A Study of Fineblanking for the Manufacture of Flueric Laminar Proportional Amplifiers.

Abstract

A nonconventional stamping process, known as fineblanking, is investigated for use in high-volume production of flueric laminar proportional amplifiers. The investigation includes the standard deviation of critical dimensions, supply and control flow measurements for a constant pressure, amplifier gain, common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR), and cost breakdown. The present study indicates that fineblanking yields a significant improvement over metal photochemical etching (a widely used fabrication technique) in the repeatability of geometric parameters. Typical standard deviations of a nozzle width are less than 0.5 percent. Further, a 61.3-percent improvement of the mean CMRR was observed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040230

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  • R. Michael Phillippi

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  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

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  • Accuracy
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