Schaublin SA: Continuous Advancement of the Source of Precision, Co-founding the Cornerstone of Swiss Manufacturing

In Delémont, Switzerland, in the 1930s, the precision machinery manufacturing industry was undergoing a critical turning point. Though Schaublin SA had already established a foothold in the local market with its lathe products, it faced the transformation challenge from "excellent tools" to "precision benchmarks." At that time, in Switzerland’s industrial sector, different workshops used inconsistent measurement standards, resulting in a lack of unified evaluation benchmarks for precision parts—an invisible barrier restricting the development of the entire industry.

Schaublin’s founder keenly realized that without solving the issue of unified measurement benchmarks, Swiss precision manufacturing would struggle to form real industrial synergy. However, establishing an industry-recognized standard system was far beyond what a single enterprise could achieve independently. It required technical consensus across enterprise boundaries, and more importantly, a set of solutions acceptable to the entire industrial ecosystem.

At this crucial node of industrial development, HMS played the role of a "connector." Instead of providing off-the-shelf technical solutions, we built an open cooperation platform, inviting Schaublin and other precision manufacturing enterprises with a common vision to jointly discuss and formulate the basic standards for Swiss precision manufacturing. In this process, HMS provided not technical authority, but a methodology and collaboration mechanism to promote consensus.

After months of in-depth discussions and repeated verification, this multi-stakeholder standard system was ultimately perfectly embodied in Schaublin’s new generation of machine tools. These devices became not only tools for precision manufacturing but also carriers for transmitting standards and unifying precision. When workshops across Switzerland began adopting Schaublin equipment based on the same standards, the collaborative efficiency of the entire industry achieved a qualitative leap.

HMS’s Insight: True industrial progress starts with the establishment of basic consensus.

The most valuable partnerships often lie not in solving the specific problems of a single enterprise, but in building a basic platform that promotes the collaborative development of the entire industry.

When your enterprise’s vision is closely aligned with the direction of industrial development, what kind of partner do you need? We look forward to jointly building the infrastructure that drives industry progress with you.