The MICA Freeform manufacturing process from Microfabrica combines aspects of both 3-D printing and semiconductor manufacturing and creates feature sizes to 20 µm.
Micro Manufacturing Keeps Shrinking the Envelope
Some micro technologies approach the nano level with the latest additive manufacturing, micro machining and micro molding processes
Patrick Waurzyniak Senior Editor
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icro components continue to shrink in size, demanding ever-greater precision and improved handling of parts with sub-micron-sized features. New approaches in micro
machining technology include higher-precision systems from traditional micro machining developers, as well as techniques using additive manufacturing processes and semiconductor wafer-scale technology on the smallest of micro parts.