L. Klein SA is a reliable supplier of fine metals, steels and special alloys for the watch making, medical, dental and automotive industry which use those materials for the production of high quality precise parts. The company delivers steels and alloys with special requirements, like small diameters, round profiles in bars and coils and many intermediate diameters and narrow tolerances. Furthermore they provide reputable shipping and superb multilingual customer support. There is a local delivery system existing for Switzerland but they also supply their high grade steels to the entire EU and worldwide, even in the smallest quantities.
L. Klein SA Offers
- Approx. 50 different qualities of steel with over 4000 articles on stock
- Small diameters, round profiles, in bars or coils
- Many intermediate diameters - Narrow tolerances
- Possibility of ordering small quantities
- Certification according to SE EN ISO 9001 standard
- Multilingual service (German - French - English - Italian)
- Timely handling of quotation-inquiries, orders and deliveries
- Traceability of each lot/shipment through our system
- Delivery service in the region
- Assistance with technical inquiries
Featured Alloys
Chronifer® M-15 X is a hardenable stainless steel, which is equivalent of 431 grade steel with significantly improved steel properties. Its excellent hardenability, ductility and corrosion resistance ensures the manufacturing of precise, wear-resistant parts for medical, dental and watch industries.
LAW 100 X® (1095 grade) is a hardenable steel for the watchmaking industry. Due to its structure purity the low-distortion LAW 100 X® makes an extremely efficient production of small precision parts like gears, pinions, pivots, axles, bridges and plates.
L. Klein SA is a supplier of Custom 465, a trademark of Carpenter Technology, their designation for the product is Chronifer 465 KL (USN S64500 / 1,4614). Due to its excellent notch tensile strength and fracture toughness it is suited for applications in the field of for medical instruments. It is used for the production of endoscopic instruments for surgery and for dental instruments, needles, needle wires and other instruments with small diameters.
L. Klein SA in Biel/Bienne was founded in 1946 as a family business and belongs to the Schiess Holding Ltd. The company is a corporation that is directed by Olivier and Philippe Schiess and employs 16 staff. In the last decades L. Klein SA has developed from a regional distributor to an international corporation. Exports account for approx. 40 % of the annual turnover.