Photo Chemical Machining Institute

Website: https://www.pcmi.org

The Photo Chemical Machining Institute serves as the primary professional organization exclusively focused on photochemical machining and photochemical etching technology, bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, users, and researchers to advance the technology and expand its applications across industries. PCMI provides educational resources including technical seminars, webinars, and publications explaining photochemical machining capabilities and best practices to engineers and designers, develops industry standards and guidelines promoting quality and consistency across manufacturers, facilitates networking and information sharing among member companies through conferences and regular communications, conducts promotional activities raising awareness of photochemical machining advantages among potential users, and represents industry interests before regulatory bodies and standards organizations. The institute maintains a directory of qualified photochemical machining suppliers helping customers locate appropriate manufacturers, publishes case studies demonstrating successful applications across industries, and supports research advancing process capabilities and applications. For photochemical etching companies, PCMI membership provides industry networking, technical resources, promotional support, and a collective voice advancing the technology and supporting business development.