Potomac Photonics Inc. is no stranger to small stuff. The Balti more-based company has provided micromachining services to the med ical, electronic, aerospace and au tomotive industries, among others, since 1982. However, a polymeric part about 0.5 mm (0.02") in diame ter and 5mm (0.19") deep presented unique challenges. The part needed to be machined from both sides, necessitating a strong, but low-tem perature and easily removable work-holder that would allow the com pany to maintain the specified diam eter tolerances of ±5um (0.0002").
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