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Etching a succession of articles from a strip of sheet metal

US4126510A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1977
Grant dateNov 21, 1978
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Expiry dateOct 6, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23F1/04
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

When precision etching a succession of articles from a strip of metal having random variations in thickness and moving along a prescribed path, the thickness of the metal strip is monitored, and the etching step is adjusted in response to the monitored thickness to compensate for the thickness variations.

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