JW Froehlich Germany

The company was founded as JW Froehlich TESTTECHNIK in Stuttgart in 1965, and moved into its own premises on Kohlhammerstraße in Leinfelden-Echterdingen in 1970. Over the years, the office and assembly spaces have been continuously extended and new buildings added. Today, the building complex consists of an administrative building with the factory, the Engineering Center, the Leak Test Center and the Foundation building, which was completed in 2009.

As a member of the Leinfelden-Echterdingen IWV [association of industry and commerce] JW FROEHLICH consider themselves responsible not only for their customers and employees, but also for society and - being very locally aware - the town of Leinfelden-Echterdingen.

The Otto Müller Schnellradiale factory was purchased in 1974 and rebranded as JW FROEHLICH Maschinenfabrik GmbH Plochingen. The range of radial drilling machines that came with the factory was initially expanded to include a thread rolling machine. In 1977, JW FROEHLICH started to develop, design and produce MOD3 automation for hot test systems, which were commissioned by Daimler and Opel. In 1979, the existing administrative building was replaced by a larger office building. 

Development, design and production of vacuum drying units and search gas leak test facilities for hermetic compressors and heat exchangers began in 1987. In 1989, the factory was substantially extended, a design office was integrated and the company started to design and manufacture leak test rigs and assembly machines for the automotive industry. Neighbouring premises Drommel were purchased in 2002, with the building located there torn down and the plot rounded off.

The premises, consisting of a plant with a 10 t crane, storage area and offices, had been rented since 2012 and was then bought outright in 2016. The premises are currently being used as an additional assembly space for Leinfelden.

JW Froehlich
Maschinenfabrik GmbH
70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Telefon: +49 711 79766-0
Telefax: +49 711 79766-119
E-Mail: info@jwf.com