EXTRUDER OF THE MONTH


Fränkische Head office:


President: Founded:


Ownership:


Turnover (2019): Employees: Profile:


Königsberg, Germany


Otto Kirchner/Julius Kirchner 1906


Private


Around €580 million Around 4,500


Fränkische, founded in 1906, has grown to become a leading supplier of pipes – made from both metal and plastic – to industries including civil engineering and automotive. Its wide portfolio of products includes conduit systems, sewage pipe, radiant heating systems and cable protection. Its divisions include drainage systems, electrical systems, building technology, automotive and industry.


Product lines:


Within drainage systems, its offerings include: Kokofil and Multifil lines for agricultural drainage (which have either coir or PP fibre wrapping); its PVC ‘Opti- Drän’ pipe – and accessories – for building drainage; the AquaPipe range of HDPE transport pipe (corrugated outside, smooth inside) for use on highways and roads; and its Robukan range of sewer pipe, made from PP. Within electrical systems, it offers its Kabuflex range of PE cable conduit, including a UV-stabilised grade.


Factory locations:


The company has three manufacturing sites in Germany – and 19 manufacturing or sales facilities elsewhere. These include bases in the USA, Mexico, UK, Czech Republic, Morocco, Tunisia, Italy, China and India. Across all its sites, the company says it makes 13,000 articles – and more than 2m metres of pipe – every day. The company recently expanded the Western plant at its main Königsberg facility – which now handles all logistics for its industrial pipes division.


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May 2020


Pipe die developments Pipe joining technology Pressure pipes


PEWE Europe 2020 preview June 2020 Pipe corrugators


Profile die developments PVC recycling


Plastic pipes in infrastructure


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