New facility provides photo-etching upgrade

Precision Micro has made a substantial investment in new manufacturing machines and equipment to take the photo-etching process to new levels of precision and repeatability.

Precision Micro has relocated to a new, purpose-built manufacturing facility near Fort Dunlop, close to the M6 and has taken the opportunity to upgrade its manufacturing processes.

The new 3700m2 plant, completed on time and within budget, is thought to be the only purpose-built photo-etching facility in Europe.

The entire project was focussed on providing a better, more efficient and more cost-effective service for customers.

Substantial further investment has been made in new, manufacturing machines and equipment to take the photo-etching process to new levels of precision and repeatability.

Environmental aspects were also a key priority in the design and build of the new plant.

An ion-exchange water recycling system reduces effluent disposal by up to 90% while the gravity fed fluid handling system reduces power usage.

Extensive research and development facilities enable new chemistries to be developed to process the corrosion-resistant materials used widely in the aerospace and chemical processing industries.

The increase in capacity to over 25 tonnes per week, combined with the introduction of 25% more 'start points' has significantly improved the flexibility of the business and thereby its ability to react quickly and efficiently to customer requests.

This is complemented by a dedicated 'fast track team' of experienced operators for very high priority components.

New Class 10,000 cleanroom facilities (with Class 1000 zones) incorporating tight humidity and temperature control, allow improved film registration, lifting tolerance capabilities to new levels while improving repeatability.

Further efficiencies have been achieved by the introduction of 'customer-specific' cells, where process line equipment and personnel are dedicated to individual, high-volume projects.

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