what is mst?
The trend towards miniaturisation in manufacturing industry is well established, with the microelectronic and computing sectors leading the way. It is less well known that small size and high precision are increasingly important in many areas, for example:
health care products
fibre optic communications
sensors
micro-pumps
micro-structures
Products like these are now benefiting from the techniques of miniaturisation and precise manufacture originally developed in the microelectronics and computing industries.
The term used to describe this revolution in manufacturing is Microsystems Technology (MST); a technology that offers new ways of combining the processes of sensing, signal processing and actuation on a microscopic scale. MST has the ability to combine capabilities to make products that in the past, were simply too large. It is a generic technology, combining the attributes of many different areas of science and technology widely applicable. |
