Engineering

Solar modules do not always have to be black: with support from Innosuisse, the SME 3S Swiss Solar Solutions shows how solar energy and architectural aesthetics can go hand in hand.

An innovation project supported by Innosuisse is making the manufacture of laminate tubes at Hoffmann Neopac more stable, efficient and sustainable.

This summer’s repeated heatwaves and persistent drought have put increasing pressure on water resources. Discover how a miniaturised microwave sensor could contribute to more targeted irrigation and more sustainable water use in agriculture.

To mark the launch of the Switzerland-South Korea call for projects, we spoke with Dr. Pablo Erat from On about building partnerships in South Korea and scaling LightSpray globally

Faced with the increasing scarcity of resources and environmental pressures, the Swiss machinery manufacturer industry is exploring new leverage points for innovation. With the support of Innosuisse, the international Eureka BePro-CEND project is focusing on data collection to help companies.

Smarterion has almost exhausted the potential available on the Swiss market. Since 2009, the SME from Mels has been offering tailor-made LED solutions – and with great success.

Digitalising the springs industry: a sector traditionally rooted in mechanical engineering. This is the ambitious challenge that Federnfabrik Schmid AG has set itself.

When Annette Heimlicher speaks, she sounds just as you would expect of a charismatic and dynamic leader of a global technology company: she brims with energy, puts complex concepts into simple words, and is full of laughter.

Lausanne-based start-up Global ID wants to revolutionise biometric identification – with vein scanning. This world first produced in the Jura brings with it great economic and social benefits.

Kunststoffwerk AG Buchs has reinvented itself: alongside its world-famous two-metre folding rules, the Rhine Valley-based SME is now also producing surfboard fins.

For over 100 years, Eskenazi SA, based in Carouge near Geneva, has been manufacturing cutting tools for precision mechanics, primarily for the watchmaking and medical industries.

Thanks to Innosuisse's internationalisation camps, two dimpora employees had recently the opportunity to visit Japan to meet potential customers and to look at ways of achieving large-scale production.