FKM USA, founded in 2000 in Hammond, Indiana by Dr. Ulrich Freudenberg, sole owner of the company, who has strong ties to the Freudenberg Works and has pioneered the formulation of fabrics designed specifically for cleaning, deoiling and tensioning steel strip and blanks for the automotive and steel industries. FKM USA utilized fabrics that are manufactured by Freudenberg exclusively for FKM's roll business. This level of product control has proven to be a substantial strategic advantage for the company.

Over the past three years, the business has thrived. One key to FKM USA's success has been the popularity with Ford Motor Company and more recently a fast-track to standardization at Toyota.

Today, the business is transforming from an engineering company to a wholly autonomous engineering and manufacturing company that, as of 2006, has been relocated to Frankfort, Illinois.

FKM Walzentechnik, the parent company is active in the development and the manufacture of coatings for rolls and rollers including the relevant all-round service.

Closeness to customers and shortest delivery times are characteristic of our satellite company’s. You can find FKM products in a wide range of industries:

• Steel and automotive
• industry Machinery construction
• Textile industry
• Foil industry
• Paper industry

Personal customer service and co-operation make us a reliable business partner.