Contrinex_Ceylon_Factory_Profile_September_2026

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CONTRINEX CEYLON
Advanced Sensor
Manufacturing and
Engineering in Sri Lanka
Factory Profile | Wattala, Sri Lanka | September 2026
Swiss quality. Sri Lankan capability. Global reach.
Customer factory introduction

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CONTRINEX CEYLON | FACTORY PROFILE 2026
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Executive Snapshot
A fully integrated production, engineering and distribution centre serving Contrinex customers worldwide.
341
2.2M
1.31M
Employees
Annual installed capacity
2026 YTD output
Active workforce at 31 August 2026
Sensor units per year
Units produced through 31 August
81.9%
27
Phase 3
2026 forecast utilisation
R&D employees
Expansion complete
Full-year output forecast versus installed capacity
Development, industrialisation, automation and test
engineering
New distribution centre fully operational
Integrated production
floor
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal data, August 2026.

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CONTRINEX CEYLON | FACTORY PROFILE 2026
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Contrinex Group at a Glance
A Swiss technology leader in smart sensors and intelligent systems for factory automation.
1972
500+
12+
60+
~8,000
Founded in Switzerland
Employees worldwide
Subsidiaries
Countries represented
Products
Core sensing
Inductive and photoelectric sensors for
demanding industrial applications.
Source: Contrinex Group official website, accessed August 2026.
Smart automation
Measurement sensors, IO-Link
connectivity and intelligent configuration
tools.
Safety &
identification
Machine-safety light curtains, RFID
systems and application-specific
solutions.
Swiss standards
Market-leading products designed for
reliability, precision and demanding
environments.

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Strategic Role of Contrinex Ceylon
Contrinex Ceylon has evolved from an assembly operation into a strategically important, fully integrated manufacturing, engineering and
distribution centre combining Swiss quality standards with a skilled and scalable Sri Lankan workforce.
Manufacturing hub
Produces 100% of assembled product turnover and supports all major sensor, safety,
vision and RFID families.
Engineering centre
Local product development, industrialisation, automation, validation, failure analysis
and process improvement.
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal data, August 2026.
Integrated operations
Production, test, planning, procurement, finance, HR, logistics, maintenance and
administration on one campus.
Global distribution node
Direct customer shipments, including Europe, reduce lead time and
strengthen responsiveness.

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CONTRINEX CEYLON | FACTORY PROFILE 2026
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Growth Journey: 2015–2026
2015
2018
2021
2023
2025
2026
Operations launched
Portfolio broadens
Scale accelerates
Welcome Center
10-year milestone
Integrated campus
81 employees
0.75M capacity
OPTO transfer
0.80M output
235 employees
1.75M capacity
R&D, HR, Planning
and Finance hub
Advanced coating and
safety capabilities
341 employees
2.2M capacity
2026: Phase 3 expansion complete • New Distribution Center fully operational • Direct global distribution platform strengthened
Sources: Contrinex Group official news; Contrinex Ceylon internal data.

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Campus Footprint and Completed Expansion
Contrinex Ceylon campus and Distribution Center
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal data, August 2026. Campus diagram is not to scale.
7,650 m²
4,499 m²
Phase 3
Total land area
Total built footprint
Expansion completed
Production Building
Welcome Center
1,417 m²
1,039 m²
1,006 m² manufacturing floor
R&D, HR, Planning, Finance
Logistics Center
Distribution Center
743 m²
1,300 m²
Inbound materials and support
Fully operational in 2026
A compact, integrated campus connects engineering, production, material flow and direct
customer distribution.

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Product Portfolio Manufactured in Sri Lanka
Inductive platforms
S600 Big (2015) • S500 and S600 Mini
(2016) • S700 (2017)
High-pressure sensors
Specialised high-pressure families
transferred in 2022
Photoelectric sensors
OPTO product families transferred in 2018
RFID
Identification products transferred in 2023
Machine safety
Safety light curtains and related
assemblies transferred in 2025
Specialities
Special applications and new product
families introduced in 2026
Vision systems
Smart Camera / vision products assembled
locally
Trading / repacking
Value-added repacking of bought goods
since 2021
Newly developed Group products are intended to be industrialised and manufactured through the Sri Lankan
operation.
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal product-transfer data, August 2026.

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2026 Product-Family Volume Profile
46.8%
S600 Big
46.8%
S600 Mini
17.2%
S500
12.5%
S700
11.9%
OPTO
6.3%
Other
5.3%
S600 Big
largest volume family
Top five families account for approximately 95% of the 2026 planning profile.
Source: Contrinex Ceylon 2026 product-family planning data. Shares shown; not the full-year production forecast.

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End-to-End Manufacturing Process
Internal processes include assembly, potting, final testing, packing, coating, trimming and shrinking.
01
02
Incoming
materials
03
Inspection
04
Preparation
05
Assembly
Potting / coating
06
Programming &
test
07
08
Final quality
Packing &
shipment
7.3
Produ
da
ction
lead
ys
time
YTD
Assembly
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal process description, August 2026.
Coating
Final inspection

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Production Floor Configuration
6
Assembly lines
Flexible production layout supporting multiple product families
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal data, August 2026.
5
Potting lines
1
8
Coating line
Final testers
1
2
Packing line
Daily shifts
15 h 20 min total operating time per day

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Capacity and Scalable Operating Model
The existing platform can increase annual output by approximately 25% through staffing and shift configuration.
CURRENT
STEP 1
STEP 2
180 operators
200 operators
200 + third shift
45,600 / week
49,650 / week
57,090 / week
2.19M / year
2.38M / year
2.74M / year
Current two-shift configuration
Additional trained operators
Maximum modelled configuration
Installed capacity: 2.2 million units/year • Expansion scenario: 2.74 million units/year • Incremental potential: +25.2%
Source: Contrinex Ceylon capacity model, August 2026.

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Production and Capacity Evolution
Million units
2,5
24.6%
2
Output CAGR
2015–2025
1,5
2.27M
1
Peak annual output
Achieved in 2022
0,5
1.31M
0
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Production output
2021
2022
Installed capacity
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal production data. 2026 output is full-year forecast; YTD through 31 August is 1,308,585 units.
2023
2024
2025
2026F
2026 YTD output
Through 31 August 2026

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Automation and Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Robotic automation
Automated coating
Automated sandblasting
Weld-immune coating
Automated C23 gluing
SolderSmart
Wireless production monitoring
Automated sandblasting
Automated shrinking — next
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal engineering data, August 2026.

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Equipment and Technical Infrastructure
Process equipment
3 hotmelt moulding machines
5 potting machines
3 plasma-treatment systems
Robotic coating and gluing
2 SolderSmart systems
2 trimming stations
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal equipment register, August 2026.
Environmental reliability
2 climatic chambers
1 sauna chamber
2 vaccine chambers
7 curing ovens
2 UV ovens
Testing and metrology
6 inductive testers
2 OPTO testers
RFID, laser and pressure test rigs
8 final testers
Optical and dimensional metrology
R&D laboratory
2 3D printers
RF / EMC capability
Thermal chambers
Burst testing
Prototype and tooling development

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Connected Factory Systems
A connected digital toolset supports planning, execution, engineering, quality, maintenance and workforce administration.
Operations & planning
Engineering & automation
Quality & customer
Maintenance & workplace
SAP ERP
VKS MES
Qlik Cloud
Needlu
Creo
Pulsonix
ABB RobotStudio
Salesforce
PQforce
Failure-analysis workflows
Limble CMMS
GLPI
Simatic Step 7 / V20
Visual Studio
BioTime / e-HR
Live production monitoring
IoT monitoring
Blynk IoT
Wireless production monitoring
Live production dashboards
Digital systems connect shop-floor execution with business decision-making.
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal systems inventory, August 2026.

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Swiss Quality Standards in Sri Lankan Manufacturing
Incoming inspection
In-process controls
Functional & electrical test
Marking, packing & visual
check
Complaint & 8D workflow
All raw materials
Process-specific checks
Product performance verification
Release discipline
Salesforce-based closure
0.001%
3.3%
1–4
Same
Customer-return rate
Scrap rate
Internal audits/year
Swiss production baseline
S1 2026; returned units as a share of units
shipped
Current production performance measure
Process audits by area and risk
Products, processes, machinery and
components
Certifications and approvals: ISO 9001:2015 • CCC • TÜV • UL • DNV
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal quality data, August 2026.

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Testing, Calibration and Final Inspection
Optical and dimensional inspection
Product-specific testing
Inductive, OPTO, RFID, laser, Maya and pressuretesting systems support a broad product mix.
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal quality and equipment data, August 2026.
Measurement and verification
Environmental validation
Climatic, sauna, vaccine and thermal chambers
support reliability and robustness testing.
Specialised pressure / product testing
Final release control
Functional, electrical, visual, marking and packing
checks support consistent customer delivery.

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Research, Development and Engineering
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R&D employees
Development, industrialisation,
automation and test engineering
R&D and engineering workspace
Sensor development
Mechanical and electronic design, documentation and
customer-specific products.
Automation
Robotics, PLC libraries, connected monitoring and productivity
solutions.
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal R&D data, August 2026.
Industrialisation
Tooling, process development, product transfer and
manufacturing readiness.
Failure analysis
Root-cause analysis, corrective actions, alternate-component
qualification.
PCB and electronic design
Test engineering
Final tester development, validation methods, EMC and thermal
testing.
Global collaboration
Daily interaction with Switzerland and other Group locations.

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Innovation Delivered Locally
The Sri Lankan team has moved from executing transferred processes to developing solutions for the wider Group.
Weld-immune sensor coating
Automated safety light curtains
Smart production solutions
Tooling and test platforms
Onsite capability for specialised coating
processes previously performed in the USA.
Local industrialisation and automation of
advanced safety products.
SolderSmart, gluing automation, sandblasting
and wireless production monitoring.
Assembly, moulding, sauna and final-test
tooling developed close to production.
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal R&D write-up and engineering data, August 2026.

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Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics
Source
Inbound
Manufacture
Distribute
Customer
China • Sri Lanka • France
85% imported • 15% local
Assembly • Test • Packing
99% air • 1% sea
Direct global shipments
109 days
13 days
~7 days
~4 days
Raw-material inventory
Finished-goods inventory
Europe shipping lead time
Asia shipping lead time
Supports production continuity and importedcomponent lead times
Lean finished-goods position
Direct shipment from Sri Lanka
Fast regional access
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal supply-chain data, August 2026.

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Global Distribution Footprint
40
Direct global reach
38%
30
24%
SRI LANKA
20
14%
9%
10
~7 days
Europe
6%
3%
3%
~4 days
Asia
99%
Air
freight
3%
Direct European distribution reduces lead time versus routing
through Group headquarters.
0
Germany
China
USA
India
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal export-destination data, August 2026.
France
Brazil
Mexico
Other

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Workforce Evolution and Capability
4.2×
350
Workforce growth
300
81 employees in 2015 to 341 in 2026
250
51.5%
200
Female
48.5%
Male
150
100
4 yrs
50
Average tenure
0
2015
2016
2017
2018
Source: Contrinex Ceylon internal employee data, August 2026.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
~25
Training
programs/month

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Simplified Functional Organisation
CONTRINEX CEYLON
341 active employees
208
31
43
27
13
10
9
Manufacturing
Quality
Warehouse &
Logistics
R&D
Facilities &
Maintenance
HR & Administration
Corporate Support
Operators, production and
process engineering
Quality assurance, incoming
inspection and failure analysis
Warehouse and international
logistics
Development,
industrialisation, automation
and test engineering
Equipment, utilities and
maintenance support
People, payroll, administration
and events
Finance, planning, purchasing
and IT
Source: Contrinex Ceylon organisation and headcount data, effective August 2026.

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People, Safety and Community
Sports and teamwork
Sri Lankan New Year
7
25
Minor recorded incidents in
2026
All minor; no injuries or lost-time cases
Annual employee celebration
School water project
4 yrs
Active
Training programs per month
Average employee tenure
Employee engagement
Technical, quality, safety and development
topics
A skilled and increasingly experienced
workforce
Sports, cultural celebrations, lunches and
annual events
Community focus: school drinking-water access, stationery support, education initiatives and targeted charitable donations.
Sources: Contrinex Ceylon internal HR and safety data; Contrinex Ceylon staff and CSR photo archive.

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Future Outlook
Automate selectively
Expand direct distribution
Automated sensor-head assembly and shrinking to
raise productivity and consistency.
Build on the European model with potential direct
flows to the USA, China, Mexico, Brazil and India.
Grow higher-value
engineering
Scale without proportional
headcount
Increase local ownership of product development,
industrialisation, test systems and process
innovation.
A skilled team supporting the next stage of growth
Target stable staffing while modelled annual
capacity increases to approximately 2.74 million
units.
Contrinex Ceylon: Swiss quality, scalable manufacturing, local
engineering and global customer reach.
Thank you
Source: Contrinex Ceylon management outlook and internal capacity plan, August 2026.