"BMW car audio, Huawei's communication base station, Siemens' nuclear magnetic resonance equipment, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier and other high-end watch parts manufacturers all use our high-quality free-cutting beryllium copper alloy rod material."
Dr. Long Tao, the technical director of ZZAM Alloy Materials Technology Company, the only manufacturer in China and the third manufacturer in the world capable of producing high-quality free-cut beryllium copper alloy rods, proudly said.
The ZZAM alloy material technology company established in 2010, after six years of product development and process adjustments, only realized commercial production of free-cutting beryllium copper alloy rod materials in 2016.
From 1600 at the beginning to 2200 (international standard), this is the number of parts processed by ZZAM beryllium copper alloy rods on a single machine. Finally, in 2016, the high-quality free-cutting beryllium copper alloy rods produced by ZZAM were recognized by European customers and entered the European Union, becoming the third company in the world (one each in the United States and Japan) and the only company in China that can produce such materials.
Recognized by Swiss high-end watch parts manufacturers
The free-cutting beryllium copper alloy has good easy turning, elasticity, wear resistance and electrical conductivity. It is the material of choice for producing highly reliable electrical contact connections, and it is also a key basic material for the "four bases" in the 2025 strategy made in China. It is mainly used as the core component of defense military industry, aerospace, communications electronics, automotive electronics and high-end watches.
There are two types of high-quality free-cutting beryllium copper alloy rods produced by ZZAM, one for customers such as RF coaxial connectors and probes, and one for Swiss high-end watch parts manufacturers.
"For example, BMW car audio, Huawei's communication base station, Siemens' MRI equipment, etc., its connectors and probes are processed with our raw materials." Long Tao took out some high-quality free-cut beryllium copper alloy rods and processed them into The part, a part about the size of an embroidery needle, is still hollow.
"The production of high-end watch parts requires higher material performance. The processing of gears, bearings and other parts cannot even be completed by the naked eye, and the materials must withstand the test." Long Tao said that the high quality of the product has made the company a After the United States, the only company in the world that can supply free-cut beryllium copper alloy rods to high-end watch parts manufacturers.
Last year, ZZAM free-cutting beryllium copper alloy rods were exported to Switzerland, and were approved by high-end watch parts manufacturers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex and Cartier.
"In the past, beryllium copper alloy materials all depended on imports. After our company can produce them, the price is 30% to 40% cheaper than that in the United States, and the supply cycle is also greatly shortened.
The improvement of production efficiency comes from the improvement of production process. ZZAM successfully developed a production process with independent and independent intellectual property rights based on the self-developed "adjustable directional solidification semi-continuous horizontal continuous casting" smelting production technology, combined with American processing technology. Compared with American competitors, it has the advantages of small batch size, energy saving and environmental protection, easy adjustment, and low cost. It has withstood the market and user inspection for 2 years and achieved stable mass production.
As a high-tech enterprise, ZZAM has 2 invention patents and 6 utility model patents, and 2 invention patents are being declared.
Today, high-quality free-cutting beryllium copper alloy rods produced by ZZAM occupy 40% of the domestic market share in China. Products are mainly exported to the European Union and the United States, Japan and South Korea. The company established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Los Angeles, USA, and hired a professional beryllium copper alloy sales engineer to develop the American market.