Franke GmbH, headquartered in Aalen, manufactures linear guidance systems and rolling bearings and is regarded as the inventor of the wire rolling bearing. The company was founded in 1949 and operates exclusively from its Aalen headquarters; it does not maintain other sites. Franke develops and produces bearing elements and special slewing bearings often in close cooperation with customers, and consolidates all linear guidance systems in product group F. Its products are delivered worldwide across various industries, including general mechanical engineering, medical technology and defense and security technology.
Die Herstellung und der Vertrieb von Franke-Wälzlagern und Franke-Linearsystemen.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Ulm Local Court, HRB 500587 (as of 28 October 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Sascha Eberhard | Geschäftsführer(in) | Aalen |
| Daniel Groz | Geschäftsführer(in) | Aalen |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Ulm Local Court, HRB 500587 (as of 28 October 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 07.08.2023 | Business Purpose Update | Die Herstellung und der Vertrieb von Franke-Wälzlagern und FrankeLinearsystemen. |
| 07.08.2023 | Gesellschaftsvertrag amended | Gesellschaftsvertrag |
| 31.03.2011 | Business Address Registered | Obere Bahnstraße 64, 73431 Aalen |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.12.2006 | Capital Decrease | -480.000 € | 520.000 € |
| 09.06.2006 | Share Capital Set | — | 1.000.000 DM |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Ulm Local Court, HRB 500587 (as of 28 October 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €61,738,171 | €120,763 | €26,691,063 | 318 |
| 2024 | €53,125,914 | -€2,376,533 | €26,520,058 | 310 |
| 2023 | €56,113,979 | -€434,278 | €28,548,803 | 311 |
| 2022 | €61,794,247 | €2,201,215 | €29,732,604 | 295 |
| 2021 | €54,786,663 | €3,177,115 | €27,634,439 | 262 |
| 2020 | €44,464,832 | €864,202 | €22,552,611 | 250 |
| 2019 | €44,311,191 | -€104,245 | €21,722,426 | 244 |
| 2018 | €41,662,552 | €1,201,599 | €22,003,178 | 218 |
| 2017 | Rohergebnis€24.1M2 | €657,934 | €21,216,579 | 205 |
| 2016 | Rohergebnis€23.2M2 | €1,026,642 | €21,114,822 | 193 |
2 Rohergebnis nach § 276 HGB: Umsatzerlöse abzüglich Materialaufwand bzw. Herstellungskosten. Kleine und mittelgroße Kapitalgesellschaften dürfen diese Posten zusammenfassen; die Umsatzerlöse selbst sind dann nicht veröffentlicht und liegen über dem Rohergebnis.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Ulm Local Court, HRB 500587 (as of 28 October 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €25,854,732 | 52.8% |
| Material Costs | €23,121,072 | 47.2% |
| Interest & Similar | €15,518 | 0.0% |
