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CMG Technologies: The UK’s only MIM producer on its acquisition by Indo-MIM and expansion into filament-based AM CMG Technologies Ltd, the UK’s only producer of components by Metal Injection Moulding (MIM), has had a busy few years. Most recently, the company hit the headlines when it was acquired by Indo-MIM, widely considered to be the world’s largest MIM producer with significant operations in India and the US. Prior to this, CMG had been expanding its presence in the metal Additive Manufacturing arena, developing its own range of filaments and providing toll debinding and sintering services to users of BASF’s Ultrafuse products. Dr Martin McMahon visited the company and reports on developments.
Perhaps one of the UK manufacturing sector’s best kept secrets is the success of a small Suffolk-based firm with the unrivalled position as the only UK-based Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) company, whose expertise further extends to feedstock production and sinter-based Additive Manufacturing. The intrigue of this alone was reason enough to warrant a visit, but recent events at the company pushed me to make the journey across the East Anglian countryside. Readers familiar with the British landscape may be surprised by this; the region is often misunderstood, with most seeing this part of the country as being dominated by agriculture. Certainly, the journey through narrow wooded lanes, bordered by seemingly endless green fields, appeared to confirm this impression. However, this region also holds a legacy from World War II and the Cold War, with various disused airfields spanning the landscapes. Several of these sites are now home to a growing number of
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manufacturers, start-ups and even some well-established firms. It was one of those locations that hosted my meeting with Rachel Garrett, Managing Director of CMG Technologies Ltd. I joined Rachel to learn about the company’s journey
to the forefront of the MIM sector in the UK, and understand more about the acquisition made by Indo-MIM in July – one of the world’s largest MIM companies, as well as a metal powder producer, with operations in India and the US.
Fig. 1 A geared MIM part for use in a medical application, made from 17-4 PH stainless steel (Courtesy CMG Technologies)
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