PX Group

The PX Group embodies Swiss precision and expertise, and is a leader in precision metallurgy. It specializes in the manufacturing of semi-finished products, both in precious and non-precious metals, through rolling, drawing, and punching processes.

PX Group has grown into a key player in the metallurgy sector. With approximately 600 employees across its companies in Switzerland (PX Précimet and PX Précinox) and Malaysia (Swiss Profile), the Group embodies Swiss precision and expertise, placing itself as a leader in precision metallurgy in the last two decade. PX Group continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible, providing tailored solutions, elevating industry standards and meeting customer expectations. With a commitment to precision and excellence, the company plays across a diverse range of industries, including medical, dental, luxury goods, watchmaking, jewellery, and various other niche markets. The aeronautics, banking, automotive and high-tech industries also benefit from company’s unique expertise. Whether delivering precision components for medical industry such as profiles for orthopaedic and traumatology applications, thin-walled tubes, shaped tubes for endoscopes and marker bands or crafting semi-finished products for luxury goods such as profiles and tubes in variety of shapes and form, PX Group stands as a reliable partner, leveraging its expertise to meet the unique challenges of every sector it serves.

PX Group was born in the heart of the Swiss watchmaking region, where a tradition of unmatched precision and craftsmanship shaped its identity. Initially focused on watchmaking, the Group has expanded its expertise into other demanding and challenging sectors, including medical technology. This heritage is evident in its production of implantable alloys such as stainless steel and titanium, which meet the rigorous standards of the medical industry.

With its expertise in medical applications, PX Group is a trusted partner in the medical field, offering a wide range of specialized solutions. Its portfolio includes small-diameter tubes (0.30 to 4.00 mm), marker bands, ring electrodes, fine wires, and specialized profiles for orthopedic use and traumatology, as well as shaped tubes designed for endoscopic applications. These products, made from precious and non-precious metals, are renowned for their precision, purity, and alloy homogeneity, making them indispensable to medical device manufacturers worldwide.

The Group’s activities are focused on the manufacture of semi-finished products such as profiles, tubes and rings, in both precious and non-precious metals, via rolling, drawing and punching operations. The group also offers hard metal machining solutions for shaped, standard and threading tools. Finally, one of the company’s pillars lies in our mastery of alloy production and gold recycling and refining capabilities ensuring consistent quality and sustainability of its materials. 

Innovation lies at the heart of PX Group’s philosophy. The company’s dedicated in-house research and development department persistently refines products and processes, cultivating partnerships both nationally and internationally to advance metallurgy. The department’s dynamic nature and metallurgical expertise drive innovation within PX Group. This innovation hub comprises specialists in materials, metallurgy, and chemistry. Their core focus is on developing bespoke alloys and processes related to the metal life cycle. Among the projects managed by the team are 3D printing in precious metals, as well as initiatives in green chemistry and refining.

Among its notable achievements is Biogold™, an ecological innovation developed with BRAIN Biotech. This technology uses microorganisms to recover gold from electronic waste, such as motherboards, computer chips, and pacemakers, underscoring PX Group’s commitment to sustainable innovation. With this research, by emphasizing a proximate approach that integrates environmental, social, and economic considerations, the company aim to inspire solid actions and foster collaborations between public and private sectors, paving the way for a sustainable future.

PX Group is deeply committed to environmental preservation and social responsibility. Through its PX Impact® label, the Group has developed a responsible gold supply chain that ensures the traceability of ethical gold—from extraction to processing in Switzerland—while improving the living conditions of local mining communities. Additionally, PX Group supports artisanal mines in abandoning mercury-based extraction methods, promoting safer and more sustainable practices.

As a family-owned enterprise, founded in 1976 by Pierre-Olivier Chave, PX Group combines a strong entrepreneurial spirit with a commitment to long-term performance. Its agility, creativity, and inter-company collaboration enable the Group to consistently deliver added value to its clients. PX Group also fosters a dynamic corporate culture that prioritizes employee well-being while staying true to its core values of quality, innovation, and responsibility.

From its beginnings in Swiss watchmaking to its leadership in medical alloys and sustainable practices, PX Group remains a trusted partner in precision metallurgy, shaping the future while meeting the challenges of today.

Marker bands, distal electrodes and studs for medical devices

PX Group offers a distinct advantage in the production of marker bands and electrodes by internally casting its own precious metal alloys. With a fully vertical manufacturing process—extending from alloy casting to laser cutting—we ensure complete control over quality, precision, and traceability at every stage.

This seamless integration allows us to deliver tailor-made solutions with exceptionally high standards, meeting the most stringent requirements of the medical industry. The marker bands are available in dimensions of 0.3 to 4mm external Ø, with wall thicknesses ranging from 0.025 to 0.25mm. We propose our markets bands in length from 0.4 to 20 mm. PX Group’s expertise ensures the delivery of precision — crafted marker bands that combine unmatched customization capabilities with full traceability, making them the ideal choice for cutting-edge medical applications.

Manufactured from high-quality alloys that comply with medical industry standards, our tubes guarantee optimal biocompatibility. We utilize precious metals such as platinum, gold, and palladium, delivering superior performance and unmatched reliability.

PX Group is proud to offer a wide range of high-quality distal electrodes and studs for medical devices, designed and produced with the utmost precision to meet the highest industry standards. With years of expertise in manufacturing medical components, PX Group ensures that its products are built to deliver reliable performance, with alloys meeting industry standards such as Platinum, Platinum-Iridium, Gold, and Gold-Copper-Silver.

Thin-Walled Tubes for Endoscopes

PX Group offers variable-section and ultra-thin-walled tubes specifically designed for endoscopes, essential tools in medical diagnostics and minimally invasive surgeries.

Tailor-made to meet our clients’ specific requirements, our tubes are engineered to satisfy the most stringent technical and functional demands. Their innovative design ensures exceptional flexibility and precision, making them ideal for complex endoscopic applications.

Manufactured from high-quality alloys that comply with medical industry standards, our tubes guarantee optimal biocompatibility. We utilize high quality stainless steels delivering superior performance and unmatched reliability.

Titanium Trauma Plates for Orthopaedic and Traumatology Applications

PX Group has developed a unique process for manufacturing cold-formed titanium profiles with complex shapes, specifically designed for traumatology and orthopaedical applications. This process accommodates titanium Grades 1, 2, 4, 5, 5 ELI, and 9, with profiles available in thicknesses from 2 to 15 mm, widths from 5 to 45 mm, and lengths up to 3200 mm.

Our innovative production method ensures rapid, flexible, and fully customized solutions, providing a significant advantage for development projects or small, tailor-made series.

PX Group has developed a unique process for manufacturing cold-formed titanium profiles with complex shapes, specifically designed for traumatology and orthopaedic applications. This process accommodates titanium grades 1, 2, 4, 5 / 5 ELI, and 9, with profiles available in thicknesses from 2 to 15 mm, widths from 5 to 45 mm, and lengths up to 3200 mm.

Our innovative production method ensures rapid, flexible, and fully customized solutions, providing a significant advantage for development projects or small, tailor-made series.

Precious metal fine wires for medical applications

PX Group offers a wide range of standard and custom wires, specifically designed to meet the needs of the medical sector. Our wires are produced in various alloys, formats, and sizes to fulfill individual customer requirements. In addition to custom solutions, we also offer standard wires with no additional tooling costs.

We ensure fully traceable and segregated flows for all our alloys. Our products are crafted from a selection of high-quality alloys, including gold, silver, and platinum, and can be delivered in various formats, such as straightened bars, torches, and coils, to suit customer preferences.

Non-precious metal round bars and wires

PX Group specializes in the manufacturing of precision wires and round bars and offers a wide range of special and standard stainless-steel alloys, as well as other medical grades like titanium grade 2, grade 4 and grade 5 (23), Phynox, etc… All wires and round bars are tailor made to meet specific requirements with excellent dimensional stability and precision.

Wires are available in dimensions from 0.40 mm to 5.00 mm with customizable hardness and surface finishes. All wires are bright cold drawn and can be delivered pre-straightened on spools or cut to length pieces.

Round Bars are produced with high accuracy and stability thanks to the cylindrical grinding process used to achieve tight tolerances up to ISO h7 to ISO h6 for a range of diameters from 1.5 mm to 15 mm and lengths from 1000 mm to 6000 mm.

The quality control includes dimensional, surface and hardness checks ensuring a high standard for applications in medical implants, medical devices and other industrial sectors.

Precious metal recycling and refining

The company operates its own dedicated foundry, providing a high-performance waste treatment service that not only fulfils its internal requirements but also serves to the needs of its customers. Specializing in the recycling and refining of various precious metals and maintaining full control over the recycling and refining processes, the company guarantees the necessary responsiveness and independence to ensure an uninterrupted, optimal flow of operations.

Strongly committed to responsible gold production, with initiatives for processes with a minimal carbon footprint, PX Précinox, a company of PX Group, is a reliable, responsible and responsive partner for this kind of treatment. For over 40 years, the company has been one of Switzerland’s leading refiners of industrial precious metal scrap. PX Précinox ensures a high recovery rate, alongside its commitment to minimizing environmental impact. In this field, the company’s vision is to be recognized as the essential responsible, transparent and ethical refiner and processor.

Press Releases

PX Group at COMPAMED 2025 – Discover Our Latest Medtech Innovations

High-performance titanium and implantable metals at PX Group

Recycling and Refining Precious Metals at PX Group — Turning E-Waste into opportunity!

Tubes for Mini-Motors and Mini-Pumps

PX Group at EPHJ 2025

Orthomanufacture 2025 – Meet PX Group in Basel

Marker Bands Made from the Finest Alloys by PX Group