Overview

The specialist in precision miniature tubing
and tubular components, serving the most demanding applications.

AN ORIGINAL TECHNOLOGY
For nearly 100 years, Minitubes has been designing its own processes. We constantly push the boundaries of tube precision, component complexity, material properties, and production costs.

A DEDICATED TEAM AT YOUR SERVICE
Mastering a very wide range of techniques, we provide innovative solutions to our clients from design to the production of prototypes and large series of their products, tubes, components, and tubular assemblies.

UNCOMPROMISING QUALITY
Everyone’s commitment to the total satisfaction of our clients through top-level quality assurance is first demonstrated by their loyalty. It is also evidenced by our ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certifications.

Quality

Three commitments guide our daily actions and thinking:

1. Continuously improve our quality organization to meet or exceed the requirements of ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 standards.

2. Engage with our clients as partners to define and formalize their requirements, in order to provide them with defect-free products and services that fully meet their functional and economic needs.

3. Involve our employees in achieving our quality and service objectives.

Two approvals from an accredited certification body: LRQA (Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance)
Manufacture of small precision metal tubes and tubular parts.
Assemblies from tubes.
Expiration date: December 31, 2026

Figures

Nearly 550 employees work on a covered site of 21,000 m² , of which 15,600 m² are dedicated to production.

4 MAJOR TYPES OF APPLICATIONS

CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTS

Tubes for stents, tubes for heart valves

ISO 13485 Subcontractor

LIFE SCIENCES

In vitro diagnostic needles, tubes and components for endoscopy and chromatography

CATHETERS

Tubes for catheters and medical device delivery systems

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Tubes and parts for other medical applications, aeronautics, defense, and space, automotive, electronics, and watchmaking

ISO 13485 Subcontractor
GLOBAL MARKET
USA
EUROPE
ASIA

History

1917
1948
1990
2001
2003
2015
2020
2022

Technical Beginnings

Mr. Szmukler, the future founder, first encounters the challenge of manufacturing a precision tube.

Development of Industrial Processes

Minitubes is founded by Mr. Szmukler in Grenoble and supplies custom precision tubes to the world's largest electronics companies.

Development in the Medical Sector

Development in the medical field with diagnostic needles, then custom tubes for stents.

Strengthening Technical Expertise

Creation of a new factory, still in Grenoble.

Strengthening Technical Expertise

World leader in tubes for stents and in vitro diagnostics

Developments to meet our clients' needs for custom precision tubes

World leader in tubing for in vitro diagnostic stents. New manufacturing process for higher production volumes

Developments to meet our clients' needs for custom precision tubes

Focusing activities on medical and healthcare. On-site work to double production capacity

Developments to meet our clients' needs for custom precision tubes

The 4th generation, two great-grandchildren of Mr. Szmukler, takes over the management of Minitubes