Electrochemical jet manufacturing technology: From fundamentals to application

Electrochemical jet processing encompasses a group of non-contact and ‘tool-less’ technologies, relying on localised electrolyte jets to affect changes the workpiece in site-specific manner. This is achieved without thermally or mechanically modifying underlying material giving rise unique class manufacturing methods. Jet techniques have been applied remove deposit selectively, for example machine microscale pits grooves, process larger surface areas, selectively coat materials through variety accretion phenomena. The itself also has potential serve as analysis/metrology tool. unify broad range methods under one platform presents opportunity enable bespoke programmable geometries, finishes compositions, guided by design independent precondition. review seeks enrich literature drawing together these interdisciplinary research avenues into single extensive but critical survey, incorporating fundamentals theory, recent developments, applications methods, including hybrid processes. Finally, this attempts provide new insight propose direction future with view enhancing areas which electrochemical processes can add value factory floor become widely industrial practice. • state-of-the-art discussed, emphasis applications. Mechanisms removal, accretion, modification are explored. Investigations effects common parameters typical outputs critically reviewed. Prospective discussed context topical themes.