Smart Molding International 1-2024

28 smart_molding international 1/2024 machinery Sustainable injection molding technology for high-quality plastic parts Joh. Fuchs & Sohn based in Ybbsitz / Lower Austria is a well-known manufacturer of high-grade plastic parts for a great variety of applications. Ultra-modern machine technology enables this company to offer its customers injection-molded solutions which are both sustainable and cost-efficient. J oh. Fuchs & Sohn – FUSO – was es- tablished in 1947 in Waidhofen on the river Ybbs in Lower Austria. In 1964, it started off into plastic injec- tion molding by producing the orange- colored lids for Ovomaltine cans. Today, the family-owned company managed by its CEO Maximilian Högn and its CSO Klaus Großtesner makes highly sophisticated plastic parts from a great variety of materials, including high- temperature plastics, for many differ- ent sectors of industry, with about 80 workers on a production floor of just under 3,000 m². The company makes a point of supplying technical plastic parts and assemblies to a solid, mixed industrial customer base. The various sectors served by FUSO include the au- tomotive and railway industries, as well as consumer goods, electronics, medical technology, building construction, tele- communication, mechanical engineer- ing and renewable energy generation. To make all these parts, a number of injection molding machines ranging from from the left: Martin Stammhammer, Int. Sales Manager Robots, WITTMANN Technology, Maximilian Högn, CEO of FUSO, Klaus Großtesner, CSO of FUSO, Andreas Högn, Majority Shareholder and Advisor, FUSO, Roland Pechtl, Area Sales Manager WITTMANN BATTENFELD (photo: WITTMANN BATTENFELD)