According to Sebastian König, who is the General Manager at FUHR GmbH & Co. KG, Steinheim, Ger-many, as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wire rolling machines, FUHR has just moved into its new headquarters, where an additional 70% production capacity responds to the continuously rising demand for FUHR’s wire rolling technology.

Within a construction period of only seven months, a completely modern office building and two fully functional production facilities with a total floor space of 40,000 ft2 have been built on a total area of 100,000 ft2.

Highly Effective FacilitiesIntegrated into the manufacturing

process at the new headquarters site is a state-of-the-art paint shop as well as a separate, air-conditioned grinding facility. Both the new paint shop and grinding facility guarantee wire rolling mill workmanship on the highest qual-ity levels.

Also at the new site is an assembly hall that allows the parallel erection of three rolling mills of up to 200' each. This assembly hall provides FUHR with the capability to significantly shorten delivery times and thus, reliably serve its customers in a timely manner and on a reduced cost basis.

Furthermore, most of FUHR’s yearly energy consumption is now being pro-

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New HQ for German Rolling Mill Manufacturer

vided by a roof-top photovoltaic power plant with a total capacity of 207 kWP.

Long Experience in Rolling Mill Technology

Founded in 1946, FUHR today de-velops and produces rolling mills mainly for cold forming applications, e.g., for the automotive, electrical, food, textile and building industry as well as for the renewable energy sector.

FUHR’s scope of delivery encom-passes a full range from stand-alone units to turnkey solutions for shaped, flat and round profiles made from fer-rous and nonferrous wires as well as stainless steels.

The rolling mill equipment available from FUHR combines the latest tech-nologies with state-of-the-art CNC con-trols, programming recipes and process

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visualization to minimize set-up times, so that both small and large batches can be produced very efficiently.

Additionally, integrated measure-ment systems ensure consistent product quality along with highly precise rolling processes.

Where to Learn About the Company’s Upgraded Portfolio

At the Interwire 2013 show, FUHR GmbH & Co. KG will be represented with an informational stand, where all prospective clients are invited to pass by and learn about the company’s upgraded portfolio of rolling mills and current projects with its international clientele.

To learn more about the wire rolling mills available from FUHR GmbH & Co. KG, visit the website below.

www.fuhr-wire.com

New headquarters for FUHR GmbH & Co. KG.

Advanced wire rolling mill system manufactured by FUHR GmbH & Co. KG.