Azurea

What Azurea does

Azurea is a privately held Swiss precision manufacturing group headquartered in Moutier in the Jura region, founded in 1914 and operating through six wholly-owned subsidiaries across Switzerland, Portugal, and the United States. The group produces high-precision components and subassemblies for three core verticals — watchmaking, Medtech, and microtechnology — alongside a catalogue of certified precision gauges and pins sold via the azurea-shop.ch e-commerce channel. Manufacturing relies on 5-axis CNC machining, turning, milling, grinding, and wire EDM with tolerances down to +/- 0.2 microns and circularity below 1 micron, supported by a 100,000 machine-hour annual capacity across 30 CNC machines and an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited metrology laboratory with Swiss Calibration Service (SCS) registration.

Azurea operates a Contract Design Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) model for Medtech, taking customers from co-development and prototyping through industrialization and serial production in an ISO 13485 certified environment that includes a 60 m2 ISO 5/ISO 7 cleanroom, full traceability, and regulatory documentation including PPAP, FAI, and technical dossiers for CE marking and FDA compliance. The watchmaking segment produces components and subassemblies for mechanical movements, including a recently launched proprietary product line (azunova), while the microtechnology segment serves robotics, optics, aerospace, measurement, automotive, and food-industry customers.

Revenue is generated through project-based contract manufacturing with quote-driven pricing and multi-year engagements for Medtech and custom work, complemented by transactional unit-priced gauge sales through the e-shop. Go-to-market is enterprise B2B field sales driven by direct engagement, feasibility request systems, the corporate website, and presence at trade shows such as SIAMS. Recent commercial priorities include the 2026 entry into the US market via a Melville, NY office and active positioning around the FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) effective February 2026.

Name

Azurea

Legal name

Azurea Group

Website

https://azurea.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Azurea is a 111-year-old Swiss precision manufacturing group serving watchmaking, Medtech, and microtechnology with tight-tolerance CNC machining, wire EDM, and ISO/IEC 17025 metrology under a CDMO model, distributed via six subsidiaries across Switzerland, Portugal, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAGAGAH

Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS/ODM for industrial electronics)

Keywords

• Precision contract manufacturing
• Medical device components
• Watchmaking components
• Precision measurement gauges
• CNC micromachining

Headquarters

HQ city

Moutier

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Manufacturing Services: Contract manufacturing of precision components for watchmaking, Medtech, and microtechnology industries. Revenue generated through project-based manufacturing contracts with co-development, prototyping, industrialization, and serial production phases.
2. Precision Gauge Products: Sale of precision measurement instruments (gauges, pins) through e-commerce platform (azurea-shop.ch) with standard product catalog and custom manufacturing options. Includes certification and calibration services.
3. Metrology and Calibration Services: ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory providing calibration, verification, and certification services for precision measurement instruments, including SCS (Swiss Calibration Service) certificates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Azurea is a Swiss precision contract manufacturing group that produces tailor-made micromechanical components and subassemblies for the watchmaking, Medtech, and microtechnology industries under a CDMO model spanning co-development, prototyping, industrialization, and serial production. Through its subsidiary Azurea Jauges SA, the company also manufactures and sells certified precision gauges and pins, and operates an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited metrology laboratory offering calibration and SCS-certified measurement services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Contract Manufacturing (CDMO) for Medtech End-to-end contract manufacturing of precision medical device components, subassemblies, and systems — including implants, surgical instruments, diagnostic devices, dental equipment, catheter components, insulin pumps, and implantable connectors — under ISO 13485 with full traceability and regulatory documentation (PPAP, FAI, technical dossiers). Targeted at medical device OEMs requiring regulatory-compliant production.
• Watchmaking Components and Subassemblies

Quantifiable outcome

• Tolerance precision up to +/- 0.2 micron with circularity below 1 micron
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Tornos SA: Tornos is a Swiss manufacturer of precision turning machines (lathes) and sliding-head turning equipment — adjacent to Azurea as a supplier of CNC turning equipment and a Swiss precision-machining brand, rather than a direct contract manufacturing competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Mitutoyo Corporation: Mitutoyo is a Japanese global leader in precision measurement instruments including gauges, calipers, and coordinate measuring machines — a broad incumbent competing with Azurea Jauges SA in the precision measurement instrument market, though at vastly greater scale and product breadth.
• Integer Holdings Corporation: Integer Holdings is one of the largest global Medtech contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMO) — a broad incumbent competitor for Azurea Microtechnique's Medtech CDMO services, though operating at far greater scale and broader capability scope.
• Resonetics: Resonetics is a US-headquartered Medtech contract manufacturer specializing in laser micromachining and Nitinol components for medical devices — a broad incumbent competitor for Azurea's high-precision Medtech work, particularly for catheter and implant components.

Direct peers

• Soprod SA (Sellita Group): Soprod is a Swiss manufacturer of watch movements and mechanical components for the horological industry — directly comparable to Azurea Technologie Horlogere SA in serving Swiss watch brands with precision components and subassemblies.
• Comadur (Swatch Group): Comadur, part of Swatch Group, manufactures hard-material precision components and ceramics for watchmaking and Medtech — directly comparable to Azurea Technologie Horlogere in watchmaking components and Azurea Microtechnique in Medtech micro-components.
• Stoppani SA: Stoppani is a Swiss precision machining and subcontracting specialist serving aerospace, Medtech, and industrial customers from the Swiss Jura — directly comparable to Azurea Decoupage and Azurea Microtechnique in precision tolerances and customer overlap.
• Mimotec SA: Mimotec is a Swiss precision microtechnology manufacturer based in the Jura region, producing miniaturized components for Medtech, watchmaking, and industrial customers using photolithography and electroforming — directly comparable to Azurea's microtechnology and Medtech contract manufacturing services.
• Mikron Holding AG: Mikron is a Swiss-listed precision machining specialist serving automotive, Medtech, and writing instruments industries — comparable to Azurea in high-tolerance contract manufacturing for regulated European industrial customers, though at significantly larger scale.
• AFT Micronic: AFT Micronic is a Swiss precision manufacturer specializing in high-precision micro-components and assemblies for Medtech, watchmaking, and connectors — directly comparable to Azurea Microtechnique in terms of customer base, processes, and Swiss regional positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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