trigalight

trigalight

mb-microtec ag

Niederwangen, Switzerland

WeaponsSoldier EquipmentDual-use
51-200 employeesComponent Supplier, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: May 25, 2026

About

trigalight is a defense component supplier based in Niederwangen, Switzerland working in weapons, soldier equipment.

trigalight is a brand of the Swiss microtechnology company mb-microtec ag, based in Niederwangen near Bern. The company develops and manufactures self-powered illumination technology based on gaseous tritium light sources, consisting of glass capillaries coated with luminescent powder and filled with tritium gas. The products include tactical inserts for iron sights, firearm safety markings, and the spectralight colored-glass line, used in tactical, security, watch, automotive, aerospace and aeronautical applications. Tactical products serve police and military operations for low-light target acquisition. All development and production takes place in Switzerland from a single source, with an ISO-certified management system and a tritium recycling facility under construction. The company has around eighty-five employees and states that up to 90 percent of its production is exported. Its history began with a light source launched in 1969, and it is still fully owned by its founding families.

Location

Niederwangen, Switzerland

Employees

51-200

Legal name

mb-microtec ag

Focus areas

tritiumself-powered illuminationtactical insertsiron sightsnight sightsspectralightwatch lightsmicrotechnologySwitzerland

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

WeaponsSoldier Equipment

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Tactical Inserts

Tritium light source insert for iron sights

Trigalight housed in an aluminium sleeve with flush or protruding sapphire glass, for quick assembly into iron sights.

Tactical AR Inserts

Tritium light source insert for iron sights

Aluminium sleeve with matt flush sapphire glass to prevent daylight reflection, for tactical use.

Tactical PRO Inserts

Tritium light source insert for iron sights

Aluminium sleeve with convex sapphire glass providing twice the brightness at the same activity level.

Super Powered trigalight (SP-GTLS)

Self-powered tritium light source

Metallised, PVD-coated tritium gas light source for professional and tactical applications with up to 80% higher brightness at the same activity level.

NGI

Tritium light source insert for iron sights

Trigalight in a temperature- and solvent-resistant polymer sleeve with sapphire glass, for quick assembly into iron sights.

FPI

Tritium light source insert

Trigalight fully protected by a temperature and chemical resistant polymer sleeve with integrated lens, with optional day ring.

RAI

Tritium light source insert

Adhesive-free assembled insert with optional day ring for faster, more secure installation and replacement.

ECO Inserts

Tritium light source insert

Trigalight encased in a thermoformed polymer sleeve offering daytime visibility via a coloured ring.

spectralight

Self-powered tritium light source

Colored-glass tritium light source offering day recognition and unchanged glow in darkness, for tactical, safety and defense applications.

End users

Land ForcesHomeland Security & Police

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