A
new research report by Transparency Market Research offers a
comprehensive evaluation of the global Chemical
Milling Market.
The study, titled “Chemical
Milling Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth,
Trends, and Forecast 2017 - 2025”,
is available for sale on the firm’s website.
Chemical
milling can be defined as a subtractive manufacturing process,
wherein chemicals are used rather than cutting tools, to manipulate
the characteristics of metals. It is considered an economical option
for the manufacture of small size metal parts. The difference between
chemical etching and chemical milling is that the former is used to
manufacture metal parts, while the latter is used to alter the
characteristics of those parts. The process of chemical milling was
developed during the renaissance of engraving on the metal parts.
Chemical milling is used for the removal of surface-related materials
of parts after which chemical etching is performed. At the start of
the process, a CAD file is used for the creation of a visual of the
final metal part along with the top and bottom patterns that are
supposed to be milled. This technique is necessary for the
application of photoresist, a layer used to transfer the pattern by
UV light on metal parts.
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Chemical
milling generally involves a series of five steps: cleaning, masking,
scribing, etching, and demasking. It is useful for creating parts
such as haptics, sinks, and filters. The process of chemical milling
is ideally suited for metals such as titanium, niobium, and copper,
but can be used for wide range of metals such as copper and aluminum.
Based
on type, the market for chemical milling can be segmented into steel
chemical etched part, brass chemical etched part, aluminum chemical
etched part, and copper chemical etched part. In terms of
application, the market for chemical milling can be segregated into
aerospace, medical, automotive, electronics, and others.
The
market for chemical milling is anticipated to witness moderate growth
owing to the expansion of end-user industries. The electronics
application segment held significant share of the market in 2016 due
to the wide usage of chemical milling in the manufacture of
integrated circuits and microelectromechanical systems. The
electronics industry commonly uses plasma etching over standard
liquid based etching for the production of components. The aerospace
segment of the chemical milling market accounted for key share in
2016. The segment is anticipated to witness strong growth during the
forecast period. Chemical milling is used to remove shallow layers of
materials from extruded parts of airframes, large aircraft
components, and missile skin panels, among others. Based on type, the
steel chemical etched part segment constituted prominent share of the
market in 2016. It was followed by the aluminum chemical etched part
and copper chemical etched part segments in the year. Presence of
other efficient and economic technologies such as electroforming,
laser cutting, and photo etching is likely to hamper the chemical
milling market during the forecast period.
Geographically,
North America held major share of the global chemical milling market
in 2016. The market in the region is estimated to witness strong
growth during the forecast period, led by the high investments in the
aerospace sector. Presence of robust electronics manufacturing
industry is a key factor driving the chemical milling market in Asia
Pacific. Increase in production and sales of automotive in emerging
economies of Asia Pacific such as India and China is projected to
propel the market for chemical milling in the near future.
Significant investments in research & development activities in
the medical sector in Europe is the key factor boosting the chemical
milling market.
Key
players operating in the chemical milling market are Lancaster Metals
Science Co., Great Lakes Engineering, Tech-Etch, Tech Met, United
Western Enterprises, Orbel, VACCO Industries, and Wist Europe.
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