Precision in Every Casting

At its site in Breidenbach, Germany, automotive supplier Breyden (formerly Buderus Guss) annually produces around 15 million brake disks for passenger cars. For manufacturing its parts, the European market leader uses both industrial scrap and recycled materials from its own production, thus offering to its customers a safety-related and sustainably produced product. The automated quality assurance is conducted by a ScanBox Series 4 during production. The compact optical measuring machine is capable of inspecting up to 190 brake disks per day. If it finds deviations, it transmits the generated measuring data to production in real time to allow for adjusting process parameters.

Environmental protection and cost efficiency go hand in hand

With its products, processes and knowhow, Breyden committed itself to the goals of sustainability and resource efficiency. Environmental protection is a fixed part of the company’s code of conduct and rated as important as the quality of the brake disks and cost-efficient entrepreneurship. Each brake disk manufactured in the plant is 100% recyclable. The disks are supplied to all German OEMs and many international automotive manufacturers. To be able to meet the high demand, melting more than 1,000 tons of liquid iron per day is required.

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