The training will include both fundamental and practical aspects of the Powder Injection Moulding technology (PIM), from the powder and feedstock development, to debinding and sintering.
In the first day one hour lectures will be given by academic experts to cover an overview of Powder Metallurgy and Powder Injection Moulding, as well as lectures to cover most of the single steps in the PIM technology. Two horizontal topics will be also included one related to materials characterisation and a session devoted to “team working”.
In the second day the training will be focused in the specific characteristics of the PIM technology applied to different materials families, such as steels, special alloys, light alloys, hard materials and ceramic materials. A topic related to molds and parts design will be covered by an industrial expert. During the second day, some exercises to be performed by the students in the format of team work will be prepared.
The third and fourth days will be devoted to lab work, covering the different steps of the PIM technology and a trip to an industrial company (Alfa-MIM).
Finally the last day of the training will be focused on some special features such as “special PIM methods”, cost related issues and future developments. These topics will be covered mainly by industrial experts. This last day there will be time for the students to present their results from the team exercise, as well as to perform the evaluation.
For more information on Metal Injection Moulding, EPMA has a short introduction here.
Date: 9 - 13 September 2019
Location: Madrid, Spain
Fees*: Regular €2000 / Academic €1000 / Individual (unemployed) €400
Academic Partner: University Carlos III
Industrial Partner: Mim Tech Alfa
(* Fees include 5 nights accommodation/lunches/refreshements/training material. For additional internship weeks and/or additional PM life modules on other topics, please refer to the fees page)
Registration Deadline: 25 June 2019
Programme:
| Time | Session | Details |
| 09:00 | Introduction to the training week | Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales (GTP, UC3M) |
| 09:45 | Introduction to PM and PIM | Prof. Elisa Ruiz-Navas (GTP, UC3M) |
| 10:45 | Break | |
| 11:15 | Horizontal Subject: Materials characterisation | Prof. Eugenia Rabanal (GTP, UC3M) |
| 12:15 | Powders for PIM and powder characterization | Prof. José Manuel Torralba (GTP, UC3M) |
| 13:15 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30 |
Feedstoch development and debinding |
Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales (GTP, UC3M) |
| 15:30 | Specific issues for sintering in PIM | Prof. Monica Campos (GTP, UC3M) |
| 16:30 | Horizontal Subject: Team working | Prof. Guillermo Ballenato (UC3M) |
| Time | Session | Details |
| 09:00 | MIM 1: Steels, superalloys, special alloys | Prof. Javier Hidaldo Garcia (TU-DELF) |
| 10:00 | MIM 2: Light alloys, hard materials | Prof. Elena Gordo (GTP, UC3M) |
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Ceramic Injection moulding (CIM) | Prof. Carolina Bajo Clemente |
| 12:30 | Parts and mold design criteria | Prof. Oscar Lopez (MIM-ALFA) |
| 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:45 | Horizontal Subject: Intellectual Property & Innovation |
To be defined (UC3M) |
| 15:45 | Team Work | Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| 16:45 | Team Work | Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| Time | Session | Details |
| GROUP 1 | ||
| 09:00 | Laboratory Work | Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales and Prof. Sandra Cifuentes Cuellas Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Laboratory Work | Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales and Prof. Sandra Cifuentes Cuellas Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:45 | Laboratory Work | Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales and Prof. Sandra Cifuentes Cuellas Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| GROUP 2 | ||
| xx | PLANT TOUR: Mim Tech Alfa, Metal Injection Moulding Technologies | Prof. Elena Gordo, Prof. Monica Campos, Prof. Elisa Ruiz-Navas (GTP, UC3M) |
| Time | Session | Details |
| GROUP 1 | ||
| xx | PLANT TOUR: Mim Tech Alfa, Metal Injection Moulding Technologies | Prof. Elena Gordo, Prof. Monica Campos, Prof. Elisa Ruiz-Navas (GTP, UC3M) |
| GROUP 2 | ||
| 09:00 | Laboratory Work | Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales and Prof. Sandra Cifuentes Cuellas Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Laboratory Work | Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales and Prof. Sandra Cifuentes Cuellas Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:45 | Laboratory Work | Prof. Antonia Jimenez-Morales and Prof. Sandra Cifuentes Cuellas Prof. Paula Alvaredo (GTP, UC3M) |
| Time | Session | Details |
| 09:00 | MicroMIM and other special methods | ARBURG (confirmation pending) |
| 10:00 | Economy / Costs | Mr. Bruno Vicenzi (confirmation pending) |
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Future developments: Additive Manufacturing, FFF | Prof. Sofia Tsipas (GTP, UC3M) |
| 12:30 | Group 1 - Presentations Teams Work | |
| 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:45 | Group 2 - Presentations Teams Work | |
| 15:45 | Closing session |
The programme may be subject to change
