In 1981, the innovation-driven engineers patented the first automatic system for positioning and affixing windscreens to the car body, thereby gaining a high reputation in the automotive industry. This development is still the basis for fully automated window installation in all vehicles today.

Just in time for the company´s 10th anniversary, the second large assembly hall with an area of 1,000 m² and a new 2,000 m² office building in Mücke were inaugurated for the constantly growing company in 1984.

In 1987, shareholder and managing director Gerhard Faust decided to sell his shares. Reinhold Schiele took his place on the management board. In the same year, the company was renamed to „FFT Flexible Fertigungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG“. Following the successful implementation of a major order from Audi, confidence in FFT grew and further major orders from well-known car manufacturers followed. In 1989, a third assembly hall with 3,000 m² and a technical office with 2,000 m² were built in Mücke.

In 1989, the first flexible production system was developed, replacing the shuttle system with new robot handling systems. This resulted in the entry into derivative-independent automobile production. With the opening of the border and the associated investments by German OEMs in the new federal states, FFT sought cooperation with Werkzeugkombinat Schmalkalden. In 1990, a branch was founded there and 65 employees were taken on.

In 1995, the branch in Schmalkalden was expanded with a 1,500 m² assembly hall. Today, over 200 employees work there and are responsible for the production and assembly of numerous components for all FFT projects in Europe.

At the turn of the year 1995/1996, Rainer Gößmann took over the management of the company and expanded his management team to include Manfred Hahl and Peter Walper. In 1997, FFT Mexico was founded in Puebla as a strategic location. It serves as a project and technology center for the Mexican market and is responsible for the implementation of complete systems.

In 1998 followed the foundation of FFT Spain in Silla, Valencia. Today, an office area of 500 m² and an assembly area of 4,000 m² are available for the approximately 50 employees. The site serves as a project and technology center for the Iberian market and has a CNC measuring center and a MAG prototype center with laboratory. The focus of the site today is on MAG welding systems and projection welding machines.

In 2000/2001, a further major step was taken with the construction of a 10,000 m² production and assembly hall in the Fulda West industrial estate, as well as an office building with 4,300 m² of office space.

In 2003, the company was renamed „FFT EDAG Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG“, because in 2004 FFT was taken over 100% by EDAG AG. The headquarters moved from Mücke to the new building in Fulda-West.

FFT Romania was founded in Campulung in 2005 in order to become less dependent on suppliers and to be able to cover the increased demand for individual parts. The focus at this location is on large welded parts and the assembly of modules, which are then installed in systems worldwide.

In February 2006, the German entrepreneur Lutz Helmig and his investment company Aton acquired 100% of EDAG and thus also its subsidiary FFT.

Due to the positive focus of both companies on their core competencies, FFT became a fully-fledged subsidiary of Aton GmbH in 2012 and thus a sister company of EDAG.

In 2012 followed the foundation of FFT USA in Greer, Spartanburg. The focus of FFT USA is on engineering, design and production as well as the operation of complete systems. FFT China was also opened in Shanghai this year. The site now has an office area of 4,790 m² and an assembly area of 7,300 m² and employs more than 350 people. The last milestone this year was the takeover of the BBZ vocational training center in Fulda.

It was not until 2014 that the company was given its current name "FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG". In order to double the employee capacity, the decision was made to expand the project office in Fulda-West to a total of 700 workstations. In the same year, the FFT Group acquired a 51% stake in the company EDAG Werkzeug + Karosserie GmbH, took over the software company EKS InTec GmbH from Weingarten and founded another branch in Bremen.

The commissioning of the world's first flexible lightweight framing system and the realization of the first human-robot collaboration (HRC) in body shell construction in the automotive industry took place in 2016. A further site was also founded in Poland and the company Ciratec from Belgium was acquired by the Group.

In order to expand further and meet increasing demand, a further 5,000 m² warehouse was completed in Fulda in 2017. Work also began on the construction of an additional assembly hall in Schmalkalden to provide more space for logistics.

In 2019, the FFT Group was sold from ATON to the Fosun Group. FFT became fully part of the network of Fosun International Limited, an innovation-driven consumer goods group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2007. Fosun's mission is to provide high-quality products and services for families around the world in the areas of health, happiness and prosperity. With the acquisition of the FFT Group, Fosun expanded its business areas to include the "Intelligent Manufacturing" column, which now includes several other technology companies in addition to FFT.

With the coronavirus crisis hitting the automotive industry and its suppliers hard, FFT began a strategic realignment with the implementation of proprietary products and digital services in its business model. In addition to the mobility industry, the aim was to increasingly reach non-automotive manufacturers who wanted to support FFT with meaningful automation.

A new branch was established in Chengdu, China, and the foundation stone was laid in Shanghai for the new headquarters of the parent company EASUN, which has also included FeRe since 2022. The bonding and dosing technology company was thus able to grow in a strategic partnership with FFT and FFT benefited from new technological expertise within the group of companies.