Micro Precision Systems
MPS Micro Precision Systems is a Swiss manufacturer of custom-made electromechanical microsystems, organized into four divisions — Microsystems, Watch, Precimed (medical devices), and Décolletage — serving luxury watchmaking, medical implants, orthopaedics, aerospace, astronomy, optics, and industrial customers across six sites in Switzerland and the USA.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1967
- HeadquartersBiel, Switzerland
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Micro Precision Systems does
Micro Precision Systems (MPS Micro Precision Systems AG) is a Biel/Bienne, Switzerland-headquartered manufacturer of custom-made electromechanical microsystems, organized into four divisions: MPS Microsystems (miniature linear bearings, ball screws, and linear actuators with sub-5 µm positioning accuracy), MPS Watch (ball bearings, wheel trains, turned components, and oscillating weights for luxury mechanical watches), MPS Precimed (orthopaedic surgical instruments and Class III active implantable medical devices such as peristaltic pumps, heart pumps, artificial aortic valves, and micro-robots), and MPS Décolletage (Swiss precision-turned parts from 0.2 mm to 51 mm diameter at a 15 million parts-per-year facility in Court). The company is a privately held subsidiary of the German Faulhaber Group and operates six sites — five in Switzerland (Biel/Bienne, Bonfol, Court, Glovelier, La Chaux-de-Fonds) and one in Boston, USA — employing over 500 people across approximately 27,800 m² of production and office space.
Underlying capabilities span turning, milling, wire erosion, micro-assembly, surface treatment, and ISO 5 / ISO 7 cleanroom operations, with documented positioning precision of less than 5 µm in linear motion, ±1 µm lateral deviation in optics and photonics, and 5 µm accuracy in astronomical fiber positioners (used in VLT, SDSS-V, and DESI telescope programs). MPS's implantable peristaltic pump is cited as having improved the quality of life of over 500,000 patients, and the company is developing next-generation implants including an artificial heart pump.
MPS generates revenue through (1) custom microsystem project contracts sold directly via division-specific enterprise sales teams and business development managers globally, (2) standardized catalog sales of ball bearings and linear motion products through two dedicated e-commerce storefronts, (3) regulated medical device sales (Class I/II orthopaedic instruments) and (4) Class III active implant manufacturing partnerships. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales, an in-house sales team in Boston for North America, and a network of seven regional distributors covering Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Benelux, Austria, Israel, and South Korea for standard linear motion products. Demand generation relies on industry trade shows, the corporate website, and active social media presence rather than paid advertising.
Micro Precision Systems firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Micro Precision Systems
- Legal name
- MPS Micro Precision Systems AG
- Website
- https://mpsag.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1967
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- MPS Micro Precision Systems is a Swiss manufacturer of custom-made electromechanical microsystems, organized into four divisions — Microsystems, Watch, Precimed (medical devices), and Décolletage — serving luxury watchmaking, medical implants, orthopaedics, aerospace, astronomy, optics, and industrial customers across six sites in Switzerland and the USA.
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Micro Precision Systems industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Precision Microtechnology Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Machine Shops (33271), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)
- SIC
- Screw Machine Products (3451), Ball & Roller Bearings (3562), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Watch Manufacturing (Movements, Cases, Dials, Assembly) (CRAKADAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Aerospace Bearings, Bushings & Motion Components (IMABANAB)
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Where Micro Precision Systems is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Biel
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
Micro Precision Systems business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Custom microsystem manufacturing: MPS's primary revenue driver is the design, development, prototyping, industrialization, and manufacturing of custom-made microsystems for specialized industrial clients. Revenue is generated project-by-project, typically through direct commercial contracts, with pricing based on complexity, volumes, and technical specifications. This encompasses all four divisions: MPS Microsystems (linear motion components), MPS Watch (watchmaking components), MPS Precimed (orthopaedic surgical instruments), and MPS Décolletage (precision-turned parts).
- Standard product e-commerce sales: MPS sells standard, catalogued products — ball bearings for watchmaking (via shop.mps-watch.com) and ball screws/linear bearings (via shop.mps-microsystems.com) — through dedicated e-commerce storefronts. This provides recurring transaction-based revenue from repeat customers purchasing standardized components.
- Medical device sales: MPS Precimed generates revenue from the sale of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology devices including hip surgery reamers, drill bits, guide wires, knee extraction kits, and intramedullary reamers. These are regulated Class I/II medical devices sold to healthcare providers globally.
- Medical implant manufacturing: MPS develops and manufactures active implantable medical devices (Class III) including peristaltic pumps, heart pumps, artificial aortic valves, and micro-robots. Revenue is project-based with long development cycles and validation requirements, sold directly to medical device companies or healthcare institutions.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Micro Precision Systems product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MPS designs, develops, prototypes, industrializes, and manufactures custom-made micro-precision mechanical and electromechanical systems across four divisions: MPS Microsystems (linear motion components and precision positioning systems), MPS Watch (ball bearings, wheel trains, turned components, and oscillating weights for Swiss watchmaking), MPS Precimed (orthopaedic surgical instruments and Class III active implantable medical devices), and MPS Décolletage (precision-turned parts from 0.2 mm to 51 mm diameter). Standard catalogued products (ball bearings, ball screws, linear bearings) are also sold via owned e-commerce storefronts.
Product overview
Micro Precision Systems (MPS) is a Swiss microtechnology company organized into four divisions: MPS Microsystems (linear bearings, ball screws, and linear motion systems), MPS Watch (watchmaking components including ball bearings, wheel trains, and turned parts), MPS Precimed (medical devices for orthopaedics and traumatology), and MPS Décolletage (precision-turned parts from 0.2mm to 51mm diameter). The company also operates BCube, an online ball bearing configuration tool for watchmaking customers. MPS serves markets including watchmaking, medical implants, orthopaedic surgery, linear motion, optics and photonics, astronomy, aerospace and defence, electronics, and precision turning. Online e-shops are available for standard products in watchmaking (MPS Watch E-Shop) and linear motion (MPS Microsystems E-Shop).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MPS Microsystems: Expert in linear bearings and ball screws, manufacturing unique, miniature and reliable high-precision electromechanical systems
- MPS Watch
- MPS Precimed
- MPS Décolletage
- BCube
Products and services
- MPS Watch Ball Bearings Miniature ball bearings for Swiss watchmaking applications, including use in oscillating weights, wheel trains, and movement components. Sold via dedicated e-commerce storefront and custom configuration through BCube tool.
- MPS Watch Wheel Trains Custom precision wheel trains (gear assemblies) for luxury mechanical watch movements, designed and manufactured to sub-millimeter tolerances.
- MPS Watch Turned Components Swiss-precision turned components for mechanical watchmaking, produced by MPS Watch division with full in-house turning and finishing capability.
- MPS Watch Indicator Discs Precision indicator discs (date/day wheels) for mechanical watch movements, produced by MPS Watch with luxury-grade surface finishes.
- MPS Microsystems Ball Screws High-precision miniature ball screws for linear motion applications with positioning accuracy of less than 5 µm, sold through the MPS Microsystems e-commerce storefront and via distributor network.
- MPS Microsystems Linear Bearings (L Series) Miniature linear bearings (L series) for precision motion control applications requiring extremely low friction.
- MPS Microsystems Linear Bearings (DBL Series) High-precision linear bearings (DBL series) for demanding linear motion applications requiring superior precision and load capacity.
- MPS Microsystems Linear Actuators Miniature linear actuators for precision positioning applications.
- Nanometric Linear Actuator Ultra-precision linear actuator achieving nanometric positioning accuracy for advanced semiconductor, optics, and scientific applications.
- Implantable Peristaltic Pump Class III active implantable medical device for fluid management; demonstrated to have improved the quality of over 500,000 lives.
- Heart Pump (Artificial) Artificial heart pump Class III active implant for cardiac support applications, manufactured for medical device customers.
- Artificial Aortic Valve Class III active implant for cardiac applications, developed and manufactured by MPS Medical division.
- Implantable Actuators Miniature, efficient, and biocompatible Class III active implants with extremely low energy consumption and long lifetime for medical applications.
- Micro Hexapod Robot Miniature six-axis robot (micro-hexapod) for medical applications requiring precise multi-axis positioning.
- MPS Precimed Orthopaedic Surgery Instruments Class I/II medical devices for orthopaedic surgery and traumatology including hip surgery reamers, drill bits, guide wires, knee extraction kits, and intramedullary reamers; sold globally to healthcare providers.
- Theta/Phi Fiber Positioner for Astronomical Observation Modular Theta/Phi fiber positioner for astronomical observation systems with positioning accuracy of 5 µm; supplied to major telescopes.
- DESI Optical Fiber Positioner Fiber positioner for the DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) astronomical survey telescope.
- Optical Fiber Positioner for VLT Fiber positioner for the Very Large Telescope (VLT) astronomical observation system.
- Theta/Phi Fiber Positioner for SDSS-V Survey Fiber positioner for the SDSS-V (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) astronomical telescope survey.
- High-Dynamics Voice-Coil Nano-Positioner Voice-coil-driven nano-positioning system for optics and photonics applications with lateral deviation of only ±1 µm.
- High-Speed Coaxial Lens Actuator High-speed actuator for lens positioning in optical systems requiring fast-focusing and dynamic performance.
- Coaxial Lens Actuator Precision coaxial lens actuator with 1 µm positioning precision for optical systems.
- Sealed Linear Lens Actuator Hermetically sealed linear actuator for lens positioning in sensitive optical systems.
- Multiaxial Micropositioning Stage Multi-axis precision positioning stage for optical and photonic applications requiring high-dynamics multi-DOF motion.
- Laser Guidance System Laser guidance system with precision of up to several kilometers for missile guidance and unmanned aerial vehicle applications.
- Control Actuation System (CAS) Electromechanical Control Actuation System for high-performance guidance of unmanned flying objects in aerospace & defence applications.
- Aerospace & Defence Zoom Mechanism Precision zoom mechanism for aerospace and defence optical systems.
- Fin Actuator Electromechanical actuator for aircraft fin control in aerospace applications.
- MPS Décolletage Precision-Turned Parts Custom precision-turned parts with diameters from 0.2 mm to 51 mm, serving watchmaking, medical, connector technology, and industrial sectors with capacity of 15 million parts per year at the Court facility.
- High-Volume PCB Assembly Systems Miniaturized, reliable, and ultra-clean assembly systems and components for high-volume electronics and PCB assembly applications.
- Semiconductor Inspection Equipment Components Precision components and sub-systems for semiconductor inspection equipment requiring nanometric positioning accuracy and ultra-clean operation.
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 500,000 lives improved by MPS's implantable peristaltic pump technology
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Companies that use Micro Precision Systems
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles8 records
Micro Precision Systems technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Micro Precision Systems partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- Schüpbach SA/AGcoreAppointed distributor for MPS Microsystems standard linear motion products (ball screws and linear bearings) in Switzerland. Located at Rue du Milieu 3, 2502 Bienne, Switzerland.
- Josef Blässinger GmbH + Co. KGcoreAppointed distributor for MPS Microsystems standard linear motion products in Germany. Located at Zeppelinstraße 18, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany.
- GMN Italia S.r.l.coreAppointed distributor for MPS Microsystems standard linear motion products in Italy. Located at Via priv. Battista De Rolandi 5, 20149 Milano, Italy.
- RBC FrancecoreAppointed distributor for MPS Microsystems standard linear motion products in France, Spain, and Benelux. Located at 19 Rue de Norvège, 91140 Villebon-sur-Yvette, France.
- Blässinger GmbH (Austria)coreAppointed distributor for MPS Microsystems standard linear motion products in Austria. Located at Fronleichnamsweg 15, 8940 Liezen, Austria.
- Lewenstein Technologies LtdcoreAppointed distributor for MPS Microsystems standard linear motion products in Israel. Located at 9 Bareket St., Kiryat Matalon, Petach Tikva 4951777, Israel.
- 엠피에스베어링 (MPS Bearing Korea)coreAppointed distributor for MPS Microsystems standard linear motion products in South Korea. Located at 3rd Floor, 146 Cheyong Gongwon-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea.
- Faulhaber GroupflagshipMPS Micro Precision Systems AG is a member of the Faulhaber Group, a German multinational specialized in micro-drive systems. MPS operates as an independent subsidiary within the group. The Faulhaber Group's headquarters and data center are in Germany (Schönaich), and MPS data is stored in the SAP system managed by the Faulhaber Group. The Faulhaber logo appears on the MPS footer, and Faulhaber's Dr Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG is listed alongside MPS entities in MPS's data protection policy as a jointly covered entity.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Micro Precision Systems competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Zimmer Biomet: Global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare with a substantial orthopaedic surgery and traumatology portfolio including hip and knee instruments. Zimmer Biomet is a likely buyer of MPS Precimed's orthopaedic reamers, drill bits, and guide wires, and competes for the same end-customer relationships in operating theatres worldwide.
- Stryker: Major medical technology company with significant orthopaedic surgery, traumatology, and surgical instruments franchises. Stryker is both a likely customer and a competitor for MPS Precimed's orthopaedic surgery and traumatology products, operating at scale across the same hospital and surgeon customer base.
- Swatch Group: World's largest Swiss watch manufacturer and a likely customer/buyer of MPS Watch components. Both are headquartered in the Biel/Bienne region and operate in Swiss luxury watchmaking supply chains; comparable in watchmaking heritage, vertical integration, and Swiss precision manufacturing identity, though Swatch is dramatically larger and consumer-facing.
- SKF: World-leading bearings and motion technologies company serving automotive, industrial, and aerospace markets. SKF's precision bearings portfolio intersects with MPS's ball bearing and motion component offerings, though SKF operates at far larger scale and broader scope rather than micro-precision specialization.
- Schaeffler Group: Global automotive and industrial supplier with deep expertise in ball bearings, roller bearings, and linear motion components. While not focused on micro-precision or watchmaking, Schaeffler overlaps with MPS in miniature bearings and linear motion for industrial and aerospace applications, representing a much larger incumbent with broader scope.
Direct peers
- Maxon Motor: Swiss manufacturer of high-precision micro drives, DC motors, and drive systems, and a direct sister-competing company to MPS's parent Faulhaber in the micro-drive ecosystem. Both compete in miniaturized motion components for medical, aerospace, robotics, and industrial applications, and both serve precision OEMs with engineered drive subsystems.
- Steinmeyer: German precision manufacturer of ball screws and linear motion components, including miniature and high-accuracy variants. Steinmeyer directly competes with MPS Microsystems in the ball screws and linear bearings segment, serving semiconductor, optics, and precision automation OEMs with comparable positioning accuracy claims.
- Physik Instrumente (PI): German-headquartered global leader in high-precision positioning systems, nanopositioning, and micropositioning stages. PI competes most directly with MPS Microsystems in optics & photonics, semiconductor inspection, and photonics applications, offering similar sub-micrometer positioning solutions to overlapping OEM customers.
Emerging players
- New Scale Technologies: US-based developer of miniature precision positioning systems, including piezoelectric and micro-mechatronic motion modules for optics, medical, and scientific applications. New Scale competes with MPS Microsystems in nano-positioning and miniature linear motion, with overlapping OEM customers in photonics and life sciences instrumentation.
Others
- Tornos: Swiss manufacturer of screw machines and sliding-head turning lathes used by precision turned-parts producers, including MPS Décolletage (which uses Tornos M7, M57, and R10 machines). Tornos is both a key equipment supplier and a benchmark for the same precision turning ecosystem MPS Décolletage serves.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Micro Precision Systems leadership team
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Profiles7 records
Micro Precision Systems subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
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Frequently asked questions about Micro Precision Systems
What does Micro Precision Systems do?
MPS designs, develops, prototypes, industrializes, and manufactures custom-made micro-precision mechanical and electromechanical systems across four divisions: MPS Microsystems (linear motion components and precision positioning systems), MPS Watch (ball bearings, wheel trains, turned components, and oscillating weights for Swiss watchmaking), MPS Precimed (orthopaedic surgical instruments and Class III active implantable medical devices), and MPS Décolletage (precision-turned parts from 0.2 mm to 51 mm diameter). Standard catalogued products (ball bearings, ball screws, linear bearings) are also sold via owned e-commerce storefronts.
Is Micro Precision Systems a public or private company?
Micro Precision Systems is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Micro Precision Systems founded?
Micro Precision Systems was founded in 1967. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Micro Precision Systems based?
Micro Precision Systems is headquartered in Biel, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does Micro Precision Systems make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Custom microsystem manufacturing is the primary driver. The others are standard product e-commerce sales, medical device sales and medical implant manufacturing.
Who are Micro Precision Systems's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Zimmer Biomet, Stryker, Swatch Group, SKF and Schaeffler Group. Direct peers are Maxon Motor, Steinmeyer and Physik Instrumente (PI). New Scale Technologies is listed as an emerging player. Tornos is listed as an others.
Does Micro Precision Systems have an API?
No public API is recorded for Micro Precision Systems.
What industry is Micro Precision Systems in?
Micro Precision Systems's product category is Precision Microtechnology Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAKADAJ, Watch Manufacturing (Movements, Cases, Dials, Assembly), with a secondary code of IMABANAB, Aerospace Bearings, Bushings & Motion Components. Its NAICS code is 33271 and its SIC code is 3451.