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bedra company presentation

bedra company presentation

bedra company presentation

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Company Overview
Founded in 1889, bedra is a leading international manufacturer of high-quality precision wires made from non-ferrous metals. The company is renowned for its innovation and reliability, producing over 30 million kilometers of precision wire annually in more than 100 alloy versions. With a strong customer focus, bedra operates in over 50 countries and employs 420 people across two production locations.
Production and Capabilities
Bedra is unique in its ability to manage the entire production chain, from casting to electroplating, ensuring 100% traceability and consistent high quality. The company’s own foundry allows for flexibility in producing custom alloys and adapting products to specific customer requirements. This capability supports a wide range of industries, including consumer electronics, automotive, aviation, and medical technology.
Product Innovations
Bedra has been instrumental in advancing spark erosion technology, significantly improving manufacturing processes in mold and tool making. The company’s bercoweld® and berAlweld® series cater to diverse welding and brazing applications, making them essential in automotive and plant construction industries.
Quality and Sustainability
Bedra maintains a comprehensive quality management system to ensure its products meet the highest standards. The company is committed to sustainability, adhering to the DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system and implementing a sustainability concept known as bedra360.
Service and Customer Focus
Transitioning from a product manufacturer to a service provider, bedra offers a range of services including after-sales support and technical consulting. The company emphasizes customized solutions, complex product inspections, and tight tolerances for optimal processing results. Bedra’s global sales network and on-site services further enhance customer support.
Historical Milestones
Key milestones in bedra’s history include the invention of the first multiple wire drawing machine in 1923, the installation of a wire electroplating system in 1969, and the acquisition by the Powerway Group in 2019. These developments have positioned bedra as a forward-thinking leader in the precision wire industry.
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bedra company presentation-1

bedra- intelligent wires As a top international manufacturer of high-quality precision wires of non-ferrous metals, we distinguish ourselves in the market through high quality and smart services. Absolute customer focus. This is a long tradition for us – ever since the company was founded in 1889. Our ability to innovate, along with our well-known reliability, set us apart. These two strengths have made bedra a leader in quality and a leader in the market. Year after year, our plants produce more than 30 million kilometers of precision wire – in over 100 alloy versions. production locations countries represented to/year capacity Added value for our customers. This is the yardstick for all our successes. As early as 1889, company founder Carl Berkenhoff, with his „fine wire drawing facility“ in Herborn-Merkenbach, Germany, was characterized by a central idea: to offer his customers more than others offer. Over the company‘s more than 130-year history, this understanding of customer proximity and orientation has grown into an enduring constant. Today our products and services are represented in over 50 countries. Customers worldwide value bedra as a reliable partner for sustainable solutions in the fields of innovative high-tech precision wires for spark erosion, welding and brazing technology, electronic components, and special applications. intelligent wires. Made by bedra. This is our quality promise. We operate in all the important areas of the world. We are one of the few global manufacturers of precision wires that represents the entire production chain: Casting, rolling, drawing, annealing, and electroplating. Our customers benefit from our depth of in-house production through 100% traceability, consistent high quality, and the highest possible processing reliability. We produce around 30 million kilometers of precision wire in over 100 different alloys. Year after year. With consistent high quality. To put it in better context: The wire that we manufacture could wrap around the earth 750 times. Having our own foundry gives us a classic unique selling point. That‘s why we’re able to be so responsive to the wishes of our customers. And it’s also easy for us to produce alloys based on individual customers’ ideas. Or we adapt surfaces and dimensions to our customers’ desired specifications. This is our definition of flexibility. We gear our services to the needs of our customers. Our own research and development department gives us valuable support in this. The considerable effort we invest in this area results in many patented innovations. Because of this our company is associated with the phrase “intelligent wires.” aviation industries information technology mechanical engineering plant construction medical technology

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bedra company presentation-2

Quality products that create value We are known for customer-specific solutions across all service areas. Our highly qualified employees play a major role in this. We rely exclusively on high-quality metals for manufacturing our products. This makes our innovative high-tech precision wires absolutely alloy-pure. Since the beginnings of spark erosion, we have participated with great success in the continuing development of the technology and the associated improvement in manufacturing processes in the area of mold and tool making. With the functional coatings we’ve developed for EDM wire, enor-...

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bedra company presentation-3

Individualized services for every need In order for companies in the world’s markets to prove their full capabilities, it’s not enough to manufacture products that meet the highest demands. Today, a company’s performance is made up of several elements. We are firmly convinced of this. And so we focus on steadily transforming from a manufacturer of innovative high-tech precision wires to a service provider. For companies that can look back on more than 130 years of tradition as manufacturers, this means nothing less than a paradigm shift. By service we mean a comprehensive expansion of our business...

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