MICA Freeform process portrayed in animation

At Microfabrica Inc., Van Nuys, Calif., engineers have taken a cue from the semiconductor and additive-manufacturing industries to create what they call MICA Freeform, which the company describes as an ultra-high-precision process that brings together aspects of stereolithography and electrochemical deposition. The process is said to have application in the medical, semiconductor and aerospace markets.