History

• 1918 Dr Charles Borel develops the first electrical furnaces

• 1928 Foundation of Borel Ltd in Peseux (Neuchâtel)

• 1929 Manufacturing of temperature measuring devices

• 1934 Invention of a new electric melting process for the glass

• 1978 Technical agreements with IPSEN, SAFED, BMI

• 1994 SOLO Swiss Group buys Borel and founds Borel Swiss

• 1995 New location in St-Blaise (Neuchâtel)

• 2006 Development of a new range of standard furnaces

• 2008 Setting up of Borel Asia

• 2011 New catalogue with more than 300 furnaces

• 2016 Borel becomes a division of SOLO Swiss SA and move to Porrentruy, Jura