The latest technological standards: News from the Franz Morat Group

Aerial view of the company premises of the Franz Morat Group in Eisenbach, Baden-Württemberg

Organizational changes at Franz Morat Group: Framo Morat acquires industrial business from F. Morat

19th of June 2023

As part of an organizational change, the Franz Morat Group is further emphasizing the industry focus of both Framo Morat and F. Morat. In this regard, Framo Morat, a leading company in the machining production of gears and the development and manufacturing of custom drive systems, will acquire the complete industrial business of plastic injection molding specialist F. Morat. The implementation will take effect on January 01, 2024.

F. Morat México is certified in accordance with IATF 16949

28th of March 2023

The IATF 16949:2016 is the effective global quality standard in the automotive industry. By granting the certificate, DQS (The Audit Company, or the “Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Zertifizierung von Managementsystemen”) confirms that F. Morat Sistemas de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. has successfully implemented a quality management system based on the QMS-standards of the Automotive industry. The parent company F. Morat & Co. GmbH already completed the changeover to the new version of the standard in November 2017, which replaced the previously valid ISO/TS 16949 in October 2016.

Franz Morat Group builds training center at new plant / Additional expansion of floor space planned at company headquarters

16th of September 2022

EISENBACH, Germany. The Franz Morat Group has moved into a new plant in Eisenbach, Germany, across the street from its headquarters on the high plains of the Höchst. The building was already acquired by the company Grieshaber Feinmechanik in 2018. Due to the expansion, the names of all the plants in Eisenbach have been extended. The name of the Framo Morat production facility carries the add-on Plant 1, while F. Morat received the add-on Plant 2.

speeroX – the gear set for high gear ratios in a small installation space

9th of September 2022

EISENBACH, Germany. Gear specialist Framo Morat presents the new speeroX gear set, in which the gearing of the wheel is relocated to the flat side. This results in a reduction of the installation space. speeroX enables high gear ratios in only one gear stage and is quiet and efficient at the same time.

It won’t run without a drive: Framo Morat develops gearboxes and drives for automated guided vehicles

31st of May 2022

Flexible, efficient, and reliable. Today’s intralogistics have to be all of these to be able to meet the requirements of shorter product life cycles, faster delivery times, and greater turnover rates with shrinking batch sizes. Many companies therefore rely on innovative automation solutions that ensure a standardized and automated flow of material around the clock. One example of such solutions is the automated guided vehicle (AGV), also known as the autonomous mobile robot (AMR). They are the cornerstone of an automated warehouse. Controlled by intelligent software and communication, they improve the efficiency of material flow and contribute to end-to-end optimization of the value chain.