A ByTube Star 130 now stands in the production hall of the Swiss company Lyn-Tec in Einsiedeln. This enables the metal processing specialist to carry out much more complex jobs than before – and to stand out from the competition.
Lyn-Tec has been around longer than the Swiss Confederation: since 1845. How does a company stay successful for over 180 years? “By staying true to itself, but moving with the times,” says Rafael Lienert. He is the sixth generation to head the Einsiedeln-based family business. He took over the management from his father Urs in 2019, and Lyn-Tec is set to change hands permanently in 2025.
At Lyn-Tec, almost everything has always revolved around metal. But the products have changed: in the beginning, the company made metal fittings and agricultural implements. In the 20th century, school furniture and ski lift components were added. Today, the company primarily focuses on sheet metal and tube processing for Swiss trade and industrial companies.
Responding to increased competition
The metalworking specialist has repeatedly expanded its machine pool, most recently with the ByTube Star 130 tube laser.
“We used to have a machine for tube processing – but it had a much more limited range of functions,” Rafael Lienert reports. “Now we have decided to expand our range.”
This is in response to increased competition in the laser cutting sector in the region. “The fact that we can now also carry out complex orders in the field of tube and profile processing is a unique selling point for us,” says the managing director.
Faster, cheaper and more flexible
Thanks to the new machine, Lyn-Tec can produce more efficiently: ‘We no longer have to clamp and unclamp the workpieces by hand; this is done automatically – as is the precise alignment of the tubes and profiles,’ says Rafael Lienert. This makes it possible to produce large series much more quickly and at a lower cost. “Since we manufacture flexibly and frequently switch between large and very small series, another aspect of the ByTube Star 130 was important to us: the comparatively low energy consumption when idle.” The costs incurred when the machine is idle between jobs remain within reasonable limits.
Boost from new possibilities
Acquiring a gigantic machine is also a risk – especially for a small company like Lyn-Tec. “But we are pleased with how the business has started,” says Rafael Lienert. For example, Lyn-Tec has acquired a steel construction company as a customer and is producing railing elements on its behalf.
Previously, the steel construction company had to measure the tubes after cutting them to size and weld them. Thanks to the ByTube Star 130, they can now simply be put together.
The new possibilities are providing a boost – and allowing Lyn-Tec to drive innovation in the interests of its customers. “On the one hand, this allows us to establish completely new partnerships,” says Rafael Lienert, “but on the other hand, it also allows us to deepen our collaboration with existing customers.”
Business field: Sheet metal processing industry and trade
Activities: Laser cutting, bending, tube processing, punching, general metal processing
