Our history
The FAUDI company is a global player, whose expertise lies in the sectors of filtration and separation of liquids and gases. In the 1920s, when innovative people were still called inventors, the Rheinmetall engineer Fritz Faudi optimised the cardan-shaft to such a degree that he practically reinvented it! In the field of engineering the new "Faudi hinge" was, as were many of his inventions, celebrated and praised world-wide. Faudi decided to use his talent as a basis for his own company, and founded the FAUDI Feinbau GmbH in 1938. In the years that followed he invented spectacular techniques in the field of filtration, making the company's reputation famous throughout the world.
After his death, his wife fulfilled the couple's wish, by founding the "Fritz & Margot Faudi Foundation" for sponsoring process engineering in pollution-control of soil, air and water, and the development of new energy resources. In 1968 she transferred her inherited share to the foundation, which still today, finances research projects at the Technical University in Darmstadt.
Responsibility for mankind and the environment, plus the desire to provide customers with state of the art technology can be recognised as the core philosophy of the company throughout its history.
Milestones by Faudi
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18.11.1938 |
Fritz Faudi founds the Faudi Feinbau GmbH in Oberursel (Taunus) / Germany |
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1938 |
Development, production and distribution of the FAUDI Disk-Filter for the filtration of oil and aviation fuel, as so called high-efficiency filter |
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1940 |
Development, production and distribution of Coalescer and Separation-Elements for the separation of water and solid matters in aviation fuel |
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1949 |
Redesign of Precoat-Filters and Magnetic Separators for the filtration of cooling lubricants |
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1965 |
Development, production and distribution of central filtration-systems for the filtration of cooling lubricants. Custom-designed filtration-systems equipped with controls, piping, fittings and pressure vessels |
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1976 |
Acquisition of the Atlantik Behälterbau GmbH in Stadtallendorf/Germany. Product developments in the field of the process filtration-technology for refineries and engineering offices |
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1980 |
Development, production and distribution of fully automatic Backflush-Filters for the filtration of cooling and process water |
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1981 |
Development, production and distribution of fully automatic Slot Type Filters for the filtration of high-viscosity media |
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1982 |
Development, production and distribution of "EC-certified" Gas Separators and products for the filtration of gas |
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1983 |
Development, production and distribution of fully automatic Modul-Filters for the filtration of coke in refineries |
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1989 |
Fusion of Faudi Feinbau GmbH and Atlantik Gerätebau GmbH into Faudi Filtersystems GmbH |
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1992 |
Development, production and distribution of Micro-Filters for the filtration of aviation fuel |
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1997 |
Relocation from Oberursel to Stadtallendorf in conjunction with an investment of 16 Mio. DM into the new headquarters, including a state of the art research centre |
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1998 |
Development and patent registration for Regenerative Micro-Filters (RMF) |
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2003 |
Development and patent registration for Pressure-Belt-Filters |
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2004 |
Product developments in the field of cooling filtration with compact Central-Filtration-Systems for the metal processing industry; Vaccum-Exhaust-Systems for metal ships; Briquette-Systems for metal ships and grinding debris |
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2006 |
Friendly take-over by Watz Hydraulik GmbH |
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2010 |
Laying the foundation-stone for the new FAUDI-head office in Stadtallendorf/Germany |