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David Allen | Emeritus Professor | Cranfield University | UK Photochemical Machining: Where has it come from, and where is it going?
• Conard Corporation, USA was founded in 1965
• Fotofabrication Corporation, USA was formed in 1967
• Metaq, Germany, began making parts by PCM in 1969
• Newcut, USA, was founded in 1970
• Lasertech Chemical Machining Group, Italy (formerly Chemical Machining) began etching in
1970
• Photofabrication (Services) Ltd., England, was incorporated in 1971
• Ätztechnik Herz, Germany, was formed in 1974
• Precision Photofabrication Developments Ltd., Scotland, was established in 1977
• Northwest Etch Technology, USA was established as Northwest Chemical Milling Company in
1978 and
• CMT Rickenbach, Switzerland, was formed in 1982.
Figure 5. Salfret brochure with samples of parts (left) made by electrolytic etching [Allen, 2016]
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