Development and manufacturing of weather, wind and flow measurement instruments as well as microtechnology contract development

JDC Electronic SA

Yverdon-les-Bains (Avenue des Sports 42) · Yverdon-les-Bains (Rue des Prés-du-Lac 30b)New on Amplifa

1984Founded

ca. 10Employees

2Locations in Yverdon-les-Bains

60%Export share (approx. 80 countries)

About JDC Electronic SA

JDC Electronic SA is a Swiss company founded in 1984 by Jean-Daniel Carrard and based in Yverdon-les-Bains. The company, with around ten employees, develops and manufactures measurement instruments, including Skywatch brand handheld anemometers, networked weather stations, flow meters (Flowatch, EasyFlow) and a porosimeter used worldwide to measure fabric porosity in paragliding. JDC also carries out contract development (subcontracting) in electronics and microtechnology from technical drawing to industrialization, especially for the watchmaking industry; customers include Boeing, Breitling, Breguet and Patek Philippe. In-house developments such as magnetic wind measurement and the pilot watch De Havilland Watches are patented. All instruments developed in-house are tested and calibrated in a fully automated, company-owned wind tunnel; the wind tunnel is also available as a service for model tests and special calibrations. In addition, JDC offers LED retrofitting for historic street lamps including cleaning, thermo-lacquering and installation, as well as dynamic lighting systems (eDyn). Around 60 percent of revenue is exported to about 80 countries.

Site: Yverdon-les-Bains
Processes: Development of electronic and microtechnology products (from technical drawing to, Electronic development and manufacture of measuring instruments (in-house production and contract, Product testing and calibration in a fully automated wind tunnel (product tests, model tests,, Relamping/retrofit of street lamps (conversion to LED, complete installation), Cleaning and thermo-lacquering (powder coating) of luminaires, Microelectronics and microtechnology for the watchmaking industry (contract development), Manufacturing and assembly of watches (De Havilland Watches) with patented innovations, Electronics and microtechnology development
Materials: Aluminium, Plastic
Founded: 1984
Employees: ca. 10
Industries: Sports and outdoor measuring devices, Watchmaking/microtechnology, Smart Farming (connected agriculture), Public lighting, Environmental/weather measurement technology, Aviation

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Contract development (engineering)
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Electronics and microtechnology manufacturing
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Assembly
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Product testing and calibration in the wind tunnel
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Series production and distribution

Materials and processes

Alu

Aluminium

Used, among other things, for bases and housing parts of the measuring instruments, e.g. in handheld anemometers.

Plastic

Used for housing components of portable measuring devices such as anemometers and weather stations.

Locations

Yverdon-les-Bains

Headquarters with development, manufacturing, assembly, test bench and administration

Materials: Aluminium, plastic

Wind tunnel (fully automated)

Products and components

**Handheld anemometer Eole**In-house production · Sports and weather measurement technology

**BL400 weather station for smartphones**Networked sensor technology · Sports and outdoor measuring devices

**Skywatch AWS weather station**In-house production · Environmental/weather measurement technology

**Porosimeter**In-house production · Paragliding and textile testing

**Flowatch flow meter**In-house production · Environmental/liquid measurement technology

**LED retrofit for street lamps**Retrofit and powder coating · Public lighting

Inside the production

Contract development for Low Speed Propeller

Industries

Sports and outdoor measuring devicesWatchmaking/microtechnologySmart Farming (connected agriculture)Public lightingEnvironmental/weather measurement technologyAviationConnected agriculture (Smart Farming)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Development of electronic and microtechnology products (from technical drawing toEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Electronic development and manufacture of measuring instruments (in-house production and contractAssembly	–	–	–	–	–
Product testing and calibration in a fully automated wind tunnel (product tests, model tests,Testing	–	–	–	–	–
Relamping/retrofit of street lamps (conversion to LED, complete installation)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Cleaning and thermo-lacquering (powder coating) of luminairesSurface	–	–	–	–	–
Microelectronics and microtechnology for the watchmaking industry (contract development)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Manufacturing and assembly of watches (De Havilland Watches) with patented innovationsAssembly	–	–	–	–	–

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Wind tunnel (fully automated)	–	–	–	–	Yverdon-les-Bains

Additional services

Electronics and microtechnology developmentContract development (subcontracting) from idea to industrializationWind tunnel testing and calibrationManufacture of handheld anemometers (Skywatch)Connected weather stations and IoT sensors (LoRa)Flow meters (Flowatch, EasyFlow)PorosimeterPublic lighting: LED retrofit/relamping, installation, powder coating, dynamicDevelopment with patents and licenses

Reference customers

BoeingBreitlingBergeonBreguetPatek Philippe and other watch brandsNestléCombaGroupKiwineEepropertyLow Speed PropellerTeam StylingFederal Office of Civil Aviation (Switzerland)

History

1984
Foundation of JDC Electronic SA by Jean-Daniel Carrard; development of measuring instruments for extreme sports
2008
Acquisition of MADD Technologies Sàrl (formerly Etrelec); development of professional weather stations and environmental sensors
2019
MADD Technologies discontinued production in June; SalinoMADD and EasyFlow were taken over by JDC Electronic SA
After 25 years of experience, development of pilot watches under the De Havilland Watches brand