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Lasercu ng, Advantages and Disadvantages Compared to PCM and PEF
Harrie Knol | Manager Applica on Engineering | Veco B.V. | NL
11/26/17
High precision photo lithographic technique Chemical etching – no harsh or hard tools
Stress and burr free parts
Micron sized features
Tight tolerances
Range of materials
Thicknesses from 25um to 2mm
Round holes, sharp edges, straight or profiled edges Rapid prototyping
Cost effective manufacturing
Flexible tooling allowing easy modifications
Market leaders with more than 70 years’ experience
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Widely used across a range of high technology industries, Chemical Etching could be the answer to your precision metal part needs. Complex, stress-free, burr-free components can be produced from your ideas into reality in a matter of days.
Think how that could revolutionise your prototyping concepts. Now realise that this can be achieved on an industrial manufacturing scale as well, and as easily as your conceptual ideas.
CHEMICAL
ETCHING Turn imagination into reality in days
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Perfect complement to electroforming and etching
One stop-shop for high-end laser processing
applications
More than 25 years of knowledge & experience
Prototype development
Wide range of materials
Laser Cutting
Laser Drilling
Laser Micromachining
Laser Welding
Laser Marking
LASER
TECHNOLOGIES Whatever you can draw, we can make
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The core competencies of Reith Laser in the field of high precision laser micromachining are complementary to Veco. The addition of Reith Laser creates a dynamic and technologically advanced company that is well positioned to support high-tech industries with scale, international footprint, technology portfolio, and know- how.
Issue 130 December 2017 PCMI Journal Page 81
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