LIGA (the German acronym for lithography, electroplating, moulding) is an additive manufacturing process used to create 3D high-aspect ratio microstructures. It can be used to fabricate complex geometries that are impossible to achieve by means of conventional manufacturing technologies. Not only does it combine low cost, rapid deployment, superb surface quality, flexible production run sizes […]

Ever loyal to EPHJ, Bureau d’Étude Mécanique (BEMRC) recently obtained approval for its Swiss-made electric vehicle. An original demonstration of the expertise this Sierre-based firm is not allowed to talk about due to non-disclosure agreements… Suppose Switzerland were to reconnect with its early 20th century automotive industry all because a cutting-edge engineering consultancy in the […]

Any entrepreneurial success – just like any failure – always starts with an idea. The difference lies in the execution and in the network that emerges around the project to help make it a realistic and realisable proposition. That’s what the Watch Medtech Challenge – co-organised by EPHJ and Fondation Inartis since 2018 – is […]

Dear Exhibitors, Dear Visitors, With 2022 drawing to an end, this year has seen a strong recovery in the high-precision sectors, especially in the Swiss watch and jewellery industry, which has set new records for export sales – a development we are delighted to see. This trend had already become clear during the last EPHJ […]

In this video below, Domenico Foglia founder of Nanovoxel, a company which ambitions are to revolutionize the micro manufacturing world. The company uses the 2-photon polymerization 3D printing technique. This different from all the other 3D printing technologies is able to produce plastic parts and components with resolution in the micro-/nanometer range from prototypes to […]

Watch exports rose to most markets in the first six months of the year, with the exception of China and Hong Kong. The deterioration in macroeconomic, geopolitical and health conditions has so far had only a limited impact, notes the Fédération horlogère (FH), with a significant increase in the absolute number of timepieces exported. Between […]

The EPHJ Round Table on 15 June addressed a wide-ranging issue, with a panel of experts avoiding the all-too-easy trap of greenwashing and focusing instead on the role of companies that want or need to embark on this virtuous path. Jonathan Normand, CEO of B-Lab, Leila Pamingle, Director of Ecoparc and Yvan Kohli, CEO of […]

Instrumented indentation testing is a very important, sophisticated and expensive method of determining the hardness and elastic properties of a material. The Hit 300 is a high-end but very affordable nanoindentation instrument, designed for every user and every type of environment. The simplified user interface is intuitive, the automation allows up to 600 measurements per […]

No more artisanal cleaning of small parts in more or less clean bins! No more optical measurement in dedicated rooms far from the machines! By imagining two independent modules of small dimensions to be placed directly near the turning machines to clean and measure the parts in the demanding environment of the workshops, Petitpierre SA […]