Export Award for Star Performer- Silver Shield
Indo-MIM has received the Export Award for Star Performer- Silver Shield in the category of Large Enterprise from EEPCINDIA Southern Region Chennai. The award was received by Mr. Venkatesh Bairy of Indo-MIM from the Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. K. Rosaiah on 06.12.2011 at Chennai.
EEPC India aggressively pursues a number of activities & services for its exporting community, its members & the potential overseas buyers with a two-point objective of facilitating exports of Indian engineering products & services to the global market and to provide the overseas buyers true value.
Indo-US MIM Tec Announces Plan to Form New Medical Device Contract Manufacturing Firm, Indo-Med
Global precision components producer Indo-US MIM Tec (Bangalore, India and Princeton, N.J.), announced today that its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate its medical device contract manufacturing services from the company in a transaction that will result in an independent and highly focused company, Indo-Med.
John Gaspervich, past president of Indo-MIM, has been named president of Indo-Med and has established corporate offices in San Francisco with large scale manufacturing systems in Bangalore, India.
“With his years of experience helping to build Indo-MIM into the global leader it has become today, I am confident in John's abilities to grow Indo-Med into an equally successful organization,” said Krishna Chivukula, Indo-MIM chairman and CEO. “Our roots in making high quality components for critical applications in aerospace, defense and automotive industries and our exceptional engineering teams – combined with a new focus on harmonizing our services for medical device and life science companies – will position us for success in this growing and dynamic space.”
“I am excited to take the lead of Indo-Med and promote its mission of becoming the partner of choice for medical device manufacturing,” said Gaspervich. “We are truly excited about the opportunity to better serve the medical device industry. As a step on our path in doing so we look forward to exploring potential acquisitions and partnering candidates to complement our new company and its strategic directives.”
Gaspervich's career spans more than 30 years of technical and operational leadership in precision manufacturing technologies. He is a recognized industry expert in Metal Injection Molding (MIM
About Indo-MIM
Over the last 10 years, Indo-MIM has become the world's largest producer of Metal Injection Molding components in the world, with more than 400,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space and over 1,000 employees. Indo-MIM specializes in producing high-precision metal components complemented by specialized secondary processes to meet the exacting requirements of complex engineered products. Its state-of-the-art MIM manufacturing process and facilities for mold making and precision machining address the needs of numerous partners in aerospace, defense and automotive industries.
An article in Industrial Business Mart about Indo-med, page 14
As Published in PIM International Volume 5 Number 2 (June 2011)
Gowri Ventures Achieves AS 9100 Quality standard certification
Gowri Precision Investment Castings, a unit of Indo-MIM, has been recommended for registration to AS9100 Rev C requirements by UL DQS Inc on 26th May 2011.
AS9100 Rev C certification is widely used throughout the aerospace supply chain including design and manufacture of critical parts, by various manufacturing methods and processes. This certification aims to enhance customer satisfaction through continual effective quality and process management. It helps in giving an assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
By getting this certification, Gowri is committed to have the best in the industry practices, improving process consistency and stability in addition to providing value for money to customers in Aviation, Space and Other industries.
Gowri has also secured the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification and plans to go for TS 16949 very soon.
FKCCI Export Excellence Award – 2011
At the FKCCI Annual Awards ceremony held recently, Indo-MIM won the “Best Manufacturer Export” Award in the large category. The award was received by Mr. Balasubramanian, Director, Indo-MIM.
The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI) is a 95-year-old trade body in Karnataka, representing the interests of over 2500 members from the industry, trade and services sectors. FKCCI also has nearly 140 local and district-level chambers and industry associations as affiliate members.
This annual event was first instituted in 2006, to recognize and reward the achievements of exporters in Karnataka. The criteria for award nomination includes FOB value of exports, Net foreign exchange earnings, percentage growth over the previous year, products / services exported and destination markets.
Indo-MIM bags MPIF Design Excellence Award
This year, at the MPIF Design Excellence Awards, Indo-MIM emerged a clear winner in the Hand Tools/ Recreation category.
Design innovation, superior engineering properties, high end-market visibility and sustainability distinguish the winners at these awards. Sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), the awards were presented at New Jersey, USA during the 2011 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate (PowderMet2011).
Award winning profile
Indo-MIM’s award-winning component was a 17-4PH stainless steel hammer used in a Leatherman Tool Group multi-purpose military utility tool (MUT), designed for military and law enforcement personnel.
A product of Indo-MIM’s metal injection molding process, the intricately complex part performs five of the MUT’s 27 functions. It is formed to a density of 7.5 g/cm3 and has an ultimate tensile strength of 175,000 psi, yield strength of 158,000 psi, heat-treated 35–40 HRC hardness, and a minimum 6% elongation. Secondary operations include threading two tapped holes, age hardening and glass-bead blasting, and an optional blackening treatment performed by Leatherman.
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Indo-MIM wins Best Stall Award - International Hardware Show in Las Vegas
For its entry at the recently-held International Hardware Show in Las Vegas, Indo-MIM won the best stall award in the highly competitive category of “10×20′ or smaller”. BOSS is a new awards program designed to showcase exhibit design and fabrication at premier trade shows across the United States.
Moulding yet another milestone - Gowri Precision Investment Castings
Gowri Precision Investment Castings, a unit of Indo-MIM, has begun the commercial production in Feb. 2010. With a production facility of about 30,000 sq. ft., this state-of-the-art plant is equipped with machinery from world's reputed manufacturers located in USA, Canada, Australia and India. Its current capabilities include producing precision investment castings in:
- 10 gms to 5 kgs weight
- Carbon, low alloy and tool steels
- Stainless steel in 400, 300 series as well as precipitation hardened steels
- Nickel and cobalt based alloys
Gowri uses waxes and shell materials from world's reputed manufacturers to produce internally sound castings and high quality surface finish. It manufactures precision investment castings, provides finishing and heat treating the castings to make them ready-for-use. It is currently serving customers located in USA, Germany, Belgium and Turkey.
Gowri envisions becoming a leading manufacturer of precision investment castings in
ready-to-assemble condition for various market segments including the aerospace and industrial gas turbine (IGT) industries. After establishing leadership in commercial castings market, Gowri will expand to become a major supplier of vacuum casting in titanium and super alloys.