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They serve as the important functional components in many switching andelectromechanical devices for a broad range of electrical and electronicapplications. On the one hand they perform the mostly loss-free electricalcurrent transfer and the closing and opening of electrical circuits. In addition thecontact carriers are important mechanical design components selected to meetthe requirements on electrical, thermal, mechanical and magnetic properties. The increasing miniaturization of electromechanical components requires eversmaller stamped parts with low dimensional tolerances. Such precisionstamped parts are needed in the automotive technology for highly reliableswitching and connector performance. In the information and data processingtechnology they transfer signals and control impulses with high reliability andserve as the interface between electronic and electrical components.