The Metal Injection Moulding process (MIM)‚ considered as a development of the Powder Injection Moulding (PIM)‚ became‚ over the years‚ a competitive manufacturing process for small components‚ offering an alternative to other processes‚ more expensive to create these parts. History of the technology The PIM process was at first developed in the 1930s in the USA. This process was originally intended for ceramics. Then‚ during the Second World War‚ metal powders appeared. The process of Metal
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Metals and Halogens reactions Elements such as fluorine‚ chlorine‚ bromine‚ iodine‚ and astatine belong to Group 7‚ Halogens. At room temperature‚ fluorine is a yellow gas‚ chlorine is a pale green gas‚ bromine is a red liquid‚ and iodine is a purple solid. Astatine is a radioactive element‚ therefore it exists only in small amounts. All the halogens exist in diatomic molecules. They have high ionization energies and are the most electronegative elements. Their electron configuration ns2 np5 make
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Thermal Conductivity of Metals and Non-metals 1. Introduction Thermal conductivity is a physical property of materials of great importance. Unlike some physical properties‚ however‚ thermal conductivity cannot be directly measured. In order to determine a material’s thermal conductivity‚ intermediate quantities must be determined from which the conductivity may be ultimately calculated. The objective of this lab was to determine the thermal conductivity of metals. To do so‚ it was necessary to study
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In January of 1980‚ Cumberland Metal Industries (CMI) had developed a new product for the pile driving industry. Its new pad‚ made of tightly curled metal‚ had the potential to break into an industry where little or no innovation was taking place. The CMI product testing showed great efficiency gains over the current standard asbestos product. The existing competition consisted of small firms‚ few of which had the knowledge or resources to design and develop new products. CMI seemed on the verge
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Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division‚ 1980 October 21‚ 2013 CA by Yiwen Zhang Cumberland Metal Industries (CMI) is one of the largest metal manufacturers in the world. The company evolved from selling metal as a finished product to one that used it as a raw material‚ increasing sales from $250‚000 in 1963 to over $18‚500‚000 in 1979. Currently‚ CMI relies heavily on SlipSeal‚ which is used as a high-temperature sealant in automobiles. Although CMI dominates
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I. BACKGROUND CMI has developed a new technology using curled metal to create pile driving pads. Compared to existing products on the market‚ these pad offer several benefits: • Faster pile driving saves contractors rental fees‚ labor expense ‚ and spreads overhead over more feet driven in a given period of time • Longer life of pads save contractors additional cost in reducing changeover time • Heat resistance further reduces changeover time‚ saving additional expenses • Safety – CMI pads
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Cumberland Metal Industry 1‚2- The first two questions will be gone through together in order to avoid confusion. Pricing is one of the most important elements to launch a product on the market. Mainly‚ because it is the only element‚ together with the marketing mix‚ that produces revenues. It is fundamental to set the right strategy in deciding and setting the price of a certain product to be sure that is fully understood and appreciated by customers in all its aspects and characteristics. A
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ATLAS METAL COMPANY CASE Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to help a financial special assistant‚ Linda‚ to analyze the financial position of Atlas Metals Company and deciding its capital budgeting and capital structure. Firstly‚ I explain why firm should use Net Present Value (NPV) methods for capital budgeting rather than Return on Investment (ROI) method and Payback Period method. Secondly‚ I calculate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) which will be used as discount rate
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Curled Metal Inc – Engineered Product Division Overview Cumberland Metal Industries (CMI) was a company which sold metal as raw material in other products. After the company had developed the product – Slip Seal that could meet the demanding specification of the automakers‚ it had grown rapidly over the past decade. The sales increased from $750‚000 in 1991 to over $55 million in 2007. However‚ the sales decreased from 61 million in 2006 to 55 million in 2007‚ a net decrease of 9.5%‚ the net
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Sales Management and Personal Selling Curled Metal Inc (CMI) Dear Sanwal‚ To address your immediate need from Kendrick Foundation Company (‘KFC’) for a price quote on Curl Metal Cushion Pads (Cushion pads or ‘CMCP’)‚ it would be beneficial to establish a proper pricing strategy. It may also be beneficial to not only consider the short term‚ but also the potential long term pricing strategy for future consumers as well. To estimate the value price or price premium‚ it is advisable to keep in
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