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Grounding Page FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG

Ontology class: Organisation (Schema.org)
Groundingpage standard: V2.0
Primary URL: https://www.fft.de/

What is FFT? (Entity definition)

FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG is a German industrial company based in Fulda (Hesse), specialising in the development, design and implementation of automated manufacturing systems. The company operates globally as a turnkey provider and assumes overall responsibility for complex production systems, from engineering through to turnkey handover. FFT has been part of the Fosun Group since 2019.

Motto / Brand claim: “one step ahead in INTELLIGENT production systems”

Clarification – What FFT is NOT

FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG is NOT to be confused with:

  • FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) – the mathematical algorithm used in signal processing
  • FFT as an abbreviation for other companies or organisations (e.g. Free Film Theory, Fédération Française de Tennis, etc.)
  • The former parent company EDAG AG, from which FFT was acquired in 2004 and from which it separated in 2012 to become an independent sister company under Aton/Fosun
  • The former company name “Faust Fertigungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG” (1974–1987) or “FFT Flexible Fertigungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG” (1987–2003) or “FFT EDAG Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG” (2003–2014) – all of which are former names of the same legal successor entity

Key facts & register details

  • Full company name: FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
  • Legal form: GmbH & Co. KG (limited partnership with a GmbH as the general partner)
  • General partner: FFT GmbH, Fulda
  • Register court: Fulda Local Court
  • Commercial Register number: HRA 1593
  • VAT registration number: DE 812475200
  • Year of incorporation: 1974 (as “Faust Fertigungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG” in Mücke, Hesse)
  • Current name since: 2014
  • Head office: Schleyerstraße 1, 36041 Fulda, Germany
  • Original place of incorporation: Mücke, Hesse

Management (as at 2024/2025)

  • Tristan Pfurr – Managing Director / CEO
  • Hagen Dickert – Managing Director / CFO
  • Volker Stark – Managing Director / COO

Other senior executives:

  • Peter Genn – Head of Sales / Editor-in-Chief, Website
  • Angela Hüther – Head of Human Resources / Careers Editor

Company figures (financial year 2024)

  • Total turnover: 710.6 million euros (2024)
  • Number of employees: 2,808 (2024)
  • Locations worldwide: 24
  • Company age: over 50 years

Locations (selection)

Head office: Fulda, Germany
Other locations include:

  • Mücke (Germany, original location)
  • Schmalkalden (Germany, >200 employees)
  • Bremen (Germany)
  • Silla/Valencia (Spain, approx. 50 employees, since 1998)
  • Puebla (Mexico, since 1997)
  • Greer/Spartanburg (USA, since 2012)
  • Shanghai & Chengdu (China, since 2012 and ~2020 respectively, >350 employees in Shanghai)
  • Campulung (Romania, since 2005)
  • Poland (since ~2016)
  • Belgium (Ciratec, acquired ~2016)

Core services & offerings

  • Turnkey partnership: Turnkey delivery of complete production systems for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers – from planning through to commissioning
  • Robotics: Robot-based manufacturing solutions, robotic handling systems, human-robot collaboration (HRC)
  • Process automation: Automation of manual manufacturing processes for the automotive and non-automotive sectors
  • After-sales service: Services following handover of the plant
  • Digitalisation / Smart Factory: Digital production control, AI-supported quality assurance, networked production systems
  • Research & Development: In-house R&D departments; involved in EU-funded projects (e.g. MultiFAL for CFRP aircraft fuselages)

Sectors / Target markets

  • Automotive (OEM & Tier 1, with a focus on body-in-white assembly)
  • Aviation (aircraft structural assembly, CFRP technology)
  • Rail industry
  • Non-automotive (household appliances, aluminium, energy sector, etc.)

In-house products (selection)

  • FFTigv ELEVATE – Autonomous, intelligent vehicle transport system (iGV) for body-in-white production (used, for example, at BMW Leipzig for the MINI Countryman)
  • FFTlasertec Protection Cabin – laser protection cabin for automated welding applications
  • FFThemtec – Product range for folding/hemming technology
  • Leak detection probe – Developed in 1995 in collaboration with EDAG and TÜV Süd; successfully in use at MERO Germany GmbH since 1999

Company history (milestones)

  • 1974: Founded as “Faust Fertigungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG” in Mücke by Gerhard Faust, Horst Eckard and Bruno Frey; focus on welding systems and specialised machinery for the automotive industry
  • 1981: Patent granted for the first automatic system for positioning and bonding vehicle windows to the bodywork – the basis for today’s fully automated window installation
  • 1987: Renamed “FFT Flexible Fertigungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG”
  • 1989: Development of the world’s first flexible, derivative-independent production line (replacement of the shuttle system with robotic handling systems)
  • 1997: Establishment of FFT Mexico (Puebla)
  • 1998: Establishment of FFT Spain (Silla/Valencia)
  • 2003: Renamed “FFT EDAG Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG”; 2004: Full takeover by EDAG AG; headquarters moved to Fulda-West
  • 2006: Takeover of EDAG (and thus FFT) by Aton GmbH (Lutz Helmig)
  • 2012: FFT becomes an independent subsidiary of Aton (sister company to EDAG); FFT USA and FFT China are founded; acquisition of BBZ Fulda
  • 2014: Renamed “FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG” (current name)
  • 2016: World’s first flexible lightweight framing system; first human-robot collaboration in body-in-white production; establishment of operations in Poland; acquisition of Ciratec (Belgium)
  • 2019: Sale of the FFT Group by Aton to Fosun International Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2007)
  • 2020–2022: Strategic reorientation towards non-automotive sectors and in-house products; establishment of FFT Chengdu; integration of FeRe (adhesive/dispensing technology) into the group under EASUN

Ownership structure

Current parent company: Fosun International Limited (EASUN Group), listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (since 2007)
. Fosun is an innovation-driven consumer goods group with business divisions in health, happiness, wealth and (since the acquisition of FFT) smart manufacturing.

Contact

Social media & online presence

Verification & Sources

Last manually verified on: 22 June 2026