Special machinery and automation solutions for the making-up and sewing of technical textiles
FISCHER AUTOMATION GmbH
95189 Köditz (Talstraße 3a)New on Amplifa
Family business since 1952
FISCHER AUTOMATION is a third-generation family-owned company headquartered in Köditz near Hof in Upper Franconia. The company develops and implements customized automation solutions and special machinery for the making-up and sewing of technical textiles, including automated sewing technology with robotics, sewing and welding technology, and cutting machines. The value chain covers analysis, planning, design, implementation, training and delivery of the systems. Customers come from the medical, automotive, technical textiles, home textiles, filtration and apparel industries. The Köditz site features a 700 sqm machine fleet; prototypes, small series and series systems are produced with in-house manufacturing depth. FISCHER AUTOMATION supplies customers throughout Europe and North America and complements its offering with maintenance, repair, remote servicing and spare parts manufacturing.
- Site
- Köditz
- Processes
- Automated sewing technology / making-up of technical textiles (special machinery and, Automated sewing and welding technology for filtration products, Cutting of textiles (cutting machine), Special machinery construction and automation solutions for sewing technology (analysis, planning,, Manufacturing of spare parts / wear parts in the in-house production department, Maintenance, repair, remote servicing and modification of sewing automats and automation solutions, Automated sewing technology incl. robotics for the automotive industry (seat covers, headliners,, Sewing systems and workstations for medical products incl. integrable printing unit
- Materials
- Technical Textiles, Medical Textiles
- Founded
- 1952
- Employees
- 15–24
- Industries
- Medical, Automotive, Technical Textiles, Home Textiles, Filtration, Apparel
- 01
Analysis
- 02
Planning
- 03
Custom Design
- 04
Implementation/Manufacturing
- 05
Training
- 06
Delivery
- 07
Service (Maintenance, Repair, Remote Servicing)
Processes and Materials
Technical Textiles
Primary material for automated sewing, welding and cutting processes in all industry solutions.
Medical Textiles
Processing in sewing systems and workstations for medical products and auxiliary items.
Locations
Köditz
DEHeadquarters with manufacturing, design and machine fleet
- Lot size
- Prototypes, small series through series production
- Materials
- Technical textiles, medical textiles
- Cutting machine
- Sewing automats / automated sewing systems
- Robotic sewing systems
- Textile welding system
- Integrable printing units
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated sewing technology / making-up of technical textiles (special machinery andJoining | – | – | – | Small series and prototypes – Series production | technical textiles |
| Automated sewing and welding technology for filtration productsJoining | – | – | – | – | technical textiles |
| Cutting of textiles (cutting machine)Assembly | – | – | – | – | technical textiles |
| Special machinery construction and automation solutions for sewing technology (analysis, planning,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of spare parts / wear parts in the in-house production departmentManufacturing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, repair, remote servicing and modification of sewing automats and automation solutionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated sewing technology incl. robotics for the automotive industry (seat covers, headliners,Joining | – | – | – | – | textiles |
| Sewing systems and workstations for medical products incl. integrable printing unitJoining | – | – | – | – | medical textiles |
| Rapid prototyping (investment in modern technologies)Additive | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting machine | – | – | – | – | Köditz |
| Sewing automat / automated sewing system (special machine) | – | – | – | – | Köditz |
| Robotic sewing systems (sewing with robotics) | – | – | – | – | Köditz |
| Welding system for textiles | – | – | – | – | Köditz |
| Printing unit (integrable into production systems/workstations) | – | – | – | – | Köditz |
Additional services
History
- 1952
Foundation of "Nähmaschinen Fischer" by Erich Fischer in Hof an der Saale to supply the Upper Franconian textile and apparel industry.
Taken over by the second generation (Karlheinz Fischer); development of European business activities and the automation technology business segment; doubling of the number of employees and relocation to larger premises.
- 2011
Renaming of "Fischer Systemübergreifende Automatisierungstechnik" to "FISCHER AUTOMATION"; delivery to customers throughout Europe and North America; investment in modern technologies such as rapid prototyping.