Manufacturer of precision cutting tools in solid carbide, diamond and PCD as well as wear parts made to customer drawings.
DIXI Polytool S.A.
Le Locle (Headquarters and Production) · Germany · France · Netherlands · Spain · Austria · BelgiumNew on Amplifa
About DIXI Polytool
DIXI Polytool S.A. is a manufacturer of precision cutting tools in solid carbide, diamond and PCD, as well as forming tools and precision reamers, based in Le Locle (Switzerland) since 1946. The product range includes drills (from Ø 0.05 mm), milling cutters, engraving cutters, saw cutters, whirling tools, reamers and special tools made to customer data; in addition, the company manufactures wear parts such as probes, probe styli, punches and gauges to customer drawings. The tools are ground on 4-, 5- and 6-axis grinding machines; every year more than 10% of revenue is reinvested in grinding technology and modern metrology equipment. An in-house R&D department determines cutting data and supports customers in optimising existing processes and developing new applications. The company supplies industries such as watchmaking, medical/dental technology, turned parts manufacturing (Décolletage), aerospace, automotive, general engineering, micromachining, as well as the machining of plastics, composites and aluminium. More than 250 employees, 190 of them in Switzerland, plus six international sales subsidiaries and around 40 representatives ensure worldwide supply.
- Site
- Le Locle, Switzerland
- Processes
- Manufacture of precision cutting tools in solid carbide (drills, milling cutters, reamers,, Grinding of tools on 4-, 5- and 6-axis grinding machines, Manufacture of wear parts, probes, test probes, punches, gauges in carbide to customer, Forming tools and precision reamers, Application engineering support, Design and manufacture of special tools based on customer data, Wear parts (probes, probe styli, punches, gauges) made to customer drawings, R&D department with cutting data tests
- Materials
- Tungsten carbide (solid carbide / tungsten carbide), Diamond, PCD (polycrystalline diamond), Cermet, PEEK (affected material for medical technology tools), Titanium (affected material for medical technology tools), Cobalt-chrome (affected material for medical technology tools), Zirconium dioxide ceramic (affected material)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, Swiss Label, act (recognition for energy efficiency and climate protection), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, act (energy efficiency/climate protection)
- Founded
- 1946
- Employees
- 250+ (of which 190
- Industries
- Watchmaking industry, Medical/Dental technology, Turned parts industry (Décolletage), Aerospace, Automotive industry, General engineering
- 01
Tool design based on customer data
- 02
Grinding on 4-, 5- and 6-axis grinding machines
- 03
Cutting data tests in the R&D department
- 04
Metrological inspection
- 05
Distribution via branches and agents
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Tungsten carbide (solid carbide)
Base material for the standard range of drills, milling cutters, reamers and special tools.
PCD (polycrystalline diamond)
Used for machining highly abrasive and composite-containing materials.
Diamond
Tool material for cutting applications and wear parts.
Cermet
Cutting material for reamers and tools with brazed-on cutting inserts.
Locations
Le Locle
CHHeadquarters and production
- Materials
- Tungsten carbide, diamond, PCD, cermet
- 4-axis grinding machines
- 5-axis grinding machines
- 6-axis grinding machines
DIXI Polytool GmbH
DESales branch (since 1968)
DIXI Polytool SAS
FRSales branch (since 1992)
DIXI Polytool B.V.
NLSales branch (since 2015)
DIXI Polytool Spain SL
ESSales branch (since 2017)
DIXI POLYTOOL AUSTRIA GmbH
ATSales branch (since 2019)
DIXI Polytool Belgique
BESales branch (since 2023)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of precision cutting tools in solid carbide (drills, milling cutters, reamers,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Tungsten carbide (hard metal), Diamond, PCD |
| Grinding of tools on 4-, 5- and 6-axis grinding machinesMachining | – | – | – | – | Tungsten carbide (hard metal), Diamond, PCD |
| Manufacture of wear parts, probes, test probes, punches, gauges in carbide to customerEngineering | – | – | – | – | Hard metal |
| Forming tools and precision reamersEngineering | – | – | – | – | Hard metal, Diamond |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-axis grinding machines (tool grinding) | – | – | – | – | Le Locle |
| 5-axis grinding machines (tool grinding) | – | – | – | – | Le Locle |
| 6-axis grinding machines (tool grinding) | – | – | – | – | Le Locle |
Additional services
Quality and Certification
DIXI Polytool maintains a management system certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015; every year more than 10% of revenue is invested in state-of-the-art grinding technologies and the latest generation of metrology equipment.
| Evidence | Le Locle |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| Swiss Label | |
| act (energy efficiency/climate protection) |
Company History
- 1946
Founded in Le Locle by the Castella family; pioneer in the manufacture of carbide tools.
- 1950er
Start of international expansion
- 1967/1971
Construction of the new 7000 m² factory in Le Locle in two stages
- 1968
Foundation of the sales branch in Germany
- 1991
ISO 9002 certification
- 1992
Foundation of a sales branch in France
- 2000
Acquisition of the company Polytool (reamers)
- 2004
Acquisition of a German diamond tool manufacturer
- 2008
Acquisition of a French forming tool manufacturer
- 2013
Launch of the lean manufacturing project
- 2014
Complete renovation and expansion of the plant in Le Locle
- 2015
Branch in the Netherlands; switch to 100% green energy; production converted to production flows
- 2017
Branch in Spain; establishment of a sales structure in China; Swiss Label membership
- 2019
Foundation of a sales branch in Austria
- 2023
Foundation of a sales branch in Belgium