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MAINSPRING CALCULATION

MAINSPRING CALCULATION

Générale Ressorts is the leader in the mainspring market and has been supplying Swiss watchmaking manufacturers for over 150 years. Send us your details to simulate your mainspring by clicking on the link below.

BARREL BY GENERALE RESSORTS

BARREL by GENERALE RESSORTS

Générale Ressorts offers complete energy solutions that simplify customers’ requirements. Managing one single, high-quality component instead of four.

You can experience all of watchmaking history at Générale Ressorts, which has produced the best solutions for stocking energy in mechanical watches since 1857. Innovation is as important as history with the integration of new modern technological tools, the development of new high performance materials and our simulation software for mainspring discharge. The company is located in Bienne, the capital of Swiss watchmaking.

Our actuality

COVID-19

In this period of instability, we would like to inform you of the situation at Générale Ressorts The company has stopped short-time working and has been working at 100% since...

BARImètre automaton

Our know-how list grows with the use of the BARImètre automaton. 100% barrel’s torque measurement The BARImètre automaton allows torque control of 100% of the assembled barrels. Here are the...

COVID-19 : 10/08/2020

In this unprecedented period, we are proud to announce the return to normality of our production units since August 10th. We have returned to 100% of our production staff in strict compliance...

Générale Ressorts is developing a new expertise to simplify the supply of complete barrels

A drum, a spring, an arbor and a cover. The barrel is typically assembled from these four components. However, this is not always sufficient to guarantee the complete function intended...

Générale Ressorts’ expertise is reflected in the variety of complete barrels it offers

With ten years of experience in manufacturing complete barrels, Générale Ressorts offers various levels of quality, finishes, geometries and types of assembly for your barrel. Whatever your requirement – whether...

EPHJ 2021: a long-awaited edition!

The EPHJ is back! The international exhibition dedicated to the world of high precision, whose 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 health crisis, will take place from 14...

COVID-19

In this period of instability, we would like to inform you of the situation at Générale Ressorts Like the rest of the industry, our operations have been heavily impacted since...

EPHJ there it goes again

Here we are at one month of the opening of the 2018 edition and the pressure goes up !! We will be happy to welcome you at the Acrotec Group...

In the news headlines !

The magazine Swissmade has published an article about us in their latest edition. We would like to thank their journalist Timm Delfs for putting our work in the spotlight. And...

Générale Ressorts in “The Naked Watchmaker”

A very informative article is presented on the site “the Naked Watchmaker”. An article in English which merits its publicity: Mainsprings, their function and how they are made. Isochronism is...

The Acrotec Group is a team of entrepreneurs and talents with a single ambition: to continuously push the boundaries of precision micromechanics and everything associated with it. Acrotecs objective is to better serve its customers, to gain their trust and to earn their loyalty.

Watch & Jewelry
MedTech
Precision High-Tech

Watch & Jewelry

Acrotec is the leading independent supplier of mechanical movement components to the Swiss watch industry. The products offered by the Acrotec Group include most of the key components of a watch movement, including shock absorbers, oscillating weights and barrel springs, and also escapements, barrels, the index-assembly, and many other components and assembled parts. Acrotec also offers automated machining, tools, and all specific treatments and finishings.

MedTech

Acrotec is one of the leading contract manufacturers in the MedTech sector in Europe. The group is active in the manufacture of complex components and subassemblies for medical devices, as well as precision pumps used in dialysis and diagnostics. In addition, it is a trusted partner in the production of spinal, extremity, maxillofacial, cardiovascular and dental implants, as well as in most instruments used in surgical procedures.

Precision High-Tech

With its large production capacity and mastery of production processes in accordance with ISO9001, IATF and EN9100 certifications, Acrotec supplies a wide range of demanding industrial sectors. The groups strong technical expertise combined with the vertical integration of many production processes offers a qualitative and competitive service to our partners.

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