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Catamold® – Creating solutions to manage the complexity for functional applications  

In today’s world metal injection molding has touched many systems to generate additional value such as design freedom and part integration.  The functional segment in MIM is comprised of everyday products such as sporting goods, medical devices, industrial pumps, aero space compressors, and ultrasonic toothbrushes.  Discover the amazing possibilities of powder injection molding for a variety of functional components: with Catamold® and BASF.

Catamold® enables the near-net-shape manufacturing of components even ones with complex geometries in metal – in large production quantities. As in the case of thermoplastics, many options are available right from the first processing step, injection molding: undercuts, cross holes, blind holes, grooves and threads as well as surface structures and lettering. Therefore Catamold® is the economic alternative to traditional technologies, e.g. investment casting.

Catamold® - Best in class feedstock for functional applications

Customer benefits (Key success factor)​:
Due to familiarity with the metal injection molding process the OEM chose MIM durng the design phase of the project. This allowed the designers to incorporate a lot of intricate detail without adding costly secondary operations.
Customer benefits:
One of the first MIM conversions reduced the cost to manufacture these extremely- small complex parts. All dental brackets are produced by way metal injection molding today.

Catamold® - Best in class feedstock for a variety of functional components

Customer benefits:
MIM allows the OEM freedom of design and cost savings compared to invest castin with secondary operations part weight -
18.7 grams
Customer benefits:
At over 50 grams the CNC process generated a lot of scrap to machine these components. The MIM process utilizes roughly 100 % of the raw materials creating a more sustainable process. MIM also reduced secondary operations resulting in a reduction in overall cost to manufacture.

Catamold® - The right partner for your next project

BASF is a strong and well-known partner since decades for providing solutions to the global manufacturing network. We are the world-leader in commercial MIM Feedstock production and the inventor of fast and reliable catalytic debinding system. BASF  is maintaining a global structure of sales, production & development to support our customers wherever they need us. 
Catamold® is a strategic partnership for your business success and has a strong track record with many market leaders. Our product quality and consistency support customers with their success.

Catamold® is a sustainable technology with no metal scrap.

Industrialization of MIM is our profession and Innovation is our DNA.

If you want to learn more about our global business and functional applications, please contact us here.