Machine automation Frai Elektromaschinenbau merges into WFL Millturn Technologies

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WFL Millturn Technologies has integrated Frai Elektromaschinenbau to enhance efficiency and expand its turnkey approach. This merger is intended to strengthen WFL’s automation solutions, offering customers a wider range of integrated machine and automation systems.

To improve efficiency and enhance the turnkey approach, Frai Elektromaschinenbau has been integrated into WFL Millturn Technologies. This merger provides WFL customers with a wider range of solutions and a more streamlined integration of machines and automation systems. The newly strengthened WFL Automation Technologies division will continue to provide automation solutions for various machine tools and processes, offering a single point of contact for customer needs.

Automation solutions were and are a constant companion when purchasing Millturn complete machining centers. “The integration is a decisive step on the way to becoming a comprehensive turnkey provider and a strong signal of our ambition to further expand our technological leadership. WFL has set itself the goal of actively shaping the future of manufacturing by developing intelligent, networked and efficient AI-based solutions. This merger is an important building block in this strategy and is proof of WFL's commitment to driving innovation and always offering its customers the best solutions,” agreed the management team with CEO Norbert Jungreithmayr, CTO Günther Mayr, CFO Stefan Hackl and COO Franz Schön.

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Since its foundation in 1984, Frai has established itself as an innovative supplier in the automation industry. The integration into WFL enables Frai to make its technologies available to a broader market and to take on new challenges. “The merger of the companies represents more than just a business transaction. It is a strategic partnership that combines the best of both worlds,” emphasizes Franz Plasonig, former Managing Director of Frai and now Vice President Automation and authorized signatory at WFL. WFL brings decades of expertise in the field of mechanical engineering and machining technology, while Frai supplies state-of-the-art automation solutions. By joining forces, the companies are able to offer comprehensive and customized solutions for their customers that meet the requirements of Industry 4.0. Both companies stand for outstanding technology, reliability, and quality.

In 2018, WFL acquired 100 percent of the shares in Frai with the aim of successfully developing Frai’s original business areas (contract manufacturing, automation solutions and service) at the St. Konrad site and, as WFL with Frai, being able to increasingly operate on the market as a turnkey provider of automated Millturns.

Thanks to the collaboration between Frai and WFL, it has not only been possible to realize WLF turnkey projects since 2019, but Frai has now been able to offer original business globally. The growing success and strategic importance of WFL and Frai as turnkey providers in recent years is impressive, with demand rising from 10 percent per year in 2022 and 2023 to over 30 percent this year.

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