Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM)

Sustainability is important for our customers and community while we strive to stay competitive in the marketplace as a U.S. manufacturer.  CIM is a very efficient manufacturing process because there is minimal raw material waste, since feedstock can be re-claimed instead of thrown in to a landfill, and the near-net shaping ability means that minimal material and energy is used to make a final product.  Our LPIM ceramic manufacturing operation resides in a modern 10,350 square foot facility and our HPIM unit is located in an adjacent 3,500 square foot building.  Ceramco's commitment to quality at all phases of the ceramic manufacturing process is second to none.

• Low Pressure Injection Molding (LPIM) is used for prototyping and low to medium volume production runs.
• High Pressure Injection Molding (HPIM) is primarily used for larger order volumes.

Both processes can produce technical and advanced ceramics out of high alumina, zirconia, and a variety of other ceramic materials. 

For LPIM we use aluminum tooling which we make in-house, both minimizing cost and customer order lead time.  LPIM tools are generally less expensive than HPIM tools, which are typically made of steel.  However, large order volumes can very easily amortize the added expense of using HPIM tooling, and because HPIM is a semi-automated process the per piece prices are typically lower.  All CIM parts are fired in high temperature furnaces to their final density and net shape consistently, and our fully equipped grind shop enables us to meet the demand of tighter tolerances on critical part features.