Brandauer and Bruderer UK mark 60 years of precision production with £ 700,000 investment
TOOLS, PLANT & EQUIPMENT PRECISION IN PARTNERSHIP
BRUDERER UK
Brandauer and Bruderer UK mark 60 years of precision production with £ 700,000 investment
A precision relationship that has spanned more than 60 years is celebrating a new milestone after the latest turnkey project delivered major performance wins on a male grooming component supply contract.
Brandauer, one of the world’ s leading metal stamping and tooling specialists, worked with Bruderer UK to specify and install a new BSTA510- 150B2 press and associated ancillary equipment, capable of producing millions of precision razor frames every week.
The £ 700,000 machine line delivers 51 tonnes of power at up to 1050 strokes per minute, with a unique 1500mm press bed facilitating the adoption of a four element fully modular progression tool that meets the demand for volume, accuracy and part-to-part reliability for its international client.
In addition, a BBV191 precision mechanical feed was specified to cater for high tensile stainless steel that is just 0.15mm thick.
“ Our relationship with Bruderer goes way beyond that of a machine supplier; in essence the press specialist has become a critical partner in our pursuit of new automated process development and ultra precision parts,” explained Rowan Crozier, CEO of Brandauer.
“ The latest BSTA510-150B2 press is the perfect example of how the relationship works. We won and setup a new line to supply lead frames for subscription razor assemblies and, due to increasing volumes, recognised the need for additional capacity that could take us to the next level.”
He continued:“ We sat down with Bruderer UK’ s expert sales team, who are all former toolmakers, and came up with an option that gave us the power, the control, the speed and the accuracy our clients were craving.”
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