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Fotofab

Chicago, IL · prototype to production

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About

Fotofab is a Chicago chemical etching shop that makes small precision metal parts to customer designs, using photochemical machining along with forming, plating and other finishing. It states it serves aerospace, defense, medical, electronics and energy customers, and that it is ISO/AS9100D certified and ITAR registered.

Summary written by Kerfgrid from fotofab.com.

Processes

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Materials
Stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, copper, brass and bronze, nickel alloys
Industries
Aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, electronics, energy, general industrial
Volumes
Prototype to production
Where each detail comes from
  • Processes · Stamping
    “Micro Stamping / Blanking”
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  • Processes · Laser cutting
    “laser cutting, and other secondary operations”
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  • Processes · Plating
    “including forming, plating, passivation, diffusion bonding, electropolishing”
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  • Processes · Painting
    “Electropolishing Painting Passivating Plating”
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  • Processes · Deburring and finishing
    “Fotofab offers a wide variety of value-added metal finishing services”
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  • Processes · Welding
    “Soldering & Welding”
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  • Processes · Brazing and soldering
    “Soldering & Welding”
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  • Processes · Prototyping
    “Fotofab supports projects ranging from rapid prototypes to high-volume production”
    fotofab.com/services/etching/
  • Materials · Stainless steel
    “including stainless steel, copper alloys, titanium, aluminum, nickel silver”
    fotofab.com/services/etching/
  • Materials · Titanium
    “including stainless steel, copper alloys, titanium, aluminum, nickel silver”
    fotofab.com/services/etching/
  • Materials · Aluminum
    “including stainless steel, copper alloys, titanium, aluminum, nickel silver”
    fotofab.com/services/etching/
  • Materials · Copper, brass and bronze
    “including stainless steel, copper alloys, titanium, aluminum, nickel silver”
    fotofab.com/services/etching/
  • Materials · Nickel alloys
    “Inconel Invar Kovar Metglas Molybdenum Monel”
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  • Certifications · AS9100
    “ISO/AS9100D Certified”
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  • Certifications · ISO 9001
    “ISO 9001 ITAR RoHS Compliant”
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  • Certifications · ITAR registered
    “Fotofab is ISO/AS9100D Certified, ITAR Registered, and RoHS compliant.”
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  • Industries · Aerospace
    “Aerospace Military Defense Medical”
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  • Industries · Defense
    “Aerospace Military Defense Medical”
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  • Industries · Medical
    “Aerospace Military Defense Medical”
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  • Industries · Automotive
    “Photonics/Optics Automotive Decorative Metal Components”
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  • Industries · Electronics
    “Energy Electronics Telecommunications Industrial”
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  • Industries · Energy
    “We work with engineers in Aerospace, Defense, Medical, Alternative Energy, and Electronics”
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  • Industries · General industrial
    “Energy Electronics Telecommunications Industrial”
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