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Lapping and polishing equipment and technologies

SOMTEC, the Swiss branch
of the SOMOS Group

SOMTEC-CH is the Swiss subsidiary of the SOMOS Group, a leading manufacturer of lapping, polishing and diamond wire cutting machines and tools for over 120 years. The group manufactures equipment expressly designed for demanding sectors such as precision optics, luxury watchmaking and the medical sector.

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Your partner for high-precision surfaces

Discover our wide range of equipment and services for your surface grinding, lapping, polishing and wire-cutting needs.

Our equipment guarantees flatness, parallelism and surface finish that meet the most demanding criteria.

We work with different types of materials.

The solutions developed and provided by SOMTEC meet the most advanced and sophisticated specifications proposed by our clients for surface and precision cutting applications.

Precious Metals

Applications: Thickness adjustment and polishing.
Materials: Yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, silver, platinum,...

Precious Metals

Applications: Thickness adjustment and polishing.
Materials: Yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, silver, platinum,...

Titanium

Applications: Thickness adjustment and polishing.
Materials: Titanium and its alloys.

Steels and Ferrous alloys

Applications: Thickness adjustment and polishing.
Materials: Stainless steels (316, 304...), phynox, durnico, H1 steel, cast iron…

Technical Ceramics

Applications: Cutting, thickness adjustment, and polishing.
Materials: Alumina (Al2O3), Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silicon Carbide (SiC)..

Sapphire and Ruby

Applications: Cutting, thickness adjustment, and polishing
Materials: Sapphire, ruby...

Natural and Precious Stones

Applications: Cutting, thickness adjustment, and polishing.
Materials: Mother of pearl, onyx, striped chalcedony, agate, brick jasper, lapis lazuli, tiger's eye, meteorite...

Glass and Crystals

Applications: Cutting, thickness adjustment, and polishing.
Materials: Glass, enamel, quartz...

Other Metals and Carbides

Applications: Thickness adjustment and polishing.
Materials: Aluminum and alloys, tungsten…

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