Manufacture of stamped parts and stamping tools for electromechanical connection technology
Vogt AG Stanztechnik
Hauptstrasse 31, CH-2554 MeinisbergNew on Amplifa
About Vogt AG Stanztechnik
Vogt AG Stanztechnik, headquartered in Meinisberg (Switzerland), was founded in 1978 as Press-Elec AG in Grenchen and specializes in the design and construction of stamping tools as well as the manufacture of stamped parts for the electrical and electronics industry. In its in-house toolmaking, all tool-specific components are produced on CNC machines; the range includes wire EDM, CNC milling and CNC small-hole EDM. In the stamping shop, Bruderer automatic stamping presses with 25 t and 60 t press force produce precision parts from copper, steel, stainless steel, brass, nickel silver, bronze and spring steel strip up to 2.5 mm strip thickness – from plug and piercing contacts to battery and rechargeable battery contacts to cable connections and SMD stamped parts, also on reel. Tool design is carried out throughout in 3D with SolidWorks and Quickpress; quality assurance is supported by a measuring room with the fully automatic Quick-Image measuring system, connected to the CAQ software IQS. The company is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, trains polymechanics apprentices and has been wholly owned by the Vogt family since 2013.
- Site
- Meinisberg
- Processes
- Stamped parts (stamping technology), Stamping toolmaking, Wire EDM, Sheet metal working up to 2.5 mm thickness, Degreasing, Design (CAD/CAM, SolidWorks, Quickpress), Tool marking by laser, Inspection/CAQ (IQS, Quick-Image, first article inspection reports, SPC)
- Materials
- Copper, Steel, Stainless alloys / Stainless steel, Brass, Nickel silver, Bronze, Spring steel strip, Beryllium (beryllium copper)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015
- Founded
- 1978
- Industries
- Electrical and electronics industry, Electromechanical connection technology, SMD electronics, electromechanical connection technology
- 01
Design (SolidWorks/Quickpress, CAD/CAM)
- 02
Stamping toolmaking (CNC milling, wire EDM, small-hole EDM)
- 03
Stamping shop (Bruderer automatic stamping presses)
- 04
Degreasing (Pero V2)
- 05
Laser marking
- 06
Inspection/CAQ (IQS, Quick-Image, first article inspection reports, SPC)
Materials and Processes
Copper
Used for current conductors such as SMD contact bridges and high-current bridges.
Steel
Base material for mechanical components such as plug tabs, spring contacts and holders.
Stainless steel
For corrosion-resistant battery contacts and holders.
Brass
Main material for plug contacts, cable connections and sleeves, also nickel-plated.
Nickel silver
For connectors, piercing contacts and cover plates.
Bronze
For piercing contacts, crimp and wire-end sleeves, also pre-tinned.
Spring steel strip
For battery contacts and spring elements with high spring force.
Beryllium copper
For clamp sleeves and battery contacts with high conductivity and spring action.
Site
Meinisberg
CHHeadquarters: stamping toolmaking, wire EDM and stamping shop
- Materials
- Copper, steel, stainless steel, brass, nickel silver, bronze, spring steel strip, beryllium copper
- Agie Charmilles CUT P 350 (wire EDM, 2019)
- AGIE Vertex 2 (wire EDM, wire Ø 0.1/0.2 mm, 2007)
- Mikron VCE 800 Pro (CNC machining center, 40-tool magazine, 2011)
- AgieCharmilles Drill20 CNC (small-hole EDM Ø 0.3–3.5 mm, 2012)
- 7× Bruderer BSTA 25 automatic stamping press 25 t (Siegfried control)
- 3× Bruderer automatic stamping press 60 t (Siegfried control)
- Pero V2 degreasing system (perchloroethylene, 2008)
- Laser marking device time-technology (2018)
- Quick-Image measuring system
Stamped Parts and Contacts
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamped parts (stamping technology)Forming | – | – | – | – | Copper, Steel, Stainless alloys |
| Stamping toolmakingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wire EDMMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sheet metal working up to 2.5 mm thicknessForming | – | 2.5mm thickness | – | – | Copper, Steel, Stainless alloys |
| DegreasingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wire EDM machine | Agie Charmilles CUT P 350 | 1 | – | 2019 | Meinisberg |
| Wire EDM machine | AGIE Vertex 2 | 1 | Wire Ø 0.1 and 0.2mm | 2007 | Meinisberg |
| CNC machining center | Mikron VCE 800 Pro | 1 | 40-tool magazine | 2011 | Meinisberg |
| CNC small-hole EDM machine (hole popper) | AgieCharmilles Drill20 CNC | 1 | Ø 0.3 - 3.5mm | 2012 | Meinisberg |
| Automatic stamping press (press force 25t) | Bruderer BSTA 25, Siegfried control | 7 | – | – | Meinisberg |
| Automatic stamping press (press force 60t) | Bruderer Siegfried control | 3 | – | – | Meinisberg |
| Degreasing system | Pero V2 (solvent: perchloroethylene) | 1 | – | 2008 | Meinisberg |
| Fully automatic measuring system for flat parts | Quick-Image | – | – | – | Meinisberg |
| Laser marking device | time-technology | 1 | – | 2018 | Meinisberg |
Additional services
Quality and Certification
The stamping shop's measuring room uses state-of-the-art measuring equipment, including the fully automatic Quick-Image measuring system for flat parts with an interface to the SPC module of the CAQ software IQS. First article inspection reports and SPC measurements are processed via IQS.
| Evidence | Meinisberg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 |
Company History
- 1978
Founding of Press-Elec AG in Grenchen by P. Vogt, M. Suter and H.R. Kauert; design and construction of stamping tools as well as manufacture of stamped parts for the electrical and electronics industry.
- 1994
Purchase of the property of the former company Habegger in Meinisberg, occupied in 1995.
- 1999
Harald Vogt joins the management board, start of the generational change.
- 2002
End-to-end CAD-CAM chain for wire EDM with AutoCAD LT and PEPS.
- 2006
Introduction and certification to ISO 9001.
- 2009
Certification supplemented by ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
- 2010
Integration of SolidWorks and Quickpress for stamping tool design with 3D data.
- 2012
Acquisition of Mikron VCE 800 and integration of CAMWorks; Marcel Suter (founding member) retires.
- 2013
Stamping operation 100 % owned by the Vogt family; from 2014 the stamping technology is integrated into the Vogt Group by name.
- 2017
Introduction of the CAQ software IQS; integration of the fifth Bruderer BSTA 25.
- 2018
Renovation of the sawtooth roof; acquisition of a laser marking device from time-technology.
- 2019
Commissioning of the new wire EDM Agie Charmilles CUT P 350 and the new measuring room in the stamping shop.