Filters, Meshes, Screens & Grids 

When you require filters, meshes, screens & grids - made to your design and specification, use Photofab.

Collection of Mesh/Screens

Benefits of chemical milling :

• Low cost tooling

• Customised parts – you design it – we make it!

• Various apertures, shapes and bar combinations

• Variable bar heights

• Burr free & Stress free manufacturing method

• Prototypes made quickly

• High volume capabilities

• Various surface finishes available

Design Guidelines:

• Designs can be simple or complex and contain holes and bars of varying sizes and shapes. However the following rules need to be applied at the design stage:

• The important rule to remember when designing your parts is that the smallest feature we can work with is 0.1mm (i.e. hole size / bar width), this is achievable in material with a thickness of 0.1mm or thinner. For materials thicker than 0.1mm we are able to produce holes and bars equal too or greater than material thickness. 

• Therefore if you require parts with bars of 0.3mm and holes of 0.2mm then we would need to use material thinner than 0.2mm to be able to successfully manufacture the part. 

• Alternatively if you need to use material in 0.25mm thick, the smallest feature we can work with is 0.25mm in size.

• Parts can be made from a variety of materials and in thicknesses and we are pleased to be able to offer post etching services – forming, heat treatment and plating of parts.

If in doubt please contact our sales team who will explain this further or send through your drawing for quoting.

To find out more about the Photo Etching Process please either contact us on 01480 226699, or take “The Process Tour” on our website