Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is a common alloy choice for engineers designing parts and components used in medical, aerospace, electronics, and automotive applications. The material is durable, strong, and resistant to corrosion and heat. It comes in a variety of grades and compositions, making it flexible across a number of applications.
PEI leverages the benefits of stainless steel and photochemically etches precision parts, including filters, fuel cell plates, stators, shims, RF shields, and surgical blades, to name just a few. Our operators feature decades of experience in engineering, manufacturing, and finishing hundreds of parts.
The Benefits of
Stainless Steel
The unique properties of stainless steel make it an ideal choice for dozens of applications across the world’s most important industries.
Strength & Durability
The high tensile strength of stainless steel allows parts and components to withstand extreme conditions and maintain their form under heavy loads.
Corrosion Resistance
Stainless steel’s natural properties make it resistant to rust and corrosion, making it the smart choice for parts in harsh environments.
Flexibility
The metal is easily etched, formed, and machined into various medical, electronics, aerospace, and automotive parts and components.
Versatile
Engineers pick any one of the various stainless steel alloys and grades to match the demands of their applications.
Stainless Steel
Etching Capabilities
Please see our Design Guide or contact us for more information about PEI’s additional manufacturing capabilities.
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Panel Size
Max 24” x 30” -
Panel Thickness
Minimum 0.0005” — Max 0.200” -
Hole Size
Min 0.005” or 110% of material thickness -
Spacing
Minimum 120% of material thickness -
Inside Radii
Material thickness -
Outside Radii
Approx. 75% material thickness -
Center-Center Hole Distance
DIA + material thickness -
Etch Tolerance
± 10% material thickness, no less than ±0.001"
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Panel Size
Max 24” x 30”
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Panel Thickness
Minimum 0.0005” — Max 0.200”
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Hole Size
Min 0.005” or 110% of material thickness
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Spacing
Minimum 120% of material thickness
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Inside Radii
Material thickness
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Outside Radii
Approx. 75% material thickness
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Center-Center Hole Distance
DIA + material thickness
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Etch Tolerance
± 10% material thickness, no less than ±0.001"
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Stainless Steel Parts We Produce
Stainless Steel Fuel Cell Plate
Stainless Steel Encoder Wheel
Stainless Steel Encoder for Automotive Braking
Stainless Steel Etched Button Spring Plate
Custom Stainless Steel Step Lid
Stainless Steel Filter Screen in Strips
PEI’s suite of capabilities
Engineering
We work with our partners to introduce new ideas and enhanced manufacturing solutions. Our engineers leverage the power of technology and decades of experience to ensure each design and plan will deliver the expected results, whether for the latest in renewable energy or a new life-saving medical technology.
Chemical Machining
PEI’s commitment to delivering thin metal parts and components utilizing precision photochemical etching dates back decades. We are the world’s leading etcher of titanium and can handle aluminum, beryllium copper, molybdenum, and many other metals. PCE is an ideal manufacturing process for rapid prototyping and high-production runs.
Forming
Our precision operators turn thin metal parts into reliable components with meticulous machine and manual forming techniques. PEI’s forming expertise starts at the first step, enabling us to develop highly accurate parts that our team forms to exact standards and specifications.
Finishing
Protecting precision metal parts from corrosion, wear, and environmental hazards is job number one when applying coatings, finishes, plating, or paint. Finishing applications also offer antibiotic and aesthetic benefits to the parts we produce via photochemical etching.
Assembly
PEI delivers durable and reliable assembled components found in power-generating, life-saving, and high-technology applications worldwide. Our expert team of engineers and operators team to ensure our partners receive ready-to-implement solutions that will last.
Quality Assurance
The PEI Quality Assurance team analyzes every thin metal part and component to ensure its precision, accuracy, and durability. Our team uses a combination of technological and manual inspection techniques to check for imperfections before any part or component leaves our facility.
Our first job is establishing trust to inspire a spirit of partnership.
Industries and technologies evolve when people work together to push boundaries and uncover new solutions. For over 50 years, we’ve stood shoulder to shoulder as leading companies across every market sector push forward with revolutionary changes that change the world. We are ready to share and leverage knowledge and expertise to collaborate with our customers for mutual success.
The Industries We Serve
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Reviewed, Tested and Compliant
PEI’s long history of meeting and exceeding industry standards and customer expectations began in 1968. For over 50 years, we’ve kept quality assurance at the forefront of our work by training our manufacturing teams, maintaining our equipment, and establishing rigorous internal controls. PEI holds several certifications, including ISO9001:2015, AS9100:2016, and ITAR. We adhere to MIL-STD-45662, MIL-STD-105, and ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 quality standards.