sarubin

What sarubin does

Sarubin SA is a privately held Swiss manufacturer of abrasive grinding wheels headquartered in Sonceboz-Sombeval in the Jura Bernois region. The company designs and fabricates meules abrasives and abrasive belts for three primary verticals: medical device manufacturing, precision mechanics, and Swiss watchmaking, with an additional specialty catalog for ice-skate and hockey sharpening wheels. Its core technical capability is the study and fabrication of special shapes and dimensions on a made-to-order basis, supported by on-call stock with modification services and multi-control quality checks.

The business operates a hybrid model combining proprietary Sarubin-branded manufacturing with the Swiss distribution of third-party premium abrasive brands, specifically Unirock, Krebs-Riedel, and Schott Diamantwerkzeuge. Go-to-market is direct B2B with quote-based pricing, supported by downloadable PDF catalogs and a basic corporate website with social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. There is no public pricing, no e-commerce transaction layer, and no API or digital product surface.

Governance is concentrated: Frederic Paternot serves as President and Data Protection Officer, with Jean-Marc Gabus as Associate, Adam Ghouate as commercial engineer, and Sophie Goya and Tiziana Palmisano handling sales administration and finance. The company has operated continuously for approximately 80 years, is registered in the Swiss commercial register as a Société Anonyme (CH-073.3.002.156-3), and shows no external investors, funding rounds, M&A, or international expansion in the available record.

Name

sarubin

Legal name

Sarubin SA

Website

https://sarubin.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sarubin SA is a Swiss manufacturer that designs and fabricates custom abrasive grinding wheels for the medical, precision mechanics, and watchmaking industries, and distributes premium third-party abrasive brands in Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sonceboz-Sombeval

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Sarubin SA designs, manufactures, and distributes custom abrasive grinding wheels and abrasive belts for precision industrial applications. The company serves the medical device, precision mechanics, and Swiss watchmaking (horological) industries, with capabilities for made-to-order fabrication of special shapes and dimensions. Sarubin also represents and distributes partner brands including Unirock, Krebs-Riedel, and Schott Diamantwerkzeuge in the Swiss market.

Product overview

Sarubin SA is a Swiss manufacturer specializing in the design and fabrication of abrasive products. The company offers a diverse portfolio of grinding wheels and abrasive belts primarily serving the medical, precision mechanics, and watchmaking industries. Their product offering includes their own manufactured Sarubin brand grinding wheels, specialized wheels for ice skate sharpening, cloth abrasive belts, as well as distributed premium brands such as Krebs & Riedel through distribution partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abrasive Grinding Wheels (Meules abrasives) Custom-designed and manufactured grinding wheels for the medical, precision mechanics, and watchmaking industries. Includes custom special shapes and dimensions on a made-to-order basis, plus multi-control quality checks and on-call stock with modification capabilities.
• Skate Sharpening Grinding Wheels and Accessories (Meules et accessoires pour l'aiguisage de patins) Grinding wheels and accessories specifically designed for sharpening ice skates, serving the ice skating and hockey industry.
• Cloth Abrasive Belts (Bandes Abrasives Toile) Cloth abrasive belts for various industrial grinding and finishing applications, distributed as part of the Sarubin product portfolio.
• Krebs & Riedel Grinding Wheels Comprehensive line of Krebs & Riedel grinding wheels (a premium German brand of diamond and CBN grinding tools) distributed by Sarubin to Swiss industrial customers in the medical, precision mechanics, and watchmaking sectors.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• UnirockminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSarubin represents the Unirock brand alongside its own manufactured products. Unirock is a quality abrasive brand whose logo is displayed on Sarubin's partner page, indicating a distribution/representation relationship.
• Krebs-RiedelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSarubin represents the Krebs-Riedel brand of abrasive products. Krebs-Riedel is a German manufacturer of diamond and CBN grinding tools, whose products are distributed through Sarubin's Swiss customer base.
• Schott DiamantwerkzeugeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSarubin represents the Schott Diamantwerkzeuge brand of diamond cutting and grinding tools. Schott is a German specialist in diamond tooling, distributed by Sarubin to Swiss industrial customers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Tyrolit: Austrian-headquartered global manufacturer of abrasive products including grinding wheels, cutting discs, and grinding belts. Directly comparable as a specialist abrasive products manufacturer serving industrial customers, with significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than Sarubin.
• Klingspor: German family-owned manufacturer of coated abrasives, cutting and grinding wheels, and abrasive belts. Directly comparable as a European mid-sized abrasive specialist with overlapping product categories in grinding wheels and industrial belts.
• Krebs & Riedel: German manufacturer of diamond and CBN grinding tools. Already a partner/distributed brand of Sarubin in Switzerland, making it a directly comparable peer in precision diamond/CBN grinding wheels for industrial applications.
• Pferd (August Rüggeberg): German family-owned manufacturer of abrasive products and cutting tools serving industrial customers. Comparable to Sarubin as a European specialist in grinding and finishing consumables with similar mid-market industrial positioning.
• Rhodius Schleifwerkzeuge: German manufacturer of grinding wheels, cutting discs, and abrasive tools. Directly comparable to Sarubin as a European mid-sized specialist in bonded abrasive products with overlapping industrial customer base.
• Mirka: Finnish manufacturer specializing in surface finishing and abrasive products including sanding and grinding consumables. Comparable as a European specialist in precision abrasive solutions serving industrial and professional users.
• Sia Abrasives: Swiss-heritage coated abrasives manufacturer (now part of Bosch) producing sanding belts, discs, and grinding accessories. Comparable to Sarubin as a European abrasive specialist with overlapping product categories and similar precision-industry customer focus.
• Schott Diamantwerkzeuge: German specialist manufacturer of diamond cutting and grinding tools. Already a partner/distributed brand of Sarubin in Switzerland, directly comparable as a precision diamond tooling manufacturer serving industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain (Norton Abrasives): Global industrial materials leader whose Norton brand manufactures a broad portfolio of abrasive products including grinding wheels. A broad incumbent that overlaps with Sarubin's grinding wheel category but competes across a much wider industrial portfolio and global footprint.
• 3M: Diversified global conglomerate with a substantial abrasives division producing grinding wheels, bonded and coated abrasives. Broad incumbent competing across the same product category as Sarubin but as part of a vastly larger industrial portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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