Development and manufacture of precision wood drills, milling tools and drill stands for woodworking.
FAMAG Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
Remscheid (DE) · Headquarters, administration and tool factoryNew on Amplifa
About FAMAG
FAMAG is a tool factory founded in 1862 and based in Remscheid. The company manufactures wood drills, including the well-known Bormax® Forstner bit and the Dreischneider, as well as milling and router tools such as sculpture cutters and router bits. The product range is complemented by drill stands including accessories. The tools are designed for use in a wide variety of wood materials – from solid woods such as oak, beech, ash and tropical hardwoods to panel materials such as chipboard, MDF, HDF, OSB and plywood, through to glulam and Kerto-Q. The company serves professionals in woodworking, carpentry and joinery trades as well as the furniture and tool industries. At the Remscheid site, administration and tool production are combined; sales are handled both in Germany and in the United Kingdom, accompanied by presence at trade fairs such as the Harrogate Woodworking Show.
- Site
- Remscheid
- Processes
- Manufacture of wood drills (incl. Bormax® Forstner bit, Dreischneider), Manufacture of milling and router tools (sculpture cutters, router bits), Drill stands (incl. accessories)
- Materials
- Hardwoods (oak, beech, ash, etc.), Softwoods (spruce, pine, larch, etc.), Panel materials (chipboard, MDF, HDF, OSB, plywood), Tropical hardwoods (bongossi, bangkirai, Burma teak, balsa, etc.)
- Industries
- Woodworking, Tool industry, Carpentry/joinery trades, Furniture industry
- 01
Development and design of the tools
- 02
Manufacturing at the Remscheid tool factory
- 03
Sales (catalogue, trade fairs, online shop)
Materials – wood and panel materials for tool testing
Hardwoods (oak, beech, ash, etc.)
Numerous native and tropical hardwoods serve as reference materials for the design of the drilling and milling tools.
Softwoods (spruce, pine, larch, etc.)
Softwoods are a central application area of the drilling programmes.
Panel materials (chipboard, MDF, HDF, OSB, plywood)
Coated and uncoated panel materials are listed in the product finder as application materials.
Tropical hardwoods (bongossi, bangkirai, Burma teak, balsa, etc.)
Hard and exotic woods place particular demands on cutting geometry and hardness matching.
Locations
Remscheid
DEHeadquarters, administration and tool factory
- Materials
- Wood drills, milling tools, drill stands
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of wood drills (incl. Bormax® Forstner bit, Dreischneider)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood, HDF, MDF, OSB, Chipboard, Plywood |
| Manufacture of milling and router tools (sculpture cutters, router bits)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Drill stands (incl. accessories)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
History
- 1862
Foundation of the tool factory