Custom Lead frames can be manufactured from virtually all
metals and alloys, such as medical-grade alloys, titanium, platinum, stainless
steels, and copper alloys. Custom engineered, they can include selectively
plated precious metals, inlays, and special design characteristics, such as strain
reliefs and “ears up” crimp sections for automatic termination equipment.
Available in prototype to production quantities, ETCO Custom
Lead frames can be post plated, cleaned, and packaged to customer requirements;
supplied loose or as strip on reels. Typical sizes range from 0.0008 to 0.07-in.
thick with ±0.0005 in. tolerances, depending upon configuration. The firm can
also provide a full range of application equipment to support automation.