Non-parametric design from VISI benefits production of 150 billion products

摘要

Established in 1862 as a manufacturer of pen nibs, today Brandauer uses the strapline 'From Pens to Particle Physics' and has grown to be one of Europe's largest contract presswork and stamping companies, making high-precision metal components - mainly electrical connectors for automotive, medical, environmental and telecoms applications - and supplying them to customers around the world. The company operates with some 70 employees at a 45,000ft~2 facility in Birmingham, and most of its products are stamped from a range of materials that include phosphor bronze, highcarbon steels, stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminium. Most of the press tools are machined from D2 hardened tool steel and feature carbide inserts.