Media release Ypsomed opens new tool manufacturing facility in Solothurn Burgdorf, 21.04.2026, 07:00 a.m. – Ypsomed (SIX: YPSN) opened its new tool manufacturing facility in Solothurn on Monday, thereby expanding its capacity for the design and manufacture of plastic injection molds for pens and autoinjectors. In addition to its existing tool shop in Burgdorf, Ypsomed will now also manufacture tools in Solothurn for its production facilities in Switzerland, Germany, China, and, starting in 2027, the United States. 
Beat Aeschlimann, Head of Operations, Frank Mengis, Chief Operating Officer, Andreas Danner, Head of Tool Manufacturing, Jan Pircher, CEO of ffbk Architekten Basel, and Simon Michel, CEO of Ypsomed (from left to right). To meet the growing global demand for injection systems and offer customers the highest quality, the capacity for manufacturing new injection molds will be significantly increased. Toolmaking is a core component of the production of pens and autoinjectors. The precision and complexity required in the creation of these tools are fundamental to the entire manufacturing process. The team at the new toolmaking facility comprises 35 employees, plus apprentices, and is set to be gradually expanded to around 100 employees and apprentices. With this, Ypsomed is doubling its personnel capacity in this area. Ypsomed trains a total of 20 industrial mechanics and 10 design engineers at its locations in Burgdorf and Solothurn. "The investment in the new toolmaking facility in Solothurn is a clear commitment to the development of our sites in Switzerland," said Simon Michel, CEO of Ypsomed, at the grand opening ceremony with the participating companies. "Toolmaking is the backbone of the high-precision manufacturing of our pens and autoinjectors." A state-of-the-art infrastructure has been created here in ten months of construction. Approximately 25 million Swiss francs were invested in the renovation and in a new machine tool park. Ypsomed invests nationally and internationally The opening of the new tool shop is the first milestone in a site development investment package totaling approximately 200 million Swiss francs. In the coming months, two new high-volume assembly lines and the associated injection molding machines for autoinjectors will be commissioned. In addition, a new fully automated high-bay warehouse is being built at the Solothurn site and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027. Opposite the main entrance on Ziegelmattstrasse, the Ypsomed Forum – a medium-sized conference center with space for approximately 300 guests – is being constructed in parallel. Internationally, Ypsomed is also consistently pursuing its growth strategy to meet the rising demand for self-injection systems and further strengthen its customer focus. Last year, the company opened its first own manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China, and began expanding its production site in Schwerin, Germany. Additionally, construction is currently underway on a new site in Holly Springs, North Carolina (USA). |
