Johann Stüdeli founds Fraisa SA and starts with the production of milling cutters for the watchmaking industry. This constitutes the foundation stone for the present Fraisa Group.

 

Hans Stüdeli, son of the company founder, takes over the majority shareholding in Fraisa SA. He manages the company successfully into the 1990s. During this period, he orients it towards international markets by expanding the sales structure.
 

Fraisa France becomes the first service company to be founded abroad. Following the successful positioning of Fraisa in Switzerland, direct customer service is now provided in France as well.

 

Foundation of Fraisa GmbH in Willich, Germany. With the acquisition and renaming of a factory for special tools and resharpening of metal-cutting tools, the foundation stone is laid for today’s successful combination of standard tools and service. Today, Fraisa GmbH is Fraisa’s service center for the European market and also the most important sales base in Germany.

In the same year, Schäublin AG (ESO) is acquired. ESO is a leading manufacturer of tapping tools and gauges. This marks the first step on the path to becoming a full service provider in the field of metal-cutting tools. ESO merges with Fraisa in 1997. Thereafter Fraisa pursues a successful one-brand strategy in the market.

1993

Fraisa Italia Sarl is founded in Milan. With this step, the foundation stone is laid for the systematic development of the important Italian market.
 

Hans Stüdeli’s two daughters, Susanne Schibli and Charlotte Froelicher, acquire the majority shareholding in the Fraisa Group. This completes the generation change in the family company.

1999

Entry into the Hungarian market with the foundation of Fraisa Hungaria Kft. From now on, Hungarian customers are looked after by Fraisa Kft.

 

Entry into the servicing business in the Swiss market with the acquisition of Emil Weber AG in Langnau. E. Weber AG is Switzerland’s largest and leading company in tool resetting. The products from E. Weber AG form the perfect complement to Fraisa’s own range. In 2003, production is relocated to new premises erected in 2002 at Bärau near Langnau. Servicing continues to expand under the Fraisa brand. Today, every location in Switzerland is served by the company’s own collection service.
 

In 2001, Fraisa USA is founded in New Brighton (MI) near Minneapolis. Fraisa USA is today a service base with its own modern production facilities for the resharpening of metal-cutting tools and the manufacture of special tools. The extensive standard program of HM and HSS milling tools in American inch sizes is the basis for the successful expansion into the North American market.
 

Acquisition of Serczam Kösörü Zentrum in Sarospatak (SKCZ). SKCZ is a Hungarian company specializing in the manufacture of special tools and resharpening. At the time of the takeover, it has a workforce of twenty highly qualified employees. Fraisa steadily expands the company in the years that follow. Today, Fraisa-SKCZ is an ultra-modern production site for the manufacture of metal-cutting tools.
 

Josef Maushart, CEO of the Fraisa Group since 1995, acquires the majority shareholding in the Fraisa Group. The former owners Susanne Schibli and Charlotte Froelicher transfer the majority shareholding to Josef Maushart with the objective of safeguarding the group’s long-term future as an independent family company.

 

2007
Foundation of Fraisa Conzept AG. Largely independent from the operative business of the Fraisa Group, Fraisa Conzept AG’s purpose is to conduct research into long-term trends and developments in the metal-cutting industry. This is intended to provide the Fraisa Group with fresh options for future products and services.