Dental Asia November/December 2023

IN DEPTH WITH
What does it mean to be
of ‘Swiss Quality’?
Dental Asia speaks with Swiss manufacturer Cendres+Métaux on
what it takes to meet the high standards required for precision and
quality in biocompatible materials.
With over a 100 years
of experience in metallurgy,
Cendres+Métaux’s craft
of processing precious
materials is one that has
been refined by calibre and
time to produce solutions of
the highest quality
Cendres+Métaux is a global
manufacturer of dentistry and medical
technology, developing and producing
its own as well as customer-specific
products and services. It distinguishes
itself by flying the nation’s flag high
for its ‘Swiss Quality’ in processing
precious materials with great
precision into high-quality products.
This experience in developing
tailored solutions stems from
Cendres+Métaux’s unique roots in
metallurgy.
Founded in 1885 as a smelter of
precious metals in the town of
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, the
Cendres+Métaux name came to be
from a merger in 1924 where the
French words, ‘Cendres’ for waste that
has been burnt to ashes and ‘Métaux’
for the metals involved, were adopted.
The production of alloys for the
dental and jewellery industry was
progressively established, where the
company also started to produce
wedding rings and dental attachements,
and even luxury watch components for
Swiss brands. But even with its history
and experience, to be recognised
internationally with the label of ‘Swiss
Quality’, and the precision and quality
associated with it, does not come as
a birthright, but rather, a standard
that is earned through the necessary
qualifications and certifications.
“Swiss made” and “Made in Switzerland”
bares a world of difference despite the
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