Our history

Acquisition of FINOW Rohrsysteme GmbH by Technoenergy AG Construction of a New Glass Bead Blasting Facility​

The „Skelett“ for the spectacular roofing of the main square at Expo 2020 in Dubai comes from our production.​

Production of J-Pipes & Grout System pipes for 56 jacket foundations of the offshore wind park Borkum Riffgrund 2 in Oersted.​

First delivery project in Australia for Orica Yarwun.​​

Induction bending for the “Leiding over Noord” project, which will supply Rotterdam and two smaller cities with waste heat from a large waste incineration plant.

First module production (skids) for the gas intake station of the Nord Stream pipeline.​​​​

Opening of the new production line for medium and low-pressure pipe systems with CNC-controlled plasma cutting and UP welding systems. Commissioning of Union’s new CNC plate drilling machine.​​​

Commissioning of the new furnace wagon annealing oven and the new outdoor storage facility (7,000 m²) equipped with a tower crane.

Receipt of major contracts for the European power plant new-build program: 4x Konvoi EoN 1100 MW and 4x Konvoi Hitachi 800 MW, for the production of the four key high-pressure systems (FD, HZÜ, KZÜ, and feedwater).​​​

Acquisition of Finow Rohrleitungssystem- und Appartebau Serviceleistungs GmbH by Kraftanlagen München GmbH and expansion of the existing production area through extensive construction measures.​

Commissioning of a new induction bending machine, the Cojafex 1200 R, with a maximum raw pipe outer diameter of 1220 mm—fulfilling all technological requirements of Germany’s power plant new-build program. This new machine is the largest and most powerful of its kind in Germany.

Manufacturing of the first bypass valves for the new gas turbine generation (up to 700°C exhaust temperature) and production of the first elbow boiler.

First major contract for the complete production of all high-pressure pipe systems for a supercritical power plant in Poland (Lagiza).​

First major contract for the production and delivery of all high-pressure pipe systems for a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam (Uong Bi).

Commencement of production of boiler components for NH3 waste heat boilers (spiral heating surfaces).

Establishment of Finow Rohrleitungssystem- und Appartebau Serviceleistungs GmbH with business areas including induction bending, pre-assembled pipeline systems, and large valve manufacturing.

Commencement of large valve manufacturing.

Acquisition of the company by the Treuhandanstalt and establishment of Finow Rohrleitungs- und Apparatebau GmbH (FRAB) in 1991.

Introduction of the induction bending process with the commissioning of the Cojafex PB Spezial, enabling the production of multiple bends for raw pipes with a maximum outer diameter of 440 mm.

Application of the automated CO₂ welding process for highly alloyed pipe steels.

Construction of an additional production hall for processing austenitic materials for nuclear facilities.

Commissioning of the welded bend production for NW 600 (hot forming according to the Hamburg Bend Process using inductive heating) and completion of the third pressing line by 1976.

Construction of a new production hall and commissioning of the new cold pipe bending facility, enabling cold pipe bend production up to DN 500.

Specialization in high-pressure pipeline systems and the establishment of fittings production for high-pressure components.

Resumption of production and manufacturing of pipelines for the power plant and chemical industries.

Expropriation and conversion into a state-owned enterprise.

Acquisition of Seiffert AG by Mannesmann Röhrenwerke.

Use of arc welding in production.

Major contract for the engineering and supply of all pipelines for the Berlin Klingenberg power plant (3 x 80 MWel).

Expansion of infrastructure (including rail connections) and the introduction of new technological processes, including welding technology. Expansion of the product range (valve manufacturing) and a rapid increase in export share.

Completion of the company expansion with the commissioning of an in-house power plant, a Bessemer converter, a dome furnace, and a grading plant. Commencement of industrial pre-fabrication of pipeline systems and elements.

Conversion of the company into a joint-stock company.

Acquisition of an iron foundry in the Finow Valley by Franz Seiffert and establishment of a manufacturing operation, including the construction of a pipe foundry and boiler forge, and incorporation under the name “Franz Seiffert Co. Maschinenfabrik, Eisengiesserei und Kesselschmiede – Specialized Manufacturer of High-Pressure Pipelines.”

Establishment of Franz Seiffert & Co. as an engineering firm in Berlin.