DWFritz Automation, Inc.
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DWFritz Automation, Inc. was established in Oregon in 1973 by Dennis Fritz, who opened a one-man engineering consultancy focusing on the lumber industry. By 1989, his operation had grown to incorporate precision automation. Working with Hewlett-Packard, company revenue exceeded $1 million as he and his small team began innovating high-speed, precision automation.[1]
In the 1980s, Fritz grew the company to three employees and expanded his business to include industrial and consumer products. Manufacturers that had complicated production issues came to DWFritz to help them design equipment to fit their needs. The team of three would design custom manufacturing equipment and the customer's problems would be solved through innovative technology developed by Fritz and his employees.[1]
In 2010, the company changed its entire focus to consumer electronics and began providing precision automation systems to do assembly and inspection of cell phones and tablets. Because the demand for manufacturing equipment grew, Fritz and his team developed specialized manufacturing machines to do jobs humans couldn't do.[1]
Also in 2010, a second location was opened in Shanghai called DWFritz China. The company employs 30 people in China who service the company's automation systems although all of the engineering and manufacturing of equipment is done in the United States in Oregon.[1]
In 2016, the company opened a second facility in Oregon dedicated to the advanced manufacturing of medical devices and electric vehicles. Today, through a series of technological advances DWFritz has made breakthroughs in precision automation which has been used by companies like Boeing, Hewlett-Packard and Intel among others.[2]
The company changed its name to DWFritz Automation, Inc. in 1992 and employs over 200 people in Wilsonville, Oregon, and over 220 in China.[2]
Timeline[edit]
1973 - Dennis W. Fritz founds a one-man Engineering Consulting firm called Dennis W. Fritz, PE Consulting Engineer in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon. Main focus is the lumber industry.
1980 - Fritz moves the company to Lake Grove, Oregon and hires 3 employees. Company expands into both industrial and consumer products.
1983 - Fritz moves to Lake Oswego, Oregon and lands major projects with Boeing and Intel moving away from the lumber industry.
1988 - Fritz designs and builds its first precision automation machine.
1989 - Fritz partners with Hewlett-Packard's ink jet division. Revenue exceeds $1M.
1992 - Dennis W. Fritz renames the company to DWFritz Automation, Inc.
1998 - DWFritz moves to Durham, Oregon and employs 38.
2010 - Acquiring a new consumer electronics account in China, DWFritz opens a service facility in Shanghai, China and employes 30 nationwide.
2012 - DWFritz moves to Tualatin, Oregon expanding to employ 60 employees and a revenue base of over $25M.
2013 - DWFritz moves to Wilsonville, Oregon and employs over 100.[3]
2016 - DWFritz opens a second facility in Wilsonville, Oregon and employs over 200 in the United States and over 220 in China [4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hall, Emma (December 8, 2013). "DWFritz Automation: perfect prototype". Oregon Business. Oregon Business. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bartman, James (April 27, 2016). "DWFritz opens new manufacturing center". Wilsonville Spokesman. Wilsonville Spokesman. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ↑ DWFritz. "DWFritz". DWFritz. DWFritz. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ Danko, Peter. "Dulani leaves top job at SolarWorld to become DWFritz president". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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