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Non-Traditional Manufacturing Processes
Non-Traditional Manufacturing Processes
Chemical Machining
Etching:
Chemical reaction between reagent (in gas, solution, or paste form)
and workpiece.
Main uses:
- Shallow, wide cavities on plates, forgings, castings reduce weight
- Electronics manufacturing (wafer fabrication)
- Hydrogen Flouride, Hydrofloric acid: etching of glass
Photo-Chemical Machining
(i) Clean
(iii) UV exposure
(iv) Development
(v) Etching
(v) Stripping
Main uses:
- Flat springs, metal bookmarks, encoder wheels, lead frames for IC chips,
sieves for medical applications, microwave oven filters, heat-sinks for PCBs
Main uses:
- Dies and glass-making molds, turbine and compressor blades, Holes, Deburring
Electrode EDM
Wire-cut EDM
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Laser cutting
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Ultrasonic Machining
Main uses of USM:
- Welding plastics (package sealing)
- Wire-bonding (IC chips)
- Machining brittle materials
power
supply ~
Transducer
Nozzle
Abrasive
slurry
Common applications:
- Fast and precise cutting of fabrics
- Vinyl, foam coverings of car dashboard panels
- Plastic and composite body panels used in the interior of cars
- Cutting glass and ceramic tiles