Services

• Metal Fabricating Services Overview
• Chemical Etching
• Benefits Of Chemical Etching
• Chemical Etching Engineering Guidelines
• Chemical Etching FAQ
• Precision Specialty Fabrications

Chemical Etching

Precision Photo-Fab, Inc.'s chemical etching process uses chemicals and acids to dissolve metal in a pre-determined pattern, resulting in a metal component which matches the original design. The process is ideal for creating thin metal parts with very fine features and tight tolerances.

Because all of the etching is done at the same time, it doesn't matter if the part has 1 feature, or 100 - the cost will not change! We can also half-etch markings into your parts, for branding and identification purposes.

We have the ability to produce parts out of many different ferrous and non-ferrous materials, including (but not limited to):

Stainless Steel (300-series, 400-series)

Nickel Silver (ideal for RF & Microwave Shielding)

Nickel

Brass

Copper

Aluminum

Kovar

Invar

Inconel

Molybdenum

Beryllium Copper

Spring Steel

Piezoelectric Film

Since we use a chemical reaction to dissolve the metal, our process does not add any stress to the metal, and does not create unwanted burrs. This is ideal for applications in which edge accuity is critical.

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