Dimensional and visual criteria are particularly demanding in the field of fine watchmaking and jewelry. SOMTEC has long-standing experience in all cutting, grinding and polishing operations on a wide variety of materials, such as :

Thickening (barquettes, half-moons, movement components, etc.)
- Polishing dials, screw heads, hands, indexes...
- Polishing watch glasses.
- Diamond wire cutting (stones, sapphire...)

At SOMTEC, we are determined to continue innovating and pushing back the boundaries of precision and quality, to meet our customers' most demanding needs in the exhilarating field of Haute Horlogerie.

Industrial applications for optics-photonics are booming, with the deployment of fiber optic networks, autonomous vehicles, aerospace exploration and new defense systems.

The geometry and surface finish requirements for optical components are often very high. What's more, the materials processed in this field are extremely varied. The associated polishing processes must be perfectly mastered to achieve the desired quality.

Precision optics is SOMOS' historic area of expertise.

SOMTEC will bring all its expertise in lapping, fine grinding, polishing and super polishing to meet this demand.

Today, most electronic devices require the use of semiconductors and other microcomponents manufactured on wafers, underlining the crucial importance of these substrates in the modern electronics industry. The associated production processes are highly complex, and surfaces must be perfectly polished and flat.

New, constantly-evolving power components (extreme capacities) require the use of increasingly advanced materials, which have to be sawn, ground and polished.

SOMOS offers high-performance cutting and polishing processes to meet a wide range of needs in this field.

In the medical device industry, manufacturing processes must guarantee absolute quality control and perfect repeatability.

A telling example is the manufacture of orthopedic prostheses: perfectly smooth, imperfection-free surfaces are essential to ensure biocompatibility and longevity of the device.

The SOMOS Group distinguishes itself in this field by manufacturing spherical polishing machines to meet the most stringent specifications. Our technical expertise together with the proven quality of our consumables integrate our turnkey equipment, ensuring a fully integrated solution for medical device manufacturers.