Victorinox ( ) is a knife manufacturer headquartered in the town of Ibach, in Canton Schwyz, Switzerland. He is famous for his Swiss Army knife. The Swiss Army knife made by Victorinox is made of Swedish steel from Sandvik. Since the acquisition of Wenger in 2005, it has become the sole supplier of multi-purpose blades for the Swiss army. It is the largest pocket knife manufacturer in the world; In addition, the company licenses logos for watches, clothing, and travel gear.
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History
The company was founded in 1884. Since 1891, the company has sent a knife to the Swiss army. Their symbol - the cross on the shield - has been used by Victorinox since 1909. That year, founding mother of Karl Elsener died and she named the company "Victoria" in her honor. In 1921, with the addition of "inox" (the abbreviation for acier inoxydable , the French term for stainless steel) into their product, brand and company name to "Victorinox" ("Victoria" "Inox" ).
In 1972, Forschner Butcher Scale Company of New Britain, Connecticut became Victorinox's exclusive distributor to the United States. In 1981, the company became a public company and Charles Elsener, president of Victorinox, gained a significant percentage of shares. In 1983, his name was changed to Forschner Group, Inc. In the 1980s, Forschner registered the name of the Swiss Army as a trademark in the US. In 1992, Precise Imports Corp., and Wenger's knife importer from Canada, sued and Forschner retained the right to use trademarks on compasses, watches and sunglasses, while Precise could use them in marketing other non-knife goods. In the mid-1990s, Forschner changed its name to Swiss Army Brands, Inc. (SABI).
In 2001, Victorinox teamed up with SABI to create an international watch company Victorinox Swiss Army Watch AG. In August 2002, Victorinox acquired all of SABI's remaining shares to acquire the Swiss Army trademark. Previously, SABI has sold Swiss Army branded watches in North America and - under license - Victorinox branded watches outside North America. But after that, the combined brand of Victorinox Swiss Army has been marketed all over the world.
On April 26, 2005, Victorinox acquired Wenger, the official supplier of another Swiss Army knife, announced that it was intended to keep both brands intact.
In 2006 the company has a workforce of 900 employees and produced about 34,000 Swiss Army knives, 38,000 multi tools, and 30,000 households, kitchens and knives per work day. About 90 percent of its production is exported to over 100 countries. Victorinox claimed never to fire an employee. To avoid this, they set aside profits during the boom period to complete the recession period, as well as temporary employee contracts to other companies as outsourced labor during the recession.
On January 30, 2013, Victorinox announces that the company will combine the Wenger knife product line with the Victorinox brand to strengthen its competitive position internationally.
In 2014, Victorinox acquired the TRG Group from Centric Group. For several years, TRG Group is a Victorinox licensee for the manufacture of luggage and travel-oriented products. Victorinox integrates TRG Group in the company as the Victorinox Travel Gear division.
In 2017 Victorinox decided to close the apparel division with the aim of focusing on other core product lines.
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Products
Swiss Army Knife
The Swiss Army knife is the most famous product by Victorinox. Originally a sole supplier, Victorinox has been sharing a contract with Wenger since 1908. A compromise between the two companies gave Victorinox the right to advertise as a Original Swiss Army Knife, while Wenger claimed the title < Swiss Army Knife i>. Victorinox took over Wenger in 2005.
The Swiss Army Knife is widely used outside the army (and civilian sales represent most of the turnover). They are multi-functional tools, and many functional sizes and combinations are generated. NASA astronauts have a Victorinox knife as standard equipment. The Victorinox knife has also been brought to Mt. Everest and the Arctic. The "Champion", Victorinox's flagship model before the introduction of "SwissChamp" in 1986, was at the New York Museum of Modern Art's Permanent Design Collection.
SwissCard
SwissCard is about the size of a business card, usually with a small pair of scissors, a short folding knife, a small file with a screwdriver, a plastic toothpick, a pair of tweezers, a slim pin, and a straight pin, housed in a hard plastic box measuring 82 ÃÆ'â € "54,5 x 4.5Ã, mm, with an inch ruler on one side and metric measurements on the other. Victorinox produces three types of SwissCards, Classic , Quattro and Lite models. The three models differ in the number of functions they provide, ranging from 10 (Classical) to 13 functions (Quattro and Lite).
Cutlery
Victorinox has long produced other kitchen utensils under their own name and the brand name Forschner . In 2011 Victorinox stopped using the name Forschner and produced the same knife with the name Victorinox.
Professional knife
Victorinox makes a variety of chef knives. They have been producing it for years and have made significant advances in their design over the years. Their standard cooking knife uses a soft metal that may be faster blunt, but allows quick and quick sharpening of the blades. They are also made very thin, allowing better cutting through many great foods, and minimizing the separation of food before it is cut. They also do not have ricasso - the flat part of the knife located at the intersection of the knife and the heel.
Currently they have created a more ergonomic style blade design, thereby changing the way users handle knives and for comfort, minimizing stress on the body. They also use ceramic material as a knife on their various knives. Victorinox also allows a selection of handles on their knives, you can choose between a plastic or wooden handle.
Bayonet
Victorinox also produces bayonets for the Swiss Stgw 90 assault rifle. Bayonet has an overall length of 310 mm and a diameter of a 22 mm muzzle ring. The 177 mm long knife was one-eyed and nothing more complete. Bayonets are produced exclusively for the Swiss Army by Wenger and Victorinox (before the two companies join).
timepieces
In 1989 Victorinox entered the timepiece business in the United States under the trademark "Swiss Army".
Victorinox has a wide collection of watches ranging from luxury watches to rough wet watches. They feature mechanical and quartz movement. Collections include Infantry, Divemaster, Airboss, I.N.O.X. Timepieces produced in Switzerland.
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In 2012 the Swiss Army Knife was performed on a six-season episode of the TV series' Ultimate Factories (aka
Victorinox has licensed the name to TRG Group to produce branded travel tools and business accessories. Furthermore, a number of Emissive Energy Corps products have been redesigned and branded as Victorinox LED flashlights. Most are available with an aluminum knurle body, similar to a Swiss Army knife. Similarly, SwissTools is a multi-tool Victorinox, a pair of pliers with other tools folded into the grip.
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See also
- Wenger
- Leatherman
- multitool gerber
References
External links
- Official website
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