News After five years of association, Qualimatest & Saphir are merging their organisations under a single management team to create qmt, a leader in Switzerland and France in testing and quality control solutions.
Building on over 30 years of history, the two companies have invented – each in its own territory – a large number of solutions and products used in industry for testing and quality control. The two companies first joined forces in 2015 when Qualimatest acquired Saphir.
In order to accelerate business development and improve operational performance, the two structures will be combined into a single organisation under a single management. A new name and a new graphic identity will give material expression to this new stakeholder with two geographical sites, 46 employees and a 9 million-franc turnover.
The portfolio of products, services and experience enables a unique positioning in markets covering the entire life cycle of the products developed, from Research & Development through to production and qualification.
The new R&D team of 29 people has a wide range of know-how ranging from mechanical engineering to software development, with particular expertise in optics and acoustics. The new means available will enable the important investments required to integrate the latest innovations in terms of artificial intelligence and big data. The team will be located in France (Isère) and Switzerland (Geneva), with the aim of recruiting talent on both sites. A new commercial organisation will develop qmt’s seven strategic sectors: watchmaking, aeronautics and defence, railways, automotive, medical, electrical engineering and energy. Initially, qmt will continue its development mainly in Switzerland and France, while at the same time building an international expansion plan.
The company can thus think big for the future. Through vision, acoustic measurement and innovative solutions integrating artificial intelligence, qmt is able to reduce the number of imperfections in the products manufactured, thus responding to a market with extremely high potential corresponding to increased consumer expectations.
January 30, 2020
