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As many of you know, our workshop in
Brookvale is not only the place where all our watches are manufactured,
but also where we run a business called NH Micro. Dedicated to
manufacturing high precision components for parallel, precision
industries. We manufacture components for the medical, scientific
instrumentation, space, optics and photonics, high frequency
communication and semiconductor industries, just to name a few. Our
skills and experiences in making, small, highly precise and complex
watch parts means that we are able to manufacture parts for all these
other industries, where many manufacturers might struggle.
I’d love to show you all the parts we’ve made… Parts that will be on
the moon, that are already in orbit, parts that are used in some of the
worlds most advanced brain implants, components that are allowing
scientists to peer deeper into what makes this world “tick”… but
unfortunately, more than 90% of the work we do is protected by NDA’s.
This means that these parts are bound with confidentiality agreements
that limit our ability to show them publicly.
This week we are manufacturing a part for a quantum computer. It’s a
small component that will end up being in the heart of one of the most
advanced quantum computers in the world, being built by a massive
household name. This particular component requires the use of a very
specialised tool called an “MCD Flycutter”. (M)ono (C)rystalline
(D)iamond is a fancy way of saying either natural, or lab-grown diamond.
Diamond is the hardest material known to man, and because of that, it
is a fantastic cutting tool. if properly sharpened, it can hold an edge
that is stronger and sharper than any other material. This incredibly
keen edge, when used to cut non-ferrous materials, is able to make
amazing surface finishes. Mirrors!
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