1955
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- Mr. Henri Schaller opens a machining workshop
- General machining and manufacture of stamping equipment for the watch-making industry
- Number of staff: 3
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1964
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- Addition of a bar-turning department using automatic hydro-pneumatic lathes
- Round-the-clock production of clamping rings for watch crystals
- Number of staff: 10
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1967
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- Addition of a stamping department and acquisition of mechanical beam presses
- Production of dial backs for watches
- The machining department was then able to make its own production tooling
- Number of staff: 13
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1969
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- Addition of a plastic injection department and purchase of two injection presses
- Production of casing rings for watches
- Number of staff: 18
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1971
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- The company's legal status changed to a limited company
- "Henri Schaller SA" is registered in the Companies Register
- Number of staff: 20
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1981
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- Acquisition of adjacent land to increase production area and allow of a potential extension of the existing site
- Number of staff: 25
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1985
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- Production of the first turned seals made of a non-injectable material (SANFIL seals)
- Development of the plastic turning department
- Number of staff: 30
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1987
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- Development of an aerosol pressure regulator/supply device. Design of moulds and assembly processes for industrial production
- Number of staff: 35
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1988
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- Extension of existing premises in anticipation of high aerosol regulator development potential
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1990
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- Acquisition of industrial premises located opposite the Henri Schaller SA site
- Delivery of first range of regulators (100'000 off) to Yves Rocher
- Number of staff: 45
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1991
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- Watch-making recession, end of low-end watch production in Switzerland and in Europe
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1995
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- Henri Schaller transfers the company to his son, Yves Schaller, who also becomes the General Manager
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1996
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- Manufacture of the first machined metal casing rings
- Transition thanks to the return of the mechanical movement
- Number of staff: 50
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2000
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- A year of strong growth
- Arrival of computer-aided manufacturing processes
- Number of staff: 60
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2003
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- Marked economic turn-down Partial unemployment
- Number of staff: 48
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2006
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- Strong economic recovery. Arrival of first 5-axis CNC production machining unit
- Number of staff: 62
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2009
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- Serious recession, lay-offs, 18 months of partial unemployment
- Number of staff: 45
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2011
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- Record turnover: + 20% compared to 2007
- Number of staff: 65
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2015
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- Henri Schaller SA celebrate its 60th Birthday!
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2016
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- The Company bought a field of 10'800 m² in Bassecourt's industrial area to build a new building in the next few years.
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2017
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- Purchase of a new milling-turning machine Nakamura Tome NTRX 300
- Purchase of a new continuous strip annealing furnace
- Number of staff : 60
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2018
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- Renovation of an area and construction of an extension to create a CNC turning department and accomodate the new milling-turning machine
- Purchase of a new cleaning machine PERO for stamping parts
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2019
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- Extension of the grinding machine department and purchase of a second CNC cylindrical grinding machine exterior/interior
- Purchase of a laser machine
- Number of staff : 55
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2020
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- Henri Schaller SA celebrate its 65th Birthday!
- Serious global healt crisis due to coronavisur COVID-19
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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