Photo Chemical Milling Service

High quality chemical milling for precision thin metal Components

Trade Etching Direct offer manufacturers a fast and efficient chemical milling service with an emphasis on fast turnarounds & short to medium production runs. TED can also incorporate chemical milled elements with your signage projects to create unique effects.

◈ Short to Medium Production Runs

◈ Research & Development

◈ Rapid Prototyping

◈ Wide Variety of metals available

◈ Thicknesses from 0.012mm to 1.5mm

◈ Fast Turnaround

Chemical milling is used to produce high precision thin metal components in many industries including Electronics, Automotive and Medical. Typical uses include:

◈ Filters, Shims, Washers

◈ EMI/RFI Shielding

◈ SMT Stencils

◈ Model Kits

◈ Speaker Grills

◈ Short to Medium Production Runs

◈ Research & Development / Proof of concept

◈ Rapid Prototyping

◈ Wide Variety of metals available

◈ Thicknesses from 0.012mm to 1.5mm

◈ Fast Turnaround

Chemical milling is used to produce high precision thin metal components in many industries including Electronics, Automotive and Medical. Typical uses include:

◈ Filters, Shims, Washers

◈ EMI/RFI Shielding

◈ SMT Stencils

◈ Model Kits

◈ Speaker Grills

Advantages of Chemical Milling

The advantages of chemical milling over more traditional manufacturing processes such as stamping and laser cutting are its low cost, high speed, flexibility, suitability for complex designs and ability to produce burr-free components, the properties of which are not changed by heat or stress.

◈ Low Tooling Costs

◈ Easy to accommodate design changes

◈ Burr-free stress-free components

◈ Metal properties unaltered

◈ Fast turnaround times

Materials suitable for chemical milling

◈ Stainless Steels

Austenitic (301, 302, 304, 316, S526, S527), Ferritic (430), Martensitic (321, 410, 420), Precipitation Hardened (17/7), Heat Resisting (309, 310), Duplex and Super Duplex Steels

◈ Other Steels

Mild Steel, Carbon Steel, Tool Steel, Spring Steel

◈ Nickel Alloys

Mu Metal, Nickel Copper (70/30), Inconel, Nickel Brazing Foil

◈ Nickel/Iron Alloys

Invar, Alloy 42, Kovar, Radio Metal.

◈ Copper

Tough Pitch 101, Oxygen free – High Conductivity,

◈ Copper Alloys

Brass, Phosphor Bronze, Beryllium Copper, Nickel Silver

◈ Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys

All grades