BREHM AS AN EMPLOYER

We are proud bearer of the BSFZ seal!

Last year, the company Brehm successfully developed a novel process for deburring components. The advantage lies in the fact that an additional step of chemical deburring can be omitted, as the components are mechanically deburred between the multi-stage grinding process using a specially integrated brushing method. For this purpose, a fully automated production line with several grinding and brushing stations, as well as the feeding and removal of components by robots, was designed and built by our in-house toolmaking department.

The project was supported by the research allowance of the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space. Thanks to the successful implementation of our project, we are now entitled to carry the BSFZ seal of the Certification Office for Research Allowance – an official mark of our innovative strength (Link: https://www.bescheinigung-forschungszulage.de/forschung-und-entwicklung-im-rampenlicht).

We are proud of this award and see it as an incentive to continue developing innovative solutions and shaping the future.

Another step towards sustainability

We are pleased to announce the successful commissioning of our new photovoltaic system! With this investment in renewable energy, we are setting a clear example of environmental awareness and sustainable business practices.

The 457m² system, installed on the company’s roof, will in the future cover a significant part of our energy needs through solar power, thereby not only significantly reducing our CO₂ emissions but also strengthening our independence from conventional energy sources.

For us, sustainability is not a trend, but a central part of our corporate philosophy. The new PV system is another milestone on our path to acting ecologically responsibly and actively contributing to the energy transition.

We thank all those involved for the smooth implementation and look forward to a sunny future!

Awarded for the fifth time in a row.

We are proud to announce that we have already been honored by General Motors for the fifth consecutive time with the Supplier Quality Excellence Award. The award recognizes the continuous surpassing of our customer’s strict quality performance criteria, as well as the outstanding cooperation in all areas.

This special recognition shows that we not only meet the highest standards, but also build trust and partnership in the long term. For us, this is an incentive to continue doing everything possible to provide our customers with excellent products and services.

A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated team, whose commitment and know-how made this success possible. Together, we set benchmarks for quality and customer satisfaction.

A social partnership learning journey for future products

Transformation is currently on everyone's lips, including at the company Brehm. Since the 1990s, Brehm has increasingly specialized in the machining of electroplated aluminum turned parts with increasingly complex geometries. These components are largely installed in automatic transmissions, which means the dependence on the combustion engine is immense.

In order to tackle the challenging path of transformation together, a social partnership learning journey was initiated, consisting of members of management, the works council, IG Metall, and experts from ZSW (Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg), as well as ISF (Institute for Social Science Research). The goal of this learning journey was to identify new business areas, especially in the field of alternative drive technologies, to get to know the technologies better, and to establish contacts in the industries.

The special feature of this approach was that the strategy, in contrast to conventional business model development, was not developed only internally or with the inclusion of theoretical experts, but together with research institutes and in direct exchange with potential customers. In addition, the social partners and the entire workforce were actively involved in the design process.

During the visit to ZSW and the HyFaB research factory, the current state of research in hydrogen technology and fuel cell technology was reviewed, and the market for turned parts in electrolyzers, fuel cell drives, and the hydrogen combustion engine was discussed. During a subsequent visit to the company Cellcentric, the production of fuel cell systems could be directly experienced and feedback from practice on the previously developed approaches was obtained. The same approach was then carried out in the field of electromobility and in an exchange with the company IVECO. Particularly in the area of thermal management, but also in other peripheral components of the battery, interesting applications for turned parts could be identified. 

Our aspiration is to use our core competencies to help shape alternative drive technologies and drive innovation forward. In doing so, we offer you more than just contract turning. We accompany your projects with our process know-how from the development phase to series production. Our in-house special machine construction builds tailor-made automation solutions for our production and develops assembly machines for your assemblies. In doing so, we always place great value on the highest precision.

Let us shape the future together!