Timex is the United State’s leading watchmaker and is present in more than 80 countries. Fralsen, its French entity, makes watch movements using three technologies: plastic-injection moulding of small parts with very fine details; turning and cutting of parts such as wheels, pinions, arbors and rivets; and cutting and coiling of complex springs. These precision parts must be inspected with contact sensors (e.g., comparators, Cary equipment, feeler-spindles) and optical systems.

“We wanted more modern and more efficient optical inspection equipment,” says Sylvain Scotto of Fralsen’s quality control department. “In other words, we wanted to be able to inspect more parts in less time. We also wanted a machine that could be operated by nonspecialists and be able to log measurements.”

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