Precision mechanics: collets for feeding machines and rotating heads, measuring instruments, cam blanks and special tools
André Frei & Fils SA
SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About André Frei & Fils SA
André Frei & Fils SA is a Swiss family-owned company that has specialised for 70 years in the manufacture of collets for feeding machines and rotating heads. The collets are custom-made for all machine types. In addition, the company produces the Tavannes and Sabi measuring instruments entirely in-house, manufactures cam blanks as well as various tools such as cables for Super-Telebar, clamping jaws and transporter collets. The services include regrinding, repair, commissioning, maintenance and servicing of equipment as well as custom-made products. With its precision mechanics, the company primarily serves demanding industries such as the watch industry, medical technology and the automotive industry, and delivers its products to over 40 countries worldwide.
- Site
- Switzerland
- Processes
- Precision mechanics (manufacture of collets for feeding machines and rotating heads), Complete manufacture of Tavannes and Sabi measuring instruments, Manufacture of cam blanks, Manufacture of tooling (cables for Super-Telebar, fixed jaws, transporter collets), Regrinding, Repair, commissioning, maintenance and servicing of equipment, Réaffûtage (regrinding), Réparations (repair, commissioning, maintenance, servicing)
- Materials
- Precision mechanics / machining, Regrinding (Réaffûtage), Repair & maintenance
- Industries
- Watch industry, Medical technology, Automotive industry, Horlogerie (watch industry)
- 01
Design / custom manufacturing
- 02
Precision machining
- 03
Manufacture of measuring instruments (Tavannes, Sabi)
- 04
Regrinding & repair
- 05
Commissioning, maintenance & servicing
- 06
Worldwide shipping
Processes & Services
Precision mechanics / machining
Manufacture of collets, cam blanks and special tools in precision mechanics.
Regrinding (Réaffûtage)
Reconditioning of tools to extend their service life.
Repair & maintenance
Repair, commissioning, maintenance and servicing of equipment.
Location
Switzerland
CHManufacturing and headquarters
- Materials
- Steel (tool steel for collets, not explicitly documented)
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision mechanics (manufacture of collets for feeding machines and rotating heads)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Complete manufacture of Tavannes and Sabi measuring instrumentsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of cam blanksMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of tooling (cables for Super-Telebar, fixed jaws, transporter collets)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| RegrindingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair, commissioning, maintenance and servicing of equipmentAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
Specialisation for around 70 years in collets for feeding machines and rotating heads; family-owned company with continuous further development of products and services.