Electroformed Metal Filters From Stork Veco Feature Burr-Free Holes and Slots

BURLINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - Nov 8, 2011) - Stork Veco International, Inc. has announced the availability of custom engineered electroformed metal filters featuring burr-free holes and slots with wedge-shaped cross sections that prevent clogging. They are suitable for a wide range liquid-solid and solid-gas filtration and separation applications in the chemical, food, gas, oil, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, water treatment, and many other industries.

Stork Veco Micro Filters can incorporate holes, slots and complex shapes from 0.0001" to 0.080" dia. with tolerances to +/-0.5 µm and include up to 1 million holes per square inch. Custom manufactured to specification from nickel in sizes from 1/8" to 3 ft. sq. and 0.001" to 0.021" thick, these metal filters can be finished with various types of protective coatings.

Available in prototype to production quantities, Stork Veco Micro Filters feature sharp edges and excellent reproducibility which is characteristic of electroforming, claims the firm. Suitable for use as filters and pre-filters to prolong the life of membranes, they have wedge-shaped cross sections to prevent clogging and facilitate cleaning.

Stork Veco Micro Filters are priced according to configuration and quantity. Price quotations and representative samples are available upon request.

About Stork Veco

Stork Veco International, Inc., located in Massachusetts, is the United States sales office for Stork Veco B.V. of the Netherlands. They are the leading manufacturing company of two-dimensional, metal precision Products. To meet customers' specifications in a wide variety of industries, Stork Veco has developed high standards of performance in: Electroforming, Photo etching and Laser cutting. All three technologies offer a powerful combination of flexibility and precision in manufacturing standard and custom made products to meet exact OEM design requirements.