Company
Photo of the workshop in 2008
The company is located in Villaz near Annecy, in Haute-Savoie, in the AURA region, 30 minutes from Geneva airport.
Since 1928, we have been manufacturing high-precision micro-drills and µm-ground cylinders for the micro-mechanics industry.
Our manufacturing program is built around standard ranges and special products that meet the demanding specifications of user workshops.
Over the past twenty years, 85% of our production has been exported to some forty countries worldwide.
Drawing on almost one hundred years of know-how, our catalog comprises + 20 standard series. These cover a wide range of applications for drilling materials such as steel, stainless steel, titanium, copper, etc...
In tungsten carbide, high-speed steel or medical stainless steel, our products range in diameter from 0.10 to 4.00 mm.
Our automated production equipment enables us to run small (5-10 units), medium (50-100) and large batches (500-1000+).
In tungsten carbide, high-speed steel or medical stainless steel, our products range in diameter from 0.10 to 4.00 mm.
Our automated production equipment enables us to run small (5-10 units), medium (50-100) and large batches (500-1000+).
Our partners are manufacturers and/or distributors of cutting tools using our products in the watchmaking, connector, medical, writing elements, aeronautics and automotive sectors.
Watchmaking
Connector
Medical
Writing elements
Aeronautics
Automotive
We are committed to maintaining our family values. Our international activities give us the privilege of working alongside multicultural men and women who are keen to live in harmony and preserve our environment.
Here are a few key dates in the company's history:
1928 : Production of the first micro-drill for the watch industry in Maîche village
1974 : Transfer of the plant near Annecy City to be close to Swiss watch makers.
1997 : Start of the production of micro-grain carbide drills.
1998 : France football team wins the soccer World Championship, In 2018 too !
2008 : Retirement of Mr Mauvais and acquisition of the company by Mr Gilles Guyot.
2009 : Development of a CNC grinding machine for the step drills.
Export sales grow up to 85% of total sales with new partners in Thailand, South Korea, China.
2011 : New distributor in Sweden.
2012 : Acquisition of 3 CNC machines for increasing production capacity.
Partnership in the USA with birth of the GmauvaisUSA program.
2013 : Development of a CNC grinding machine for coolant-thru micro-drills.
2014 : Acquisition of our 3rd Rollomatic grinding machine CNC 148P4.
Hiring of a qualified operator to reinforce the production team and an assistant for administration.
2015 : Development of a production cell with robot loader for sharpening Z3 operations.
2016 : Retrofit of a Agathon plunged-grinding machine for step drills in HSS-Co.
2017 : New partner in Russia.
2018 : Acquisition of a CNC-6 axis Rollomatic 629 XS and Marcel Aubert Optic Video system.
2019 : Retrofit of a sharpening Rollomatic 148F3 and acquisition of a 4rd CNC148P4.
Hiring of a technician and of a young qualified operator to reinforce production teams.
2020 : First grinding tests on ceramic cylinders.
New partner in Vietnam.
2021 : Development and setting of Spot-Mill drills
Sanitary restrictions. Partnership development in Malaysia. Hiring of a maintenance technician.
2022 : Engineering of a new generation of flute-grinding machine.
Hiring of an apprentice engineer and a customer relations manager.
2024 : New partnerships in Romania, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan.
Call us
+33 (0)4 50 60 81 03
Write to us
sales@gabrielmauvais-sarl.com
Gabriel Mauvais SARL
387 ROUTE DES GRANDS BOIS 74370 VILLAZ France