{"id":13216,"date":"2026-04-21T10:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/2026\/04\/21\/acrotec-precision-high-tech-high-reliability-microtechnology-for-aerospace-and-defence\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T08:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:05:41","slug":"acrotec-precision-high-tech-high-reliability-microtechnology-for-aerospace-and-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/2026\/04\/21\/acrotec-precision-high-tech-high-reliability-microtechnology-for-aerospace-and-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Acrotec Precision High-Tech: high-reliability microtechnology for aerospace and defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Acrotec Precision High-Tech: high-reliability microtechnology for aerospace and defence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At a time of accelerating investment in aerospace and defence, the Acrotec Group’s Precision High-Tech (PHT) division offers real technological added value that has already attracted many players in these highly specialised sectors. This is bolstering its position in industrial environments with extremely stringent technological requirements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Rooted in the Group\u2019s Swiss micromechanics heritage, the PHT division is now using its expertise to work on applications where reliability, repeatability and traceability are paramount. Having operated in these markets for over ten years, it specialises in components and sub-assemblies for timing systems, thermal batteries, guidance systems as well as highly technically demanding civil aviation applications.<\/p>\n

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Its work draws on the combined expertise of several Group companies that between them span the entire industrial value chain: high-precision machining and bar turning, surface treatments, connectors, complex assembly and industrialisation of demanding technical series.<\/p>\n

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The Group\u2019s microtechnology DNA provides a competitive advantage here. Whereas the aerospace industry traditionally works on a macromechanical scale, Acrotec PHT offers cutting-edge expertise in hyper-miniaturisation, extreme tolerances, complex material machining and rapid prototyping\u00a0\u2013 all of which have become essential for next-generation on-board systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vardeco\u00a0\u2013 an acknowledged leader in high-reliability connectors<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Within the PHT division, Vardeco occupies a strategic position in precision metal connectors for high-performance applications.<\/p>\n

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Used in harsh environments, its conductive components ensure signal transmission in conditions where failure is not an option.<\/p>\n

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The company produces nearly\u00a02\u00a0billion connectors each year,<\/strong>\u00a092% of which are exported<\/strong>, and plays an active role in the supply chains of major international electronics and connectivity players operating in the aerospace and defence industries.<\/p>\n

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Vardeco is also involved in developments related to new forms of air mobility, illustrating Acrotec PHT\u2019s ability to support technological transitions in these sectors of the future driven by high-performance companies such as Roch (France), Takumi (Ireland), Dawnlough (Ireland) and D\u00e9covi (Switzerland).<\/p>\n

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Industry standards aligned with sector requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Several of the division\u2019s entities in Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe are EN\u00a09100 certified. This benchmark standard for aerospace and defence attests to their mastery of quality processes, traceability and the documentation requirements specific to these sectors.<\/p>\n

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Based in Switzerland as well as France, Germany and Ireland, the division also offers clients secure production capabilities aligned with the current challenges of industrial relocation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dynamic structural growth<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Although these markets still account for a modest share of the overall business, they are now one of the division\u2019s most dynamic development areas.<\/p>\n

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\u00ab\u00a0Our background in micromechanics means we can provide highly reliable industrial solutions in environments where performance, safety and security can\u2019t be compromised. The increased focus on aerospace and on security technologies is a natural development for us, fully in line with our high-precision DNA,\u00a0\u00bb says\u00a0Marjolaine Cordier, CEO of Acrotec Precision High-Tech<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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By leveraging its capabilities in industrialising complexity and the leadership of companies such as Vardeco in high-reliability connectivity, Acrotec Precision High-Tech is establishing itself as a leading industrial partner for the most demanding technological applications.<\/p>\n

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Acrotec Precision High-Tech: high-reliability microtechnology for aerospace and defence At a time of accelerating investment in aerospace and defence, the Acrotec Group’s Precision High-Tech (PHT) division offers real technological added value that has already attracted many players in these highly specialised sectors. This is bolstering its position in industrial environments with extremely stringent technological requirements. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1671,"featured_media":13589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"edition":[],"class_list":["post-13216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13217,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13216\/revisions\/13217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13216"},{"taxonomy":"edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edition?post=13216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}