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PRECISION TURNED PARTS

Codec SA ranks among the 5 leading companies in the world specialised in Escomatic-machined manufacturing and achieve a daily output of over 4 million turned parts on behalf of the most prominent names across the industry.

ESCOMATIC TOOLING

Thanks to an expertise gained over several decades, Codec is a specialist manufacturer for both cutting and fastening tools for Escomatic machines.

CODEC SA

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Company history

Established in 1966 by Mr Francis Jeanneret with just 3 Escomatic lathes, Codec SA (Public Limited Company) soon developed its own precision bar-turning machines to meet the increasingly challenging requirements of ever more demanding customers. In existence for 50 years now, CODEC has been progressing steadily businesswise, which makes the company an industrial flagship to the area of Neuchâtel.

1966

The company was formed by Mr Francis Jeanneret

1985

71 units dedicated to the production, design, and development of our own machines “CodecJB4”

1988

Full renovation of our current production facility

2003

Extension works to our main premises

2004

CODEC SA is granted a Compliance Certificate with the ISO 9001:2000 quality system

2005

Procurement of a second industrial building in Dombresson, the company’s home village in Switzerland

2006

The ownership of the company was transferred to Mr Michel Di Bernardo and Mr Jean-Daniel Costantini to ensure the continuation of the business

2008

12 new JB4s were introduced to bring our machine stock up to 185 units

2011

40 units were put into service in our Factory ll premises

2011

Transformations were brought to the third floor of our Factory premises to accommodate two groups of JB4s and provide more working space to our “Zero Defect” sorting section, whereas repair works were performed to our Transit- part finishing section, Shipping and Stock departments.

2016

CODEC SA is granted a Compliance Certificate with the ISO 9001:2015 quality system

2016

Codec is celebrating its 50th anniversary

2017

new 4500m2 premises planned to be in operation

CODEC SA Nowadays

A family-run business, Codec SA is now a successful and leading SME in the trade of precision micro-turned parts manufacturing with a workforce of over 100. Production operations are dispatched on two distinct sites supplemented by significantly-sized facilities: an over-4,000 m2 building for production and another 2,000m2 facility currently under renovation.

CODEC ranks among the five leading companies in the world specialised in Escomatic-machined manufacturing and has gained an extended and broad experience of markets such as appliances, automotive, electronics, security, locking systems, toys, dental care, etc…

The company can capitalise on its staff’s wide and diversified sets of skills – representatives, machining specialists, marketing specialists- to serve our international clients and achieve a daily output of several million parts on behalf of the most prominent names across the industry.

Work ethics, commitments and values

Keeping our customer's needs satisfaction is Codec’s prime mission, which we attain day after day by keeping quality up and optimising our service and the performance of our machine stock.

With a strong foothold in its home area of Neuchâtel, Codec SA regards its human resources as its most valuable asset. We have committed ourselves to training local young people through apprenticeships and vocational training schemes, constantly investing in continued education and taking care of our employees’ well-being so as to improve our performances, reduce our costs and offer competitive products.

We take pride in our history and identify with values based on tradition, whilst keeping a mindset relevant to this time and age turned towards efficiency and open to innovation.

Know-how and commitment

We value our human resources as our most precious asset. Therefore, we take a particular care to the training and well-being of our staff. Our workforce of over 100 motivated and skilled members enable us to meet the most challenging requirements.

MANAGEMENT

Mr Michel Di Bernardo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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Mr Jean-Daniel Costantini
Production Manager, Associate
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Mr Xavier Moy
Finance Director
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Mrs Louisa Hugla
Director of human resources
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MARKETING

Mr Alain Mast
Marketing Manager for Manufacturing
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QUALITY CONTROL

Mr Thierry Monnier
Quality Control Manager
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LOGISTICS

M. Jean-David Barazzutti
Manager Logistics
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Mr Christophe Geiser
R&D Department Manager
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SECURITY/ HEALTH & SAFETY

Mr Jean-Michel Blandenier
Security Department Manager
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Codec turns to a fresh page

The past few months have been exciting as Codec SA has freshened up its corporate image with a brand new logo. Our new visual identity resonates with tradition, dynamism and rejuvenation, which are all perfect matches to our corporate values.

Golden Jubilee

2016 is a festival year for Codec SA, as it is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its formation! Several events to be announced will be organised throughout the year. Check back our news section regularly for updates…

Proximity and Excellence

Codec SA offers stimulating positions with attractive work conditions, rewarding missions and opportunities for staff members to develop their careers. Our know-how and experience serve as much the advancement of our business as the progression of our collaborators.

Our craft results from the combination of skills that are present within a number of trades, which, therefore, commits us to the education of young apprentices. Please contact Mrs Louisa Hugla, our HR Manager, for further information.

Formative company

Institutionnal movie

Credit Suisse Movie 2017

Jubilé 2016

TURNED PARTS MANUFACTURING

TURNED PARTS
R&D
MAINTENANCE
FINISHING
QUALITY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
OUR REPRENSENTATIVES

Micro-Precision Cutting

Our flexible teams, large production capacity, stockholding policy for materials and proximity to our suppliers are guarantees of our maximum reactivity and capacity to work to deadlines.

Machinery	200 high-performance Esco and Codec SA bar-turning machines
Features	Thread-cutting machining, without ending
Dimensions	Ø 0.30 – 6.50 mm; maximum length: 500 mm
Production capacity	Over 4 million parts per day
Batches	medium-sized to large ( from 10,000 to several million parts)
Materials	Brass, bronze, copper, nickel silver Steel ( stainless, hardenable, etc…) Aluminium

We can deal with the most challenging requirements

Codec SA has nurtured a variety of skills to its customers’ advantage. Our Research and Development team can adapt our machines to your most specific requirements, however complex your demands and the challenge to meet can be.

Our experienced team guarantees a “Swiss Quality” manufacturing thanks to our know-how that has been several decades in the making. Our operational processes strictly comply with standards on both environment-related and Health & Safety issues in force in Switzerland.

Prompt and efficient response

Our team is committed day after day to maintain our machine stock at the top of its capacity to ensure an immediate and efficient service in the event of unexpected issues. Our maintenance department’s ability to respond promptly combined to their know-how guarantees our customers a high level of productivity.

Perfection in finishing

Codes SA can guarantee a top quality finish thanks to its efficient automated washing facilities, polishing section and a network of contractors specialised in thermal and surface polishing. On demand, parts can be sorted out according to predefined criteria to achieve “Zero Defect” quality.

Precision guaranteed!

Codec offers an optimised workflow that is constantly monitored by ISO 9001-2015 certified and proven control processes. The combination of our team’s know-how and competitiveness guarantees high productivity and “Swiss Made” quality. We aim at achieving impeccable quality at every stage of our production process.

Our team of specialists can guarantee Swiss quality manufacturing using a know-how that has been decades in the making in conjunction with a strict compliance with both quality and environment-related standards in force on the Swiss territory. Our record on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is not only positive but also complies with the highest international standards on environmental issues.

Monitoring during manufacturing	Every machine operator checks the production in progress at regular intervals according to an in-house pattern and to a predefined control plan. Every monitoring instrument is regularly listed and calibrated.
“Zero Defect” Control	One of our departments is specifically dedicated to performing additional automated testings to ensure the predefined parameters are kept unchanged or detect odd parts.
Final Control	Our Quality Control Department performs a final set of checkings on samples. The collected data can either accompany the shipped parts or be retained in our premises.
Environmental and Health and Safety issues	No effort has been spared to keep the environmental impact of our different manufacturing stages as minimal as possible whilst delivering an impeccable quality output. Our in-house air and water treatment systems – whereas waste disposal has been outsourced to a specialised contractor- leaves us with a good Life Cycle Assessment record on environmental issues. Moreover, local statutory controls tend to affirm our compliance with the highest international standards.
ISO 9001-2015	Codec SA has successfully applied for a certification with the ISO 9001-2015 quality system that covers all the company’s activities in relation to precision turned-parts manufacturing. Therefore, the machine manufacturing was not included in the process.

ITALY

Fasoli srl
Via E. Toti 2
IT-20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI)
PN: + 39 02 24 09 521
Fax : + 39 02 26 26 2367
www.fasoli.eu

southern Germany

M. Kurt Kapp
Eschenweg 6
DE-71522 Backnang
PN: + 49 71 91 91 06 60
Fax : + 49 71 91 90 86 21
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The German-speaking part of Switzerland, northern Germany & eastern Europe

AZprecision.ch
Bassbeltweg 3b
CH-2542 Pieterlen
PN: + 41 79 622 16 25
www.azprecision.ch

Denmark

OJD Trading ApS
Lerbækvej 16
DK-2680 Solrød Strand
PN : + 45 56 14 14 28
Fax: + 45 56 14 68 06
www.ojd.dk

Sweden

M. Peter Rydahl
Rydahl Precision Components
Östra Kanalgatan 10
SE-652 Karlstad
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Fax: + 46 54 24 16 62
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SERVICES

QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
PARTNERSHIP
LOGISTICS & SHIPPING
LINKS & DOWNLOADS

Precision guaranteed!

Codec offers an optimised workflow that is constantly monitored by ISO 9001-2015 certified and proven control processes. The combination of our team’s know-how and competitiveness guarantees high productivity and “Swiss Made” quality. We aim to achieve impeccable quality at every stage of our production process.

Our team of specialists guarantee Swiss quality manufacturing using a know-how that has been decades in the making in conjunction with a strict compliance with both quality and environment-related standards in force on the Swiss territory. Our record on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is not only positive but also complies with the highest international standards on environmental issues.

Monitoring during manufacturing	Every machine operator checks the production in progress at regular intervals according to an in-house pattern and to a predefined control plan. Every monitoring instrument is regularly listed and calibrated.
“Zero Defect” Control	One of our departments is specifically dedicated to performing additional automated testing to ensure the predefined parameters are met.
Final Control	Our Quality Control Department performs a final set of checks on samples. The collected data can either accompany the shipped parts or be retained in our premises.
Environmental and Health and Safety issues	No effort has been spared to keep the environmental impact of our different manufacturing stages as minimal as possible whilst delivering an impeccable quality output. Our in-house air and water treatment systems (has been outsourced to a specialised contractor) is leaving us with a good Life Cycle Assessment record on environmental issues. Moreover, local statutory controls tend to affirm our compliance with the highest international standards.
ISO 9001-2015	Codec SA has successfully archived ISO certification that covers all the company’s activities in relation to precision turned-parts manufacturing. The departments for tool manufacturing (clamps, chisels and modified toolheads for Escomatic lathes) and machine manufacturing were not included in the process.

Codec SA, a committed partner

Keeping customer satisfaction high is Codec’s prime mission. Our know-how combined to our expertise and our team’s dynamism enables us to offer maximum optimisation for our products so as to create a win-win bargaining relationship with our customers.

Our engineers are at your disposal to find the best solution to tackle any issue you might have to deal with.

Unfailingly reactive

Our great flexibility, large production capacity, stockholding policy for commodities and the proximity of our network of suppliers ensure maximum reactivity and our capacity to work to agreed deadlines. We ship our products worldwide. The parts are conditioned for transport according to their configuration and destination, which is a service our customers value very much.

Documentation

Download our presentation brochures:

Codec – Precision Turned Parts
Codec – Escomatic Tooling (coming soon)

Certificates

ISO Certificate

Links

Accommodation

Hôtel de Commune de Dombresson
Rates: SFr. 70 – Sfr.90.- per night for a single room
Website: www.hoteldombresson.ch

Hôtel Alpes et Lac ***
Rates : SFr. 130 - SFr. 160.- per night for a single room
Website: www.alpesetlac.ch

Hôtel Beaulac ****
Rates: SFr. 200 – SFr. 260.- per night for a single room
Website: www.beaulac.ch

Area of Neuchatel (city & canton)

Official website of Neuchatel Turism

Official website of the municipality of Val-de-Ruz

Official website for the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds

Official website for the city of Neuchâtel

Official website for the canton of Neuchâtel

CONTACT

Should you have any question, request or comment to submit, do not hesitate to write us: we will reply promptly.

Codec SA
P.O. Box 88
Les Crêts 13
CH-2056 Dombresson

PN: +41 32 854 35 70
Fax: +41 32 854 35 80

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