Dieter Amstutz, who has been with Zimmerli SA since 2007, acquired a majority stake in the company at the end of 2023. The remaining shares remain in the hands of Pero AG, a partner of the Zimmerli family since the company’s foundation.

Partnership combines complementary expertise to support industrial OEMs with advanced, fully integrated Human-Machine Interface systems across Europe.

On 17 and 19 March, Japanese equipment manufacturer Star Micronics Co., Ltd. unveiled its brand-new ‘European Solution Center’ in Otelfingen, near Zurich.

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.

Founded in 1924 by Walter Ammann, the ARO company began its activities in locksmithing. Half a century later, Hans Ulrich Ammann, representing the 3rd generation, steered the company towards mechanical construction and engineering services, focusing in particular on the manufacture of industrial filtration systems. "Hans Ulrich Amman is still the owner of the company, explains Christoph Affolter, who has been managing director of ARO for five years. He is a very enthusiastic person with a (…)

Richard Weber hands over operational leadership to Pascal Forrer. The REGO-FIX Group announces a planned transition in its executive management: As of January 1, 2026, Richard Weber, long-standing CEO of REGO-FIX AG, has handed over operational leadership to Pascal Forrer. Following a careful evaluation process, the Board of Directors unanimously appointed Pascal Forrer as the new CEO. Pascal Forrer has been with REGO-FIX since 2018, where he has been responsible for strengthening the (…)

As the recently appointed President of Mitutoyo Europe, Ray Penny is the first non-Japanese national to fulfil this role in 57 years of Mitutoyo in Europe. It marks a new era with changing leadership and a renewed strategy that outlines the ambitions of this progressive business to build on a long legacy of metrology market success and look at potential new growth avenues through a slightly different lens. Headquartered in Japan, Mitutoyo Corporation stands as a pillar in the field of (…)

Under the annual motto “With confidence towards the future”, Evosys received a finalist award at the grand finale of the 30th “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes 2024” competition. Evosys made it into the top 6 finalists from Bavaria and was honored with a trophy. Thanks to its core competencies in plastics technology, laser technology, optics, digitalization and mechanical engineering, Evosys has firmly established itself as an innovation leader in the field of laser plastic welding. One (…)

Precision Micro, a global leader in photochemical etching technology, has announced its first major production order following the expansion of its etching capabilities to manufacture flow plates for renewable energy applications. The £1 million order, scheduled for delivery by autumn 2024, follows a series of anticipated major contracts from multiple clients, highlighting Precision Micro’s unwavering commitment to advancing hydrogen technology for leading OEMs around the globe. Ben (…)

The new facility in South East Asia spans 6,200 sqft and shows a series of GF Machining Solutions capacities. «The new Center of Competence is of strategic importance as Singapore serves as a technological benchmark for some of the developing S.E.A. countries», says Scott Fosdick, Vice President and Head of Global Sales at GF Machining Solutions, at the ceremony. The ceremony was attended by 120 customers and partners along with the GF Machining Solutions management team of South East (…)