Full Description
Microstructures, electronics, nanotechnology - these vast fields of research are growing together as the size gap narrows and many different materials are combined. Current research, engineering sucesses and newly commercialized products hint at the immense innovative potentials and future applications that open up once mankind controls shape and function from the atomic level right up to the visible world without any gaps.
Contents
DESIGN Design Environment and Design Flow; Modelling and Validation; Micro Powder Injection Process Modelling TOOLING Mould Insert Manufacturing Strategies; Micro End-milling in Hardened Steel; Laser Ablation 3D-Microstructuring, Micro EDM, Lithographic Fabrication, Material States, and Surface Conditioning of Mold Inserts REPLICATION TECHNIQUES Micro Injection Molding - Principles and Challenges; Micro Metal Injection Molding; Micro Ceramic Injection Molding; Micro Casting; Micro Electroforming of Metals; Micro EPD, Tape Embossing, and Slip Casting of Ceramics AUTOMATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Powder Injection Moulding Process Automation; Assembly; Quality Assurance and Dimensional Measurement Technology PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS AND MICROCOMPONENTS Structures and Properties of Metallic Materials; Structures and Properties of Ceramic Materials; Tribological Characterization of Mould Inserts and Materials for Micro Components; Simulation Tool Development for Wear in Microsystems
