Engineered Metal Components

When you are working in the most difficult applications, the demands on a device and its component parts create the need for a special expertise. Many components are required to show excellence in a combination of factors; extremely small size, excellent corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, precision tolerances and mechanical strength properties. Those requirements can be met with the excellent material and process capacities of our partners...

Deringer-Ney is a leading manufacturer of precision device components and develops custom alloys for the medtech and other industries. Its manufacturing capabilities include, forming, cold heading, stamping, insert-moulding and assembly. Within the medical device sector Deringer-Ney is specialized in catheter tips, implant and hearing aid components. Manufacturing excellence in these application is supported by the development of custom biocompatible alloys.

For other industrial applications Deringer-Ney is your partner for any kind of electrical contact components and custom precious metal alloys. Experience supplying the automotive and appliance sectors has allowed Deringer-Ney to create numerous low cost production processes to support large volume applications.

Utitec is specialized in deep drawn, stamped and machined components as well as a wide range of secondary processes from surface treatment to cleanroom assembly and packaging.

Cadence provides specialty metal components and sub-assemblies for critical products using diverse techniques and state-of-the-art technologies. The flexible manufacturing processes enable product designers and engineers to fully leverage their creativity and design requirements.

Capabilities

Cold Forming
Cutting
Deep Drawing and Forming of Wires and Tubes
Machining (CNC Milling, Turning, PEEK)
Laser Fabrication (Welding, Cutting, Drilling, Marking, LaserSwiss, Machining)
Piercing and Slotting, Tube Notching, Pointing and Sharpening (Blades and Tubes)

Tube Bending and End Forming
Tube Flaring and Flanging
Tube Swaging
Stamping
Surface Treatment: Passivation, (Electro-)Polishing, Grinding (ECG), Heat treatment, Electro-Chemical Edge Enhancement, Photo Etching, Deburring, EDM, Bright Annealing
Cleanroom Assembly & Packaging

Product Examples

Catheter components: Tips, Wedges, Tubes, Catheter and Stent markers
Dental implant components: Abutments, Implants, Implant holders
Electrical components: Sensor components, Temperature sensor covers, (Hearing aid)-High performance contacts, Micro connectors, Contact pins
Surgical components: Blades, Knife Assemblies, Needles & Cannulas, Scissors, Scalpels
Aerospace: Precious Metal Alloys for satellites, aircraft and driving components and further applications where the stakes are high
Automotive: Sliding Contacts, Slip Rings, Fuel level sensors and other current sensing devices
Appliance: electrical contacts for smart water meters, thermostats, control knobs for hot tubs and other power appliction
Energy: electrical contact systems, commutation slip ring components, electrical contacts for smart meter technologies and other power control applications
Semiconductors: Noble metal alloys in wire, rod and foil form. Buckling beam and cantilever probes, Pogo Pins and Sockets

Other components: Support tubes for staple systems, Micro gas cylinders for air, Miniature screws, machined test probes

Materials

Stainless Steels, Carbon Steel, Titanium Alloys, Niobium, Tantalum, Aluminum, Copper, Nickel, Precious Metals and Precious Metals Alloys (e.g. Gold, Silver, Platinum, Pd based Paliney®, Au based Neyoro®, Pt/Ir), further Alloys (e.g. Be Cu, Brass, Hastelloy, Inconel, Monel)