Brazing offers several advantages:
- Gentle on materials: In contrast to welding, the base metals are not melted, which means that their properties and microstructure remain largely unchanged.
- Highest precision possible: As the workpieces are fixed in an exact position and the capillary gap is created very precisely, brazing under inert gas enables extremely delicate and high-precision joints.
- Good thermal conductivity of the joint: The resulting soldered joint has good thermal conductivity.
- Good electrical conductivity of the connection: The soldered connection also has good electrical conductivity.
- Several soldered joints possible at the same time: The precise positioning and fixing of the workpieces means that several soldered joints can be produced in a single operation.
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Overall, brazing under inert gas enables the production of high-quality, filigree connections that meet the high demands of the watch industry and medical technology. The joining technology preserves the properties of the materials used and offers high reliability and durability in the finished products.
Competence center for precious metals
The BWB-Ampho factory is located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the heart of the Swiss watch industry. As a supplier to the watch and jewelry industry, the plant specializes in the assembly of small parts using welding and brazing processes, a wide range of electrolytic surface treatments, sand and glass bead blasting, and the processing of stainless steel cables.
