Photo Etching / Components
Precision components
We craft a range of precision-etched components of unrivaled accuracy and integrity for high-tech industries using photo chemical etching.
Crafted with expertise
Photo chemical etching is a versatile process that creates highly precise and accurate parts for applications, prototypes, and industries with the tightest tolerances. Vaga Industries has the capability to create custom designs of any complexity. We also offer unique experience with certain parts, and you can learn more about these components below.
Components
Custom metal shims
We manufacture a wide range of precision metal shims from 0.01mm-2.5mm in thickness to your exact specifications. Whether made of stainless steel, aluminum, brass, or copper, our precision metal shims are burr-free, stress-free, and accurate to ±0.020mm [0.0005″]. Our photo chemical etching process is a fast, cost-effective, and flexible alternative to stamping, punching, or laser cutting, offering perfect repeatability at any design complexity.
Flat springs
We create flat springs from all steel grades that are burr-free, stress-free, and accurate to ±0.020mm [0.0005″]. The photo chemical etching process allows us to tailor flat springs to any high-precision application, while maintaining the flatness, recoil, and fatigue strength of springs without the deformations or high tooling costs associated with traditional manufacturing methods.
Prototypes
Vaga Industries can help you accelerate the product development process with chemically-etched prototypes that meet your exact specifications. Our lead-times are measured in days instead of months, catering to unique applications in fast-paced industries. We work with 2,000+ metals and our expert team is happy to advise you on the optimal material for your unique project, while guaranteeing accuracy to meet the tightest tolerances.
Electrical contacts and connecters
Vaga Industries uses chemical photo etching to create the miniaturized electrical contacts essential to the electronics industry, without the costs and time constraints of traditional stamping methods. With a ready supply of copper and nickel sheet metal, we offer some of the fastest lead-times in the industry, and electrical components of highest precision, accuracy, and integrity.
Miscellaneous
We manufacture ISO 9001 and AS9100C-certified custom decorative panels of the highest quality and aesthetic appeal, including elevator signs, ornamental logos, custom grilles, and more. Our chemical photo etching process creates complex burr and stress-free components to your exact specifications in weeks instead of months, regardless of your production volume or material needs.
Photo chemical etching benefits
- 100% burr and stress free parts
- Low cost digital tooling
- Rapid prototyping and mass production
- Accuracy to ±0.020mm [0.0005″]
- 2,000+ suitable metals
Our value added services
Vaga Industries offers a variety of post-production services to ensure the performance, appearance, and durability of your metal components, as well as streamline your fulfillment process.
- Plating
- Forming
- Heat treating
- Passivation
- Electropolishing
- Lapping
- Coating (Teflon, etc)
- Marking/ink stamping
- Kitting/bagging
- Assembly
