--- title: Chemical Milling Equipment | Photo Etching Machines description: Find high quality chemical milling equipment from Chemcut. We manufacture processing equipment for photochemical processing. Contact us today. image: https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/featured-img-cc.webp --- # Photo Etching & Chemical Milling Equipment ![Black And Silver Circuit Plates](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/black-and-silver-circuit-plates-image.webp "Black And Silver Circuit Plates") ## What is Photo Etching?  Photo etching is the process of removing metal by chemical etching and is ideally suited to produce flat, relatively thin parts of unlimited configurations.  Photo etching is also known as metal etching, chemical milling, acid etching, and stainless-steel etching.    If you want to learn more about the benefits of chemical etching and why you should consider it, please see our page on etching.  ## Popular Chemical Etching Lines for Photo Metal Etching  Explore our range of Chemical Etching lines, each designed and built to accommodate your specific process. When you are ready, contact our expert team to design the solution you need.  Popular Chemical Etching Lines for Photo Metal Etching **Cupric Chloride Etcher** - Copper Etcher - PCB Etcher **Ferric Chloride Etcher** - Copper Etcher - Stainless Steel Etcher - PCB Etcher - Specialty Metal Etcher **Hydrofluoric Etcher (HF etcher)** - Titanium Etching - Specialty Metal Etcher **Develop – Etch – Strip** **Develop – Etch** **Etch – Strip** **Standalone Etcher** **Mechanical Scrubber** **Mechanical Deburr** ## Popular Equipment Options for the Photo Etch Process  Specific gravity and drip pans are highly recommended options to go along with Chemcut’s photo etch processing equipment. Additional options to improve your process can be found on our Products page.  XLi with External Automatic Pressure Adjust ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/xli-external-automatic-pressure-adjust-image.webp) Control the spray pressure of each spray tube using the PLC instead of the throttling screw. Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) - Etcher (Stand Alone) - SES (Strip – Etch – Strip) Common Chemicals - Alkaline Etchant - Cupric Chloride Etchant - Ferric chloride Etchant - Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) - Micro etch Common Materials Etched - Aluminum - Copper - Glass - Steel - Titanium - And more XLi Chemical Cleaning System ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/XLi-Chemical%20Cleaning%20System.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Cleaner (Stand Alone) - Alkaline Clean to Acid Clean - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) Common Chemicals - Acid Cleaner - Alkaline Cleaner XLi Developing Systems ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/xli-developing-systems-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - Developer (Stand Alone) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) Common Chemicals - 1% Potassium Carbonate - 1% Sodium Carbonate XLi Etching Systems ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/xli-etching-systems-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) - Etcher (Stand Alone) - SES (Strip – Etch – Strip) Common Chemicals - Alkaline Etchant - Cupric Chloride Etchant - Ferric chloride Etchant - Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) - Micro etch Common Materials Etched - Aluminum - Copper - Glass - Steel - Titanium - And more XLi Stripping Systems ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/xli-stripping-systems-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) - SES (Strip – Etch – Strip) - Stripper (Stand Alone) Common Chemicals - Metal Resist Stripper - Proprietary Aqueous or Semi-Aqueous Stripper - Potassium Hydroxide - Sodium Hydroxide 121 Brush Cleaner ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/brush-cleaner-image.webp) Features - Wet Brushing - Oscillating Brushes - Choice of bristle or compressed brushes Common uses - Brushing - Cleaner - Finishing - Remove Polishing 219 Scrubber ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/219-scrubber-image.webp) Features - Single-sided abrasive brush - Tough reinforced conveyor belt supports small parts 2300 Series Chemical Cleaning System ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/2300-series-chemical-cleaning-machine-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 15″ - 20″ - 30″ Common Processes - Cleaner (Stand Alone) - Alkaline Clean to Acid Clean - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) Common Chemicals - Acid Cleaner - Alkaline Cleaner 2300 Series Developing System ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/2300-series-developing-system-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 15″ - 20″ - 30″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - Developer (Stand Alone) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) Common Chemicals - 1% Potassium Carbonate - 1% Sodium Carbonate Common Resists - dry film photoresists - liquid photoresists - Aqueous solder mask resist (dry and liquid) - And many more resists 2300 Series Dryer ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/2300-series-dryer-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 15″ - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ Features - Stand-alone drying system - Portable unit (move anywhere in the shop) or fix it in place 2300 Series Etching System ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/Series%20Etching%20System.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 15″ - 20″ - 30″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) - Etcher (Stand Alone) - SES (Strip – Etch – Strip) Common Chemicals - Alkaline Etchant - Cupric Chloride Etchant - Ferric chloride Etchant - Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) - Micro etch Common Materials Etched - Aluminum - Copper - Glass - Steel - Titanium - And more 2300 Series Stripping System ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/2320-resist-stripper-with-filter-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 15″ - 20″ - 30″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) - SES (Strip – Etch – Strip) - Stripper (Stand Alone) Common Chemicals - Metal Resist Stripper - Proprietary Aqueous or Semi-Aqueous Stripper - Potassium Hydroxide - Sodium Hydroxide 2800 Drawer Etcher ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/2800-drawer-etcher-image.webp) Features - An adjustable drawer type rack - Loads parts horizontally up to size 21″ x 21″ - Oscillating spray tubes - Oscillating rack to maximize etchant movement 604 Deburrer ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/Deburrer.webp) Features - 2 oscillating brushes - Built-in Rinse and Dryer Common uses - Post PCB drilling - Post punching operations CC8000 Chemical Cleaning System ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/cc8000-chemical-cleaning-system-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Cleaner (Stand Alone) - Alkaline Clean to Acid Clean - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) Common Chemicals - Acid Cleaner - Alkaline Cleaner CC8000 Developing Systems ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/cc8000-developing-system-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - Developer (Stand Alone) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) Common Chemicals - 1% Potassium Carbonate - 1% Sodium Carbonate Common Resists - dry film photoresists - liquid photoresists - Aqueous solder mask resist (dry and liquid) - And many more resists CC8000 Etching Systems ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/cc8000-etching-systems-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) - Etcher (Stand Alone) - SES (Strip – Etch – Strip) Common Chemicals - Alkaline Etchant - Cupric Chloride Etchant - Ferric chloride Etchant - Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) - Micro etch Common Materials Etched - Aluminum - Copper - Glass - Steel - Titanium - And more CC8000 Stripping Systems ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/cc8000-stripping-systems-image.webp) Available Conveyor Widths - 20″ - 30″ - 40″ - 50″ - 60″ Common Processes - Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want) - DES (Develop – Etch – Strip) - SES (Strip – Etch – Strip) - Stripper (Stand Alone) Common Chemicals - Sodium Hydroxide - Potassium Hydroxide - Proprietary Aqueous or Semi-Aqueous Stripper - Metal Resist Stripper Etch Adjust Module (EAM) ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/etch-adjust-module-eam-image.webp) Add EAM to - CC8000 Etching Systems - XLi Etching Systems Advantages - Plated boards: Correct side to side etch difference when one side is plated more - Fine-tune very small features 936 Web Filtering System ![image](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/936-web-filtering-system-image.webp) Removes these from rinse water: Metal fines, Brush particles, Oils and other contaminates. Ion Exchange System ![ion](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/Product%20Images/ion-exhange-system-image.webp) Features - Closed-loop system - Decrease your water usage by connecting an ion exchange to your rinse water --- ## Related Resources [![ || Optimize a Wet Processing for Design & Spacing ](https://www.chemcut.net/hubfs/industrial-space-optimization_-featured-image.webp) ](https://www.chemcut.net/blog/scale-up-manufacturing-strategies?hsLang=en) [Operational Safety](https://www.chemcut.net/blog/tag/operational-safety?hsLang=en), [Technical Process information](https://www.chemcut.net/blog/tag/technical-process-information?hsLang=en) ### Optimize a Wet Processing for Design & Spacing Effective space planning and design are critical to the success of wet processing facilities.... 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