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Our Photochemical Etching Capabilities
Elcon Precision provides Invar etching services with benefits that enhance your application. You can expect the following benefits when you choose to work with:
- High process control, guaranteeing parts that meet your specifications
- Fast turnaround and etching time
- Stress-free, burr-free precision parts that are ideal for post assemblies or stacking
- Low-cost tooling
- Design flexibility with digital tooling = increased complexity, with no incremental cost
- Dimensional repeatability
- Precise and complex geometries
- 3D photo etching (check out our control grids etching capabilities)
- Knife and needle edges
- Micromachining
- Step and half etching
- Selective plating and thin films
- 0.0005 in. to 0.100 in material thickness
When you submit your design to us, we’ll uphold the highest quality of customer satisfaction to get your product finished right.
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Invar Applications
Invar is used in several different industries and applications. These include:
- RF systems
- MRI and imaging equipment
- Antenna systems
- Semiconductor equipment
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Automotive sensors
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Industries That Use Invar Etching
Invar etching is used heavily in the following industries:
- Solar
- Military
- Telecommunications
- Electronics