Cold headed pressed precision parts and CNC turned parts from steel, non-ferrous metals, and stainless steel for customers throughout Europe.
Franz Burkhard's Söhne GmbH
Ternitz-PutzmannsdorfNew on Amplifa
About Franz Burkhard's Söhne
Franz Burkhard's Söhne GmbH (FBS) is a family business founded in 1852 and is based in Ternitz-Putzmannsdorf, Lower Austria. The company manufactures cold headed pressed parts (Cold Headed and Formed Parts) as well as CNC turned parts for small to medium batch sizes. The primary raw materials used are wire and bar stock sourced predominantly in Austria, processed on high-performance cold presses (impression, double press, multi-stage, and rotary presses) and CNC twin-spindle automatic machines. The materials include iron and steel, non-ferrous metals (brass, copper, aluminum), various alloys, stainless materials, and plastics. The value creation process includes wire drawing, thread rolling, secondary processing, heat treatment (annealing, case hardening, tempering), surface treatment such as bright zinc plating, copper plating, nickel plating, tinning, phosphating, and glide coatings, as well as testing and sorting. Additionally, the company carries out installations, periodic inspections, and maintenance and repair of cranes, lifting jacks, forklifts, lift platforms, and gate systems. Customers are throughout Europe.
- Site
- A-2630 Ternitz
- Processes
- Cold forming/pressing / Cold Headed and Formed Parts, CNC Turning (CNC Turned Parts), Heat Treatment (Annealing, Case Hardening, Tempering), Surface Treatment: Bright zinc plating (yellow, blue, black chromated, Chromium VI-free),, Thread Rolling Machines, Secondary processing: Inserts and drilling, Installations as well as periodic inspections and repairs of cranes and lifting jacks, forklifts,, Testing and sorting (mechanical and electronic sorting systems)
- Materials
- Iron and Steel, Brass (Ms), Copper (Cu), Aluminum (Al), Various Alloys, Stainless Materials (Stainless Steel), Plastics, Cold Presses
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1852
- Employees
- 80
- Industries
- Mechanical Engineering, Fasteners/Fixing Technology, Cranes/Lifting Equipment, Construction Industry (historical: structural steel, lattice girders), Mechanical Processing of Wire/Metal Goods
- 01
Wire drawing
- 02
Cold forming/pressing
- 03
Thread rolling
- 04
Secondary processing (inserts, drilling)
- 05
Heat treatment
- 06
Surface treatment
- 07
Testing and sorting
Materials and Processes
Cold Presses
Bolts up to 120 mm length, shaft diameter up to 16 mm, head diameter up to 28 mm on impression, double, multi-stage, and rotary presses.
CNC Turning
Turned parts from bar stock, length up to 150 mm, diameter 5–65 mm, piece weight up to 4 kg.
Heat Treatment
Annealing, case hardening, and tempering on own hardening systems.
Surface Treatment
Bright zinc plating (blue, yellow, black chromated, Chromium VI-free), copper plating, nickel plating, tinning, phosphating, glide and plastic coatings.
Iron and Steel
Main material for formed and turned parts.
Brass
Non-ferrous metal for cold formed and turned parts.
Copper
Non-ferrous metal for cold formed and turned parts.
Aluminum
Light metal for cold formed and turned parts.
Stainless Materials
Stainless steels for corrosion-stressed precision parts.
Plastics
For turned parts on CNC twin-spindle automatic machines.
Site
Ternitz-Putzmannsdorf
ATProduction and Administration Site (Main Plant)
- Part weight / size
- Turned parts up to 4 kg
- Lot size
- Small to medium batch sizes
- Materials
- Steel, Brass, Copper, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Alloys, Plastics
- High-performance cold presses (Impression presses, double presses, multi-stage presses, rotary presses)
- CNC twin-spindle automatic machines
- CNC lathe
- Thread rolling machines
- Hardening systems
- Secondary processing machines for inserts and drilling
- Mechanical and electronic sorting systems
- Locksmith and tool making
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold forming/pressing / Cold Headed and Formed PartsForming | – | Bolt length up to 120 mm × Shaft diameter up to 16 mm × Head diameter up to 28 mm | – | – | Iron and Steel, Non-ferrous metals (Ms, Cu, Al), various alloys, stainless materials |
| CNC Turning (CNC Turned Parts)Machining | – | Length up to 150 mm × Diameter 5 to 65 mm | 4 kg | small batch sizes – medium batch sizes | Iron and Steel, Non-ferrous metals (Ms, Cu, Al), various alloys, stainless materials, Plastics |
| Heat Treatment (Annealing, Case Hardening, Tempering)Heat Treatment | – | – | – | – | Iron and Steel, stainless materials |
| Surface Treatment: Bright zinc plating (yellow, blue, black chromated, Chromium VI-free),Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Non-ferrous metals |
| Thread Rolling MachinesForming | – | – | – | – | Steel, Non-ferrous metals |
| Secondary processing: Inserts and drillingMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Non-ferrous metals, stainless materials |
| Installations as well as periodic inspections and repairs of cranes and lifting jacks, forklifts,Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing and sorting (mechanical and electronic sorting systems)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wire drawingForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-performance cold presses (Impression presses, double presses, multi-stage presses, rotary | – | – | – | – | Ternitz |
| CNC twin-spindle automatic machine | – | – | Length up to 150 mm, Diameter 5 to 65 mm | – | Ternitz |
| CNC lathe | – | – | – | – | Ternitz |
| Thread rolling machine | – | – | – | – | Ternitz |
| Hardening system | – | – | – | – | Ternitz |
| Secondary processing machines for inserts and drilling | – | – | – | – | Ternitz |
| Sorting systems (mechanical and electronic) | – | – | – | – | Ternitz |
Additional services
Quality
Seamless quality assurance from raw material to finished product; testing methods and testing plans are determined for each product according to the respective requirements. The quality management system is certified according to ISO 9001.
| Evidence | Ternitz-Putzmannsdorf |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1852
Franz Burkhard starts a wire drawing factory in Wiener Neustadt and develops machines for producing wire staples.
- 1874
Production of shoe nails, horseshoe nails, rivets, lattice points, drawn wire; four branch operations along river routes.
- 1880
Heinrich Burkhard takes over; Renaming to 'Franz Burkhard's Söhne'.
- 1929
Dipl.-Ing. Franz Drechsel-Burkhard takes over as sole proprietor; concentration of operations in Putzmannsdorf (Ternitz).
- 1948
Licensed production of letter and staple clips and split pins.
- 1952
100th anniversary; start of lattice girder production.
- 1970
Franz and Martin Drechsel-Burkhard take over; expansion of the structural steel department with cold-ribbed concrete steel.
- 1977
Ing. Erich Feigl becomes plant manager; expansion of cold forming/pressing parts production.
- 2000
Restructuring into a GmbH, contribution to a private foundation; Matthias Drechsel-Burkhard becomes managing director.
- 2002
150th anniversary.
- 2005
Introduction of FBS Therm (load-bearing thermal insulation element); production discontinued and sold in 2013.
- 2008
Sale of lattice girder production, cessation of cold-ribbed concrete steel; focus on cold formed parts and CNC turned parts.
- 2011
About 80 employees employed.
- 2014
Johannes Steinparzer becomes a member of the management board (until June 2020).
- 2020
Markus Gruber becomes managing director on July 1.
- 2025
Commissioning of a photovoltaic system with approx. 900 kWp on a 4,000 m² roof area; almost complete self-sufficiency with hydropower plants (approx. 500 kW).