Rafo & Arburg Celebrate 50-Year Partnership in Sweden

Injection moulding Arburg and Rafo mark 50 years of partnership in Sweden

2026-11-09 Source: Arburg 1 min Reading Time

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What does a 50-year machinery partnership look like on the factory floor? For Swedish injection moulders, it means being able to turn to the same team for advice on machine selection, operator training and spare parts. Rafo has represented Arburg in Sweden since 1976.

50 years of partnership with Sweden: On 13 October 2026, on behalf of Arburg, Tobias Baur, Managing Director Sales and After Sales (right), and Steffen Eppler, Vice President Sales Europe (left), presented a certificate and an anniversary plaque to Johan Gotthardsson (2nd from left) and Anders Jungert, the duo responsible for sales and technology at Rafo.(Source: Arburg) — 50 years of partnership with Sweden: On 13 October 2026, on behalf of Arburg, Tobias Baur, Managing Director Sales and After Sales (right), and Steffen Eppler, Vice President Sales Europe (left), presented a certificate and an anniversary plaque to Johan Gotthardsson (2nd from left) and Anders Jungert, the duo responsible for sales and technology at Rafo.
(Source: Arburg)

50 years of working together in a sales and service partnership is a remarkably long time. This is precisely what Arburg’s Swedish distributor, Rafo, has achieved from 1976 to the present day. Tobias Baur, Arburg’s Managing Director for Sales and After-Sales, and Steffen Eppler, Vice President Sales Europe, presented a certificate to Anders Jungert and Johan Gotthardsson, the duo responsible for sales and technology at Rafo AB in Mariestad.

“Rafo has always been a robust and reliable partner and is now recognised as a leading supplier of injection moulding technology in Sweden, as well as one of Arburg’s largest distributors in Europe”; emphasises Steffen Eppler, who has been doing business with Rafo since 2024. “The partnership we have nurtured over the course of 50 years is much more than just a sales channel – it is the outcome of effective collaboration between people, based on trust, performance and expertise”. This, in turn, has a positive impact on the support provided to and satisfaction of Swedish customers.

Rafo was founded in 1971 by Bengt Rahmberg (Ra) and Bo Folkesson (Fo); five years later, the company began its partnership with Arburg. When Stefan Folkesson, the son, took over the reins in 1984, a fundamental strategic shift took place which was to prove highly profitable: From then on, the company focused more strongly on its core business of machinery and equipment for plastics processing, thereby establishing itself in the Swedish plastics market. In addition, customers were immediately provided with comprehensive support from expert staff as well as training courses and a fast and efficient spare parts delivery service. This continues to win over Rafo’s customers in Sweden to the present day. Around ten employees now cater to the needs and requirements of Swedish customers.

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