Brandauer wins £200,000 grant to crack EV motor parts
What's the deal? Birmingham manufacturer C. Brandauer & Co has won a £199,500 grant to develop a new process for making a key component used in electric vehicle motors. The funding comes from the West Midlands Supply Chain Transition Programme.
What's the endgame? The precision metal stamping and tooling specialist will use the money to improve how it manufactures lamination stacks — the layers of ultra-thin electrical steel that form the magnetic core of an electric motor. Each stack is made up of more than 3,000 individual laminations.
Why now? As the automotive sector shifts toward electrification, suppliers face pressure to retool for new components. The grant is designed to help West Midlands manufacturers make that transition.
The signal: At £199,500, the grant sits in the lower band of disclosed funding this cycle, roughly the 21st percentile by size. But for a region historically anchored to the combustion engine, grants targeting EV supply chains mark a deliberate push to keep local manufacturers relevant as the market moves.
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