March 2025
Invitation to bauma in Munich from April 7 - 13, 2025
It's that time again - the 34th world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment is opening its doors.
Visit us at bauma in Munich from April 7 to 13, 2025!
At our booth 209 in hall A5, we will be presenting our extensive portfolio of spherical plain bearings and rod ends as well as our “INDESTRUCTIBLES” - FLURO's maintenance-free, extremely robust and media-resistant high-performance products.
You are welcome to make an appointment with us at our exhibition booth in advance.
We look forward to hearing from you and to your visit at our booth.
See you there!
February 2025
Successful market launch of the Rotation Masters
FLURO introduces a development in the field of mechanical connection elements: the new ball-bearing rod ends of the K series. These high-performance products are specifically designed for high-speed applications and set new standards in durability, precision and efficiency.
Years of research and development, valuable insights from extensive testing, and continuous close collaboration with users have contributed to the creation of the Rotation Masters. These rod ends feature an integrated self-aligning ball-bearing and are available with either internal or external threads. Manufactured from heat-treated as well as bearing steel, they ensure maximum durability and exceptional smooth operation thanks to hardened and finely machined surfaces.
The specialized lubrication that is used complies with the USDA-H1 standard, making these rod ends suitable for applications in the food and beverage industry. In addition, material and surface coating provide outstanding protection against corrosion. A key component in the manufacturing process of the Rotation Masters is a special surface coating process / galvanization. This process minimizes the risk of hydrogen embrittlement to the lowest possible level. Without this treatment, cracks or sudden component failure could occur. As a result, FLURO’s ball-bearing rod ends are also suitable for safety-critical applications, such as in the aerospace industry.
With this step, FLURO responds to increasing and more complex customer demands by focusing on maximum flexibility. By developing its own ball-bearing rod ends, the company creates the best foundation for meeting individual requirements and specific application needs even more precisely. At the same time, this move underlines FLURO’s commitment to setting new benchmarks in product quality and strengthening value creation within the company.
“In-house production allows us to operate independently of market competitors and suppliers while ensuring that we maintain our high-quality standards,” explains Reiner Höhn, Managing Director of FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH. “This not only provides a clear competitive advantage but also reinforces our position as an innovative and reliable partner for our customers worldwide.”
The ball-bearing rod ends are available now and are suitable for applications in the packaging industry, filling technology, in food processing plants, as well as the mechanical engineering and aerospace industries.
January 2025
FLURO welcomes sales representatives to the get-together beginning of the year
Constructive, enriching and connecting - our representatives conference was once again a successful start to the year for FLURO and an important milestone in our cooperation with the sales representatives.
At the beginning of the year, we traditionally invite our sales representatives from all over Germany to come to us to Rosenfeld. We are using this opportunity not only to look back on the past business year, but also to set the course for the future. During the two days we had the opportunity to celebrate special successes - from new customers to milestones achieved in product development. At the same time, we looked intensively at the current market and growth opportunities and worked together to develop measures on how we can make the partnership even more effective.
Another focus of the conference was the formulation of our common goals for 2025: How can we further expand our market position? Which innovations and trends could support us here? How can we serve the needs of our customers even better? Such questions were examined in open discussions, which resulted in many valuable impulses.
A highlight of the event was the presentation of our new product group “Rotation masters” – ball-bearing rod ends that set a new benchmark in the industry with their quality and performance. The feedback from our partners on the market launch was extremely positive and initial approaches to successful rollout on the market have already been developed.
With a clear roadmap, mutual trust, and new ideas, we are starting the year 2025 highly motivated. Together with our sales representatives, we look forward to tackling the next challenges and inspiring our customers with outstanding solutions.
November 2024
FLURO has been an exhibitor at the Professional MotorSport World Expo in Cologne for 16 years
FLURO has become an indispensable exhibitor at the Professional MotorSport World Expo in Cologne. The trade fair for motorsport, engineering and technology has established itself as the ideal platform for the company to present its high-performance and precision-manufactured rod ends and spherical plain bearings to a broad specialist audience. The direct exchange with users helps the company to better understand the specific requirements of motorsport and to continuously develop its products.
A recurring theme at the PMW Expo was the demand for customized solutions. The aim is to offer custom-fit rod ends that are precisely tailored to the individual requirements of the vehicles. The ability to develop customized products and corresponding assemblies in close cooperation with customers brings real added value. This offers FLURO the opportunity to position itself even more strongly in specialized areas where more than standard solutions are required.
October 2024
FLURO & HÖHN receive certification for environmental management
The two companies Martin Höhn GmbH and FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH have once again been successfully certified according to the quality management standard ISO 9001:2015 and for the first time also according to the environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015.
The ISO 9001:2015 certification confirms that HÖHN & FLURO have implemented a comprehensive quality management system that meets the highest international standards. With the successful certification, the companies prove that they can deliver consistently high product and service quality through defined processes and at the same time ensure continuous improvements in the processes.
In addition, the ISO 14001:2015 certification shows that HÖHN & FLURO are also committed to environmental management and sustainable business practices. With a strong focus on reducing environmental impact, the companies have developed measures to conserve resources and act in an environmentally conscious manner. For example, around 30% of energy consumption is generated by the photovoltaic systems on the company premises. This underlines HÖHN & FLURO's responsibility towards the environment and society and ensures that the two companies follow sustainable and environmentally friendly principles.
“The successful certification reflects the commitment of our entire team to ensuring the highest quality and environmental standards in all our activities,” says Reiner Höhn, Managing Director of both companies. “This enables us to create even more trust with our customers and partners and make our contribution to a more sustainable future.”
The ISO certifications achieved are an important milestone in HÖHN & FLURO's company history as well as proof of its striving for continuous improvement and innovation.
October 2024
FLURO presents itself for the first time at InnoTrans in Berlin
The world's largest trade fair for transport technology, InnoTrans, set several records at its 14th edition from September 24 to 27, 2024 - both in terms of exhibition space and visitor numbers. Around 170,000 visitors from 133 countries came to the Berlin exhibition grounds this year.
2,940 exhibitors from 59 countries presented their latest products and services in the five trade fair segments Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors and Tunnel Construction. In the area of assemblies and components, FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH presented itself to an international audience in Berlin as a broad-based manufacturer of individual custom-made products.
The company has been selling product solutions for railroad operations as well as passenger and freight transportation for several years now. With its presence at the trade fair, FLURO aims to expand existing customer relationships and gain an even stronger foothold as a market player in one of the most promising industries of the future.
April 2024
FLURO invites international dealers to Rosenfeld
Connect – hold – move.
Create valuable connections – guarantee a secure support – move towards each other.
This is how our 2-day, international event “Business meets FLURO” can be aptly summarized. Distributors “all around the world” accepted the exclusive invitation to Rosenfeld in order to gain a deeper understanding of our corporate policy and to immerse themselves holistically in the “FLURO” brand.
The enriching exchange with our trading partners exceeded all our expectations. A sustainably strengthened distributor network is essential in order to be able to cover the diverse needs of our customers globally. We would like to thank all participating partners and are already looking forward to continuing the event series.
June 2023
HÖHN celebrates its 50th anniversary
Höhn GmbH is launched
In 2023, Martin Höhn GmbH in Rosenfeld, Germany has been asserting itself on the high-quality, precision parts market for half a century. Hats off! Many people had a hand in this success. Martin Höhn kicked it all off in 1973. The butcher by trade, retrained as a toolmaker, was thirsty for action. One thing already became clear to him during his retraining: He wanted to get something of his own going. Chance did the rest. A company offered its precision parts production for sale in the local newspaper “Schwarzwälder Bote”. Martin Höhn went for it. He got support from his brother, Ernst Höhn, a qualified mechanic. The two brothers who grew up on a farm in Isingen got down to business. The Höhn GmbH started up in the garage of the house of Martin Höhn and his wife Friedhilde in Trichtingen. Their son Reiner was three, their daughter Marion just one year old. Friedhilde Höhn played an active part from the start; the children grew up in and with the company. Ernst Höhn’s wife Irene also belonged to the core workforce.
A garden shed as an office
In the beginning, shaft protection sleeves were the main source of revenue. Their major customer, the pump specialist KSB in Frankenthal, Palatinate, was more than satisfied. More and more customers came on board. Because Martin Höhn was also an exceptionally gifted salesman. Together with his wife Friedhilde, he travelled across Europe and acquired new customers whilst grandma looked after the children at home and brother Ernst and his wife Irene reliably held the fort in production. The company grew and grew. There was no longer enough room for them in the garage plus laundry room in Trichtingen. Now the sheds and stables on the parents’ farm in Isingen became part of the show. They were soon turned into production sites. Another family member, Friedhilde Höhn’s brother-in-law Herbert Faupel, joined them as the first office employee. His work place: a garden shed. A devoted guest was little Marion; it was cosy here. Company and family were inseparable. Even the family’s Sunday day trips always had KSB in Frankenthal as the first port of call to deliver precision parts there on time. After that, it was family time. Marion and Reiner thoroughly enjoyed it. Later, as they got older, they worked in the company at weekends and during the school holidays. The family business – a lifestyle in the best sense of the word.
The FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH is added
First-class precision parts made of high-quality steels, especially stainless steel, turning, milling, grinding and assembling according to drawings provided by the customer - that was the key competence of the Martin Höhn GmbH. Wouldn’t an own product portfolio be useful in addition to the contract manufacturing? This was what Martin Höhn was thinking. In 1976 he founded the FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH. Here, they developed their own product range with spherical bearings and joint heads. Martin Höhn now had two business divisions: Production of drawing parts plus production of spherical bearings and joint heads as well as special solutions. Strategically smart.
Making an impact in the branch and on the world market
Martin Höhn expanded the production, used synergies of both business sectors and pushed sales forward. Always under the motto: “We don’t have problems, we solve them.” The company flourished. The farm became too small and the Siemensstrasse on the Rosenfeld industrial estate became the new company headquarters of the Martin Höhn and FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH in 1981. An ideal location, continuously developed over the following decades: in terms of building, production technology, products and personnel. More and more CNC machines replaced the old lathes; the new Quality Assurance department guaranteed highest quality standards. DIN EN ISO 9001 certification followed in 1997. With a staff of fifty people in the meantime, the company had made a name for itself on the world market.
Also on board, the second generation
Together with the family business, the children also grew up and completed their training. Marion as a bank business management assistant and Reiner as a toolmaker and industrial master tradesman. For him, one thing had always been clear: Fascinated by technology, he wanted to work for the company. After completing his military service, he first moved further afield. He worked for an American company in El Paso, Mexico. A terrific time. And in all those years he was always a part of the family business. He initiated innovations, developed a new series for FLURO and acted as a consultant, from El Paso by computer and fax. In the summer of 1997, he returned, graduated in Business Administration and became a co-partner of FLURO-Gelenklager and Martin Höhn GmbH whilst still studying. On the 1st of October 1999 he finally joined the family business full-time.
Customers in the anniversary year High-end branches all over the globe
The first and second generations work hand in hand. Reiner Höhn took over product development, technical sales and expanded the portfolio of FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH: In addition to the production of standard parts, he developed special requirement-based solutions for customers. Today, half of the products at FLURO are special parts because the world-wide demand is increasing rapidly. And what’s more, FLURO means “one-stop shopping”, that is state-of-the-art logistics included. That also applies for the Martin Höhn GmbH, by the way, which still focusses on drawing parts for customers in Germany and Europe. HÖHN and FLURO – a crisis-proof combination. Since 2014, Reiner Höhn has been the sole executive partner of FLURO-Gelenklager and Martin Höhn GmbH, assisted in the company by his wife Daniela and in marketing by his sister Marion Brodbeck.
In the anniversary year of 2023, an area of 11,600 square metres is built up with state-of-the-art production and logistics halls and modern office buildings in the Siemensstrasse in Rosenfeld. 170 people work for the corporate group. Digitalisation, process optimisation and product development are state-of-the-art. Stainless steel, titanium, Hastelloy and plastics are processed. High-end branches all across the globe appreciate the know-how and precision of the Martin Höhn GmbH and FLURO-Gelenklager GmbH. The order books for 2023 are fuller than ever before. As if that was no reason to celebrate...
Company founder Martin Höhn with son Reiner Höhn.