✲ Single-side spray
Entry-level. Etch one side, protect the other. Single etching
Spray etching machine
Horizontal spray photochemical etching lines for stainless, copper, aluminium and titanium. Single-side, double-side, oscillating-nozzle and conveyor systems — fresh etchant on every pass, ±0.02 mm, etch factor up to 4.0. The workhorse of every GE production line.
Spray etching is the production-grade cousin of immersion etching: pump-driven nozzles sweep fresh etchant across the panel at controlled pressure and oscillation, replacing spent liquor each pass. The result is faster etch, finer features and more consistent chemistry across the panel.
By configuration
GE spray etching machines
✲ Double-side spray
Two-side simultaneous. Halve etch time. DB series
✲ Conveyorised spray
Continuous strip at 1.5–4.5 m/min. Continuous etching
✲ Oscillating-nozzle
Higher etch factor on precision work. Precision horizontal
✲ Reel-to-reel spray
Continuous strip fed from coil. Reel-to-reel
✲ Vertical precision spray
±0.01 mm — stencils, encoder discs. Precision vertical
Recommended machine
DB-series double-side spray line
2-side simultaneous
Double-Sided Spray Etching Machine
- Working width650 mm × L
- Nozzle oscillation12–18 cycles/min
- Spray pressure0.8–2.5 bar (variable)
- Etch factor1.5–2.5 (standard)
- Throughput2.5–4.5 m/min
PCB etching, nameplates, decor panels, sign blanks.
±0.005 mm
Precision Vertical Spray Etching Machine
- Etch size550 × 550 mm
- Spray patternUpward + downward oscillating
- Etch factor2.5–4.0
- Min. feature≈ 0.05 mm
- Best forSMT stencils, encoders
Where the finest features matter most.
Process science
Spray etch physics, in 5 numbers
📐 Nozzle pressure
0.8–2.5 bar at the orifice. Variable per panel.
📐 Oscillation rate
12–18 cycles/min. Faster = more refresh, sharper walls.
📐 Etchant flow
40–120 L/min per square meter of panel. Recirculated.
📐 Etch factor
1.5–2.5 standard; 2.5–4.0 on precision vertical.
📐 Sidewall slope
60–85° depending on feature density and chemistry.
📐 Edge burr
0 µm — flat, square edge from chemical dissolution.
GE spray etching machines
Spray etching machines on the GE lineup
All GE spray etching lines run the same chemistry cabinet, just with different spray architectures.
GE-TS650 (Turntable)
GE-TS650 Turntable — Single- & Double-Side
Compact turntable cabinet for plaques, signs, watch cases & small decorative parts.
| Etching area | 650 × 650 mm (custom) |
| Power | 5.5 kW / 380 V |
| Spray pressure | 1–3 bar (variable) |
| Spray pattern | Single-side or double-side via turntable |
| Controls | Temp, speed, pressure, network filter |
| Cabinet | PP, full exhaust, PLC + HMI |
| Dimension | 1650 × 1500 × 1550 mm |
Process flow: Loading → Etching → Unloading.
GE-JM650 (Conveyor)
GE-JM650 Conveyor — Double-Side Spray
Production-line double-side spray etching, continuous panel feed.
| Power | 11.5–15 kW / 380 V |
| Etching width | 650 / 1000 / 1220 / 1550 mm |
| Spray motors | 4 kW × 2 sets, oscillating |
| Tolerance | ±0.02 mm |
| Thickness | 0.05–2.0 mm |
| Tank volume | 800 L |
| Dimension | 3850 × 1650 × 1550 mm |
Process flow: Load → 2-chamber etch → recycle-water wash → city-water rinse → Unload.
GE-TS650 (Vertical)
GE-TS650 Vertical — Precision Spray
Top & bottom simultaneous spray. Highest etch factor on fine features.
| Power | 5.5 kW / 380 V / 50 Hz |
| Etch area | 650 × 650 mm (custom) |
| Spray | Top & bottom, oscillating, 4 kW |
| Thickness | 0.05–5.0 mm |
| Tank volume | 400 L |
| Dimension | 1850 × 1650 × 1550 mm |
Etch factor 2.5–4.0 — sharpest sidewalls on STENCIL, encoder, stent work.
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