Frieden SA

Processing of industrial stones made of synthetic ruby and sapphire for the precision industry.

Frieden sa is a leader in gemstone cutting.

Swiss made since 1919

Since 1919, Frieden SA has specialized in the high-precision processing of synthetic sapphire and ruby stones at an international level.

Almost a century of experience in the sector allows us to guarantee high quality and high precision of the required details. Thanks to its specialized technicians and equipment, Frieden SA is able to develop new products in small quantities for testing in agreement with the customer and to supply products in large-scale series.

Having started out as a supplier of stones for the Swiss luxury watch market in the early post-war years, Frieden SA is now able to
provide solutions in a wide variety of industrial and research fields: medical industry, optics, biotechnology, communications industry, inkjet printing, water jet cutting, aerospace industry, IT industry, oil and marine research, precision instruments, chemical industry, and other sectors.

 

Exceptional product advantages

• Hardness and high wear resistance;
• High precision with millesimal tolerances;
• Optical-grade polished finishes;
• Resistance to heat, friction, corrosion, and deformability;
• Non-magnetic properties;
• High dielectric strength.

Product types

Starting with raw sapphire and ruby material, Frieden SA can produce:

• Conical stones for gas, liquid, or air flow passage, with holes from 0.0027 mm;
• Nozzles for inkjet printing;
• Nozzles for water jet cutting;
• Nozzles for medical and biomedical applications;
• Insulators, cylinders, and tubes;
• Blades/knife blades for various applications;
• Lenses;
• Sapphire valves with Ruby ball seats and sapphire pistons;
• Windows in various shapes (round, square, and rectangular);
• Wire guides for various applications;
• Sapphire and ruby balls for valves, profiles, and fiber optic connectors.