Home Home About Us Photo Etching Other Processes Market Sectors Applications Quality & Approvals News Contact Photo Etching 3 Minute Process Video Photo Etching vs. Traditional Metal Machining Aluminium Etching Materials Photo Etching Edge Profiles Forming & Finishing Tolerances High Volume Photo Etching Home › Photo Etching › Forming & Finishing Photo Etching: Forming & Finishing Combining photo etching with other in-house manufacturing processes provides finished components, enabling customers to reduce their supplier base. Integrated Quality Systems (ISO 9001) ensure optimum quality consistency and provides complete material and process traceability. Forming Forming is achieved by using standard, modular, readily available or easily fashioned form tools, reducing the commercial risk, while shortening the lead times involved. Components can also be formed without the expense of forming tools. This method is uniquely created when manufacturing the blank. During the process, a precision 'score' line is laid into the material, which is controlled in accuracy, depth and width. This 'score' line act as the basis of the form, ensuring length and position, and in some instances enables the component to be formed by hand. This forming method does not create the same stresses as pressing and provides better co-planarity in components, such as RFI screening cans. Wear Resistance / Surface Hardness Modifications can be achieved through heat treatment or the deposition of hard coatings, such as nickel or chromium, nitriding CVD and ruthenium sputtering. Nickel/PTFE provides an inherent degree of lubricity. Corrosion Protection / Solderability From paint and powder coating to nickel and zinc cobalt, the range of available corrosion protective finishes is immense. Tin lead and tin coatings preserve solderability, and gold and palladium are used similarly for high reliability applications. Surface Appearance (roughness) Grinding, polishing, linishing, vapour blasting and other post machining operations are available on request. Conductivity / Insulation Electrical and thermal conductivity may be enhanced by the application of a functional coating. Gold may be used for special pcb connector applications, whereas passivated zinc cobalt is more common for electrical connectors. A variety of laminates and resist coatings also provide dielectric properties. Optical / Cosmetic Specific material finishes can be requested for cosmetic purposes. Underlying surface roughness also has a marked effect on the appearance. Post Manufacturing Assembly A variety of assembly techniques are employed including forming, micro welding and adhesives/bonding to meet customer needs. About Us Europe's leading photo chemical etching specialist Corporate & Social Responsibility Trade Compliance 100 Years Collective Experience Careers Photo Etching The Photo Etching Process Photo Etching vs. Traditional Metal Machining Photo Etching Aluminium Photo Etching: Materials Photo Etching Edge Profiles Photo Etching: Forming & Finishing Photo Etching: Tolerances High Volume Photo Etching Other Processes Laser Evolved Etching Process Electroforming | Laser Evolved Electroforming Wire EDM Market Sectors Aerospace & Defence Automotive Electronics Medical Precision Engineering Decorative Photo Etching Applications Connectors & Contacts EMI / RFI Shielding Leadframes Plate Heat Exchangers, Cooling Plates & Additive Layer Manufacture Electronics Packaging Components Frets & Harnesses Fuel Cell Plates Laminations Medical Devices & Implants Meshes & Filters Microfluidic Components Microwave Components Optical Encoder Disks & Strips Printing Stencils & Foils Shims & Gaskets High End Automotive Interiors Flat Springs Fotoboard 2 Quality & Approvals AS 9100: Revision C TS 16949: 2009 Quality Management System Environmental Policy Production Part Approval Process REACH RoHS2 News Latest News News Archives Contact Request a Quote Europe North America © 2013. Precision Micro Ltd. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Legal Notices | Cookies Chemical Etching