Manufacturer of high-performance carbide and HSS cutting tools with ReTool® tool reconditioning
FRAISA SA
Bellach (CH) · Willich (DE) · Sárospatak (HU) · Arden Hills/New Brighton (US) · Langnau/Bärau (CH) · Milan (IT) · France · Shanghai (CN)New on Amplifa
About FRAISA
FRAISA SA is an internationally oriented Swiss family company headquartered in Bellach that produces cutting tools for metalworking. The product range comprises carbide and HSS milling tools, indexable insert milling tools, thread taps and thread formers, thread mills and carbide drills. The tools are based on edge-resistant fine-grain carbides, which are coated in the company's own coating center in Hungary with, among others, DURO-Si and diamond coatings. In addition, FRAISA offers industrial tool reconditioning with ReTool®Services and the ReToolBlue recycling service; worldwide ReTool® reconditioning is bundled in Willich (Germany), and special tool manufacturing (ConcepTool) in Sárospatak (Hungary). Customer industries include medical technology, tool and mold making as well as general metalworking; historically, the company originated in the watch industry. With the cutting data calculator ToolExpert®, FRAISA provides data for more than 11,200 materials in 30 cutting classes.
- Site
- Bellach
- Processes
- Manufacture of cutting tools (milling tools, drills, thread taps, thread mills), Tool reconditioning / regrinding of cutting tools (FRAISA ReTool® Services), ReToolBlue – recycling of precision tools, PVD hard material coating (DURO-SI / DURO-SE), Diamond coating of carbide tools (coating center Hungary), Manufacture of special tools (FRAISA ConcepTool), HPC milling (high-performance cutting, 65% ae, 1.5xd ap) and HDC milling (High Dynamic Cutting) – as, ToolExpert® – cutting data determination for more than 11,200 materials in 30 cutting classes
- Materials
- Carbide (HM, ultrafine-grain carbide / fine-grain carbide), High-speed steel (HSS), Stainless steel 1.4301 (X5CrNi18-9, AISI 304), Stainless steel 1.4303 (Z6CN18.09, AISI 308/305), Stainless steel 1.4305 (X10CrNiS18-9, AISI 303), Stainless steel 1.4306 (X2CrNi19-11, AISI 304L), Stainless steel 1.4307 (X2CrNi18-9, AISI 304L), Stainless steel 1.4310 (X12CrNi17-7, AISI 301)
- Founded
- 1934
- Industries
- Medical technology, Tool and mold making, Metalworking/cutting, Watch industry (historical)
- 01
Tool development
- 02
Grinding production carbide/HSS
- 03
PVD hard material/diamond coating
- 04
ReTool® tool reconditioning
- 05
ReToolBlue recycling
- 06
ToolCare® tool management
Materials & Processes
Fine-grain carbide
Edge-resistant fine-grain carbide with high hardness and edge stability forms the basis of the high-performance tools.
High-speed steel (HSS)
Material for milling tools, especially in the standard range.
PVD hard material coating DURO-Si
Extremely smooth hard material layer that protects the carbide against high temperatures and abrasive wear.
High-performance layer DURO-SE
Improved wear resistance for up to 30% longer tool life.
Diamond coating
High-precision diamond coating for carbide tools in the company's own coating center in Hungary.
Locations
Bellach
CHHeadquarters, development center, production
- Materials
- Carbide, HSS
- Production building (new construction 2019/2020)
- Training and test center
Willich
DEService center Europe, main sales office Germany, ReTool® reconditioning
- Materials
- Carbide, HSS
- ReTool® reconditioning (approx. 1,500 m² expansion 2012)
Sárospatak
HUProduction of cutting tools, special tools (ConcepTool), coating center
- Materials
- Carbide
- Coating center with diamond coating
- New buildings 2,000 m² (2012, 2015)
Arden Hills / New Brighton (MN)
USSales, production of inch standard tools, ReTool® reconditioning, special tools
- Materials
- Carbide, HSS
- Production and service location
Langnau/Bärau
CHService/tool reconditioning (formerly E. Weber AG)
- Materials
- Carbide, HSS
Milan
ITSales (FRAISA Italia s.r.l.)
France
FRSales/service (FRAISA Sarl)
Shanghai
CNSales company (FRAISA Shanghai Co., Ltd.)
Tools & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of cutting tools (milling tools, drills, thread taps, thread mills)Cutting | – | – | – | – | Carbide (HM/carbide), HSS |
| Tool reconditioning / regrinding of cutting tools (FRAISA ReTool® Services)Surface | – | – | – | – | Carbide (HM/carbide), HSS |
| ReToolBlue – recycling of precision toolsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| PVD hard material coating (DURO-SI / DURO-SE)Surface | – | – | – | – | Carbide (HM/carbide) |
| Diamond coating of carbide tools (coating center Hungary)Surface | – | – | – | – | Carbide (HM/carbide) |
| Manufacture of special tools (FRAISA ConcepTool)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Carbide (HM/carbide) |
| HPC milling (high-performance cutting, 65% ae, 1.5xd ap) and HDC milling (High Dynamic Cutting) – asCutting | – | – | – | – | stainless steels, heat-resistant steels |
| ToolExpert® – cutting data determination for more than 11,200 materials in 30 cutting classesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production site for cutting tools (tool manufacturing) | – | – | – | 1934 | Bellach, Switzerland |
| Production site / service production (regrinding, special tools, inch standard tools) | – | – | – | 2001 | New Brighton/Arden Hills, MN, USA |
| Production site for cutting tools (SZKC) | – | – | – | 2002 | Sárospatak, Hungary |
| Production/service area FRAISA GmbH (1,500 m² expansion) | – | – | 1,500 m² (expansion) | 2012 | Willich, Germany |
| Coating center (diamond coating) | – | – | – | 2015 | Hungary |
| New FRAISA production building (investment CHF 17 million) | – | – | – | 2019-2020 | Bellach, Switzerland |
Additional services