Originally Published EMDM January/February 2003
PRODUCT UPDATE
Stork Veco B.V.
Electroforming, which creates metal (usually nickel) precision parts atom by atom, is not yet widely used in the medical industry. Compared with laser-cut, etched, and stamped parts, however, it is far more precise. For example, metal products can be formed with 5-µm holes and tolerances to ±1 µm.
Stork Veco B.V. (Eerbeek, Netherlands) recognizes the benefits of this process. "With our unique [electroforming] technology, we offer very high precision metal products," says Hans Berenschot, project manager. This precision can be a great advantage for medical devices, including filters, flow and regulator discs, blood analysis components, hearing-aid baffles, and light stops for endoscopes. Electroforming is also economical for high-volume prototype quantities, and the products are guaranteed to offer extremely high precision and reproducibility.
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