Who We Are

Our Team

Together with our international staff, Polytronic employs more than 50 staff members at the Headquarters in Muri AG, Switzerland. Our subsidiary in the UAE adds another 270 members to the team. A team committed to support our global customers, day by day. They all contribute to the overall success of our company, with motivation and passion.

Our vision

Polytronic – exceptional performance in every country, worldwide.

Our mission

• We are your partner for high quality, efficient and realistic live shooting training systems – from the idea to the implementation.
• With Swiss quality and innovative technology, we increase the performance of our customers worldwide.

What we stand for

We are committed to our values which are the basis for our innovative culture and success.

Respect

Respect for our clients, suppliers and partners underpins all of our actions as a company.

Innovation

Continual innovation to push the boundaries of realistic but safe live-fire training to ensure that evolving client needs are met.

Teamwork

We team with clients, partners and suppliers to understand their unique requirements and collaboratively deliver the best possible system and service solution.

Responsibility

We think long term and take on responsibility for our decisions.

Where we come from

1966    
Founding of POLYTRONIC AG by Claude Thalmann, ETH/SIA physicist in the Zurich Egg

1969    
Polytronic presents the world’s first automatic marking system to the market. Patent filed.

1970    
Relocation of Headquarters to Muri, Aargau

1976    
First use of Polytronic automatic scoring systems during an international CISM competition in Thun, Switzerland.

1978    
The 42nd Shooting Worldcup in Seoul, Korea, is conducted on Polytronic target systems.

1982    
Founding of Polytronic International AG.

1986    
Expansion into the defence market by presenting its first target for military applications.

1988    
Polytronic’s TG 3000 Electronic Scoring System changes the Swiss Sport Shooting Community.

1990    
Polytronic signs its largest sales contract with the Swiss Army, delivering Tactical Laser Engagement Systems for the Swiss Armed Forces.

1993    
Expansion to the Middle East with electronic scoring systems for Sniper training.

1995    
Induction and first certification of the QM System SN EN ISO 9001

1997    
Former Marketing Director Heinrich Schweizer assumes company leadership

2002    
Acquisition of Australian Defence Industries (ADI) Intellectual Property and taking over the Australian target market by Polytronic.

2006    
Polytronic marks its presence in the European market by delivering a large live-fire range project to Norway.

2007    
Release of the latest generation of Electronic Scoring Systems TG 6000 to the Swiss Market

2013    
Former Marketing Director Christoph Koch assumes company ownership

2014  
Introduction and first certification of QM System SN EN ISO 14001

2016  
Establishment of Polytronic Training System LLC., a Polytronic subsidiary in the UAE

2016    
Polytronic presents its proprietary range control software AROS (Advanced Range Operating Software) to the market

2016  
Polytronic gets awarded the biggest live-fire range project in the world for an undisclosed customer in the Middle East.

2021    
Semi-autonomous robotic targets enhance Polytronic’s portfolio and market presence.

2024    
Markus Huwyler, former Director Technology & Engineering, assumes company leadership.

2024    
Polytronic launches its latest target TG 6302 to the Swiss market.

To be continued…