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Grinders & Polishers, Electrolytic Polisher & Etcher
QETCH 1000
The Qetch 1000 is a fully automatic electrolytic polisher and etcher with intuitive touch-screen operation.
Lot # and price held 7 days after order.
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Spec-match guarantee on every lot
Built for production teams
What your process engineer actually checks
Locked, traceable lot chemistry
Every lot ships with a COA documenting PSD, sphericity, flow rate, apparent density, and full chemistry — and a lot number you can trace. Aerospace and medical teams reorder 4+ times without re-qualifying.
Qualified parameters, not just powder
Validated parameter sets for EOS M 290, Renishaw 500Q, SLM 280, and our own AO Metal LPBF ship with the order. Load the profile and hit density on the first build — no parameter-development burn.
A materials engineer on the line
Questions on ferrite content, flowability, recyclate ratios, or HIP response? A materials engineer answers directly — not a contact-form bot. Most replies in under 4 hours, NDA standard.
About this product
PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
• Automatic, electrolytic polishing & etching device
• Touch-screen display with QATM-software control
• Up to 200 programs with all parameters storable, protected per password
• Current & voltage diagram in real time
• Variable output voltage and process duration
• Automatic, electrolytic polishing & etching device
• Touch-screen display with QATM-software control
• Up to 200 programs with all parameters storable, protected per password
• Current & voltage diagram in real time
• Variable output voltage and process duration
EASY OPERATION
Qetch 1000 provides maximum safety and flexibility for the user during the polishing & etching process by intuitive touchscreen control. Separation of polishing & etching unit from control unit enables operation within a lab fume cupboard.
Option for connecting an additional and an external etching unit increases time saving applications. The chemical-resistant plastic vessels, also for storage of the electrolytes, are quick and easy to change.
TOUCHSCREEN-CONTROL
The QATM touchscreen surface allows intuitive operation even with gloves. Up to 200 programs with all parameters can be stored and protected with password (incl. labelling field).
POLISHING AND ETCHING UNIT
The chemical resistant coated stainless steel housing has a large polishing table and can also be used separated from the control
unit, e.g. in a lab-fume cabinet.
EASY OPERATION
Qetch 1000 provides maximum safety and flexibility for the user during the polishing & etching process by intuitive touchscreen control. Separation of polishing & etching unit from control unit enables operation within a lab fume cupboard.
Option for connecting an additional and an external etching unit increases time saving applications. The chemical-resistant plastic vessels, also for storage of the electrolytes, are quick and easy to change.
TOUCHSCREEN-CONTROL
The QATM touchscreen surface allows intuitive operation even with gloves. Up to 200 programs with all parameters can be stored and protected with password (incl. labelling field).
POLISHING AND ETCHING UNIT
The chemical resistant coated stainless steel housing has a large polishing table and can also be used separated from the control
unit, e.g. in a lab-fume cabinet.
| Brand | QATM |
| Connection power | 2 kVA |
| Max. voltage | 90 V DC |
| Max. current | 14 A |
| Polishing duration | 1 sec - 25 min |
| Etching duration | 1 sec - 5 min |
| W x H x D | 330 x 220 x 400mm / 12.99 x 8.66 x 15.75 in |
| Weight | ~ 7 kg |
Full documentation — TDS, SDS, batch COA, and parameter sets for the major LPBF platforms. Everything you need for qualification under AS9100 / ISO 13485 workflows.
Don't see your spec?
We atomize our own. Custom variants on request.
Tighter PSD, modified chemistry, custom blend? Our ATO atomization lab runs custom batches in 3–4 weeks. Biocompatible, refractory, proprietary — all in-house, verified before ship.
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From process engineers running QETCH 1000
Unedited feedback from customers who reorder QETCH 1000.
★★★★★
Same lot 4 times in a row. We stopped re-running parameter sweeps after the second order — density was identical to the first build.
MK
Marcus K.
Process Engineer · Aerospace OEM
★★★★★
Asked about ferrite content on a Friday. A materials engineer answered Monday morning with actual data, not a sales pitch. That's why we keep ordering.
PS
Priya S.
R&D Lead · Medical Devices
★★★★★
COA matches the bottle. PSD and flow are exactly what was on the sheet — we run it on a Renishaw 500Q and it hits density on the first try.
DR
Diego R.
Production Lead · Energy
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