Development and distribution of CNC-manufactured custom keyboards, keycaps and switches made of aluminium, brass and plastic.
keebwerk.
GermanyNew on Amplifa
About keebwerk.
keebwerk. is a German company that develops and distributes custom mechanical keyboards and accessories for the enthusiast market. The portfolio includes keyboard cases and keycaps made of CNC-machined aluminium, brass weights, proprietary tactile-silent switches (tacit.), EVA foam inserts for sound damping (mute.) as well as sturdy stackable trays. Manufacturing is carried out through the selection of external manufacturers: For the nano. projects, aluminium cases were produced by CNC service providers, the Paragon and Swiss projects were anodised or E-coated, and brass weights received a PVD coating. Switches were produced by injection moulding with proprietary moulds. Distribution runs through the company's own online shop with configurator as well as through a worldwide vendor network (including NovelKeys, DailyClack, CandyKeys, Zfrontier) in a group-buy model. Shipping takes place from Germany; the US market was served via proxy systems. Firmware updates and documentation are maintained in parallel.
- Site
- Germany
- Processes
- CNC machining (outsourced, aluminium cases/keycaps), Anodising, PVD coating / e-coating (PVD coating of brass weights, e-coating), PCB manufacturing (printed circuit boards, gold-plated drill holes), EVA foam die-cutting (damping mats, 1.5mm thickness), Injection moulding of switches (own mould costs mentioned), Online configurator for custom keyboards, Group-buy handling via worldwide vendor networks
- Materials
- Aluminium, Brass, POM, EVA foam, Rubber (pads for switches)
- Industries
- Custom mechanical keyboards / enthusiast market, PC hardware accessories, E-commerce
- 01
Engineering/design
- 02
Qualification of external CNC and coating manufacturers
- 03
Prototypes and test samples
- 04
Series production by suppliers (CNC, anodising, PVD/E-coating, injection
- 05
Assembly in Germany
- 06
Distribution via shop and worldwide vendor network
- 07
Firmware and documentation support
Materials and Processes
Aluminium
CNC-machined cases, keycaps and trays, anodised or E-coated.
Brass
Plates and weights, partly PVD-coated in silver or gold.
POM
Case and plate material for the Swiss keyboard.
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC machining (outsourced, aluminium cases/keycaps)Machining | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, Brass |
| AnodisingSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| PVD coating / e-coating (PVD coating of brass weights, e-coating)Surface | – | – | – | – | Brass, Aluminium |
| PCB manufacturing (printed circuit boards, gold-plated drill holes)Electronics/Assembly | – | – | – | – | Aluminium (gold-plated), FR4 |
| EVA foam die-cutting (damping mats, 1.5mm thickness)Plastics | – | – | – | – | EVA foam |
| Injection moulding of switches (own mould costs mentioned)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic, Rubber |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2017
Website and shop online since January 2017 (first pages published)
- 2019
nano. slider as first project; completion and launch of the nano. series, mute. foam inserts and tacit. switch (9,000 units, January 2020)
- 2020
mega. 65% aluminium keyboard in stock from 24 May; delivery of nano. bento
- 2022
Paragon group buy sold out within minutes in January; manufacturing including anodisation and PVD coating of the brass weights
- 2023
Swiss-by-Bregoli group buy completed, manufacturing completed in December; SynthLabs060 manufacturing near completion