Development and production of Swiss-made kitchen utensils as private label for international brands and supermarkets
Heftitec SA
CH-6516 Cugnasco (headquarters)New on Amplifa
About Heftitec
Heftitec SA is a Swiss family business founded in 1973 by Rolf Hefti and headquartered in Cugnasco, today managed by the second generation under Marco Hefti. The company develops and produces functional kitchen utensils in Swiss-made quality, including can openers, vegetable peelers with blued steel blades, corkscrews, bag clips and cooking utensils. As the leading Swiss manufacturer of private-label kitchen helpers, Heftitec produces for internationally renowned brands and supermarket chains and, on request, personalises products with the customer's logo. Processes include, among others, the coating of steel parts as well as the bluing of carbon steel blades. The products are sold in Switzerland and worldwide in more than 40 countries.
- Site
- CH-6516 Cugnasco
- Processes
- Coating (non-stick coating, e.g. corkscrew spiral), Bluing (blackening) of steel blades, Development and production of kitchen utensils (contract manufacturing/private label), Private-label development and production of kitchen utensils, Personalisation with customer logo (promotional giveaways)
- Materials
- Carbon steel (blued steel blade), Steel, Plastic (products such as Zurri bag clip, cooking utensils), Plastic
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1973
- Industries
- Household goods, Kitchen utensils, Supermarket chains/Private label
- 01
Development (private label)
- 02
Coating (non-stick)
- 03
Bluing of steel blades
- 04
Assembly/Manufacturing
- 05
Worldwide distribution
Materials & Processes
Carbon steel (blued steel blade)
Blued steel blade for the Swiss Peeler vegetable peelers proven millions of times over.
Steel
Material for blades and metal parts of the kitchen utensils.
Plastic
Used for products such as the Zurri bag clip and cooking utensils.
Locations
Cugnasco
CHHeadquarters, development and production
- Materials
- Carbon steel, steel, plastic
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coating (non-stick coating, e.g. corkscrew spiral)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Plastic |
| Bluing (blackening) of steel bladesSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel (carbon steel) |
| Development and production of kitchen utensils (contract manufacturing/private label)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
According to its own statement, Heftitec places value on innovation, quality and Swiss-made manufacturing. Details on certifications or testing equipment are not published.
| Evidence | Cugnasco |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1973
Founded by Rolf Hefti; market launch of the gastro can opener, the Zurri bag clip and the automatic corkscrew in the first year.
- 1973
Market launch of the Swiss Peeler with carbon steel blade, the basis for further kitchen products.