History - FRIWO
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2024
FRIWO sells production site in Ostbevern

FRIWO divests remaining production at the Ostbevern site and focuses on the main production site in Vietnam.

2023
Foundation of FRIWO North America Inc.

In order to expand, FRIWO founded North America Inc. in Ohio to directly serve the growth markets of the USA, Canada and Mexico.

2022
Joint venture between FRIWO and UNO MINDA group opens up new perspectives

Successful start of the Indian joint venture in terms of operational structures, but especially in terms of the enormous demand for electric drive systems for two- and three-wheelers.

2021
50 Years of FRIWO

Half a century of innovative strength coupled with German engineering expertise

2019
FRIWO has changed - now our logo does, too!

2018
Certification according to DIN ISO 13485

An additional quality promise for medical technology

2018
Takeover of Emerge-Engineering GmbH

Developer and manufacturer of components for electric drives

2016
Grand Opening Vietnam

Opening of a state-of-the-art production facility in Vietnam

2014
A first step towards a system concept

The company starts manufacturing battery packs

2013
Breaking through the sales barrier

FRIWO generates sales of over 100 million euros for the first time

2008
New corporate structures

FMP business unit sold to Flextronics CEAG AG is taken over by VTC and renamed FRIWO AG

2005
The "golden power supply"

Production of 1.000.000.000 power supplies

2002
FRIWO is divided into two divisions

FRIWO Mobile Power (FMP) and FRIWO Power Solutions (FPS)

1992
Certification according to DIN ISO 9001

As the first company in the industry

1983
Acquisition by CEAG AG

Turnover: DM 73 million / Employees: 640

1982
Europe's largest manufacturer of small power supplies and chargers

Manufacturing of 25,000 units per day

1971
Invention of the world's first plug-in power supply unit

Used for cassette recorders - production output: 1,000 units per day