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	Mikron SA Agno

Our history in brief

Since 1945 Mikron SA Agno has been closely linked to the birth of the ballpoint pen. From the very first day, Albe, as the company was then called, contributed to the development and production of the points for the ballpoint pens.
Over the years the competences have been grown and nowadays the company is specialized in building transfer systems for a wide range of industrial applications.

Milestones

1986	Mikron took over the company Albe SA and Mikron SA Agno was founded
1988	Launch of the PM-30 and the Multifactor arrived from Boudry to Agno
1990	Focus on the production of transfer machining systems and launch of the Multistar LX-24 for the writing industry
1991	Launch of the Multistar CX-24
1992	Development of the Multistar LX-24 for industrial applications
1993	Market introduction of the Multistep
1997	New Corporate Identity for the Group and we are named Mikron Machining Technology
1999	Multistep production moved to Rottweil (DE) and presentation of the Multifast
2000	Certification ISO 14001
2002	Launch of the Multistar LX-12
2005	SQS Certification ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:1999
2005	Launch at the EMO 2005 of Mikron NERG-50, the new generation of Transfer Systems