A micro powder injection molding apparatus for high aspect ratio metal micro-structure production

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1803-1809

  Fu, Gang ^a,b   Tor, Shubeng ^a,b   Loh, Ngiaphiang ^b   Tay, Beeyen ^c   Hardt, David E ^a,d  

^a SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FORMING; INJECTION MOLDING; METAL MOLDING; MOLDING; MOLDS; PHOTORESISTS; PLASTIC MOLDS; POWDER METALLURGY; POWDER METALS; POWDERS; PRESSURE DROP; SILICON; STAINLESS STEEL; STRUCTURAL METALS;

HIGH ASPECT RATIO; MICRO POWDER INJECTION MOLDING;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 47249101837     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/9/008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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