Michael Hauser

Agie Charmilles Management AG manufactures electrical discharge erosion equipment. The company supplies machines, automation solutions and services to the tool and mold making industry as well as to manufacturers of precision parts and components. The firm's products include electric discharge machines (EDM), high-speed (HSM) and performance milling (HPM) centers through tooling, services, spare parts, wear parts and consumables to automation solutions. Agie Charmilles Management was founded in 1861 and is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Tornos Holding AG develops, processes and distributes Swiss-type automatic lathes and multi-spindle machines. It manufactures CNC sliding headstock automatic turning machines, multi-spindle machines with numerical or cam control, and machining centers for complex parts requiring high precision. The Swiss type products include EvoDECO, Swiss GT, Swiss DT, SwissNano and CT 20. The Multispindle products include MultiSigma & MultiAlpha and MultiSwiss. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Moutier, Switzerland.

Part of Georg Fischer AG, Mikron Technology Group is a Swiss company that manufactures and markets a variety of production machinery and robots. The private company is based in Biel, Switzerland. Mikron Technology Group was acquired by Agie Charmilles Management AG on August 01, 2000 for $6.04 million.

Tornos SA manufactures and markets automatic lathes. The firm's products include single spindle automatics with sliding headstock, numerical control and multi-spindle automatics with parallel numerical control, cam driven multi-spindle automatics with programmable automation and bar loaders. Tornos was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Moutier, Switzerland.

Part of Georg Fischer AG, Step-Tec AG is a Swiss company that manufactures high speed milling spindles. The private company is based in Luterbach, Switzerland. Step-Tec was acquired by Agie Charmilles Management AG from Mikron Holding AG on March 25, 2002.

Swissmem is a company that provides services to its members in the Swiss industry. Founded in 1999, the private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Its main focus is on addressing the issues that affect the industry and providing solutions to its members.