{"id":13396,"date":"2026-03-20T10:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/2026\/03\/20\/leveraging-watchmaking-precision-for-medical-tubes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:44:36","slug":"leveraging-watchmaking-precision-for-medical-tubes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/leveraging-watchmaking-precision-for-medical-tubes\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveraging watchmaking precision for medical tubes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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PX Group is celebrating half a century of know-how in precision metallurgy this year. The company has successfully leveraged its expertise in tubular components for watchmaking to meet the stringent quality requirements of the medical sector, particularly implantology.<\/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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As with many Swiss companies, PX\u00a0Group\u2019s historical watchmaking know-how has been the key technological driver behind its diversification. Until the late 1990s, consummate expertise in shaping ultra-high-precision tubular components was required to manufacture watch bands made up of hollow preformed and brazed links. This expertise has enabled the Group to master the process of forming thin tubes, manufacturing extremely thin walls and producing complex geometries, while also ensuring dimensional regularity and impeccable quality. This precision culture, inherited from the watchmaking industry, has naturally paved the way for new high-value-added applications in niche markets, such as the medical sector, with PX\u00a0Group leveraging this know-how to pivot into the creation of tubes for endoscopy. In doing so, it is pushing the technical boundaries even further with the development of variable-section tubes, meeting the most demanding requirements.<\/p>\n

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Marker bands and electrodes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Drawing also on its internal expertise in casting and precious-metal processing, the Group has extended its expertise to marker bands and electrodes. These components\u00a0\u2013 key to the proper functioning of medical devices for use inside the human body\u00a0\u2013 enable specific functions such as positioning, measurement and signal transmission.<\/p>\n

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Marker bands are used in catheters, stents and other implantable devices. Being radiopaque, they are visible under X-rays. This allows healthcare professionals to position and track them accurately during procedures.<\/p>\n

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Like electrodes, marker bands also serve as electrical contacts to ensure reliable connectivity in devices such as pacemakers. The materials used are highly conductive and resistant to corrosion, resulting in long-lasting performance. These components also help ensure the precision of measuring devices, thus guaranteeing the reliability of the tools used to monitor vital signs and assess treatments.<\/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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High-precision production using quality materials<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The materials used in the production of marker bands and electrodes are selected for their superior electrical, mechanical and bio-compatible properties. Some of the most commonly used alloys are:<\/p>\n

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  • platinum and alloys: platinum, 10% platinum\u2013iridium and 20% platinum\u2013iridium;<\/li>\n
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    The in-house refining process delivers high levels of durability, precision and bio-compatibility, making these products the perfect choice for sophisticated medical applications.<\/p>\n

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    PX\u00a0Group produces fully traceable, customisable rings with a length ranging from 0.4\u00a0to 20\u00a0mm, an external diameter from 0.3\u00a0to 4\u00a0mm and a wall thickness of up to 25\u00a0microns (around one-third of the thickness of a hair). This level of precision required the continuous improvement of industrial processes, particularly in high-precision laser cutting. The company is also working on developing fine polishing solutions tailored to the extreme requirements of these applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Leveraging watchmaking precision for medical tubes PX Group is celebrating half a century of know-how in precision metallurgy this year. The company has successfully leveraged its expertise in tubular components for watchmaking to meet the stringent quality requirements of the medical sector, particularly implantology. As with many Swiss companies, PX\u00a0Group\u2019s historical watchmaking know-how has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1671,"featured_media":13604,"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":[28,28],"tags":[],"edition":[],"class_list":["post-13396","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\/13396","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=13396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13397,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13396\/revisions\/13397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13396"},{"taxonomy":"edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edition?post=13396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}