What Extramet does

Extramet AG is a Swiss, family-owned manufacturer of extruded tungsten carbide products headquartered in Plaffeien, Switzerland. Founded in 1980 and operating with approximately 150 employees, the company specializes in the production of extruded carbide — a differentiated manufacturing route versus pressing or molding — and offers a proprietary portfolio of eight EMT grades (EMT100 through EMT612) ranging from submicron to ultrafine grain sizes with cobalt content from 6% to 12%. Its product mix spans milling and drill blanks, replaceable head blanks, watch industry precision components, homogenizing components for food processing, and dental/medical tool blanks, supported by Special Solutions (custom CNC-machined blanks), a daily-updated Stock List, a 360-degree closed-loop recycling service, and material analysis / application consulting.

The company sells primarily to tool manufacturers and industrial OEMs across five verticals: aerospace (Airbus A320neo, A350, A380 programs; CFRP/titanium composite drilling), automotive (replaceable head systems), microtechnology and watchmaking, food and packaging, and medical/dental technology. Its go-to-market is sales-led direct distribution, executed through personal contacts for procurement, technical implementation, and co-development, with country representatives providing global reach rather than third-party resellers. Quantified customer outcomes cited by the company include up to 140% increases in tool service life, ~80% cost reductions in watch stamping, and wear reduced to one-third on food-processing homogenizing nozzles, anchored on long-term customer-specific grade development.

Extramet monetizes through one-time product sales of carbide blanks and grades plus professional services revenue from contract manufacturing (RTP, SHIP, grinding), material analyses, and application consulting, alongside a managed-service revenue stream from buy-back recycling of used carbide components. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with a customized B2B industrial materials model. The firm maintains active R&D involvement through the Powder Metallurgy Association's tungsten carbide working group and a research cooperation with TUHH (Hamburg University of Technology) on digitized aircraft assembly. It has been recognized by the Fribourg Economic Development Agency as a flagship 'dragon' company and holds ISO 45001 certification plus the Swiss Employer Award, with no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, M&A, or parent-company structure.

Name

Extramet

Legal name

EXTRAMET AG

Website

https://extramet.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Extramet AG is a Swiss, family-owned manufacturer of extruded tungsten carbide blanks and grades, serving tool makers and OEMs in aerospace, automotive, watchmaking, food processing, and medical/dental industries via direct global sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Plaffeien

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tungsten Carbide Products: Sale of tungsten carbide blanks, grades, and special solutions to tool manufacturers and high-tech industry customers. Products include milling blanks, drill blanks, replaceable head blanks, and wear parts.
2. Contract Manufacturing Services: Contract manufacturing for tungsten carbide (RTP, SHIP) and various grinding applications, as well as material analyses and application consulting.
3. 360-Degree Recycling Service: Buy-back and recycling service for uncoated and coated tungsten carbide parts, drills, cutters, reamers, and wearing components.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Extramet manufactures extruded tungsten carbide products — rods, tubes, strips, and preforms — supplied to industrial manufacturers in aerospace, automotive, medical, dental, watchmaking, and food processing. The company develops its own proprietary carbide grades (EMT series) engineered for specific applications including grades optimized for diamond coating and high wear-resistance.

Product overview

EXTRAMET AG is a Swiss manufacturer of extruded tungsten carbide products serving the high-tech industry. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized around three main pillars: (1) Core carbide grades including eight proprietary EMT grades (EMT 100, EMT 207, EMT 210, EMT 212, EMT 409, EMT 412, EMT 609, EMT 612) ranging from submicron to ultrafine grain sizes with varying cobalt content; (2) Industry-specific blank products including milling cutter blanks, drill blanks, replaceable head blanks, watch industry blanks, homogenising components, and dental tool blanks; and (3) Supporting services including Special Solutions (custom blanks), Stock List (daily updated inventory), 360-degree recycling service, material analysis, and application testing. The products serve five primary industry verticals: aerospace, automotive, microtechnology/watchmaking, food and packaging, and medical technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Extruded tungsten carbide rods Long, uniform tungsten carbide rods produced via extrusion, supplied to industrial manufacturers for cutting tools, drills, and wear-part applications.
• Extruded tungsten carbide tubes Hollow tungsten carbide tubes manufactured by extrusion for industrial applications requiring uniform tubular carbide forms.
• Extruded tungsten carbide strips Flat tungsten carbide strips produced via extrusion for use in cutting and wear-resistant industrial applications.
• Tungsten carbide preforms Custom-shaped tungsten carbide preforms supplied to cutting tool manufacturers and industrial users as near-net-shape inputs.
• EMT proprietary carbide grade portfolio Proprietary EMT-series tungsten carbide grades engineered for specific industrial applications, including grades optimized for diamond coating and high wear resistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tool costs reduced by one-third using replaceable head blanks compared to solid tungsten carbide cutters
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Fribourg Economic Development AgencyflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEXTRAMET was selected as one of the flagship 'dragon' companies by the Fribourg Economic Development Agency to promote the canton as an industrial and economic location. Selected in late 2020 as a showcase company representing Fribourg's business excellence.
• Raw Material Suppliers (20+ year partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner20+ year partnership with raw material suppliers for recycling grinding sludge. Ensures closed recycling circuit between raw material supplier, tungsten carbide producer, and tool manufacturer. Materials are returned to European cycle rather than supplied to China.
• Powder Metallurgy Association (Tungsten Carbide Working Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEXTRAMET's R&D team actively participates in the tungsten carbide working group of the Powder Metallurgy Association, organizing and carrying through development projects.
• TUHH (Hamburg University of Technology)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with TUHH scientists and a competent network in developing digitized aircraft assembly using tungsten carbide. Contributed to error-free and efficient aircraft production (Digitalisierte Flugzeugmontage project).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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