50 YEARS English edition
Leinfelden + Plochingen Germany Laindon Essex England Detroit Michigan USA Shanghai + Dalian China
JW FROEHLICH Technological leadership and longstanding experience
For 50 years we have been specialised in developing, designing and building test stands, complex testing and assembly systems, as well as a family of leak test panels, for the automotive industry. As an owner-managed, global player, we have plants in Germany, the UK and the USA, and offices in Shanghai and Dalian for sales and support.
The following pages provide an overview of our company locations, history, products and customers. Locations
Leinfelden-Echterdingen Headquarters
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18 Leak Test Center The company was founded in 1965 as JW Froehlich TESTTECHNIK in 20 Froehlich Foundation Stuttgart, and moved into its own premises in Leinfelden, Kohlhammer 22 Administration, Sales straße in 1970. Over the years, the offices and factory have been 22 A Engineering Center continuously extended and new buildings added. Today, the building 24 Factory, Procurement complex consists of an administrative building with the factory, the Engineering Center, the Leak Test Center and the Foundation building, which was completed in 2009.
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Plochingen Germany
The Otto Müller Schnellradiale company was equipment and search gas leak test systems for purchased in 1974 and rebranded as JW FROEHLICH hermetic compressors and heat exchangers began. Maschinenfabrik GmbH Plochingen. The range In 1989, the factory was substantially extended, of radial drilling machines was expanded and a design office was integrated and the company a thread rolling machine added. In 1977, the started to design and manufacture leak test stands MOD3 Automation system was developed and and assembly machines for the automotive manufactured for the large hot test systems ordered industry. In 2002, the neighbouring premises by Daimler and Opel. In 1979, the existing building Drommel were purchased, the buildings there torn was replaced by a larger office building. In 987,1 down and the plot integrated. development and building of vacuum drying
Stetten Germany
The premises, consisting of an assembly hall with a 10 t crane, storage area and offices, had been rented since 2012 and were purchased at the beginning of 2015. They are currently being used as an additional assembly space for the Leinfelden site.
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Laindon UK
JW FROEHLICH UK Ltd. was founded in 1975, In 1991, JW FROEHLICH acquired Skinner’s shares. with 25% of the shares held by Managing Director The company moved into its own plant in Laindon Colin Skinner. In the rented building in Bowlers in 1993. The plant and offices were extended in Croft, Basildon, assembly of the leak test equipment 2004. JW FROEHLICH UK Ltd. designs, builds and designed in Leinfelden began and a design sells the same products as JW FROEHLICH GmbH. department was set up. In 1978, the company Its key customers are Ford worldwide and JLR. moved into larger premises on Repton Close.
Sterling Heights USA
JW FROEHLICH Inc. was founded in 2007 in Leinfelden. JW FROEHLICH Inc. is set up to sell, ser- Sterling Heights with offices at 91 Mile Road. In vice and calibrate leak test panels in the USA, Me- 2013, JW FROEHLICH Inc. moved into a larger xico and Canada and to offer service and rebuilding neighbouring building with offices, a leak test support for the nearly 100 assembly and leak test panel assembly and service center and space for machines that JW FROEHLICH UK has in operation rebuilding JW FROEHLICH UK machines. Leak test in Ford engine plants in North and South America. panels are assembled from kits shipped from LTG
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Shanghai + Dalian China
In 1993, the joint venture JW FROEHLICH-DALIAN local service and support. Offices with a leak test with Dalian Modular Machine Tool Research panel service center are located in Shanghai. A Institute was established. JW FROEHLICH Shanghai further leak test panel sales and support is located Co. Ltd. China was founded in 2008 with the in Dalian. China has become the most important objective of selling JW FROEHLICH products to export market for JW FROEHLICH cold test stands, the Chinese automotive industry and offering seat & guide machines and leak test panels.
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Company history 50 YEARS
1965 Company founded in Stuttgart as Froehlich TESTTECHNIK Leak test panel, micro-leck-test
1966 Orders for leak test equipment placed by Daimler-Benz Berlin, Cross Europa-Werk, Opel Rüsselsheim, Westinghouse Hannover, VW Kassel and KHD Ulm 4 special combined milling and drilling machines
1965 Leak test panel, micro-leck-test
1966 Daimler Benz Leak test stand for water pumps
1967 Volkswagen AG Kassel and GMStrasbourg Leak test equipment for automatic transmission cases
1967 DYNAMIC ZERO leak test panel
1967 Entered into the commercial register Relocated to Ganss company Ernst-Mey-Straße in Leinfelden DYNAMIC ZERO leak test panel Introduction of the JW FROEHLICH hydraulic tubing support system VW Kassel and GM Strasbourg Leak test equipment for automatic transmission cases Ford Cologne Leak test stands for exhaust manifolds and manual transmissions and pneumatic valve play adjusting units
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1968 First JW FROEHLICH assembly facility 1968 Nissan Jidosha Transfer leak test machines for 4-cylinder heads and cylinder blocks
1968 First assembly facility at Frühlingshalde 11, previously a carpenter’s workshop by Rauchenecker Nissan Diesel Flow test stand for truck crankshafts Nissan Jidosha Transfer leak test machines for 4-cylinder heads and cylinder blocks Bosch Leak test stand for fuel pump housing Fiat Leak test stands for camshaft housing KACO Leak test stand for water pump seals
1970 Press conference in the new plant – world’s first computer-controlled EOL test stands for Daimler NAG1 automatic transmissions
1969 Daimler-Benz Order for the world’s first 2 computer-controlled EOL test stands for NAG1 automatic transmissions Ford Cologne Transfer leak test machines for cylinder heads and cylinder blocks for OHC engines Leak test stands for intake manifolds and water pumps, function test stand for oil pumps, volumeter, pneumatic valve play adjusting units, impregnation equipment and connecting rod sorting machine Audi Leak test equipment for M80 petrol engines
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1970 Office building
1970 Moved into own plant in Leinfelden, Kohlhammerstraße VW Salzgitter Leak test equipment for M80 and K70 petrol engines Ford Dagenham Leak test equipment for Dorset engines Ford Belfast Leak test equipment for carburettor housings
1971 Factory space doubled Cummins Leak test equipment for cylinder blocks Alfasud Transfer leak test machines for cylinder blocks Peugeot Leak test equipment for cylinder liners Renault Leak test equipment for automatic transmission cases Saab Transfer assembly and leak test machines for cylinder heads and cylinder blocks Opel First nonsynchronous assembly and leak test machine for 400 water pumps/hour
1971 Opel First nonsynchronous assembly and leak test machine for 400 water pumps/hour
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1972 Ford Cologne Transfer combustion chamber volume measuring machine
1972 Ford Bordeaux Computer-controlled EOL test stand for C3 automatic transmissions
1972 Ford Bordeaux 11 computer-controlled EOL test stands for C3 automatic transmissions Ford Cologne Transfer combustion chamber volume measuring machine Volvo Transfer assembly and leak test machines for cylinder heads, cylinder blocks and water pumps
1973 Office building extended by two floors Crane Holland Rotary leak test machine for 1,000 fittings/hour Opel Rüsselsheim Transfer gauging machine for cylinder blocks
1974 Kamaz Assembly and leak test machine for cylinder heads 1974 Acquisition of F. Jos. Lamb, formerly Otto Müller Schnellradiale, Plochingen; rebranded as JW FROEHLICH Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Plochingen Continuing development of radial drilling machines S23 and S26 New development of thread rolling machine Matsushita Rotary leak test machine for gas valves Kamaz Russia Assembly and leak test machines for cylinder heads (Renault); clutch flywheel transmission housing and assembled transmission (Hüller)
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1975 JW FROEHLICH UK Ltd. founded in Basildon JW FROEHLICH with 75% and Skinner with 25% of the shares KK EQUIPAMENTOS Ltda. in Sao Bernardo, Brazil, acquisition of 31% of the shares Electronic leak test panel, series 30 ZF Saarbrücken 2 computer-controlled EOL test stands for HP4 automatic transmissions 1975 Electronic leak test panel, series 30
1976 Perkins Peterborough Experimental cold test stand for 3, 4 and 6-cylinder diesel engines
1976 Perkins Peterborough Experimental cold test stand for 3, 4 and 6-cylinder diesel engines Skoda Leak test stand for intake manifolds Daimler-Benz First hot test stand for V8 petrol engines, 3 hot test systems with 42 test stands for 4 and 5-cylinder petrol and diesel engines
1977 ZF Schwäbisch Gmünd Computer-controlled function test stand for vane pumps
1976 Daimler-Benz First hot test stand for V8 petrol engines
1977 ZF Schwäbisch Gmünd Computer-controlled function test stand for vane pumps
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1978 JW FROEHLICH UK: Relocated to Repton Close in Basildon
1979 JW FROEHLICH Leinfelden: Purchased Hess garden center and doubled plant size Shares in KK EQUIPAMENTOS Ltda. increased to 81%; company rebranded as JW FROEHLICH Maquinas e Equipamentos Ltda. Opel Bochum Hot test system with 10 test stands for FAM I petrol engines Ford Geelong, Australia First transfer seat & guide machine with liquid nitrogen
1979 Negotiations financing with IKB for doubling the plant size
1979 5-year anniversary: employees in front of building Klaus Buchholz, Josef Fröhlich, Klaus Breit, Hans Grieser
1979 Ford Geelong, Australia First transfer seat & guide machine with liquid nitrogen
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1980 JW FROEHLICH Plochingen: New office building GM Australia, GM Brazil, GM Hungary Transfer leak test, assembly and gauging machines for FAM I cylinder heads and cylinder blocks Daimler-Benz Hot test system with 10 test stands for 6-cylinder and V8 petrol engines
1981 GM Brazil Hot test system with 10 test stands for FAM I petrol engines
1982 Microprocessor leak test panel, 1982 Microprocessor leak test panel MPS 40 MPS 40 Opel Kaiserslautern 2 hot test systems, each with 10 test stands for FAM II and DTI diesel engines
1983 GM Austria Hot test system with 8 test stands for FAM I engines
1984 Ford Bordeaux 8 computer-controlled test stands for C3 main controls JW FROEHLICH UK: Ford Cologne First seat & guide machine
1984 Joseph Beuys approves the new JW FROEHLICH logo 1984 Joseph Beuys in front of a Governor test stand 1986 JW FROEHLICH Leinfelden: Construction of 4-storey Engineering Center
1988 Zanussi Vacuum drying equipment for hermetic compressors
1989 JW FROEHLICH Plochingen: Substantial factory expansion with design office Danfoss Helium leak test equipment for hermetic compressors Kromschröder, Fichtel & Sachs, Landis & Gyr, Boge, Alfa-Laval Helium leak test equipment
1990 JW FROEHLICH Leinfelden: 25-year anniversary VW Salzgitter 3 hot test systems with 30 test stands for 4-cylinder petrol and diesel engines 1990 25th anniversary celebration: Klaus Thierling, Josef Fröhlich and Werner Beck Büdenbender and Southline Helium leak test equipment for barrels
1990 25th anniversary celebration: Harald Juhnke and Josef Fröhlich
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1991 JW FROEHLICH Leinfelden: Purchased neighbouring premises Wöhl JW FROEHLICH purchases Skinner’s 25% share in JW FROEHLICH UK
1992 Sale of JW FROEHLICH Maquinas e Equipamentos Ltda. Microprocessor mass flow leak test panel MFL40 Thermal Helium leak test equipment for heat exchangers WCI Vacuum drying and helium leak test equipment for hermetic compressors Embraco Helium leak test equipment for hermetic compressors
1993 All company shares in JW FROEHLICH GmbH sold to the 1993 UK plant opened Excello Group JW FROEHLICH UK: Own plant opened in Laindon Joint venture: JW FROEHLICH-DALIAN, China Daimler-Benz 4 EOL test stands for NAG2 automatic transmissions VAZ Togliattigrad 2 hot test systems with 20 test stands for 4-cylinder petrol engines Audi Györ 16 low load hot test stands for EA113 petrol engines
1994 SsangYong 8 hot test stands for Daimler 4-cylinder petrol and diesel engines
1995 JW FROEHLICH GmbH: GM QSP Award: Supplier of the Year 1993 Joint Venture JW FROEHLICH-DALIAN Daimler-Benz First cold test stands, 1 experimental and 5 production cold test stands for NV engines
1997 BMW Steyr Leak test and cold test stands for M43/M44 petrol engines
1999 Audi Györ Cold test stands for EA189 engines VW Polkowice 18 no load hot test stands for EA189 engines JW FROEHLICH UK: Ford Dearborn First seat & guide machine
2000 JW FROEHLICH GmbH: Ford Preferred Quality Award
2001 JW FROEHLICH Leinfelden: Construction of 6-storey Leak Test Center 1995 GM QSP Award Supplier of the Year, award ceremony on 27th April 1996 in Vienna 2002 JW FROEHLICH GmbH: DaimlerChrysler Powertrain Supplier of the Year
1995 GM QSP Award 2000 Ford Preferred Quality Award 2002 DaimlerChrysler Powertrain Supplier of the Year
2003 JW FROEHLICH UK: Ford Cleveland 50th seat & guide machine
2004 JW FROEHLICH GmbH: Purchased neighbouring premises Drommel at Fabrikstraße 34 JW FROEHLICH UK: Plant and offices extended
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2005 Leak test panels, series 200 and 400 2005 SGMDPT Yantai First GEN3 Gantry seat & guide machine
2005 PC-based leak test panels, series 200 and 400 SGMDPT Yantai First GEN3 gantry seat & guide machine
2006 Repurchased all JW FROEHLICH company shares from IWKA MAN Nuremberg Cold test stand for D08 engines Leak test panel, Series 100
2006 Josef Fröhlich signing for the repurchase of all company shares
2006 MAN Cold test stand for D08 engines
2007 JW FROEHLICH GmbH: Launch of employee shareholding scheme Groundbreaking for FROEHLICH Foundation building Villa at Esslinger Straße 61 and Drommel buildings at Fabrikstraße 34 demolished JW FROEHLICH Inc. founded in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA GFT Kosice Test system for F-DC transmissions BMW Steyr Robot helium leak test stand for common rail of M54/M56 petrol engines GAZ Avtodizel Yaroslavl Hot and cold test stands for 4 and 6-cylinder diesel engines JW FROEHLICH UK: Ford India and Brazil Cold test stands for Global Sigma Engines
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2007 BMW Robot helium leak test stand for common rail of M54/ 2008 Heinrich Liebgott and Zhigang Duan at the M56 petrol engines founding of JW FROEHLICH Shanghai Co. Ltd. China
2008 JW FROEHLICH Shanghai Co. Ltd., China founded GM India B-DOHC and SD engine, assembly and leak test machines and volumeter for cylinder heads, cylinder head upper parts and cylinder blocks Leak test panel, series 300
2009 GM Uzbekistan Leak test and assembly machines for cylinder
2008 Leak test panel, series 300 heads and cylinder blocks, cold and hot test stands for B-DOHC engines VW Salzgitter First cold test stand with integrated robot for EA189 engines Daimler 3 EOL test stands for NAG2P2 automatic transmissions: EHS test stands, one for NAG2, one for NAG2P2 and one for F-DC Audi Neckarsulm Leak test equipment for fuel tanks
2010 BMTS First 3-station leak test and function test stand for exhaust turbochargers Grob Bluffton USA 74 leak test panels MPS300 Daimler EOL and EHS test stands for NAG2 transmissions BWTS Balancing stand, rebuilt to an experimental exhaust turbocharger test stand IHICS First leak test and function test stand for exhaust turbochargers A+S tester and Ignition tester
2010 A+S tester 2010 Ignition tester
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2011 GM Hungary Flexible assembly and leak test cell for FAMI 4-cylinder head
2011 VW Salzgitter Leak test equipment for EA113 short block engines
2011 JW FROEHLICH UK: Ford TMM Excellence Award, Overall Winner Daimler 4 EOL test stands and 3 EHS test stands for NAG2 and NAG3 transmissions BMW Steyr and Munich Leak and cold test stands with integrated robots for B3/B4 petrol and diesel engines VW Salzgitter Leak test equipment for EA113 short block engines VW Silao, SVW and FAW Cold test stands with integrated robots for EA888 petrol engines GM Hungary Flexible assembly and leak test cells for FAMI 4-cylinder head Porsche and BMW Leak test equipment for fuel tanks JW FROEHLICH UK: Changan Ford Leak test and assembly machines, IPT stations and cold test stands for Global Sigma Engines
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2012 BWTS Leak test and function test cell with integrated robot for exhaust turbochargers
2012 VM Motori Cold test stand for V6 diesel engines
2012 BWTS Leak test and function test cells with integrated robot for exhaust turbochargers VM Motori 2 cold test stands with integrated robots for V6 diesel engines BMW Landshut and KYMCO Cold test stands for Range Extender 2-cylinder petrol engines BMW Steyr Leak test and cold test stands with integrated robots for B4/B6 petrol engines Audi Györ and Daimler Leak test equipment for fuel tanks
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2013 Foundation building
2013 Daimler EHS function test stand
2013 Daimler EOL function test stand for F-DC transmissions
2013 GAC Fiat China First high-speed seat & guide machine with integrated robot BMTS China Combined leak test and function test stand with laser for exhaust turbochargers STAR Romania Test system with 7 EOL and 3 EHS function test stands for NAG3 transmissions BMW India Cold test stand for 4 and 6-cylinder diesel engines Porsche Leak test and cold test stand with integrated robot for 9X1 and 9A2 B4/B6 petrol engines FAW-VW 2 rotary table cold test stands for EA211 petrol engines VW Puebla Leak test equipment for fuel tanks SGM 4 high-speed seat & guide machines with integrated robots JW FROEHLICH Inc.: THK Auburn Hills 21 MFL300 for Changan Ford JW FROEHLICH UK: JLR 3 rotary table cold test stands for 4-cylinder diesel engines Ford Lima 100th seat & guide machine
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2014 Continental Trutnov GEN3 3-station leak test and function test stand for exhaust turbochargers
2014 Daimler Successful bidding resulting in immediate offer to purchase 5 modules with 14 cold test stands with integrated robots for OM654/OM656 engines Continental Trutnov and Shanghai Placed orders for 1+1 GEN3 3-station leak test and function test stands for exhaust turbochargers Fiat Brazil Seat & guide machine with integrated robot for 4-cylinder heads BMW Thailand Cold test stand for 4-cylinder petrol and diesel engines MDC Technology Assembly and leak test machines for V8 cylinder blocks JW FROEHLICH UK: JLR 3 rotary table cold test stands for 4-cylinder petrol engines
2015 50 years of JW FROEHLICH 40 years of JW FROEHLICH UK JW FROEHLICH GmbH: Purchase of Stetten premises BMTS Shanghai 3-station combined leak test and function test stand for exhaust turbochargers Continental Shanghai Order for 2nd GEN3 3-station leak test and function test stand for exhaust turbochargers BMTS St. Michael Order for 6th 3-station leak test and function test stand for exhaust turbochargers SGM Yantai Order for seat & guide machine with integrated robot for 3 and 4-cylinder heads SGMW Liuzhou Order for 2 GEN3 Gantry seat & guide machines for 3 and 4-cylinder heads Last updated July 2015
2015 Range of leak test panels, series 100, 200, 300 and 400
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Europe
United Kingdom Sweden BMW Volvo Ford Denmark Honda Sauer Danfoss JLR Mahle Nissan Germany Netherlands AMG IHI Perkins Crane Audi MAN Ryobi BMW MDC Poland BorgWarner Opel VW Daimler Porsche Deutz VW Ford ZF
Czech Republic Skoda Slovakia Getrag Ford France Austria Ford BMW GM Hungary Bosch Mahle Audi GM BorgWarner GM Italy Fiat VM Motori
Spain Ford SEAT
Worldwide
Russia GAZ Avtodizel Canada Kamaz Ford VAZ GM
USA China Uzbekistan BMW Changan Ford South Korea GM Daimler FAW Daewoo Ford SAIC SsangYong GM SGMW Hyundai India SGM Mexico Fiat SVW Ford Ford GM GM VW Thailand GM
Brazil Daimler Ford GM Australia VW South Africa Ford BMW GM Ford
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Poland VW
25 JW Froehlich Maschinenfabrik GmbH Kohlhammerstraße 18 –24 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen Germany Telefon +49 711 797 66-0 Telefax +49 711 797 66-809 [email protected]
Fabrikstraße 34 73207 Plochingen Germany Telefon +49 7153 7012-0 Telefax +49 7153 7012-19 [email protected]
JW Froehlich UK Limited Sable Way, Southfield Business Park Laindon Essex SS15 6TU United Kingdom Telefon +44 1268 46 90 00 Telefax +44 1268 46 90 01 [email protected]
JW Froehlich Inc. 7305 19 Mile Road Sterling Heights, MI 48314 USA Telefon +1586 580 00 25 Telefax +1586 323 29 93 [email protected]
JW Froehlich Shanghai Co. Ltd. China Unit F, 4/F, Zhong Chun Road 7319 201101 Shanghai China Telefon +86 2160 9010 70 Telefax +86 2160 9010 33
Qingxi Nanjie 11, 1A-601 116013 Dalian China Telefon +86 411 86 88 27 22 Telefax +86 411 86 88 27 33 [email protected] Legal notice Design www.evarosenberger.de www.jwf.com Photography Frank Burgemeister, Pfullingen | bildhübsche fotografie Andreas Körner, Stuttgart | Studio Lebherz, Ofterdingen | Maix Mayer, Leipzig | Eva Rosenberger, Stuttgart | JW FROEHLICH archive Printed by ce-print, Metzingen Last updated 08/15. Subject to changes.
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