Manufacturing and finishing of watch and clock dials including pad printing, screen printing, luminous paint application, PVD and restoration
CadraTec SA
St-Brais (CH)New on Amplifa
About CadraTec
CadraTec SA develops, designs and manufactures dials for watches and clock applications. The company offers pad printing (tampography), screen printing, Super-LumiNova application by hand and by screen printing, lacquer filling by hand, calendar disc printing on plastic and metal as well as PVD treatment. In addition, the range of services includes hand painting, enamel art, marquetry inlays of wood and mother-of-pearl, dial restoration and laboratory testing according to NIHS standards. The company is currently developing sustainable dials made from ocean waste, rice and coconut shells. The site is located in St-Brais in the canton of Jura (Franches-Montagnes region), Switzerland, in a factory building from the 1950s that previously housed Longines' watch production. Customers come from the watch industry and micromechanics.
- Site
- CH-2364 St-Brais
- Processes
- Pad Printing (tampography), Screen Printing, SuperLuminova application by hand and screen printing, Lacquer filling by hand, Plastic and Metal Calendar Disc Printing, PVD Treatment, Lab Testing according to NIHS standards, Dial Restoration
- Materials
- SuperLuminova, Enamel, Wood, Mother-of-pearl, Plastic, Metal, Ocean Waste (ocean waste), Rice
- Certificates
- NIHS standards (laboratory testing)
- Industries
- Watch industry, Micromechanics
- 01
Dial development and design
- 02
Pad printing / screen printing
- 03
Super-LumiNova application (by hand / screen printing)
- 04
Lacquer filling by hand
- 05
PVD treatment
- 06
Laboratory testing according to NIHS standards
- 07
Assembly/delivery
Materials & Processes
Super-LumiNova
Luminous paint for dials, applied by hand or by screen printing, also in series production.
Enamel
Used for enamel art on dials.
Wood
Used in wood marquetry inlays on dials.
Mother-of-pearl
Used in mother-of-pearl marquetry inlays on dials.
Plastic
Base material for calendar disc printing.
Metal
Base material for calendar disc printing.
Ocean waste
Sustainable material for dials in development.
Rice
Sustainable material for dials in development.
Coconut shells
Sustainable material for dials in development.
Locations
St-Brais
CHFactory and administration
- Materials
- Super-LumiNova, enamel, wood, mother-of-pearl, plastic, metal
- Pad printing
- Screen printing
- PVD treatment
- Laboratory according to NIHS standards
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pad Printing (tampography)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Screen PrintingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| SuperLuminova application by hand and screen printingSurface | – | – | – | – | SuperLuminova |
| Lacquer filling by handSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plastic and Metal Calendar Disc PrintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Plastic, Metal |
| PVD TreatmentSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lab Testing according to NIHS standardsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dial RestorationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| High Volume Printing Luminous DialsSurface | – | – | – | – | Luminous colours |
| Hand Painting on dialsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enamel ArtSurface | – | – | – | – | Enamel |
| Wood and Mother-of-Pearl MarquetrySurface | – | – | – | – | Wood, Mother-of-pearl |
| Sustainable dials made from ocean waste, rice and coconut shells (in development)Surface | – | – | – | – | Ocean Waste, Rice, Coconut shells |
Additional services
Quality
Laboratory tests according to NIHS standards are carried out in the company's own laboratory.
| Evidence | St-Brais |
|---|---|
| NIHS standards (laboratory testing) |
History
- 1950er
The factory building in St-Brais housed the watch production of the Longines brand
Renovation of the building for dial manufacturing by CadraTec