This paper presents a novel in situ technique to produce articulated components with high-precision, micro-scale movable interfaces by micro-powder injection moulding (μPIM). The presented process route is based on the use ...

Microsystem technologies require relatively strict quality requirements. This is because their functionalities are usually dependent on stringent requirements of dimensions, masses or tolerances. When mass-producing ...

Rapid developments in microsystem technologies demand ceramic microcomponents of increasing geometrical complexity. State-of-the-art microfabrication routes of ceramics are either limited in geometrical complexity and/or ...

Microfluidic devices with integrated functional elements have gained increasing attention in the recent years. Many prototypes covering a wide range of applications have been fabricated and tested, especially in the fields ...

Microfluidic devices have several applications in different fields, such as chemistry, medicine and biotechnology. Many research activities are currently investigating the manufacturing of integrated microfluidic devices ...

This paper presents a statistical technique to optimise process conditions for multiple quality criteria in micro-injection moulding. A sample hierarchical component with micro-features was replicated where it was required ...

This paper presents a process chain for in-line integration of microfluidic interconnection elements by a variant of micro-injection moulding (mu IM). A SEBS-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) was moulded over ...

Micro-powder injection moulding (µPIM) is a fast-developing micro-manufacturing technique for the production of metal and ceramic components. Shape complexity, dimensional accuracy, replication fidelity, material variety ...