Having signed a cooperation agreement in the area of standard forming presses, FAGOR ARRASATE, one of the world’s leading forming press manufacturers, and DREHER Automation, the European market leader in the field of press automation, are bundling their competencies in a bid to provide the best possible customer performance for a technically and economically optimal overall solution.
The cooperation between the two companies will offer the following advantages to their respective customers:
- pre-defined standard forming press provided by one of the world market leaders with an integrated press automation concept by a renowned German manufacturer perfectly suited to the forming press,
- highly productive, reliable, and competitive overall system, suited to most customer applications in market focus,
- short delivery times and minimal coordination effort thanks to a high degree of cross-company standardisation,
- comprehensive competencies in German-language consulting for the entire forming process (forming press and press automation),
- flexibility through various packages which allow adjustments according to customer requirements and/or different production concepts,
- professional project management, competent order processing, and optimal support during production start-up, naturally also in German,
- highly effective service with around 40 members of staff in two locations in Germany (in Hilpoltstein for FAGOR ARRASATE and in Sulz am Neckar for DREHER Automation).
Beyond this cooperation, both cooperation partners will remain independent.
Joint market presence with a focus on small and medium-sized companies
The market focus for the new forming press spectrum is the entire supplier market of the automotive industry. The primary focus is on small and medium-sized stamping companies. In addition, new customers in the non-automotive market, particularly in the area of new technologies such as e-mobility, are to be approached and their business acquired.
In the future, the standard forming presses will be marketed in close cooperation through a joint local market presence in Germany.
About Fagor Arrasate S. Coop., Mondragon (Spain)
FAGOR ARRASATE is an international company specialised in the design, manufacture, and supply of forming machines. The range extends from forming presses and ready-to-use stamping systems to production lines for manufacturing, processing and cutting sheet metal, or special systems for the manufacture of complex sheet metal parts. With 6 production sites and reference plants in 70 countries worldwide, FAGOR ARRASATE is a global player. Founded in 1957, the renowned company is today a leader both in terms of the number of systems supplied and in new technologies.
DREHER Automation is an important system supplier for the automation of forming processes for more than 50 years. Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH’s extensive product portfolio offers solutions for both coil and blank handling. DREHER Automation currently employs around 200 people. With its new plant surrounded by fields within the “InPark” business park on the A81 motorway near Sulz am Neckar, which offers direct motorway access, the company has perfectly positioned itself as a reaction to the strong demand experienced in recent years. Its new infrastructure will enable the current capacities to be doubled, and the site is expected to be ready by the end of this year.
Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH
Karl-Drais-Straße 1
72172 Sulz a. N.
Telefon: +49 7454 881-0
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https://www.dreher.de
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