2024-09-12

Automation

Mikron Switzerland AG, Boudry launches BoudryNext, its new expansion project

Mikron Boudry is continuing its expansion with a major new project. Less than three years after inaugurating the extension to its current site, the company is now unveiling BoudryNext -  an ambitious project to enlarge the production area by an additional 6,200 m², bringing the total size of the new site to 22,000 m². 

A necessary expansion
Over the past  5 years, Mikron Switzerland AG, Boudry has increased its business volume by more than 50%. The added value of Mikron Boudry products is fully created in Boudry, where 600 employees ─ 50% of whom are engineers and 30% CFC highly qualified technicians ─ are responsible for design, development, and production. With the extension of its Boudry site, the company plans to hire around 100 new employees.

Official ground-breaking ceremony
On Thursday, September 12, 2024, the official ground-breaking ceremony marked a symbolic milestone for the BoudryNext project. Alain Ribaux, State Councillor; Rita Piscopiello, President of the Boudry Local Council; Catherine Zeter, Vice-President of the Boudry Local Council; the cantonal economic authorities, the management of Mikron Switzerland AG, Boudry, and BAT-MANN, the company responsible for constructing the new buildings, were all in attendance.

2000m2 in Yverdon's Y-Park technology park
Pending completion of the works, scheduled for 2026, Mikron Boudry has already acquired an additional 2,000 m² in Yverdon's Y-Park technology park. This site is now fully operational and will accommodate several customer projects during the construction period.

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Mikron Switzerland AG, Boudry is part of Mikron Automation, a division of the Swiss Mikron Group. The Mikron Group is a publicly listed company with over 100 years of experience in the field of precision machinery.
Mikron Automation is a state-of-the-art leader in innovative assembly solutions in the field of automation. It primarily serves the pharmaceutical and medtech industries, as well as the automotive and electrical industries. Its main customers are global leaders in their respective fields.