES 160
• ALUMINA (AL2O3, 99.8% PURE ALUMINA) 161
• TABLE 27 ENGINEERING PROFILE OF ALUMINA (99.8%) 161
• ALUMINA (AL2O3, 96% PURE ALUMINA) 162
• TABLE 28 ENGINEERING PROFILE OF ALUMINA (96%) 162
• ZIRCONIA-TOUGHENED ALUMINA (AL2O3 + STABILIZED ZRO2) 162
• TABLE 29 ENGINEERING PROFILE OF ZIRCONIA-TOUGHENED ALUMINA 163
• ZIRCONIA (ZRO2, Y2O3-STABILIZED) 163
• TABLE 30 ENGINEERING PROFILE OF ZIRCONIA-TOUGHENED ALUMINA 163
• TABLE 30 (CONTINUED) 164
• CERAMIC ECONOMIC PROFILES 164
• ALUIMINA 164
• ZIRCONIA 165
• TABLE 31 HISTORICAL AND FORECAST PRICES OF CERAMIC MATERIALS (DOLLARS PER METRIC TON) 166

Chapter 9: MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS 21

• OVERVIEW 167
• MARKET POTENTIAL 167
• WIDE RANGE OF MARKETS 167
• COST EFFECTIVENESS 168
• NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 168
• COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR POWDER PRODUCTION 169
• TABLE 32 FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO GROWTH OF PIM COMPONENTS 170
• MARKETS FOR PIM COMPONENTS 171
• MARKET SIZE 172
• METAL INJECTION MOLDING 172
• TABLE 33 GLOBAL SALES OF MIM COMPONENTS BY MARKET SECTORS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 172
• FIGURE 7 GLOBAL SALES OF MIM COMPONENTS BY MARKET SECTORS, 2009 (%) 173
• AUTOMOTIVE 173
• Automotive (Continued) 174
• CONSUMER PRODUCTS 175
• Consumer Products (Continued) 176
• MECHANICAL 177
• MEDICAL 178
• REGIONAL FACTORS 179
• TABLE 34 MIM SALES BY REGIONAL MARKET, 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 179
• CERAMIC INJECTION MOLDING 180
• TABLE 35 GLOBAL SALES OF CIM COMPONENTS BY MARKET SECTOR, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 180
• FIGURE 8 GLOBAL SALES OF CIM COMPONENTS BY MARKET SECTORS, 2009 (%) 181
• INVESTMENT CASTING CORES 181
• CONSUMER PRODUCTS 182
• MEDICAL 183
• Medical (Continued) 184
• IT/OFFICE AUTOMATION 185
• INDUSTRIAL/MECAHNICAL 185
• REGIONAL FACTORS 186
• TABLE 36 CIM SALES BY REGIONAL MARKET, 2009 AND 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 186
• FIGURE 9 GLOBAL SALES OF CIM COMPONENTS BY REGION, 2009 187

Chapter 10: POWDER INJECTION MOLDING PATENT ANALYSIS 2

• FIGURE 10 TREND IN U.S. PATENTS FOR POWDER INJECTION MOLDING, 2002-2007 (NUMBER OF PATENTS AWARDED ANNUALLY) 188
• FIGURE 10 (CONTINUED) 189
• FIGURE 11 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED BY REGION IN 2007 AND FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2008 (%) 189

Chapter 11: POWDER INJECTION MOLDING PATENT ABSTRACTS 17

• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,387,763 190
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,368,515 190
• U.S. PATENT NO. RE40,273 190
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,361,995 191
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,351,765 191
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,351,371 192
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,347,968 192
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,335,696 192
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,303,722 193
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,288,222 193
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,285,088 194
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,279,126 194
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,275,896 194
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,275,329 195
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,259,219 195
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,259,212 195
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,237,730 196
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,235,211 196
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,232,473 197
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,199,211 197
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,199,174 197
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,192,546 197
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,189,277 198
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,183,360 198
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,172,725 199
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,172,333 199
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,163,569 199
• U.S. PATENT NO. RE39,445 200
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,144,957 200
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,134,345 200
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,132,479 201
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,131,597 201
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,126,276 202
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,117,596 202
• U.S. PATENT NO 7,103,981 202
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,097,393 203
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,094,821 203
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,063,815 203
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,052,710 204
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,036,550 204
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,036,227 205
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,018,583 205
• U.S. PATENT NO. 6,997,401 206

Chapter 12: LIQUID METAL INJECTION MOLDING 11

• THIXO-MOLDING 207
• INTRODUCTION 207
• TABLE 37 LIQUID INJECTION MOLDING METAL MATERIALS 208
• TABLE 38 HOW MAGNESIUM PROERITES STACK UP AGINST KEY COMPETITORS 208
• TECHNOLOGY 208
• TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED) 209
• COMMERICAL ISSUES 210
• TABLE 39 INSTALLED BASE, THIXO-MOLDING MACHINES BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (UNITS) 210
• FIGURE 12 INSTALLED BASE, THIXO-MOLDING MACHINES BY REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 211
• TABLE 40 INSTALLED BASE, THIXO-MOLDING MACHINES BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS OF CAPACITY) 212
• TABLE 41 MATERIAL CONTENT PER CAR (VEHICLES, EXCLUDING TRUCKS) (POUNDS) 213
• THIXO CHALLENGES 214
• TABLE 42 HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED COSTS FOR MAGNESIUM VERSUS KEY COMPETITORS (DOLLARS PER POUND) 215
• NEW TECHNOLOGY 215
• XYLOY MOLDING 216
• TABLE 43 MELTING POINTS OF METALS 217

Chapter 13: LIQUID INJECTION MOLDING COMPANY PROFILES 11

• AB COMPONENTS 218
• ADVANCED FORMING TECHNOLOGY - A DIVISION OF PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP. 218
• ADVANCED PROCESSING & MATERIALS 218
• COOL POLYMERS 219
• DATUMAG INC. 219
• EF TECHNOLOGY (KUNSHAN) LTD 219
• FCMP 220
• G-MAG INTERNATIONAL 220
• G-MAG EUROPE GMBH 220
• HONG YA INDUSTRIAL 221
• HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS 221
• JSW PLASTICS MACHINERY, INC. 221
• JURONG HUA-YE NEW TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY CO. LTD 222
• MG PRECISION 222
• NEUE MATERIALIEN FUERTH GMBH 222
• NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 223
• NYPRO, INC. 223
• PARKWAY PRODUCTS 223
• PHILLIPS PLASTICS 224
• PLUSTECH INC. 224
• RAYCON INDUSTRIES, INC., 224
• SHANGHAI ZIYAN ALLOY TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. 225
• SIRRIS 225
• TENMA CORPORATION 225
• THIXOMAT 226
• TOYO KAKO CO., LTD. 226
• TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORP. 226
• VUJANOVIC HOLDING B.V. 227
• WAFFER 227
• YAMAHA FINE TECHNOLOGIES 227
• YORK IMPERIAL PLASTICS 228

Chapter 14: LIQUID INJECTION MOLDING PATENT ABSTRACTS 3

• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,341,094 229
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,343,959 229
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,353,858 230
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,331,375 230
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,237,594 230
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,232,305 230
• U.S. PATENT NO. 7,163,046 231
• U.S. PATENT NO. RE39,291 231

Chapter 15: MAJOR CHALLENGES 3

• MAJOR CHALLENGES 232
• MAJOR CHALLENGES (CONTINUED) 233
• MAJOR CHALLENGES (CONTINUED) 234

Chapter 16: APPENDIX: GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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