K&E Plastics Micro-Machining Department

Plastics Manufacturing and Fabrication

There is a strong trend towards miniaturization in manufacturing and K&E Plastics will be able to meet the demands of its customers for tight-tolerance, precision plastic parts that require micro-milling and drilling. Our Micro-Machining Department is physically separate from the rest of the plant, temperature and humid-controlled and utilizes the latest in micro-machining equipment and the inspection instruments needed to confirm precision.

For these meticulous parts, like semiconductor test sockets, K&E machines such high-end plastics as Torlon™, Semitron™, Ultem™, Meldin™ 7000 Polyimides, Vespel™ and more. Through the maintenance of constant temperature and humidity in the work area, these materials will remain stable from storage through machining to shipping. The K&E Micro-Machining Department will maintain the same temperature and humidity settings as many of our electronics customers' clean room assembly areas.

Video Metrology

To meet the stringent quality demands of the micro-circuit industry and other customers with small precision parts, K&E Plastics has added the Optical Gaging Products SmartScope® Flash™ 500 to its arsenal of inspection equipment in the Quality Control Department. This instrument provides high precision video measurement with outstanding software control. The Flash™ 500 features a bridge-type support structure for optical stability, a working area of 20 x 18 x 8 (xyz) inches, DC servo motors with 3-axis joystick control and superior “point and click” 3D software.