Sawmill in the Fichtelgebirge: Sawn timber production on a gang saw, powered by its own hydroelectric plant.
Hans Fraas & Sohn e.K.
Arzberg (Wiesenmühle)New on Amplifa
About Fraas Sawmill
Fraas Sawmill in Arzberg in the Fichtelgebirge is a family-run wood processing business in its second generation. Hans Fraas took over the site in 1982; since 2021, Armin Fraas has led the operation, which trades as Hans Fraas & Sohn e.K. Sawn timber is produced on a gang saw that has been in operation since 1886; the plant dates back to the 15th century as the Wiesenmühle and is the oldest mill in Arzberg. The sawmill supplies itself with renewable energy through its own turbine-operated Wiesenmühle hydroelectric power plant (in operation since 1948); the company is a member of the Landesverband Bayerischer Wasserkraftwerke eG. Customers come from the construction and manufacturing sectors as well as the timber industry. Continuous modernization of the technology enables short delivery times and customized order processing.
- Site
- Arzberg
- Processes
- Sawing (sawmill, gang saw), Wood processing and woodworking (sawmill industry), customized order processing, short delivery times, own renewable energy supply (Wiesenmühle hydroelectric power plant)
- Materials
- Wood, Hydropower (energy supply)
- Founded
- 1982
- Industries
- Construction and manufacturing industries, Timber industry
- 01
Timber intake
- 02
Sawing on the gang saw
- 03
Wood processing
- 04
Customized order processing
- 05
Delivery with short lead times
Material Wood & Energy
Wood
Renewable raw and working material, indispensable in many areas of the construction and manufacturing industries.
Hydropower (energy supply)
The company's own turbine-operated Wiesenmühle hydroelectric power plant supplies the sawmill with renewable energy.
Site
Arzberg (Wiesenmühle)
DESawmill / Company headquarters
- Materials
- Wood
- Gang saw (since 1886)
- Turbine-operated Wiesenmühle hydroelectric power plant (since 1948)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing (sawmill, gang saw)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang saw | – | – | – | 1886 | Arzberg |
| Turbine-operated Wiesenmühle hydroelectric power plant | – | 1 | – | 1948 | Arzberg |
Additional services
History
- 15. Jh.
Origin as the Wiesenmühle, the oldest mill in Arzberg
- 1620
Cutting saw attached to the grinding mill
- 1886
Gang saw put into operation
- 1914
Rebuilding of the saw building in stone construction after a fire
- 1948
Installation of a turbine, replacing the four mill wheels
- 1950er
The Fraas family operates a sawmill in Wunsiedel-Holenbrunn
- 1982
Hans Fraas takes over the sawmill at the Arzberg site
- 2009
Roof truss fire destroys the historic residential and office building
- 2021
Trading as Hans Fraas & Sohn e.K.; leadership passes to Armin Fraas