These are used in large parts of industry, including in the automotive and aviation industries, in medical technology, in the processing of watches and jewelry, as well as in the eyewear industry.ĭixi Cylindre SA specializes in the manufacture of high-precision turned parts. The company is privately owned by the Castella family and does not publish business figures.The group of companies consists of four subsidiaries specializing in their core area.ĭixi Polytool SA focuses on the production of precision tools made of solid carbide and diamond as well as precision reamers. In 2007, Dixi sold its subsidiary Dixi Machines SA, which specializes in the manufacture of ultra-high-precision machines, to the Japanese machine tool manufacturer DMG Mori Seiki Co. The expansion of the Dixi group of companies continued from the 1990s, followed by the acquisitions of Dixi Frama (1992), Polytool (1999), Dixi UK (2000) and the German diamond tool manufacturer DIAWE (2004). Moser & Cie, whose demise Paul Castella could not prevent. In 1978, Dixi took over the watch manufacturer Zenith (sold to LVMH in 1999 ) and in 1979 the two brands Zodiac and H. When the Swiss watch industry was gripped by a serious crisis in the mid-1970s, Paul Castella, as the owner of Dixi, tried to prevent the final demise of several bankrupt watch manufacturers. With the takeover of the watch manufacturer Buhré in 1963, Dixi entered the watch business directly. In 1960, Marksa SA, founded in 1935, was taken over.
In 1959, Dixi acquired Cylindre SA, which was founded in 1924.
With that Dixi began her expansion and takeover phase. In 1946 Dixi took over the precision tool manufacturer PAQSA and integrated it completely. The company then specialized in precision mechanics for various industrial applications. ĭixi was founded in Le Locle in 1904 and originally manufactured special machines for the watch industry, including high-precision center punching machines with an accuracy of 0.01 millimeters. Marksa SA operates in the field of compressed air, vacuum, industrial cooling, air conditioning and ventilation. In the field of medical technology, the company specializes in medical precision instruments, particularly for neurosurgery. In the field of microtechnology, the company produces precision parts for avionics and for the armaments industry, in particular detonators for bombs and artillery ammunition. These are used in the automotive industry, the watch industry, medical technology and electronics, among others.ĭixi Microtechniques SA deals with the two areas of microtechnology and medical technology.
The group of companies consists of four subsidiaries specializing in their core area.ĭixi Polytool SA focuses on the production of precision tools made of solid carbide and diamond as well as precision reamers.
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