This Midest show in Paris made me discover a company that organized itself to be the “Amazon” of subcontracting: proto labs. I.e. everything has been set up to allow customers to order quickly and efficiently on-line and everything has also been organized to make production follow at high pace. Offered services are CNC prototype machining (from 1 to 10 parts) and prototype injection molding (10 to 10’000 parts). Proto labs factory in the UK: A huge production capacity! One production (…)

Every week we hear talking about globalization and open borders and yet, import and export of goods is always like a treasure hunt. To put the light on practices that can greatly simplify physical distribution of products, we can count on Rémy Saner, Director of Bluesped. We will regularly publish articles to bring you added value! Bluesped is a freight forwarder specialized in Swiss and international shipping by road, air and sea. Who travels regularly has already encountered these (…)

It is quite rare in the area of service for a small company to be ISO 9001:2008 certified. A SME located in Glovelier (Switzerland) and active throughout Europe in the field of spare parts and services mainly for ENC and Deco machines from Tornos just achieved it. Meeting with M. Frein, Managing director of the company. During a brief ceremony in the presence of the employees of the company, the press, representatives of the external company that coached R. Frein CNC Service SARL during the (…)

Under that title, the Swiss Marketing Club organized again a memorable event today. About 200 people were reunited in a theater built in 1837 (L’heure Bleue in La Chaux-de-Fonds) to discuss the way to market timepieces. Amazingly low profile When you discuss with friends (obviously depending on who your friends are) about watch industry and the way people behave in that world, you often have the impression that some people there think that they are just better than anyone else. And that (…)

Avicenne is a unique orthopaedic market research company, providing for over 15 years unrivalled advantages to its clients in the orthopedic industry. Being well placed in every level of the industry (OEM, Clinics and hospitals, Contract manufacturers and outsourcing, Raw material supplies as well as Authorities and Regulators), the company is able to identify early trends and new technologies affecting the orthopaedic market. . Report just released The newly printed report can be (…)

In our modern world where we take it so much for granted that we can be in Switzerland eating a kiwi grown in New Zealand, taking photographs using a camera made in Japan or enjoying a red wine produced in South Africa, it is easy to forget that these seemingly everyday actions are rendered possible by a seamless system of logistics which is anything but banal. People speak of production units on extended manufacturing runs in Germany being prevented from working because a sub-contractor in (…)

According to some widely shared results (no matter for what kind of products) the 10 products that will be the most sold in 10 years simply do not exist nowadays. Where are they? In the head of the public and private researchers. The role of the Pôle des microtechniques of Besançon (France) is to make connections between production capacities in the country and people who can innovate. The golden triangle Industry, researches and training are the three core axes of the Pôle des (…)

I must admit that I’m not addict to procedures and administrative tasks. We all probably know some people for whom the fact that the small ok is in the right box on the form is more important that customer satisfaction.. that drives me crazy to see that. Nevertheless, quality insurance if well implemented is really an asset for those willing to clarify and rationalize production. And guess what? Good news, there is a dedicated show! All process steps under control The 23rd Control (…)