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Basic information

Data and facts to provide you with an overview of Fronius as a company. Of course, this is not enough to give you a full picture of Fronius, as it is difficult to put mathematical figures on so-called soft facts, such as our position as a leading innovator. However, factsheets such as this one give a good initial overview.

Facts and figures 2008

Fronius International GmbH

Proprietors
Private Trust Friedl and Günter Fronius (since 1999), founded in 1945

Management
Elisabeth Engelbrechtsmüller-Strauß, Klaus Fronius, Heinz Hackl, Volker Lenzeder, Herbert Mühlböck, Brigitte Strauß

Company - Technology in a leading hand
Fronius converts energy and is recognised as a technology leader in three sectors.

  • In battery charging Fronius is the trailblazer for energy- and cost-saving charging technology.
  • In the field of welding technology, Fronius is a competent partner to the international automotive industry and other metalworking industries where high quality is a major concern.
  • Its superior know-how has also established Fronius in the field of photovoltaics, where it produces high-quality solar electronics.


Locations Austria
Pettenbach, Sattledt, Thalheim/Wels, Wels

Distribution network
Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain (in the course of formation), Italy, Mexico, Norway, Slovakia, Spain (in the course of formation), Switzerland, Ukraine, USA

Battery charging systems - since 1945
Professional battery charging systems for use in workshops and industrial applications / Direct marketing

Welding technology - since 1950
Arc welding systems for crafts, trade and industry for manual and fully automatic welding applications / Direct marketing

Solar electronics - since 1993
Inverters and machine monitoring systems for network-coupled photovoltaic systems / 3-stage marketing

 

Overview for the year 2008

 

 Overview for the year 2008    
   2008   2007
 Turnover  370 m €  299 m €
 Export  90 %  88 %
 Rate of investment  8.6 %  16.8 %
 R&D percentage

 6.8 %

 6.8 %
 Employees  2500 (1900 A)               2221 (1661 A)
 Trainees (A)  112  90
 Active patents  585  469
 Exhibitions  150  112

 

 
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