Manufacture of profile mouldings and milled parts from solid wood as a supplier to the furniture industry since 1880.
Frohs Massivholzteile OHG
Mulda OT ZethauNew on Amplifa
About Frohs Massivholzteile
Frohs Massivholzteile OHG is an owner-managed supplier to the furniture industry based in Mulda OT Zethau in the Erzgebirge region. The company manufactures solid wood parts from all available wood species, with a focus on profile mouldings and milled parts ranging from base strips to decorative elements. The value chain includes cutting with a multi-blade saw, profiling on Weinig moulders, CNC-supported tool and jig production, wood sanding with linear sanding machines, cutting to length with a double mitre saw, as well as priming, hard wax treatment and lacquering. The products are used in living room, bedroom and hall furniture. Renowned German furniture manufacturers form the established customer base; delivery is just-in-time including packaging and barcode labelling. Founded in 1880, the company employs 9 staff and also realizes customer-specific solutions in small quantities.
- Site
- Mulda OT Zethau
- Processes
- Producing profile mouldings (wood profiling, moulding), Milled parts made of wood, Cutting with multi-blade saw, Moulding on Weinig moulder (profiling), CNC tool production (jig machining), Wood sanding with linear sanding machine (also complicated profiles with small radii), Cutting to length with double mitre saw (also at preset angles), Sanding of end faces (edge sanding machines)
- Materials
- Solid wood, all available wood species, Woods from sustainable forestry (certified products), Woods from sustainable forestry, Saws (multi-blade saw, double mitre saw), Weinig moulder, CNC tool production, Linear sanding machine and edge sanding machines
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1880
- Employees
- 9
- Industries
- Furniture industry
Wood species and processes
Solid wood
Main material for profile mouldings and milled parts, from all available wood species.
Woods from sustainable forestry
Certified products with a focus on sustainable forest management.
Saws (multi-blade saw, double mitre saw)
Efficient cutting and length cutting, also at preset angles.
Weinig moulder
Profiling of the moulding in a single pass.
CNC tool production
Machining of the jigs for dimensionally accurate tools.
Linear sanding machine and edge sanding machines
Surface sanding even for complicated profiles with small radii.
Priming, hard wax treatment, lacquering
Surface treatment with tint-graded lacquers matched to the decor or veneer.
Site
Mulda OT Zethau
DEProduction and administration
- Materials
- Solid wood, all available wood species
- Multi-blade saw
- Weinig moulder
- Linear sanding machine
- Double mitre saw
- Edge sanding machines
- CNC technology (tool/jig machining)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producing profile mouldings (wood profiling, moulding)Machining | – | – | – | – | all available wood species |
| Milled parts made of woodMachining | – | – | – | – | solid wood |
| Cutting with multi-blade sawMachining | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Moulding on Weinig moulder (profiling)Forming | – | – | – | – | wood |
| CNC tool production (jig machining)Engineering | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Wood sanding with linear sanding machine (also complicated profiles with small radii)Surface | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Cutting to length with double mitre saw (also at preset angles)Machining | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Sanding of end faces (edge sanding machines)Surface | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Priming and intermediate sandingSurface | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Hard wax treatmentSurface | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Lacquering (tint-graded lacquers, sorting by brightness levels)Surface | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Packaging and labelling (barcode)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of furniture supply parts (feet, rosettes, frames, handles, handle strips, furnitureMachining | – | – | – | – | wood |
| Customer-specific solutions even in small quantitiesMachining | – | – | – | – | wood |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-blade saw | – | – | – | – | Mulda OT Zethau |
| Weinig moulder | Weinig | – | – | – | Mulda OT Zethau |
| Linear sanding machine | – | – | – | – | Mulda OT Zethau |
| Double mitre saw | – | – | – | – | Mulda OT Zethau |
| Edge sanding machines | – | several | – | – | Mulda OT Zethau |
| CNC technology (tool/jig machining) | – | – | – | – | Mulda OT Zethau |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality is ensured through modern manufacturing technology and the many years of experience of the staff; sorting by brightness levels and tint-graded lacquers guarantee color-matched parts.
| Evidence | Mulda OT Zethau |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1880
Heinrich Frohs produces wooden toys in Seiffen, together with his son Georg
- 1913
Acquisition of the Kaisermühle in Zethau; production of kitchen utensils
- 1936
Frohs becomes a supplier to the furniture industry (feet, rosettes, frames)
- 1952
Günther Frohs takes over the management of the company
- 1989
Collapse of the GDR market; search for customers throughout Germany
- 1996
Carina Freudenberg, née Frohs, takes over the company
- 1997
Founding of Frohs Massivholzteile OHG by Carina and Eckhard Freudenberg; expansion of the Zethau site