7/10/2008
"In the News" - Machine Design Magazine
Machine Design Magazine July 10, 2008 “In The News” FloMet LLC, Deland, Fla., and its customer, Starkey Laboratories Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn., took the electrical/ electronic award of distinction for their MIM hearing-aid receiver can. The thin-walled part is made from a nickeliron- molybdenum alloy that provides the magnetic shunt effect needed by the hearing aid to separate the internal receiver signal from the telecoil signal. The part was previously deep drawn and required several annealing steps to achieve the necessary depth, in addition to forming internal undercuts. MIM improved part performance and provided a 50% cost savings.

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