Mario Frigerio KOCH machinery acquisition
Mario Frigerio SpAย in Italy has acquired theย intellectual property rights and inventory of ERNST KOCH GmbH & Co. KG, a long-established German wire and equipment manufacturer. Thisย Mario Frigerio KOCH machinery acquisitionย strengthens the MFL GROUPโs position in the global wire and rope equipment market.
New KOCH Machinery and Technology company in Germany
Following the acquisition, Mario Frigerio created a new German entity,ย KOCH Machinery and Technology GmbH (KOCH).ย Lucia Frigerio, executive vice president of Mario Frigerio, now serves as managing director of KOCH alongsideย Jochen Koch.
According to Lucia Frigerio, the new organization will deliverย โthe worldโs best European technologyโย while responding quickly to customer service needs worldwide. KOCH will alsoย stock and supply original spare parts, ensuring continuity and support for existing KOCH-installed bases.
Expanded MFL GROUP portfolio and service offering
With this move, theย MFL GROUPย expands and completes itsย Wire and Rope Divisionย portfolio. The group now addsย reinforcement steel wire linesย andย cold heading wire linesย to its existing equipment range.
KOCH will support the full program of the former ERNST KOCH entity, includingย spare parts supply, maintenance programs, electrical revamping, and mechanical retrofitting. As a result, existing KOCH customers gain an integrated service and upgrade partner under the MFL GROUP umbrella.
ERNST KOCH legacy in wire machinery
Founded inย 1921,ย Ernst Koch GmbHย has a long history in wire machinery. The company delivered its first wire machine in theย 1930s, developed by master mechanicย Ernst Koch.
In theย 1950s, his sonsย Albert and Heinrichย expanded the portfolio withย wet drawing machines,ย take-up frames for galvanizing lines, andย wire straightening and cutting machines. Byย 1969, ERNST KOCH partnered withย WAFIOS AGย to supplyย specialized drawing machines and cold-rolling technology.
Over the years, ERNST KOCH broadened its product range, grew to aroundย 130 employees, and built a customer base inย more than 60 countries. Today, aboutย 80% of its productsย go to export markets, underscoring the global reach that MFL GROUP and KOCH can now further develop.
