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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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