Anton Fehrenbach
Founder Anton Fehrenbach started to operate the company in Schönwald as a tiny turning shop.
It is 1926: a tiny turning shop is born!
Anton Fehrenbach founded a small bar turning shop in his home town in 1926 , launching the history of the company today known as Klaus Fehrenbach GmbH.
Klaus Fehrenbach GmbH started out in Schönwald as a small bar turning shop. Anton Fehrenbach founded the company in his home town in 1926 and built up production gradually over time. His sons Wilhelm and Franz Fehrenbach took over the business in 1945 . As the order backlog grew, the company started to flourish continuously. Increased customer inquiries over the next few years required the expansion of the facilities and a technical modernization of the machine park. At the same time, the company owners made far-sighted investments in more rational manufacturing technologies and improved their performance.
In 1982 ,Klaus Fehrenbach, master cutting and mould making foreman, took over as the third generation of the family to manage the enterprise. In 1992 the company was renamed Klaus Fehrenbach GmbH. In 1997, a functional company building with over 800 square meters of production space was built in the industrial district of Schönwald. The relocation allowed the modern company to expand its machinery and range of services. Thanks to ongoing investments in manufacturing and building technology, Klaus Fehrenbach GmbH has strengthened its future-oriented strategy in recent years.Today our company offers world-wide supply to our customers with quality products "Made in the Black Forest".
Engineer Markus Fehrenbach, great-grandson of the company's founder, is now the fourth generation to manage the company since 2008 , supported by his wife Nadja Fehrenbach. In 2018 / 2019 CNC milling technology was added to our production range, and the production area was expanded to approximately 1600 m².
1926
First production facility
approx. 1929
Turning shop
This picture of Wilhelm Fehrenbach working on a lathe with a transmission drive shows how the machines were used in the past.
Certificate of apprenticeship
In 1929, Wilhelm Fehrenbach passed his journeyman's examination as a mechanic and received "good" marks.
1945
2nd generation
Wilhelm and Franz Fehrenbach take over the business.
2nd generation
Wilhelm and Franz Fehrenbach take over the business.
1955
First flyer
1961
Company brochure
Company brochure for the 35th Company anniversary
1970
Company building
Company building until 1997
1982
3rd generation
The company is taken over by Klaus Fehrenbach, master foreman in cutting and mould making.
1992
Klaus Fehrenbach GmbH is founded
1997
New company building
A functional company building with over 800 square meters of production space is built in the Schönwald industrial area.
2008
4th generation
Engineer Markus Fehrenbach, great-grandson of the company founder, is now the fourth generation to manage the company since 2008 with the support of his wife Nadja Fehrenbach.
2018
5-axis milling technology
Commissioning of the first 5-axis milling centre
2019
Expansion
Expansion of the production area to approx. 1600 m²
2022
5th generation
Since 01 October 2022, Fabian Fehrenbach has been working in the domestic company as assistant to the management in the areas of marketing and sales in the 5th generation.