Our expertise:
bonded magnets & sintered mechanical parts.
A comprehensive technical approach, combining expertise in magnetism, mastery of sintering, and customized solutions.
Simulation
Sintering technology,
adopted by Oloron Frittage & Metafram.
Sintering is a process for manufacturing metal components from sintered powder, based on diffusion at high temperatures below the melting point.
The raw material is a metal powder, which contains both additives and lubricants.
The powder is then compressed by presses to obtain the desired shape. At this stage, the component remains brittle.
The component is then heated in a sintering furnace, below its melting point. Upon removal, the component will offer the desired mechanical strength.
After the basic pressing and sintering operations, the components will undergo additional operations such as gluing, deburring, washing, heat treatment, or surface treatment.
Why choose sintered components?
- Sintering allows parts with complex geometric shapes to be manufactured without the need for additional operations (machining, deburring, etc.). This is the principle of “near net shape.”
- It generates little or no material waste during manufacturing.
- Sintering can be repeated and allows large volumes of identical components to be manufactured at low cost.
- Sintered parts have mechanical properties similar to forged parts, while being lighter.
- Sintering gives components a good appearance when they come out of the furnace.
- Sintering offers specific properties such as self-lubrication, filtering, good tensile strength, etc.
Magnetic technology,
at the service of OPM plastic-bonded magnets.
These composite materials, combining plastic and magnetic properties, enable the manufacture of magnetized parts with complex shapes that are lightweight and durable.
Mastery of skills
A multidisciplinary production team, combining expertise in electronics, automation, and IT, is capable of designing, developing, and continuously improving our production facilities. OPM is also able to design and manufacture all prototype tools tailored to its customers’ needs.
With this in mind, we control the entire production process in-house, carrying out injection molding directly in our own workshop. We also design our own magnetizers and monitor performance using our fully equipped laboratory.
Mastery of manufacturing
OPM controls every stage of its product manufacturing process:
- Formulation and production of materials and compounds,
- Design and development of molds,
- Molding and magnetization,
- Inspection and packaging of products.
What are our areas of expertise ?
With many years of experience, OPM has expertise in numerous areas that we place entirely at your disposal. We firmly believe that knowledge comes from practice. Our expertise, proven in real-world situations, is designed to give you confidence and security.
Do you have a question or a project?
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