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G10, FR4, and Fiberglass Machining at ECPM

At East Coast Precision Manufacturing, we not only provide our customers with machined plastic but also other composites.  This is an example of G10 machining.  Some engineers may recognize it as FR-4 but we often refer to it as “fiberglass” here at the shop.  It is a laminated composite held together by an epoxy binder.  It is [...]

Milled & Vapor Polished Polycarbonate Coverplate

This part is an example of our milling department’s capabilities.  It is machined out of a sheet of polycarbonateand vapor polished to a perfectly clear finish.  Engineers designing parts that require visually or optically clear finishes should know that polycarbonate is an excellent material choice.  Acrylic works well too but polycarbonate polishes to a clearer finish almost every [...]

Machined Teflon / PTFE Manifold

Here is a PTFE manifold we recently machined on one of our mills.  We have developed techniques that allow us to mill Teflon in such a way that burrs are either minimized or eliminated, thus saving part deburring time.  This customer has East Coast do some light assembly work for them as well.  We install the push [...]

Machined & Vapor Polished Polycarbonate Lens Housing

Polycarbonate is a material often found in environments where it may be subject to impact forces.  This lens that we machined is no exception.  It was milled on East Coast’s state-of-the-art vertical machining centers.  To ensure a clear finish, the polycarbonate was vapor polished after machining.  In some cases, our customers are not sure what they ultimately [...]

Machined Polysulfone

This part is made out of Polysulfone. Polysulfone is known for being tough, wear resiting, and high temperature stability. It is also a dielectric material that can be used in capacitors. Dielectric means that it will not transmit electricity. This part is milled in the milling department here at East Coast Precision. It is approximately [...]

Milled and Vapor Polished Acrylic Manifold

Take a look at this acrylic manifold we made for one of our customers. It features four ports connected to a main track. Each port features thread-milled threads. This part also showcases our vapor polishing process. Not only can we polish the exterior of a part, we can polish interior features that would not normally [...]