We continue our presentation of the major innovations honoured at EPHJ 2023 with Percipio Robotics, a spin-off from the FEMTO-ST research institute, which has designed the Tulip gripper. This compact, lightweight gripper, weighing less than 30g, is designed for micromanipulation and can grip objects from 50µm to 10mm. It solves the problems of large grippers […]

A number of innovations that marked the 2023 edition of the EPHJ Show deserve a fresh look. We begin this series with GF Machining Solutions, which presented its Microlution ML-5 machine, a laser micromachining solution for the watchmaking industry. The ML-5 offers consistent precision, reduced machining times and great design flexibility. Using femtosecond laser technology, […]

The winner of the EPHJ 2023 Exhibitors’ Grand Prix, voted for by his peers, is no exception to the rule for innovations that add real value to their market. Elected by its peers at the end of a suspense that lasted right up to the last moment of the exhibitors’ vote, MPS WATCH won thanks […]

Thyssenkrupp Materials Schweiz AG and Stadler Stahlguss AG present a ground-breaking world premiere: In Biel (CH), stainless steel PuReSteel® is melted for the first time, CO2 neutral and 100% recycled. With this important step towards sustainability, the two companies are setting a new standard for the watch industry. Two years ago, thyssenkrupp Materials Schweiz AG […]

After being invited to give a talk to the Swiss Chronometry Society (SSC), Xavier Rousset will also be paying a visit to EPHJ. In news that is sure to get movement designers very excited, it seems that escapements still offer scope for innovation in 2023!  By Joël A. Grandjean / JSH Magazine  Mechanical watch movements […]

Dr. Jens Klimke, CTO: “With this Grand Prix we received an impressive number of interesting enquiries, not only from the watch and jewellery industry, but also from other branches…” In 2023, business to follow… On stage, during the award ceremony, Polycrystal holds up its trophy in front of the assembled sector. An award that brings […]

Swiss Electronics Cluster (SEC): a Swiss response to the lack of clarity in international standards on the safety and security of electronics, not just for medical devices, but for machinery in general A simple observations led to the creation of the SEC: the ISO and IEC international standards meant to ensure the quality and safety […]

Friderici Spécial has long stood out for offering end-to-end service in its four core businesses: transport, lifting and hoisting, industrial handling and flexible storage solutions. Let’s look at a concrete case. When a machine arrives that has been ordered from abroad by a company in the watchmaking or other microtechnology sectors, it is impossible to […]

Simple and yet so practical, this compact device launched by Techniwatch, a company based in Le Locle, Switzerland, is exactly what watchmakers need when they want to check the photoluminescent pigments on their watch dials and hands under daylight conditions. Its compact size and light weight – weighing in at just 160 grams and a […]