What Laserix does

Laserix is a Swiss laser-technology originator founded by Prof. Pierre Emile Ravussin in 1966 in Baulmes, Switzerland. The company developed the ML01 ruby laser welding machine — documented as the world's first industrial laser for machining — used by Omega Watch for watch spiral and 3-point welding, and the ML05D Nd:YAG laser drilling machine for hard watch stones (sapphire, ruby), supported by patented Multisectron and Bissectron beam-splitting devices that enable simultaneous multi-point welding. Its technical differentiation rests on extreme energy stability (<0.1% rms pulse-to-pulse, <0.5% rms over 8 hours), percussion drilling of micron-scale holes, and machines that have reportedly produced billions of watch stones, with units from 1966 still in service and being refurbished.

The business operates a horizontal portfolio spanning industrial laser hardware (ML01–ML06 series, refurbishment services), veterinary/medical applications (Cartilex osteoarthritis treatment, laser courses taught at Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort), and an unusually broad software and services arm including GOSPLAN production management, GEOCAD GIS, MULTILEV MLM administration, MATHSOFT statistics and data mining, VISION quality-control systems, Gigantos large-format printing, and LivePostCard mobile postcard production. Go-to-market is direct industrial sales to enterprise customers in watchmaking and electronics, with named customers Omega Watch Company and Siemens; pricing is not publicly disclosed and distribution is essentially founder-led. The original Laserix/MAS SA entity ceased independent activity in 2002, with the laser sector spun off to LaserVET sarl and the IT sector to Gigantos Imaging Technologies SA (GIT SA) — both still controlled by Ravussin — while the legacy technology, patents and niche veterinary/industrial application lines continue under those successors.

Name

Laserix

Legal name

Laserix

Website

https://tecvision.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Closed

Short description

Laserix is a Swiss laser-technology firm founded by Prof. Pierre Ravussin in 1966, pioneering industrial ruby and Nd:YAG laser machines for watch-stone drilling and welding, serving watchmakers, electronics manufacturers and veterinary/medical niches; its original entity ceased in 2002 and the business continues through successor LaserVET sarl and GIT SA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Laser Equipment

NAICS

Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517), Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing (333992)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Optics & Laser/Light Engine Components (Lenses, Galvos, Laser Modules, UV Engines) (IMAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Industrial laser machines
• Laser welding equipment
• Laser drilling systems
• Precision laser manufacturing
• Ruby laser technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Baulmes

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laser Machine Sales: Sale of industrial laser machines for watch stones drilling and welding applications. Machines include ML01 ruby laser welders, ML05 Nd:YAG hard stone drilling machines. Legacy machines from 1966 still in operation.
2. Laser Refurbishment Services: MAS received mandate to refurbish laser drilling machines built by Professor Pierre Emile Ravussin more than 30 years ago, with improved stable input laser energy technology.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Laserix designs and manufactures industrial laser machines for precision welding and drilling of watch components and other miniature parts. Its portfolio includes the ML01 ruby laser welder (world's first industrial laser, 1966), the ML05D Nd:YAG hard-stone drilling machine, and the ML04 laser machine. The company also offers refurbishment services for its legacy machines, some of which have been in continuous operation for more than 35 years.

Product overview

Laserix is a technology company specialized in the development and manufacture of lasers for veterinary, medical and industrial use. The company operates a multi-product portfolio organized under several divisions: Laser technology products (ML01, ML04, ML05D laser machines for welding and drilling), software products (GOSPLAN for virtual enterprise management, GEOCAD for geographical information systems, MULTILEV for multi-level marketing administration, MATHSOFT for data mining), and specialized services (VISION quality control systems, LivePostCard mobile postcard production, Gigantos large format printing). The company was founded in 1966 by Professor Pierre Emile Ravussin and operates from Switzerland with an office in Singapore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ML01 Ruby Laser Welding Machine First-generation industrial laser welding machine developed in 1966 for watch spiral welding. Uses ruby laser technology (150mm length, 6.35mm diameter) with an analogical calculator to compensate for flash lamp aging. Sold to Omega Watch Company for simultaneous 3-point welding of Speedmaster watch parts.
• ML05D Nd:YAG Laser Drilling Machine Hard-stones laser drilling machine using Nd:YAG crystal laser technology for drilling watch stones (sapphire, ruby). Performs percussion drilling with programmable shot sequences, achieving hole diameters from a few microns to 2/10mm. Delivers <0.1% rms pulse-to-pulse energy stability and <0.5% rms over 8 hours. Has mass produced billions of stones of various diameter and thickness.
• ML04 Laser Machine Laser machine for drilling and welding applications, part of the ML01 to ML06 product family.
• BOLOMETER Laser power measurement device that measures laser power independently of wavelength.
• Laser Drilling Machine Refurbishment Service Service offering to refurbish legacy laser drilling machines built more than 30 years ago, implementing advanced technology for more stable input laser energy.
• Cartilex Patented technique for treating osteoarthritis lesions using a specific dye and laser wavelength for cartilage repair.
• Quality Control by Vision (SMD) Exhaustive inspection system for square mineral blanks, eliminating chipped, broken or out-of-dimension pieces at 10 pieces per second.
• GOSPLAN Strategic information technology application for virtual enterprises, managing mass production of diversified products with short production times (minutes to days).
• GEOCAD Geographical Information System for cities managing surface and underground spatial data, simulation and supervision of drinking water and electricity systems.
• Gigantos Large Format Printing Very large high resolution image printing using spectrometric color calibration technology. Prints up to 45m x 45m format using 1m50 wide bands, handling file sizes up to 650MB and more.
• VISION Systems Quality control by vision system using video camera, illumination device and computer for surface inspection and dimension control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Machines operating without interruption for over 35 years

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LaserVET sarlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002After MAS SA ceased activity in 2002, the laser sector was taken over by LaserVET sarl based in Baulmes, Switzerland. LaserVET handles the laser technology business including machine refurbishment and new laser development for veterinary, medical and industrial applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trumpf: Germany-based global leader in industrial laser cutting and welding systems (TruLaser, TruMicro). Direct comparable on laser machine architecture, end-markets (precision manufacturing) and revenue model (capital equipment + services) to Laserix's ML series.
• Bystronic: Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of laser cutting and bending systems, with strong precision-machining heritage. Geographic and customer overlap with Laserix's Swiss precision component base makes it the most regionally aligned direct peer.
• LPKF Laser & Electronics: German specialist in laser-based micro-machining and welding systems for electronics and precision components. Closely comparable to Laserix on application (precision laser micro-welding/drilling) and customer type (industrial component manufacturers), at modestly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• IPG Photonics: World's leading fiber laser source maker, supplying the laser engines used in many competing welding/drilling systems. Upstream-relevant incumbent whose technology trajectory (fiber/diode) directly threatens Laserix's ruby/Nd:YAG installed base.
• Han's Laser: China's largest industrial laser equipment manufacturer spanning cutting, welding and marking systems. Broad incumbent with overlapping product architecture (industrial laser workstations for welding/drilling) but serving much wider geographies and verticals than Laserix.
• Coherent: Major diversified laser systems platform (including the former Rofin-Sinar micro welding/welding business). Overlaps Laserix in precision industrial welding lasers and diode-pumped solid-state architectures but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.

Others

• nLIGHT: U.S. manufacturer of semiconductor and fiber lasers used as light engines in industrial welding/cutting systems. Component-level adjacency to Laserix's Nd:YAG ruby laser platforms rather than a system-level competitor.
• Lumentum: U.S. photonics company producing laser sources and optical components for industrial, medical and 3D sensing applications. Enabling/supplier-tier peer whose solid-state and fiber laser sources compete with Laserix's legacy architectures at the subsystem level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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