Franche-Comté is a country of microtechniques, like the Jura region from Switzerland. Their development is quite similar and tightly connected to the watch industry. Meeting with Jean Chappuis CEO of the Rubis Precis Micropierre Group at the Medtec Stuttgart.
The Rubis-Precis Micropierre group includes two companies, Rubis Precis in Charquemont and Micropierre in Besançon (both in France). These two 60-year-old companies merged their skills 15 years ago. They both produced ruby or sapphire parts for the watch making industry. As years passed, the group developed distinctive skills in machining hard material (sapphires, rubies, carbide, quartz and ceramics); in producing complex parts by high precision turning or on transfer machines; and in assembling parts needing different technologies like oven soldering, laser soldering, punching, sticking and setting.
High skills to the service of medical The company is recognized throughout Europe for it skills in micromachining and assembly. The competences of people and the machines at their disposal allow them to produce micromechanical parts with accuracy, flexibility and reactivity. The large panel of skills fits perfectly medical industry.
A few examples of parts realized by Rubis Precis Micropierre
- Gold markers for stents and implantable devices
- Platinum precision components for implants
- Vitreous carbon electrodes for pacemakers
- Ruby nozzles for hematology apparatus
- Sapphire or yag lenses for endoscopes
- Biocompatible ceramic for femoral heads
- Stainless steel or titanium components for medical devices
- Ruby or sapphire knives for surgery
- Precision bearings and pivots for spirometers
The company unique combination of skills allows them to go far beyond “simple machining”. Active in the medical sector and looking for a partner in subcontracting? Do not hesitate to contact them!
Rubis Precis F-25140 Charquemont Tel.: +33 (0)3 81 68 27 27 Fax: +33 (0)3 81 68 68 34 mailto: [email protected]
Micropierre 20 Rue Lafayette - F-25000 Besançon Tel.: +33 (0)3 81 53 68 55 Fax: +33 (0)3 81 53 63 43 mailto: [email protected] www.rubis-precis.com
