The name PARO stands for partnership - and one that is based upon trust. PARO is the specialist in automation equipment and customised system solutions. This means investment in the future, and as a professional project ...... The name PARO stands for partnership - and one that is based upon trust. PARO is the specialist in automation equipment and customised system solutions. This means investment in the future, and as a professional project management organisation and a reliable and responsible partner, PARO develops cogent solutions by working with the most up-to-date tools. PARO has one key objec­tive - the success of its customers. A partnership endures if it can continue to inspire. We want to astound our customers with ingenious solutions, and the more complex the problem the more appealing the challenge to develop a simple and practical solution. This also enthuses our staff and their experience, expertise and knowledge are the basis of your success. A partnership offers certainty. We guarantee this through professionalism, efficiency and transparency - from the idea itself right through to development and completion. Our working processes are based on a standardised project management method with clear milestones, tasks and responsibilities. This work flow organisation is the core of our quality assurance system which we keep up­dated trough a continuous improvement process. This means that you can rely upon us at all times. A partnership is a living process which demands versatile solutions. Our range of products is based on the modular PAROMAT transfer system and encompasses medium range assembly equipment and injection moulding machine handling for applications with special requirements such as inserts or built-in quality assurance. Thanks to the ingenious modu­larity of the PAROMAT building block concept we can respond to the diversity of your requirements with the right design. A partnership is characterised by the moments that shape it and which make up its history. PARCs history began in 1986 and here are some of the most important events: 1986 Company founded as a limited company 1992 Construction of the factory building with an office block (2000 m2) in Subingen, Solothurn 1996 Extension of the office block by 300 m2 1998 Introduction of paperless project handling 1999 PARO employs 50 staff 2001 Annual turnover of CHF 20 million 2004 PARO employs 60 staff 2005 PARO delivers system No. 300 2006 Company anniversary - 20 years 2007 Certification of ISO 9001:2000 successully passed

The Oetiker Group is a global leader in clamping and connection solutions for a wide range of applications. Meeting the most demanding of customer requirements, providing full support for each customer and always offering......The Oetiker Group is a global leader in clamping and connection solutions for a wide range of applications. Meeting the most demanding of customer requirements, providing full support for each customer and always offering exceptional quality – these have top priority for the Oetiker Group. We develop and produce all core products ourselves. The result is a unique portfolio which stands out clearly from the competition. We measure our performance on the basis of the highest industry standards and attach the greatest importance to quality, safety and reliability. We always act in a responsibly minded manner, not only towards our customers, but also as a committed employer who knows how important social considerations are and what sustainable contribution a modern company has to make in terms of environmental protection and ecology.

The opto-electronic sensors OPTIMESS are devices for non-contact distance measurement. These sensors distinguishe themself by a great independence of the measurement accuracy on different material surfaces and from the am......The opto-electronic sensors OPTIMESS are devices for non-contact distance measurement. These sensors distinguishe themself by a great independence of the measurement accuracy on different material surfaces and from the ambient light.

The partner of choice in essential resources for the development of a changing world. Nyrstar is a leading global multi-metals company, producing significant quantities of essential resources - zinc and lead as well as ot......The partner of choice in essential resources for the development of a changing world. Nyrstar is a leading global multi-metals company, producing significant quantities of essential resources - zinc and lead as well as other metals such as silver, gold and copper. We employ (approximately) 3,200 people across four continents. Nyrstar is a Belgian publicly-listed company, created on 31 August, 2007 by combining the zinc smelting and alloying operations of Zinifex (an Australian mining company) and Umicore (a Belgian materials technology company). We listed on the Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange on 29 October 2007. Our name, Nyrstar, is a combination of ‘nyr’, an old Norse word meaning new, and ‘star’ a leading light. For us, Nyrstar means a bright new star, brilliant and fresh. Our vision is to be the partner of choice in essential resources for the development of a changing world. Our strategic direction is to focus on the pursuit of value creation for our stakeholders through initiatives that improve and expand our existing assets whilst selectively pursuing opportunities in mining. The zinc we produce is most commonly used to protect steel from corrosion. It is used in a wide range of industries, the largest consumers being the construction and transport sectors. Nyrstar also produces significant quantities of lead. Lead and zinc are very much sister metals, tending to occur together geologically. Lead is mainly used to produce lead-acid batteries, used primarily in motor vehicles. Given the mineral nature of zinc and lead concentrates, when they are processed they produce a number of valuable by-products such as copper, gold, indium and silver. Sulphuric acid is another valuable by-product of the zinc smelting process. Nyrstars plants are located close to its key customers and adjacent to major transport hubs to allow easy delivery of raw materials and distribution of finished products. Nyrstar is committed to providing a safe environment for our workers, minimising our plants’ impact on the environment and contributing to the communities in which we operate. Nyrstar Operating Principle A lean, efficient, dynamic flexible business focussed on creating value

The present Teca-Print AG has developed from a simple Tecalcos firm which was formed on 1st of December 1973 in Thayngen by pioneers of the pad print machine industry. It is thanks to the observation of the founders of Te......The present Teca-Print AG has developed from a simple Tecalcos firm which was formed on 1st of December 1973 in Thayngen by pioneers of the pad print machine industry. It is thanks to the observation of the founders of Tecalcos, after seeing the labour intensive printing in Swiss watch industry, that they started to automate the process. Their success assured them of a niche in the market as well as leading to further applications. The present Teca-Print AG was founded on 30/9/77 as a Limited Company and expanded in Thayngen as it acquired agencies on a worldwide basis. It was also then felt necessary to move some production into spacious new factory premises offered by F&L Bachmann of Tagerschen in the canton of Thurgau. Machines Dubuit SA, a french enterprise conducting business worldwide in the field of screenprinting - founded in 1932 - have acquired the complete set of Teca-Print AG shares in May of 2002. More than 450 employees are working at the Machines Dubuit SA group in France, Great Britain, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, the United States and Thailand. In all fields of business and under the respective worldwide managements, Machines Dubuit SA manufacture themselves everything from single workpieces to fully assembled machines. That makes Machines Dubuit SA the sole supplier on the market today who can offer their customers global expertise on the best solutions in all fields of printing, no matter which object is to be printed on or which composition or shape it may have. Jean-Louis Dubuit, who is Machines Dubuit SAs General Manager, has been elected the new President of the Board of Directors of Teca-Print AG. As delegated by the board of directors, Carlos Huber has taken over as Teca-Prints managing director and will execute this new function together with his current function of the Director of Sales & Marketing. It has been decided to preserve the Thayngen production site. With four fully owned subsidiaries in the United States, Hungary, Germany and France, Teca-Print is one of the leading companies in the field of pad printing today.

The STAHLI Group, with a company history extending over more than 30 years, is one of the most important manufacturers of flat honing, lapping and polishing machines in the world. Development of parent company 1969 Founda......The STAHLI Group, with a company history extending over more than 30 years, is one of the most important manufacturers of flat honing, lapping and polishing machines in the world. Development of parent company 1969 Foundation of the company by Arthur W. Stähli. 1977 Conversion into a joint-stock company and construction of a new building. 1987 Building expansion which doubles the operating area of the company. 2000 Bernhard Stähli takes over as the second generation of management. 2003 Launching of the new DLM series. 2004 Moving-into additional wing, production surface doubled in size.

The Swiss based company Studer is one of the leaders worldwide for professional audio. Founded by Willi Studer in 1948, over the years the company and its brand name Studer became synonymous for broadcasting and recording......The Swiss based company Studer is one of the leaders worldwide for professional audio. Founded by Willi Studer in 1948, over the years the company and its brand name Studer became synonymous for broadcasting and recording equipment. Today Studer is able to offer solutions for nearly every application in the field of Professional Audio. Studer products are invented and designed in Regensdorf / Switzerland. The product range includes equipment and systems for TV / Radio Broadcast, Recording and Production Studios, or 19" components for system applications. At Studer, our philosophy is to continually strive for perfection through innovative design, Swiss engineering and in-built quality. The net result of this approach is that we provide our customers in Radio and TV broadcasting, as well as live installed sound industries with new and feature-enriched products and training. We have realised this goal through listening to you, our customers, and implementing your ideas, be they features, software or engineering-based – along with a few of our own, of course. Through this approach we have been able to provide you with the ultimate tools to reach new levels of excellence when producing programmes and shows. Studer’s long and successful history is founded on customer service. We have never lost sight of this fact and realise that it is an important part of the Studer package when choosing to buy a Studer product. As such we are committed to continuing our traditions of combining excellent Swiss craftsmanship, well-engineered innovation and intuitive ideas, while always keeping the customers benefits as our main objective. The constant evolution of ergonomic user-interface technologies, combined with leading-edge digital signal processing, has resulted in the most efficient and groundbreaking innovation, namely the Vista series of digital mixing desks. By focussing on the human aspects of operation, a product has been created that is not only intuitive, efficient and reliable but also a pleasure to use. As digital audio information technology develops it has enabled a higher degree of system integration. In broadcasting, the digital mixing console is no longer seen as a standalone product but as an ergonomic point of access to digital audio data in a fully integrated digital audio system. Today the OnAir 3000 and SCore platforms provide the basis of the most flexible and networkable systems for a fully digital broadcast chain.

The technological leaders in Cylindrical Grinding Machines, Fritz Studer AG in Thun and the Com-bitec AG in Biel will merge their competences with immediate affect. The integration of Combitec into Studer AG allows both C......The technological leaders in Cylindrical Grinding Machines, Fritz Studer AG in Thun and the Com-bitec AG in Biel will merge their competences with immediate affect. The integration of Combitec into Studer AG allows both Companies the chance to increase their market and technological posi-tion in the World Market. The Product ranges of Studer and Combitec complement each other per-fectly. Both Manufacturing facilities will remain where they are today, the Management of Com-bitec will continue to manage the facility in Biel. As per Stephan Nell, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fritz Studer AG, Combitec has in the Internal Grinding Machine product range excellent Machines and has a very large Know-how in this area. Through the International Distribution Network of Fritz Studer AG, the World Leader in Cylindrical Grinding, Combitec now receives an ideal platform to be active in the Worldwide Market too. In addition to this, Studer has the possibility to complement its product range ideally. The Manufacturing facility in Biel will in the future become the Competency Centre for Internal Grinding. The Operative Management of Biel remains in the hands of the present owner of Com-bitec, Daniel Huber. In this connection, Daniel Huber stresses that the merger with Studer brings excellent growth potential for Combitec and in addition to this, also helps to secure the future of the facility in Biel. Combitec AG, founded in 1982, manufactures High Precision Internal Grinding Machines. The main area of their development lies in Machines for the manufacture of small and medium sized components, especially in the area of hard Materials. With a combination of high precision ma-chines, a specially developed operator Interface and the simulation software SimCT they offer their customers an economical, lucrative and technological proven Solution. Today Combitec employs in their facility in Biel, 40 people. Fritz Studer AG, founded in 1912, manufactures standard Cylindrical Grinding Machines with a wide assortment of accessories for External- and Internal Grinding Applications for small or me-dium sized Components. Studer and the Service Team Studer employ over 800 people in their fa-cility in Thun and reached a record Turnover last year of 250 Mio CHF (incl. Service) . For the next Years, Studer expects together with Combitec an additional strong increase in both Turnover and Order Input, especially in the area of Internal Grinding. Fritz Studer AG belongs to the Schleifring group of companies of the Körber Group. Körber Schlei-fring stands for an internationally strong Partner for all areas of high accuracy machining of Com-ponents.

The water management of heating and domestic hot water systems is our speciality. By optimising pressure maintenance, degassing, and water quality we ensure a long lifetime and a high reliability of the systems. We develo......The water management of heating and domestic hot water systems is our speciality. By optimising pressure maintenance, degassing, and water quality we ensure a long lifetime and a high reliability of the systems. We develop, manufacture and distribute a wide range of products which are supported by our professional consulting and customer service. We focus on the customers requirements. Our thoughts and actions focus on customer value. We offer our customers real solutions based on sound know-how. We influence the market with leading technology. We are pioneers and technology leaders. Our objective is to generate value also in future with innovative developments in technology, information, and market development. Swiss quality is renownend across the world. We are an international business and our aim is to achieve a leading position in all European core markets for medium-sized and larger systems. In Switzerland, we strive to extend our position as market leader. We are working for the future. For us it is more important to achieve and maintain long-term success than to realize short-term profits. These are, however, of relevance for our existence and mainly flow back into the company. We are a team. As employees we mutually turn ourselves into winners: we demand the best from ourselves, we communicate in an open manner, we do not discriminate against anybody and we enjoy our work. Strength in Partnerships. We are open to the co-operation with other companies where real win-win partnerships can be formed. Our objective is to create such partnerships also with our core suppliers. We are care for our people and the environment. We take our responsibility for the environment, society and the state seriously. We conduct our business in an honest and fair manner and with respect for the creation. We are open to innovations. We live by this model and will analyze and review it regularly.

Thermic Service is the european leader for services in heat treatment furnaces. Our expertise : Design & manufacturing of industrial furnaces & heat treatment equipment Maintenance & repair Spare parts Regulation & superv......Thermic Service is the european leader for services in heat treatment furnaces. Our expertise : Design & manufacturing of industrial furnaces & heat treatment equipment Maintenance & repair Spare parts Regulation & supervision Modernisation & upgrade Norms & security Calibration & measurements Thermic Service is also a team of over 40 technicians for worldwide services : Metallurgist engineers Computer control & supervision engineers Technicians & engineers for maintenance on site Technicians & engineers in furnaces design Sales Engineers English, German, French & Italian spoken