2017-07-14
Success for Mikron apprentices
The 31st “Fraisa Tool Champions” event was a great success for the Mikron Group. A total of five apprentice multi-skilled mechanics from the Agno and Boudry sites finished in the top places. Mikron Boudry apprentices took first and third places in the “CNC Machining French-speaking Switzerland” category, and second place in the “Conventional Machining Switzerland” category. Sacha Polli from Mikron Agno came first in the “Conventional Machining Italian-speaking Switzerland” category, and even managed third place in the “Conventional Machining Switzerland” category. Another Mikron Agno apprentice also came top in the “CNC Machining Italian-speaking Switzerland” category.
More than 1,200 budding multi-skilled mechanics, micromechanics and production mechanics from all over Switzerland took part in the 31st “Fraisa Tool Champions” competition. After drawing the specified parts, they made a workpiece from aluminum and brass using milling, drilling and thread cutting techniques. This workpiece was then judged by an external expert jury.
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Sacha Polli, an apprentice from Mikron Agno, came third in the “Conventional Machining Switzerland” category and took first place in the “Conventional Machining Italian-speaking Switzerland” category.
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From Mikron Agno: Damiano Käppeli.
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From Mikron Boudry (from left to right): Jérémy Badertscher, Timothé Ioset and Joseph Felix de Oliveira. |
Brief profile of the Mikron Group
The Mikron Group develops, produces and markets automation and machining systems that enable extremely precise and productive manufacturing processes. Rooted in the Swiss culture of innovation, the group is a globally leading partner to companies in the automotive, pharmaceutical, medtech, consumer goods, writing instruments and watchmaking industries. The two divisions, Mikron Automation and Mikron Machining, are based in Switzerland (Boudry and Agno). The company has additional production facilities in Germany, Singapore, China and the US. The 1,250 employees of the Mikron Group can draw on over 100 years of experience in the production of high-precision systems for large-series product manufacture. Mikron Holding AG shares are traded on SIX Swiss Exchange (MIKN).