Micromachining Stainless Steel
Applications for micromachined stainless steel have grown tremendously in recent years, particularly in the medical device and life science industries. Stainless steel provides excellent machineability and is hence suitable for a variety of micro manufactured intricate features. In this articleContinue reading
Micromachining Materials – Micromachining PEEK
In this post we reveal the advantages and constraints for using PEEK (polyetheretherketone) material in your micromachining application. Firstly, what is PEEK material and why PEEK is a good candidate for micromachining? PEEK (polyetheretherketone) is a high-performance thermoplastic polymer thatContinue reading
Just How Small Are The Smallest Microcoils Ever Made?
These microcoils are the smallest known in existence! This microcoil is incredibly tiny, with an outer diameter that measures as small as 0.027 millimeters (or .001"). Indeed this measurement is of the OD, in contrast to the Wire Diameter, whichContinue reading
Marker Bands for Medical Device
Manufacturing the smallest and most intricate radiopaque marker bands for medical device. We work with your custom designs to fabricate extremely small micro marker bands that meet the unique needs of your device. Marker bands are drawn as small asContinue reading
Femtosecond Laser Micromachining for Medical Devices
Femtosecond laser micromachining is reserved for the smallest geometries possible, with features 5 micron (.0002") and less! This article takes a deeper look into femtosecond lasers and why they are a great option for medical micro machining. What is FemtosecondContinue reading
Introducing The World’s Smallest Lead Screws
These miniature lead screws are among the smallest commercially available, with diameters as small as 0.5mm. That's just under the size of a grain of sugar! Miniature lead screw in action The example lead screw in the video above isContinue reading
Micro Parts vs Sugar
These new micro part samples are pretty sweet! Hence, we thought it'd be cool to stack them up against rainbow sprinkles in a challenge to see which is smaller. Contender #1: Micro-Machined Flange This sample micro-part is one of ourContinue reading
Micro Parts vs Pumpkin Pie Spice
Happy Autumn! It's that time of year again, and in this edition of our newsletter, we'll be taking a look at how micro parts size up to pumpkin pie spice. The Setup For starters, here's my setup. Positioning the partsContinue reading
Micromachining Design Guidelines
Micromachining uses traditional material removal processes combined with state of the art milling and turning technologies, thus resulting in extremely small parts. Micromachining technologies can work with a variety of materials. Metals are most commonly used for micro precision parts,Continue reading
Micropolished Stainless Tubing for Medical Applications
Pushing the limits of Micropolished Stainless Tubing Advancements in medical technology are moving at a rapid pace, with industry pushing the limits in microfluidics, drug delivery, stem cell research, and more. Likewise, there is an ever growing need to innovateContinue reading