Get the Precision Manufacturing Design Guide for the Defense & Aerospace Industry
Standing Shoulder to Shoulder with our Defense & Aerospace Partners
The “Precision Manufacturing for Design Guide” is brought to you by Photofabrication Engineering, Inc. PEI has a 50-year history of serving the aerospace and defense industry through design-for-manufacturability engineering, precision manufacturing, and expert quality assurance.
PEI is the world’s leading provider of precision titanium parts and components, leveraging the power and efficiency of photochemical etching (PCE). PCE produces accurate, durable, burr-free parts with greater precision than traditional machining or stamping.
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How we serve the Defense and Aerospace Sector
PEI leverages the experience and expertise of our Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance teams to provide accurate, reliable, and durable metal parts and components to our partners in defense and aerospace manufacturing.
We are experts in photochemical machining (PCM), a process that produces highly precise thin metal parts. PCM enables the production of parts in a wide range of metals with tolerances and depths difficult to achieve with other fabrication techniques.
Research & Development
Research & Development
Engineering
Engineering
Precision Chemical Machining
Precision Chemical Machining
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Forming
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Finishing
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Quality Assurance
Precision Parts for the Defense & Aerospace Industry
Photochemical etching enables our manufacturers to produce parts from 0.0005 in. (0.0127mm) to 0.1250 in. (3.175mm) thick in materials from titanium to aluminum, Beryllium copper to tungsten. By combining photochemical etching with CNC machining or laser cutting, we can deliver parts in nearly any thickness.
Precision shims used by defense and aerospace contractors for leveling or balancing missiles, optics, wheels, and more are available in thicknesses from 0.0005 in. (0.0127 mm) to 0.1250 in. (3.175mm).
Defense and aerospace contractors engage us to produce these parts →
Product Spotlight: Grids
Control grids for traveling wave tubes (TWTs) are becoming increasingly essential components for the defense and aerospace industries, given their use in high-power microwave systems and radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers. Control grids amplify RF signals and control the flow of electrons through the devices. Elcon Precision in San Jose, CA, is the one company in the United States that can photochemically etch and form 3D grids used in TWTs.
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The Largest Precision Chemical Machining Manufacturer in the U.S.
PEI, along with its affiliated companies Elcon Precision, E-Fab, Fotofab, and Microphoto, is the largest photochemical etching manufacturer in the United States. Our advanced manufacturing centers operate in Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, and California, serving defense and aerospace companies nationwide.
We are proudly part of The Partner Companies, a global portfolio of specialty manufacturers dedicated to delivering mission-critical solutions
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One Contact, Five Suppliers
Managing a handful of manufacturing partners creates a host of risks for engineers and program managers running defense and aerospace programs, especially when a blip in the process hits.
That’s why we’ve streamlined our approach. One point of contact. Five precision manufacturing companies that are AS9100D and ITAR certified, and CMMC compliant.
Our network of precision manufacturing partners can get you a quote in three days with the first article in five business days. Given our integrated approach, high-volume runs aren’t an issue.
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