Microprecision Electronics SA is a company of swiss origin. Founded in 1956 on Lake Geneva in the heart of Europe, the company started as a supplier of the Swiss watch industry. Its competencies in manufacturing precision parts led to the development of microswitches. Because of the growing success, the company decided to concentrate on the switch product line., more specifically on sealed switches. Today the products are sold all around the world. In 2005 the ever-increasing demand from the united states let to the formation of its subsidiary Microprecision Electronics Inc., based in Minneapolis, MN, to even better support its American customers. With the acquisition of the Ledco business of Wilbrecht Electronics Inc. in 2008, the company extended even more its presence in that important market.