If you need precision metal manufacturing expertise, you’ve come to the right place! Our photochemical machining (PCM) process is ideal for a wide range of metal components applications, but our team has unique experience in EMI/RF shielding, micro screens for separation, particle reduction and filtration, and custom metal card manufacturing. Learn more about some of our key industries below.
When it comes to microwave shielding metal components, Switzer is here to help you consolidate your supply chain while maintaining compliance with RF and microwave industry standards. Our experts can help you with everything from design to life cycle transitions.
A solutions-based shielding option that is designed to allow access to critical infrastructure while minimizing a project’s functionality. Switzer offers built-in efficiencies and a wide variety of options to deliver expert frequency control while saving time and money.
Aluminum and stainless steel enclosures that can effectively filter frequency based on your unique needs. From prototype to large-scale production runs, our facilities can support you every step of the way and simplify your supply chain by offering both the housing and the lid.
Our process creates single-piece stainless steel screens that optimize yield and reduce waste for industries such as pharmaceutical, food and dairy processing, as well as other fine particle reduction and separation applications and several fluid filtration applications.
Switzer’s chemical etching process for flow field plates and bipolar plates offer superior electrical and heat conductivity to power a variety of applications including cars, UAVs, forklifts, auxiliary power units and more.
Switzer’s precise process for etching traces on metal elements enables heater manufacturers to better control temperature, while also meeting both dimensional and resistance requirements. Our tooling is generated in-house under climate-controlled conditions, engineered and plotted to match your specific application – from deicers on an airplane to heated mirrors on a car.
Need Metal core credit cards and other custom metal cards are the best way to give your customers the look and feel of luxury with a custom design that still meets all standard regulatory requirements. Our EMCORE technology was designed for forward-thinking customers like you.
Switzer’s chemical etching process is a unique, but extremely well-suited method for automotive interior trim manufacturing. It allows automotive designers and manufacturers the opportunity to cost-effectively create highly intricate, attractive and functional designs.
Chemical etching produces precision metal components accurately and quickly. The process is scalable and is suited for prototyping through production volumes. Animation courtesy of the Photo Chemical Machining Institute.
When compared to stamping or forming manufacturing methods, our photochemical machining has efficiencies built into every step of the process to produce precise and complex metal bipolar plates and meshes with ease.
