In its latest article, the trade magazine QZ – Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit focuses on the special challenges of the Swiss luxury watch industry and shows why traditional systems are reaching their limits here. Digital quality assurance in the watch industry: our software is highlighted in the article as a reference solution.
When excellence cannot be standardized
Luxury watchmaking: Precision, craftsmanship – and absolute traceability
Watch manufacturers do not produce in series, but in finely tuned, highly qualified process steps. Each work step is checked, documented, traced and evaluated in the context of a unique product.
The QZ sums it up: luxury watches tick differently – and so do their quality processes.
In such environments, generic ERP or MES functions are not enough. We need systems that combine flexibility and structure.
Why QZ reports on our solution
Flexible processes instead of rigid systems
SCIIL AG developed software for IWC that does not adapt the manufacture to the software – but the software to the manufacture. Every test station, every test step, every rework logic can be parameterized and follows the production reality exactly.
Modular QA for test stations, rework & traceability
SCIIL quality system for Uhenmanufakturen offers:
- Structured presentation of the test stations
- Documentation of all results
- Automatic transfer of test results
- Ergonomics of the test stations
- Visualization of operations and test results
- Seamless traceability
- Intelligent rework control (NOK → defined rework path → retesting)
H3: SAP, Witschi & Co. – real integration for real manufacturers
Particularly highlighted in the QZ article:
✔ Direct interface to Witschi – the industry standard for gait and function testing
✔ Deep integration into SAP so that QA and production data converge
✔ Modern, visual user interface – ideal for tablets in final inspection
What can other watch manufacturers take away from this?
Standardized quality despite individual production
Our solution achieves something that is rarely possible in a manufacturing environment: consistent quality, even though each model has its own characteristics.
Digitization without losing the character of craftsmanship
SCIIL modernizes processes – without replacing craftsmanship, but by supporting it , structuring it and making it measurable.
🔗 Click here for the QZ article on digital quality assurance in the watch industry