About us · fteu® Group
Function in Permeable Metal
Family-owned and operated in the second generation, fteu® Group develops and manufactures permeable metal products – from wire mesh and sintered structures to complex filter elements – for customers on all continents.
3
sites: DE · CZ · CN
2nd
generation family-owned
ISO 9001
Quality management
ISO 14001
Environmental management
IATF 16949
Automotive quality management
01 / Principles
fteu® Group Principles
Function in Permeable Metal: we are specialists for industrial products made of permeable metal. With our products we bring individual function into the industrial processes of customers worldwide.
Service, Quality and Responsible describe who we are and who we want to be. Always and in everything – ultimately always for the customer. Our products, with the physical hardware at their centre, are the vehicle through which our customers experience Function in Permeable Metal.
Our values
Service
What can we do for you?
Service is an attitude. In every contact – with customers, partners and colleagues – our first question is what we can do for the other person.
Quality
We always work towards a very good result.
Not just good enough: every one of us aims for a very good result – in every product, every process and every piece of work.
Responsible
We stand by what we are supposed to do, what we do and what we have done.
Being responsible is always active – so we naturally also stand by what we did not do or have not yet done.
Everything we do serves to create each customer’s own Function in Permeable Metal experience. Our organisation sets the framework so that everyone can make an effective contribution in their area – and every area does its work so that it supports efficient order processing and achieves its goals.
The basis of our work is relationships between people. In every relationship we work towards mutual trust – in each other and in each other’s work. We welcome everyone who works with us in this spirit.
02 / Locations
fteu® Group Locations
With our headquarters in Heinsberg, Germany, and additional locations in Baoding, P.R. China, and Šumperk, Czech Republic, we supply permeable metal products to customers on all continents. Our operations cover everything required for developing, selling and producing our products: the manufacturing of specific permeable metals and specifications, the production of permeable metal parts and components, and the assembly of more complex permeable metal products.
Headquarters · Heinsberg, Germany
Heinsberg · HQŠumperkBaoding
DE · Headquarters
filtertechnik.Europe
Gladbacher Str. 21
52525 Heinsberg
Germany
CN · Baoding
Baoding Filter Equipment
No. 369 Huiyang St, Building 5, Block B
071052 Baoding, Hebei
P.R. China
CZ · Šumperk
filtertechnik.Europe CZ
Žerotínova 830/63
787 01 Šumperk
Czech Republic
03 / Sales network
Sales Network
Our long-standing partners represent fteu® solutions in their markets – with a focus on polymer processing, nonwovens, textiles and plastics.
USA · Mexico
Fi-Tech
Our long-standing distributor for the North American market with locations in Richmond (Virginia, USA) and San Luis Potosí (Mexico), focused on our solutions for polymer processing, particularly in the nonwovens and polymer fibre/textile sector.
Europe
web + mesh
Specialised in the nonwovens sector, representing us primarily with customers throughout Europe.
Italy
Steinmann & Bertuletti
Focused on textile processes, representing us in Italy.
Spain
fepla
Our Spanish representative for filtration solutions in the plastics, textile and chemical industries.
Turkey
movimento
Technical components and services for plastics processing, active and based in the growth market of Turkey.
04 / History
Timeline of Roots & Development
Origins
Stocking weaving in a textile region
Founded as a stocking weaving mill in Heinsberg, in the Lower Rhine region – then the centre of Germany’s textile industry.
1980s
Wire mesh weaving and 2D filters
The expertise from textile processing is used to weave metallic wires. Focus on wire weaving and two-dimensional filters made with punching technology.
1990s
Complex metal filters
Processing metal mesh into filter elements becomes increasingly important. We manufacture complex three-dimensional filter elements for efficient filtration.
2000s
Filter partner with a global value chain
The company receives its current name filtertechnik.Europe after Dr. Christian Komorek takes over. Founding of Baoding Filter Equipment in China and filtertechnik.Europe CZ in the Czech Republic.
2010s
OEM projects & precision spare parts
Our global network supplies metal mesh spare parts more efficiently, while we expand as development and production partner for OEMs of automotive systems and industrial machinery.
Today
fteu® Group: Function in Permeable Metal
Owned and managed by the second Komorek family generation, fteu® Group is a product service provider for optimised process performance with metal parts, using the full scope of permeable metals.
05 / Career
Career
Join a dynamic team that is passionate about innovation and precision. At fteu®, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of permeable metal technology, collaborate with global clients and continuously develop your skills.
Send your application to apply (at) fteu.de
Team
Team Environment
We have room and make room for every member of our team. Everyone contributes to our common values: Service, Quality and Responsible. We hold each other accountable and always have your back.
Growth
Professional Development
Opportunities for personal growth in an innovative environment. As a medium-sized global company, your development is driven by your aspiration and performance – not by departmental boxes or corporate restrictions.
Culture
Winning Together
You and fteu are at your best when you excel at what you are passionate about. Our working culture is driven by open communication and mutual appreciation.
