Aerospace
- Conard is AS9100/ISO9001 registered
- National Quality Associates Certificate 11619
- ITAR Registration Number M27542
- Founded in 1965 to chemically mill propeller hubs for Pratt and Whitney
- Specializing in photo etching aluminum up to .080" (2mm) thick
- Part sizes up to 24" x 66"
aerospace customers include:
Pratt & Whitney |
Hamilton Sundstrand |
General Dynamics |
Eagle Picher |
Kaman |
Raytheon |
Northrop Grumman |
Parker Hannifin |
Goodrich |
Photochemical machining is used to produce components for many types of aerospace applications from airframe stiffeners and heat sinks to satellite batteries.
The ability to produce complex parts that are free of burrs and distortion in very thin gauges of metal is a key advantage of photochemical etching.
Many aerospace components are produced in aluminum to save weight. Photo etching aluminum is challenging because it is a very reactive metal that readily oxidizes. (Aluminum hydroxide is a component of solid rocket fuel!)
Richard Huttinger, a metallurgist, developed a proprietary method for precision chemical milling of aluminum for jet engine components. Expertise in photo etching aluminum led to the founding of the The Conard Corporation in 1965.
Conard's ability to photo etch aluminum up to .080" thick continues to find new applications in many industries.
Photo chemical machining is exempt from NADCAP because the process does not alter any of the properties of the metal.
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| Etched Screen, Formed and Laser Welded | Etched Property Plate |
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| Battery Grid | Etched Warning Plate |
