Stettler (Mtius) Ltd.
History
| 2012 | Further reinforcement of management 250 employees Production area 4,000 sqm |
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| 2011 | Certification ISO norm 9001-2008 Acquisition of 100% share capital |
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| 2006 | Launch of in-house crystal growing using the Stepanov method Expanded capacity in all areas of activity |
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Increased production of cylindrical crystals Own production of tooling launched |
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| 2000 | Production launch of cylindrical curved crystals 200 employees Production area 2,600 sqm |
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Increased production of spherical crystals Cutting Complex shapes Introducing SAP ERP |
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| 1996 | Production launch of spherical curved crystals 150 employees Production area 2,000 sqm |
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Expansion of flat crystals processing Grinding Drilling Form building 100 employees Production area 1,200 sqm |
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1989 |
Founding of Stettler (Mtius) Ltd. together with a local partner |
Due to increasing pressure from the Far East to lower costs, our Company chose to locate a production plant in a developing country. Mauritius was preferred over other possible sites due to its sufficient infrastructures, political stability and its proactive effort to persuade industries to locate here. In addition, communication is easy: the official language is English with French being commonly spoken.
Plant & Infrastructure
Some 500 pieces of machinery and equipment for the conventional machine-processing of sapphire and CNC-controlled operations guarantee high production capacity and a standard of quality that is identical with that of Switzerland. Manufactured here are standard products in large quantities as well as special parts for the watch industry and technical markets.
Emergency generators provide power in the event of outages.
A permanent online link with Switzerland via SAP ERP provides for a uniform planning monitored by the parent company and for ready access to relevant data.
Organization & Management
The process-driven management system based on the same corporate governance guidelines as those in effect in Switzerland has been certified since 2011 in accordance with ISO 9001:2008. In addition to General Manager Andreas Tanner, the management team comprises 5 other senior Swiss and European officers. All benefit from extensive experience in sapphire processing and mostly began their career with the parent company in Switzerland. Two additional officers from Switzerland joined the Mauritius management team in 2012.
