With the fast development and high requirement of consumer electrical parts, the small MIM Parts have widely increased compared to the last two decades. More and more complex geometries parts choose the MIM technology, especially for the small component.
The customer always gets lower cost with tight tolerance compared to other processes. As we all know, millions of MIM parts (lighting connector, flip slider and hinge barrel, etc.) are produced every week with smartphone requirements. You will see SS316L used on orthodontic brackets and Ti6Al4V and 17-4 PH used in thin wall thickness parts.