Founded In 1924, FASTI Boasts A Legacy That Is Without Peer:
FASTI, with over 6,000 machines installed worldwide, is the recognized global leader in the manufacture of the most reliable, ruggedly built line of folding systems you can find, capable of handling everything from heavy gauge to plate. A FASTI folder will outperform any other heavy gauge folding system out there, and do it 24/7, with virtually no competition in even the most custom applications.
That’s a promise.
- Located In Wermelskirshen, Germany
- 1947 Built First Folder For The Plate Market
- 1972 Introduced First Series Of CNC Folders
- 1984 Manufactured The First Hydraulic Plate Folder
- 1986 Bought HOAM One Of Europe's Dominant Press Brake/Shear Manufacturers
- Press Brakes Introduced In 1961
- Shears Introduced In 1953
- 2000 Introduction Of Servo-Mechanical FP Series At Euro Blech
- 2003 Introduction Of 6 Axis CNC Front Gauging
Schröder’s History Reads Like The Who’s Who Of Metal Folding:
Schröder, also a globally recognized leader in metal fabricating, compliments the FASTI line through the manufacture of the highest-end, widest line of precision forming systems in the world, handling everything from sheet metal to very thin plate applications. Schröder folding systems are also recognized as the leader in servo-drive and control technologies, giving its end-users the ultimate in precision and ease of operation.
This, too, is a promise.
- Founded In 1949 By Hans Schröder
- Located In Wessobrunn-Forst, Germany
- 1963 Exhibited A Revolutionary New Design For Manual Folders
- 1974 Introduced First Powered Folding System For Sheet Metal
- 1991 Moved Into The Thick Sheet Metal Market
- 1993 Introduced New Level Of Control Technology With The POS 2000/3000
- 1999 Franz Schröder Won The Prestigious Award For Manufacturing Excellence
- 2004 Introduced The First Up/Down Manually Fed Folder, The Intellibend
- 2005 Purchased FASTI
Schröder-Fasti: The Promise Delivered
With the union of Schröder-Fasti, you have at your disposal, the absolute largest manufacturer of the broadest line of folding equipment on the market, covering every industry from roofing, to job shops, to heavy industrial applications. In addition, we also offer a full compliment of shears for sheet metal applications, and even make manual box and pan brakes. The end result is: "Dominance In Folding Through Natural Selection."