From a one-man operation to a medium-sized company

Feucht Antriebstechnik GmbH is a family-run company from St. Johann-Upfingen, founded in 1997, which is now active nationwide. Originating from a small one-man operation, the business areas from the trade in roller bearings developed further in such a way that further elements were integrated with conveyor technology and the production of drive elements. "I started in the traditional way as a one-man company in a garage," recalls founder Rolf Feucht. In 1997, the mechanical engineering technician built the first workshop at the current location, and a year later the GmbH was founded. "We then built larger machines, but due to the human and spatial capacities, we were only able to work on one project at a time," says the 57-year-old. But there was no lack of orders, on the contrary. In 2004, son Tim joined the company after completing his training as a mechanical engineering technician. Shortly before the economic crisis, another structural expansion took place in 2009 in the form of an even larger factory hall. "A lot of people shook their heads back then - the crisis was already foreseeable and we still invested," says Rolf Feucht. But the risk was worth it: Feucht GmbH survived the economically difficult period without having to register short-time work and was well prepared for the future with sufficient production space and state-of-the-art machinery. Eleven permanent employees plus various temporary workers now work for the company, which has made a name for itself nationwide as a supplier to mechanical engineering, the textile industry, hydraulics manufacturers and mechanical engineers. Daughter Silke Feucht has been responsible for the commercial side since 2011, since 2012 Rolf and Tim Feucht have shared the management equally. In addition to mechanical engineering, parts are mass-produced in the millions on CNC machines. "In the future we want to further expand the segment of manufacturing professional brush deburring machines," announces Tim Feucht.