What Feinstanz does

Feinstanz is a Swiss precision metal stamping manufacturer specializing in fineblanking, a proprietary process invented by company founder Fritz Schiess-Forrer in 1920 and patented via the Deutsche Reichspatentamt in 1922. The company designs, operates, and maintains a press park capable of producing high-quality stamped components with smooth edges and tight tolerances, eliminating the need for secondary machining for many parts. It produces both standard/special purpose washers and custom components manufactured to customer drawings, supplying industrial OEMs across multiple sectors including automotive, photography, industrial equipment, and historically calculators and meters.

The business operates from a single production site in Jona, Switzerland (Rapperswil area), serving customers through a combination of direct enterprise sales and a regional representative network established in the 1970s. Quality credentials include IATF 16949 (automotive, valid through 2029), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and ACT-Klimazertifikat (climate action). In 2024, the Jona business unit formerly operated as Feinstanz AG was acquired by Fritz Schiess AG and integrated into the parent, which had been investing in fineblanking capacity continuously since 1920 and has expanded press capability and downstream finishing through a series of acquisitions (FEINTOOL 450 X-TRA in 2017, Amsler Laeppfinish sanding machines in 2023).

The revenue model is straightforward contract manufacturing: one-off and repeat production orders for precision stamped parts sold B2B to industrial customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held under Fritz Schiess AG, with no public listing or external funding rounds reported, and currently employs 51-100 people — a sharp reduction from the ~300 employees reported in 1966, reflecting both automation in modern stamping and the loss of legacy calculator/meter markets in the 1970s.

Name

Feinstanz

Legal name

Feinstanz AG

Website

https://feinstanz.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Feinstanz is a Swiss precision metal stamping manufacturer specializing in fineblanking technology. Operating from Jona, Switzerland, it produces custom and standard precision components for industrial customers across automotive, equipment, and general industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Stamping / Fineblanking Manufacturing

NAICS

Forging and Stamping (3321), Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping (33637)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Sheet Metal, Stamping & Presswork (EDAOAGAK)

Keywords

• Precision metal stamping
• Fineblanking components
• Industrial parts manufacturing
• Custom stamped parts
• Metal stamping services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rapperswil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fineblanked Component Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of precision fineblanked stamped parts for various industrial applications. The company produces standard type and special purpose washers, as well as custom components manufactured to customer drawings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Feinstanz is a Swiss precision metal stamping manufacturer that produces fineblanked components for industrial customers. Operating from Jona, Switzerland, the company uses its proprietary fineblanking process—invented in 1922—to manufacture standard and special purpose washers as well as custom precision stamped parts per customer drawings. The components serve multiple industries including automotive, photography, and general industrial manufacturing.

Product overview

Fritz Schiess AG operates as a precision metal stamping and fineblanking manufacturer. The company's primary offering is its proprietary fineblanking process, a precision manufacturing technology that produces high-quality stamped components with superior edge quality and dimensional accuracy. The company produces standard type and special purpose washers, along with custom fineblanked components for various industrial applications including automotive, photography, and industrial equipment sectors. In 2024, Fritz Schiess AG acquired the business unit of Feinstanz AG, strengthening its position in the fineblanking industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fineblanked Components Custom precision metal stamped components manufactured to customer drawings using the fineblanking process, serving automotive, photography, optical, and general industrial manufacturers.
• Standard Type and Special Purpose Washers Standard type and special purpose washers produced via fineblanking for industrial applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Components achieved space mission quality standards as evidenced by use in Hasselblad cameras on the moon (1969).

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fritz Schiess AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024In 2024, Fritz Schiess AG acquired the business unit of Feinstanz AG in Jona. This acquisition represents a significant step in Fritz Schiess AG's long-term planned growth strategy and strengthens their position as an innovation leader in the fineblanking industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heinrich Schmid Maschinenbau (HATEBUR): Hatebur is a German manufacturer of fineblanking and cold-forming presses and produces precision components using its own equipment. It directly competes with Feinstanz in fineblanking press technology and contract fineblanked components, especially for automotive fastener and bearing applications.
• Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG: Bihler is a German precision stamping and forming specialist producing high-speed stamping, bending, and assembly machines and contract parts. It overlaps with Feinstanz in precision stamped metal components for automotive, electronics, and industrial applications.
• FEINTOOL Systems Holding AG: FEINTOOL is a Swiss pioneer and global leader in fineblanking press technology and contract fineblanked components, the most direct competitor to Feinstanz/Fritz Schiess AG. Both operate fineblanking presses (Feinstanz itself uses a FEINTOOL 450 X-TRA press), serve similar automotive and industrial OEMs, and compete for the same precision-stamping business in DACH-region and global markets.

Broad incumbents

• SMS Group GmbH: SMS Group is a German engineering group with metal forming and processing divisions serving steel, aluminum, and automotive component supply chains. Its broader scope includes forming equipment used in adjacent precision-stamping and forging applications.
• TRUMPF Group: TRUMPF is a German global leader in machine tools, laser cutting, and sheet metal fabrication equipment. While not specializing in fineblanking, it competes in the broader sheet metal component manufacturing space and supplies technologies (lasers, automation) that are alternatives to fineblanking for certain precision part applications.
• Schuler Group (AIDA-Schuler): Schuler is one of the largest press manufacturers and metal forming solutions providers globally, serving automotive, forging, and stamping industries. While broader than niche fineblanking, Schuler's press technology and stamping services compete for similar customer budgets in automotive manufacturing.
• Bystronic Laser AG: Bystronic is a Swiss sheet metal processing equipment and automation provider, headquartered near Zurich in Switzerland. While focused on laser cutting and bending rather than fineblanking, it is a regional incumbent serving similar DACH industrial customers with complementary metal-processing technologies.
• Amada Co., Ltd. Amada is a major Japanese manufacturer of metalworking machinery, including sheet metal fabrication systems and stamping presses. It represents a broader incumbent competing for stamping-related capex and contract fabrication work.

Others

• LASCO Umformtechnik GmbH: LASCO produces forging, forming, and extrusion presses and related automation, serving automotive and industrial metal-component manufacturers. It is an indirect/adjacent competitor supplying forming equipment to stamping and forging operations including fineblankers.

Emerging players

• Boschert GmbH & Co. KG: Boschert is a German manufacturer of CNC punching, stamping, and fineblanking machinery for thin-sheet applications. It is a smaller, specialty competitor offering fineblanking-adjacent tooling that competes for similar precision stamping customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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