European smart home market is growing rapidly, with connected devices requiring precision components that fit into compact enclosures while maintaining reliability. For Dutch hardware developers, finding a stamping partner to support complex geometries and small batches is essential.
HomeSense B.V., a Dutch smart home company in Rotterdam, developing a next-generation smart thermostat with touch display.
Multi-Function Spring Contact Assembly—a stamped component serving as power connection, ground contact, and mechanical alignment.
- Complex Geometry: Five precise bends, contact dimple, solder pad—all from 0.15mm Phosphor Bronze within 8mm * 5mm footprint.
- Multiple Finishes: Gold plating for display contact, tin plating for solder pad on same part.
- Tight Tolerances: ±0.02mm accuracy for proper assembly.
- Design Iterations: 3-4 revisions anticipated.
- Small Batch: 2,000 units for beta testing.
Within 24 hours, our engineers optimized bend sequence to reduce springback, developed selective plating, and proposed modular tooling with interchangeable inserts.
Produced 60 samples within 6 days using wire EDM, micro-bending fixtures, and selective plating.
Supported 3 design revisions—spring arm angle, solder pad geometry, dimple height—with minimal cost impact via modular tooling.
Completed 2,000-unit run in 22 days with 100% optical inspection and contact resistance testing.
- Prototypes in 6 days
- 3 revisions with modular tooling
- Bend tolerance ±0.02mm
- Burr height below 0.015mm
- Contact resistance below 20mΩ
"Tingfeng's DFM feedback improved our design, and modular tooling allowed iteration without budget overruns. Prototypes arrived faster than expected, and production parts performed perfectly."
This case demonstrates Tingfeng Hardware's ability to handle complex geometries, selective plating, and iterative design for smart home applications.
For European smart home developers, we offer a reliable path from concept to market.
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