Capabilities · Gebrema
How We Work.
From the moment a drawing arrives to the moment your parts leave the factory: every step, every decision gate, every quality check. This is the complete Gebrema production process.
Most suppliers will tell you what they make. Few will show you how they make it. Our production process has been refined in-house over 75 years. It has documented decision gates, multi-stage quality inspection and full material traceability, because the customers who audit us to automotive standards expect nothing less.
The five phases below are the complete chain, from the moment a request is assessed to the moment parts arrive on your line. Understanding it is useful whether you are a procurement manager doing due diligence, an engineer evaluating a new supplier, or a quality team preparing an audit.
Phase 01 · Commercial and technical assessment.
Every new request is evaluated twice before we commit. First commercially: is this a part and volume that fits the production model? Then technically: can this part be machined to specification on the rotary transfer platform? Both assessments happen before an offer is issued, with manufacturability (DFM) suggestions made here where the drawing allows an improvement. A request that fails either gate is declined. This protects you as much as it protects us. Production proceeds only once the offer is approved.
Phase 02 · Setup and procurement.
Before a single part is made, we engineer the complete setup. Raw material is contracted and approved to specification, and material traceability starts here. Tooling is designed and ordered in-house, specific to the part and maintained for the life of the relationship, not bought off a shelf. The machine is set up and validated, and every parameter is confirmed before the first cycle runs.
Phase 03 · Production and quality control.
Where the programme allows, the machine runs unmanned through the night, up to sixteen hours a day. Quality control does not wait until the end of a batch. Parts are inspected during production: non-conforming parts are caught and removed before they compound into a batch problem. Raw material is approved on arrival, the rotary transfer machine produces one complete finished part per cycle, and the batch is approved only when quality control signs it off. No parts leave the factory without that sign-off.
Phase 04 · Finishing, treatment and delivery.
Parts are degreased in-house. Where surface treatment is required, we coordinate the full process through pre-audited partners: nickel, zinc or silver plating, copper-nickel and copper-nickel-silver plating, and custom specifications on request. We manage logistics, track the batch and conduct final inspection on return. Final inspection precedes packaging to your specification: counted bags, trays, custom labels. We organise transport, and kanban and call-off schedules are supported for ongoing supply. One purchase order, one accountable supplier.
Phase 05 · Materials and sustainability.
Metal scrap and empty coils do not leave the floor as waste. They are separated, degreased and returned to the recycling chain, 55 tonnes per month; the value of the brass swarf is discounted in your part price at offer. Every kilogram of material is tracked, from incoming coil to outgoing part or recycled scrap. This is how we have operated since 1950, long before sustainability became a reporting requirement.
Three things our process guarantees
Two gates before commitment.
Every request is assessed commercially and technically before an offer is issued. A part that fails either gate is declined, protecting you as much as us.
Quality caught in-process.
Parts are inspected during production, not only at the end. Non-conforming parts are removed before they compound into a batch problem. No parts leave without sign-off.
One accountable supplier.
From raw material through finishing, treatment and transport, we manage the full chain. One purchase order. Full material and treatment traceability on request.
How we work questions
What buyers ask about working with Gebrema.
How does Gebrema reserve machine capacity for a customer?
Long-term, high-volume customers receive dedicated, reserved machine capacity: slots allocated to them alone, never shared or queued. As annual demand grows, so does the capacity reserved, from one machine to several.
How quickly can a part reach full volume?
Gebrema responds to a drawing and annual volume within one business day. From approved sample to full volume takes weeks, not months, with PPAP, APQP and FAIR support.
Is Gebrema certified?
Yes. Gebrema is ISO 9001:2015 certified and consistently passes customer quality audits run to automotive industry standards, with material certificates and certificates of conformity on request, if requested before the order.
What volumes is Gebrema built for?
High-volume, repeat production: 500,000 or more pieces a year on rotary transfer, or from 10,000 pieces per part number on CNC turning within an annual programme of at least 50,000 pieces. Gebrema is not a fit for one-offs, series below 50,000 pieces a year, or constantly changing specifications.