Custom Chemical Etching Services For Optical Encoder Disc Production
The Optical Encoder Disc we etched:
Using photo chemical etching machining technique, Xinhaisen manufactures custom metallic encoder discs with customer’s drawings. So that we can fabricate metal encoder discs with a wide variety of precise patterns, such as, capacitive encoder disc, optical encoder disc, reflective encoder disc, and magnetic encoder disc etc.
Specifications of Optical Encoder Disc:
| Machining Type | Chemical etching / photo etching, Laser cutting, Stamping |
| Material Capabilities | Metal like Stainless Steel, Copper etc. |
| Thickness | 0.03 mm to 1 mm |
| Product Dimension | 600*600 mm or Customized |
| Smallest open hole | D= 0.1mm when Thickness range from 0.03mm to 0.05mm |
| Centre to Centre for holes | 1.5*Thickness |
| Product precision | ± 0.01mm (common difference). It’s generally 20% of material thickness |
| Surface treatment for choice | Silver, Gold, Tin Plated, Matt Finish, Paint |
How Does Chemical Etching Work:
The chemical etching method involves transferring a component pattern onto a light-sensitive resist material bonded to metal sheets. The unexposed portions of the photoresist are chemically stripped, baring the underlying metal surface that is then dissolved using etchant chemicals.

- Meterial Selection: Material will be selected upon your request.
- Material Cutting: Cutting material into the size needed.
- Cleaning: Chemically clean the material.
- Printing: Photosensitive resist is automatically coated on both sides of the material.
- Drying: Dry all the water stains on the sheet
- Exposure: The Photoresist is selectively removed to expose the metal.
- Developing: The unexposed areas of resist are developed away to leave exposed metal areas.
- Etching: The chemical etchant is sprayed onto the sheet, dissolving the exposed metal.
- Stripping: Photoresist is removed to leave the metal parts.
- Data Inspection: 100% inspeciton to meet the cutomer's need.
- Packing: Dust-free packaging.
Why choose Chemical Etching?
- High Accuracy: Achieve intricate and detailed digital designs that are not possible with traditional machining.
- Flexibility: Easily accommodate design changes and modifications without the need for expensive tooling.
- Material Efficiency:Save money by reducing waste and optimizing materials.
- No Mechanical Stress:Maintain material integrity by avoiding mechanical deformation during etching.
- Scalability: Efficiently scale from prototype to high-volume production.
- Cost effective: Eliminates the need for expensive and time-consuming tooling
- Rapid prototyping: Produce different designs at the same time without added effort.