About us - Dr. Franke Metallwaren

Locks for the automotive, marine, leisure and electrical industries, as well as hinges, pressed and drawn parts directly from Remscheid.

Dr. Franke GmbH & Co. KG is an owner-managed company based in Solingen, Schwelm and Remscheid, Germany.

Founded over 170 years ago by Dr. Franke, today we produce supplier products for various industries on a total of 15,000 m² of production space. Since then, responsible entrepreneurial decisions have determined our course. Economic, ecological and social aspects guide our actions.
Long-term orientation, financially independent solidity and the competence and experience of the approximately 150 employees are pillars of success.

Our high flexibility and speed build trust and reliability. Customers of ours expect products of the highest quality – our claim is to provide you with exactly that.

Topics such as manufacturing know-how, resource optimisation and quality are difficult to put into figures – but the success that these values contribute to is.

Dr Franke facts:

Our headquarters / Plant I is located in Solingen, NRW, Germany.
2021, we achieved a turnover of 15 million euros.
We have already successfully developed over 10,000 products.
Number of units from 50 - 500 000 p.a.
More than 150 employees work in our company, 20 of them in toolmaking.
Our second branch and production location / Plant II is in Schwelm, NRW, Germany.
Ein weiterer Produktionsstandort / Werk III ist in Remscheid, NRW, Deutschland.