Diener AG (Diener AG Precision Machining) has won an important contract to manufacture 1400 actuators for the next-generation gamma-ray telescopes designed by the prestigious Max Planck Institute of Physics in Munich.   Cherenkov Gamma-ray Telescope Array La Palma   Diener’s…...

François Billig, CEO of the Acrotec Group, has been invited to become a member of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Academy by the directors of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG). The GPHG Academy was created in 2020, in a…...

Located in the Vallée de Joux, KIF Parechoc has a unique know-how in mechanical watch components. The company, a subsidiary of the Acrotec Group, supplies shock absorbing systems, ratchets and barrels for the big names in the Swiss and European…...

STS Saulcy Traitement de Surface is at the forefront of surface treatments for the watchmaking, medical and automotive industries. This company with family values ​​offers a wide range of finishing watch components (medical and automotive) and remains in perpetual evolution…...

Dematerialisation or paperlessness is the replacement of paper documents in a company by computer files and the digital management of all data flows (exchange, storage, archiving, etc.). An unrealistic goal for some, inevitable for others, the trend that seems to…...

Medical Device leader Brian King joins the Acrotec Group Board of Directors In line with Acrotec’s intention to expand its Medtech division – with a focus on the United States – the Swiss group announces the appointment of Brian King,…...

Acrotec is strengthening its cutting-edge watchmaking expertise with the arrival of two new Jura-based companies: easyDec SA and PoliTrempe SA. The first of them will join Acrotec’s new watchmaking microturning division, along with three other Group member companies. The Acrotec…...

As Acrotec’s diversification strategy continues to grow, it welcomes a new company specialising in laser applications into the Group. Microweld, founded in 1997 by Norbert Giraud in Chavanod, Haute-Savoie, specialises in laser applications. With around forty employees across two sites,…...

Watchdec has obtained its ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 recertification, demonstrating its well-functioning quality management system and its ability to supply parts for medical devices. These certifications, which are known and recognised, generate trust in the company’s work among employees…...

The Acrotec Group has more than 20 years of history, more than 1’200 employees, 1’500 customers, 1’200 machines, 18 production sites and more than 40 countries in export and a turnover of CHF 230 million in 2019. A total of…...