Precision Component Etching of Materials Used in Medical Implants Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch's photochemical machining process produces intricate components from specialty materials used in medical implants and implantable devices. Nitinol is used for stents and surgical fixation applications. Because Titanium is inert and completely biocompatible, it is used in maxillofacial and craniofacial reconstruction plates, as well as
Photo Etching Metals with Spring Characteristics Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch specializes in the etching, forming, heat treating, and finishing of components made from metals with superior spring characteristics. MP35N is an ultra high tensile strength metal with good ductility and excellent corrosion resistance used for medical implants. Elgiloy has high strength, ductility, fatigue life and is corrosion
Photo Etching Tungsten for Medical Applications Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch specializes in the photo chemical etching of tungsten. Because tungsten is extremely dense, 71% heavier than lead, it is used in medical applications, including grids used to collimate and attenuate stray x-rays in CT scanners, as well as ID tags used in implanted medical devices. Tungsten is
Photoetching Flat Parts From Polyimide Film Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch photo etches polyimide film into flat parts including non-conductive washers, screens, gaskets, insulation layers and liners, as well as haptics for intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery. Polyimide has material characteristics that make it attractive for this medical procedure, in addition to providing the advantages of a
Etched and Formed Micro Metal Parts Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch combines photochemical etching with precision metal bending to create extremely small formed features in thin metal parts. A staff of talented and creative tool and die makers utilize state-of-the-art techniques to manufacture tools capable of forming features down to .003" in a wide variety of metals.
Photo Etching Thin Titanium Components Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch specializes in the photo chemical etching of titanium. Because of its low weight, strength and corrosion resistance, titanium is used in everything from jet engines to eyeglass frames. Because titanium is inert and completely biocompatible, it is also used in many medical implantation applications such as maxillofacial and
Custom Photo Etched Screens & Filters Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch photo etches custom screens, filters and filter supports for many diverse uses, including medical devices, hydraulic valve screens, laser light filters, fuel filters, extruding screens, liquid filtration, particle separation, and sizing. Photo etching enables designers to specify a straight hole or a tapered hole, which facilitates liquid
Brochure Describes Photo Etching of Thin Metal Parts, Board Level Shielding and Flexible Circuits Plymouth, MA....Capabilities brochure describes how the photo etching process provides Tech-Etch the flexibility to produce prototype quantities and large production runs of intricate parts for many diverse mechanical and electrical applications, without the high cost and long lead times of
Hole Profiles: Cone Straight Extremely Fine Stainless Steel MicroEtch® Screens Plymouth, MA....Fine MicroEtch® Screens from Stainless Steel are manufactured by Tech-Etch using photo etching technology enabling hole sizes from .003" and up. Photo etching enables designers to specify a straight hole or a tapered hole, which facilitates liquid
Photo Etching Specialty Stainless Steels Plymouth, MA....Tech-Etch manufactures precision thin metal parts from specialty stainless steel alloys like MP35N used in implanted medical devices, Elgiloy® used in replacement heart valves, as well as 716 and 420 alloys used for surgical blades. Tech-Etch uses the photo etching process to produce component parts for industrial, aerospace,
