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Our history

Key dates of company development.

2022
January 1
Change in Ownership

Currently the company is manager by a Management Board headed by : Sanjiv Gomez – Chair François Houbre – Genral Director The supervisory Board is chaired by Laurent Coyon

2006
January 1
Change in ownership

In 2006, a new board invested in the company with the desire to strongly develop markets of plastic optics. It’s now targeting on image projection.

1980
January 1
Moving to Grasse

In 1980’s, the company moved to Grasse with new outlooks. This way, main activity has shifted to moto and safety visors in polycarbonate.

Creation in Jura

SAVIMEX has historical focused on manufacturing eyeglass, especially corrective lenses. The adventure has naturally started in Jura, the heart of French eyewear industry.

Markets

The company focuses on three main markets:

VISORS - FACE PROTECTION

IMAGE PROJECTION - HUD

OPTICAL PRECISION SYSTEMS

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R&D

R&D activity is at the heart of company strategy according to 4 axes:

  • – Optical computing
  • – Towards products / systems range
  • – Design of test benches
  • – Development of new processes
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