A new type of connector using on Apple iPhone 6s and mini tablet,due to the advanced manufacturing technology,the Metal Injection Molding has been promoted greatly.The using of the Metal Injection Molding technology,resulting a surging demand on injection molding metal powder.This connectors are producing in Taiwan and China mainland nowadays.
In the new product release time, 5 million iPhone has been sold and 200 million will be sold next year.This clearly indicates the demand of Metal Injection Molding Parts.All the Metal Injection Molding powder supplier are claiming to expand the production capacity in the next year.
The global market value of Powder Injection Molding is about USD 1.5 billion and the annual growth rate is 15-20%. Powder Injection Molding technology is developed in the 70s and was commercialized in the 80s,is an ideal process to make the precision parts with small batch and large quantity.