A customer from the highway lighting industry approached Keats to reel-to-reel stamp and form custom phosphor bronze spring contacts.

We designed and built tooling to reel-to-reel stamp the .032″ thick, 1.00″ long and 1.075″ wide contacts. Then, the pre-tinned #510 phosphor bronze contacts were formed and specially packaged on reels. Throughout the entire process we held tightest tolerances of ±.005″.  50,000 of the contacts were delivered weekly to the client’s location in Mexico.

To learn more about this project, please see the details below. For more information about all of our other services please contact Keats.

Project Highlights for a Reel-to-Reel Stamping

Product Description

These phosphor bronze terminals are used within highway lighting fixtures.

Capabilities Applied/Processes

Primary:
Design
-Design Contact Using AutoCAD
Multi-Slide Stamping

Overall Part Dimensions

Material Thickness: .032"
Length: 1.00"
Width: 1.075"

Tightest Tolerances

±.005"

Material Used

510 Phosphor Bronze

Material Finish

Pre-Plated Silver in Coil

Industry for Use

Lighting

Volume

2,600,000 Per Year

Delivery Time

50,000 Per Week

Delivery Location

Mexico

Standards Met

Customer supplied print, 2D CAD Drawing

Product Name

Spring Contact

Resources

Keats Manufacturing

Keats Southwest

Keats De Mexico

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