Our exclusive Inteform process combines the materials flexibility and easy formability of Metal Injection Molding (MIM) with our patented bonding operation. Pre-formed green metal parts are bonded together in their green state such that during sintering they fuse to form high-integrity, gas-tight components. The example at left shows one example of how the Inteform process simplifies the formation of complex parts by using a two-part mold rather than a multi-segment mold.

Additional advantages of the Inteform process are:

• provides a path for volume manufacturing of metal parts with all the geometric flexibility normally associated with rapid prototyping machines.
• produces complex internal structures such as fluidic cooling channels that could not otherwise be machined or cast
• minimizes distortion when joining parts together since it is performed in the green state using low temperature and pressure, as opposed to techniques required to join sintered metal parts
• eliminates the need for fasteners or seals in components typically bolted together

Three-layer alloy steel rotor component
26 mm diameter