Manufacturer of pneumatic hammers for stone working as well as fully automatic decoring systems for castings.
Fröhlich und Klüpfel Drucklufttechnik GmbH & Co. KG
WuppertalNew on Amplifa
About Fröhlich & Klüpfel
Fröhlich & Klüpfel is a manufacturer specializing in compressed air technology, based in Wuppertal. The company produces a broad range of pneumatic hammers – including lettering hammers, chisel and riveting hammers, rammers, small quarrying hammers as well as quarrying and demolition hammers – together with the associated accessories such as chisels, ramming feet, fittings and hoses. A second business field is fully automatic decoring systems for the economical decoring of castings made of light metal, aluminium and grey cast iron; as a reference product, a system for aluminium cylinder heads was realized jointly with Mercedes Benz at the Mettingen plant. The pneumatic tools are developed in close cooperation with stonemasons and stone sculptors and are characterized by sound- and vibration-damped, ergonomic and easy-to-maintain construction. Customers come from the foundry industry, the stonemason and stone sculptor trade, mining and construction; the delivery area covers Europe as well as China, Japan, Brazil and South Africa.
- Site
- Wuppertal
- Processes
- Decoring of castings (fully automatic decoring systems), Manufacturing of pneumatic lettering hammers (weight up to 1 kg and up to 2 kg), Manufacturing of pneumatic chisel and riveting hammers (0.71 kg to 3.35 kg), Manufacturing of pneumatic rammers (1.0 kg to 12.5 kg), Manufacturing of pneumatic small quarrying hammers (4.0 kg to 7.0 kg), Manufacturing of pneumatic quarrying and demolition hammers (10 kg to 20 kg), Manufacturing of pneumatic counter-holders, grate knockers, needle scalers and special tools, Decoring systems for castings
- Materials
- Aluminium, Light metal, Grey cast iron, Steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1885
- Industries
- Stonemason/stone sculptor trade, Foundry industry, Mining, Construction, Automotive industry
- 01
Engineering and design
- 02
Manufacturing of the pneumatic tools
- 03
Assembly
- 04
Trade and accessories
- 05
Maintenance
Materials and Applications
Aluminium
Material for castings such as cylinder heads, which are processed on F+K decoring systems.
Grey cast iron
Material for castings that are decored with the fully automatic decoring systems.
Steel
Material for robust components such as cylinders, pistons and tool insertion sleeves of the pneumatic tools.
Locations
Wuppertal
DEHeadquarters, sales, manufacturing and trading department 'Druckluftmarkt' (Pneumatics Market)
- Materials
- Aluminium, Grey cast iron, Steel
- Manufacturing of pneumatic lettering hammers
- Manufacturing of pneumatic chisel, riveting and shearing hammers
- Manufacturing of pneumatic rammers
- Manufacturing of small quarrying and demolition hammers
- Manufacturing of needle scalers and special tools
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decoring of castings (fully automatic decoring systems)Other | – | – | – | – | Light metal, Grey cast iron, Aluminium |
| Manufacturing of pneumatic lettering hammers (weight up to 1 kg and up to 2 kg)Engineering | – | – | 2 kg | – | – |
| Manufacturing of pneumatic chisel and riveting hammers (0.71 kg to 3.35 kg)Engineering | – | – | 0,71 kg – 3,35 kg | – | – |
| Manufacturing of pneumatic rammers (1.0 kg to 12.5 kg)Engineering | – | – | 1,0 kg – 12,5 kg | – | – |
| Manufacturing of pneumatic small quarrying hammers (4.0 kg to 7.0 kg)Engineering | – | – | 4,0 kg – 7,0 kg | – | – |
| Manufacturing of pneumatic quarrying and demolition hammers (10 kg to 20 kg)Engineering | – | – | 10 kg – 20 kg | – | – |
| Manufacturing of pneumatic counter-holders, grate knockers, needle scalers and special toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully automatic decoring system | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | – | Mettingen (reference system Mercedes Benz) |
| Pneumatic lettering hammer | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | – | Wuppertal |
| Pneumatic chisel hammer | Fröhlich & Klüpfel FK 101, FK 111 | – | – | – | Wuppertal |
| Pneumatic riveting and shearing hammer | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | – | Wuppertal |
| Pneumatic rammer | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | – | Wuppertal |
| Pneumatic small quarrying hammer | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | – | Wuppertal |
| Pneumatic quarrying and demolition hammer | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | – | Wuppertal |
| Pneumatic needle scaler / grate knocker | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | – | Wuppertal |
| Pneumatic rock drilling machine | Fröhlich & Klüpfel | – | – | um 1880 | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The company is certified to ISO 9001:2015. The QM system defines requirements, monitors all performance-relevant activities and is continuously developed through internal audits and continuous improvement.
| Evidence | Wuppertal |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
Company History
- 1880
Founder Julius Fröhlich develops a pneumatic rock drilling machine, used in mining
- 1885
Company founded on 1 January in Eisleben (Silesia)
- 1885
Branch office in Barmen
- 1891
Relocation of the headquarters to the southern Ruhr region (April)
- 1908
First major shaft (Wilhelmine shaft, Zabroze) sunk using F&K technology
- 1912
First frozen shaft contract at the Oehringen mine near Gleiwitz
- 1925
Takeover of the manufacturing company Stephan, Fröhlich & Klüpfel in Buer
- 1929
Acquisition of a factory in Wuppertal-Barmen
- 1945
Loss of the Upper Silesia location as well as the subsidiaries in Vienna and Budapest
- 1952
Mining technology for shaft extension of the Anna mine (EBV, Aachen mining area)
- 1954
Design of the first large belt conveyor system
- 1962
Extension of the Wuppertal plant
- 1967
Takeover of the drilling operations of Erzbergbau Siegerland GmbH (May)
- 1972
Technical management of full-face tunneling at the Rheinland composite mine
- 1973
Foundation of the trading department 'Druckluftmarkt' (Pneumatics Market) in Wuppertal
- 1970er
Diversification; transfer into the F+K corporate group, today Fröhlich und Klüpfel Drucklufttechnik GmbH & Co. KG in Wuppertal
- heute
Development of fully automatic decoring systems, among others jointly with Mercedes Benz