What Metar machines does

Metar Machines (legally Metar SA) is a Swiss manufacturer of capacitor winding machines and production lines, founded in 1968 and headquartered in Rossens, Switzerland, with a regional sales office in Beijing, China. The company designs and builds equipment for producing metallized film capacitors (AC-DC), film-foil multilayer capacitors, series capacitors, double-layer capacitors, and Li-Ion cells. Its product portfolio includes miniature winders (Minicap-S, Minicap-D), core winders (M X L, Jumbolino, Metronic), coreless winders (Sigma, Flexcap, Pallas), and the Greencap Li-Ion cell winder, complemented by add-on modules such as the Metar Guiding System, Data Management traceability, and Testing Equipment for turn-key solutions.

The company's technology is built on precision engineering with film winding capability from 1 µm, linear speeds up to 20 m/s, and rotation speeds up to 16,000 rpm. All engineering, manufacturing, and assembly are performed in-house at the Swiss facility by a dedicated team of engineers, electronics specialists, and mechanics. The current 4th generation machine platform, launched in 2022, introduced improved electronics, HMI efficiency, recipe management, data management, and remote troubleshooting capabilities. The company sells through direct enterprise sales with a sales-led go-to-market motion, targeting industries including automotive, aerospace, military, transportation, medical, power factor correction, and green energy.

Metar operates a hardware sales model supplemented by custom project development and turn-key testing/sorting equipment integration. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. With 11-50 employees and no external funding disclosed, the company is privately held with no evidence of subsidiaries or parent company ownership structures.

Name

Metar machines

Legal name

Metar SA

Website

https://metar-machines.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metar Machines is a Swiss manufacturer founded in 1968 that designs and builds precision capacitor winding machines and Li-Ion cell production equipment for global automotive, aerospace, military, energy, and power electronics customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rossens

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capacitor Winding Machines: Manufacture and sale of capacitor winding machines and production lines for the capacitor industry. Products include coreless winders, core winders, miniature winders, and turn-key project solutions.
2. Custom Projects: On-demand custom project development for customers facing new challenges, leveraging over 40 years of expertise
3. Testing Equipment: HV & Short circuit testing, active capacity measurement, automated sorting systems, hardware & software integration for turn-key projects

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Metar Machines designs, builds, and commissions industrial capacitor winding machines and turn-key production lines. Its portfolio covers miniature, core, and coreless winders for metallized film, film-foil, series, and double-layer capacitors, as well as a Li-Ion cell winder, complemented by add-on options such as the Metar Guiding System, Data Management, and Testing Equipment. The firm also delivers custom engineering projects and on-site after-sales service, maintenance, and installation monitoring.

Product overview

Metar Machines is a Swiss manufacturer of capacitor winding machines and production lines. The product portfolio includes miniature winders (Minicap-S and Minicap-D), core winders (M X L, Jumbolino, Metronic), coreless winders (Sigma, Flexcap, Pallas), and Li-ion cells winder (Greencap). Add-on modules include the Serie Design Product winder option, Data Management for traceability, Testing Equipment for quality control, and the Metar Guiding System for precision edge guiding. The company serves high-end industries including automotive, aerospace, military, medical, power factor correction, and electric vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flexcap: Coreless capacitors winding machine for AC and power electronic applications
• M X L
• Metronic
• Jumbolino
• SIGMA
• Minicap
• Pallas
• Greencap
• Twincap
• Serie Design Product

Products and services

• Minicap -S- Automatic miniature winder for DC metallized film capacitors; supports film from 1 micrometer, winding speed up to 10 m/s, film tension from 7 cN, and capacity measurement control.
• Minicap -D- Automatic miniature winder for DC metallized film capacitors; supports film from 1.2 micrometers, film tension from 5 cN, winding speed up to 10 m/s, and capacity measurement control.
• M X L Core capacitors winding machine with 3 winding stations and up to 130 mm diameter, producing high-quality capacitors on plastic core for AC and power electronic applications with a concentric winding option.
• Jumbolino Automatic core capacitors winder for AC and power electronic applications; offers a concentric winding option with film thickness from 3 micrometers, 60 cN film tension, and winding speed up to 20 m/s.
• Metronic Automatic capacitors winder with 3 winding stations for hexagonal and round plastic-core capacitors up to 85 mm, used for AC and power electronic applications with a concentric winding option.
• Sigma Automatic coreless capacitors winding machine for traction, power electronic, HVDC, EV, and HEV applications using flat metallized film capacitors; film thickness from 3 micrometers, film tension from 40 cN.
• Flexcap Automatic coreless capacitors winding machine for AC and power electronic applications; film thickness from 3 micrometers, film tension from 30 cN, winding speed up to 14 m/s.
• Pallas Coreless capacitors winding machine for high-productivity DC metallized film capacitors; film tension from 20 cN with control and measurement of capacity.
• Greencap Automatic Li-Ion cells winding machine for producing high-quality round and prismatic cells with diameters from 18 mm to 155 mm.
• Testing Equipment Turn-key testing equipment offering HV and short-circuit testing, active capacity measurement on flow, automatic capacity correction, capacitor discharge, automated sorting system, and Industry 4.0 hardware and software integration for capacitor production lines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Film thickness capability from 1 µm (metallized PET) and 2 µm (metallized PP)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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