Emuge-Franken06.03.20
This year, Emuge-Franken, a manufacturer of taps, thread mills, drills, end mills, and other rotary cutting tools, is celebrating its centennial.
In 1920, Richard Glimpel, a German engineer and craftsman, founded a company and invented a single-finishing tap with a spiral point. The tap obsoleted the 3-part tap set with only one tool which did the job at a fraction of the time it normally took. The new tool was so successful it helped secure a large order and growth for the fledgling company that Glimpel and three employees had started. In turn, partners were soon added and the brand name “Emuge” was established. Today 100 years later, Emuge-Franken has more than 1,900 employees with locations worldwide.
Innovating the Future
For the past 100 years, innovation has been the cornerstone of Emuge-Franken, as evidenced by the many patents that have been continuously granted to the company. From the original spiral point tap to unique tool holder developments such as SoftSynchro, InnoForm thread forming tools with advanced geometry, and Circle-Segment End Mills that have quadrupled material removal rates, there has been a constant flow of innovative tools via extensive research & development. Recently, Emuge-Franken developed a new tool category and threading technology with the introduction of the Punch Tap, which produces and threads a hole in one fast operation, at a fraction of the time it takes to conventionally drill and then tap, a hole.
Moving forward, Emuge-Franken is committed to innovation and continued expansion. Construction is now underway to build a new 215,000 square foot production facility opposite the current Emuge-Franken global headquarters in Lauf, Germany. The facility, slated to be fully operational by 2023, will enable significant manufacturing capacity increases.
In 1920, Richard Glimpel, a German engineer and craftsman, founded a company and invented a single-finishing tap with a spiral point. The tap obsoleted the 3-part tap set with only one tool which did the job at a fraction of the time it normally took. The new tool was so successful it helped secure a large order and growth for the fledgling company that Glimpel and three employees had started. In turn, partners were soon added and the brand name “Emuge” was established. Today 100 years later, Emuge-Franken has more than 1,900 employees with locations worldwide.
Innovating the Future
For the past 100 years, innovation has been the cornerstone of Emuge-Franken, as evidenced by the many patents that have been continuously granted to the company. From the original spiral point tap to unique tool holder developments such as SoftSynchro, InnoForm thread forming tools with advanced geometry, and Circle-Segment End Mills that have quadrupled material removal rates, there has been a constant flow of innovative tools via extensive research & development. Recently, Emuge-Franken developed a new tool category and threading technology with the introduction of the Punch Tap, which produces and threads a hole in one fast operation, at a fraction of the time it takes to conventionally drill and then tap, a hole.
Moving forward, Emuge-Franken is committed to innovation and continued expansion. Construction is now underway to build a new 215,000 square foot production facility opposite the current Emuge-Franken global headquarters in Lauf, Germany. The facility, slated to be fully operational by 2023, will enable significant manufacturing capacity increases.