| 1865 the company was founded at Wuppertal under the trade name of Wilhelm Franke, manufacture of component parts for vehicles, garden hoes and other metal pressings.
1943 manufacturing plant at Wuppertal destroyed and production transferred to Weilstetten a an assembly plant Independent since 1945 Manufacture of fittings and metal pressings for suppliers to the aviation industry
1968 company sold to Hettich & Günter GmbH & Co. KG at Herford, since then it trades under the name of Franke GmbH & Co.KG and is located at Balinger Straße at Weilstetten
1989 construction of a new manufacturing plant at Weilstetten
2003 Change of brand identification from Franke GmbH & C. KG to Hettich Franke GmbH & Co KG
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