Ceramic Injection Molding

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Ceramic injection molding products from Kläger set the BENCHMARK in the market, inspiring our customers—and ourselves—technically, emotionally, and economically.

Driven by Pure Passion and Conviction

Ceramic injection molded components stand out for their exceptional design freedom, multifunctionality, and economic efficiency. They unlock new possibilities – far beyond those of traditional materials. Unlocking this potential is our goal. We do so with a clear focus, consistency, and strong conviction – because concentrating on what matters most is the key to sustainable success. That is the success we aim to deliver to you, our customers.

Injection molded components made of technical ceramics…

• improve product performance
• extend the product life cycle
• enable access to additional fields of application and
• may reduce assembly costs through higher functional integration made possible by the process.

Discover the world of technical ceramic injection molding.

Ceramic Injection Molding: Versatile Opportunities for Developers, Engineers, and Designers

Pioneer in Ceramic Injection Molding

In the Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM) sector, Kläger is one of the pioneers. Since the mid-1990s, we have built extensive expertise in this innovative technology. It creates a perfect symbiosis between the process of ‘injection molding technology’ and the materials known as ‘high-performance ceramics’. The familiar mold design options for the processing of plastics, e.g. internal and external threads, internal recesses and ribs are all applicable to ceramic components through the use of injection molding technology. As well as the qualitative benefits of technical ceramics as materials, this also means that the injection molded component can, in many instances, also benefit in terms of economic viability, i.e. cost.

Series production of components

Using more than ten modern injection molding machines, Kläger produces injection-molded components made of technical ceramics in series ranging from 500 units up to 4 million units per year, with component weights from 0.1 g to 300 g.

The Kläger value chain – engineering, mold making, and injection molding – ensures high efficiency through technical and economic synergies.

As one of the few manufacturers worldwide, Kläger can process both its own compounds and all feedstock systems currently available on the market. In contrast to plastic injection molding, the ceramic injection molding process continues beyond forming and includes the essential stages of “debinding”, “sintering”, and, where required, “finishing”.

For these process steps, we provide a wide range of production equipment, allowing thermal and catalytic debinding, as well as, if required, pre-debinding using acetone or isopropanol. Depending on geometry, material, quantity, and component volume, this enables us to ensure the most technically and economically efficient production while simultaneously maintaining high production reliability through appropriate material redundancies.

Award-Winning Innovation

In 2018, the international ceramics community gathered at the Ceramitec trade fair in Munich. On this occasion, the newly established “Ceramic Award,” presented by Ceramic Applications, honored outstanding achievements in materials and component development as well as process innovations. A nationally selected jury of renowned industry and academic experts evaluated the numerous entries and awarded Kläger for its “injection molded zirconia pediatric crowns”, one of the two top prizes – making Kläger the first and only injection molding manufacturer to receive this honor. With the Best Component Award Technical Ceramics, the groundbreaking work of the Dornstetten-based company was honored and its leading position in the ceramic injection molding market emphatically confirmed.
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