The divide is widening ever further between advocates of a ‘no-rules’ approach and those in favour of more or less stringent legislation – seemingly to the detriment of the latter. Are entrepreneurial freedom and respect for individual rights or safety standards necessarily at odds with one another?

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Totems Position, based in Dombresson, has established itself as a benchmark in the field of part positioning thanks to a comprehensive range of technical products designed to meet the challenges of modern industry.

The company, renowned for its precision clamping and palletising systems, has found a solution to its space constraints whilst refocusing its identity on its core business.

Based in Franche-Comté, Cenats plays its part in preserving the expertise inherited from the region’s watchmaking tradition.

The company stands out for its expertise in high-performance composites, a field in which it designs bespoke solutions that meet the most demanding requirements. By Pierre-Yves Schmid A subsidiary of the Busch Group, a global specialist in vacuum pumps employing 8,000 people across 23 production sites worldwide, Composites Busch began operations in 1988 in Chevenez, manufacturing vanes for these pumps. Now based in Porrentruy, this company, which employs 103 people, still manufactures (…)

In mid-February, the Switzerland Innovation Park in Biel hosted the second edition of the International Humanoid Forum. University professors, established industrialists and start-up executives came from all over the world to share their vision of the potential integration of humanoid robots in industry, healthcare and the home. At the end of two days of conferences, seminars and workshops, the question was no longer whether this integration would happen, but when... Points of view. The (…)

Mitutoyo is proud to announce that its QuantuMike MD-E, a high-speed, high-accuracy digital micrometer, has been selected as a winner of the iF Design Award 2026 in the Product Design category. The iF Design Award is one of the most respected international design competitions, evaluated by an independent panel of design experts. Receiving this award highlights Mitutoyo´s ongoing commitment to innovation, design excellence, and the continuous development of products that meet evolving (…)