Fichtner & Schicht GmbH

Fichtner & Schicht GmbH is a German company for electroforming and toolmaking in Schlangen. It describes its work as individual solutions for innovative electroforming and toolmaking. It runs as a family business.

The company works in electroforming, toolmaking, model and gauge making, and steel and plant construction. It has these departments in house: construction, toolmaking, service, surface treatment and grinding, electroplating, metalworking, model making and electronics. It delivers from the coordination of CAD data to the finished tool, all from one source. This saves time and cost and gives close control of the whole process.

Aviation is one of its main markets. The company says it has been a partner to the aviation industry for over 30 years. Its focus is flight safety and better component production in the autoclave. The partners it names for aviation include Airbus, Leonardo, Bell and Collins.

The company also serves the automotive industry. Structured surfaces in car interiors need many years of experience and a high degree of care. Fichtner & Schicht supports customers on the way to the start of series production.

A third area is called Products and Cases. Here the company combines its skills to solve a customer's technical problem. Examples include test stands, assembly aids, conveyor belts and special frames. Experienced employees and project managers work with the customer to build these special solutions.

The company says it has realised customer challenges in reliable processes for over 40 years. It invests in its know-how and its plant technology. It makes fast decisions and can change a process quickly when time is short. It runs its family business with care and a long view.

Services

• Electroforming
• Toolmaking
• Model and gauge making
• Steel and plant construction
• Autoclave tooling for aviation
• Test stands
• Assembly aids
• Conveyor belts
• Special frames