Flühs Drehtechnik is a worldwide leading manufacturer and system supplier of high‑quality turned parts and valves for the plumbing industry. The company was founded in 1926 by Otto Flühs as a family business.
Our managing director Carsten vom Dahl is committed both to the company’s future and to its roots. Flühs remains headquartered in Lüdenscheid, Germany.
Flühs products are used primarily in building services and plumbing fixtures. Renowned OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and suppliers have trusted our quality and manufacturing processes for decades.
Flühs Drehtechnik has been around since 1926. The company started out as a turned parts manufacturer with 4 employees. In 1935, it purchased premises at its current location in Lüdenscheid and grew steadily to 15 employees by 1939, focusing on brass turned parts for the plumbing‑fixture industry.
Operations restarted in 1945 with 4 employees. By 1948, Flühs already had 16 employees and invested in its first multi‑spindle machines. In the mid‑1950s, Flühs expanded significantly, increasing production space to 20,000 square meters. During the 1970s, Flühs began manufacturing valve technology and customized assemblies.
Flühs sells turned parts and valves used worldwide in plumbing fixtures and building services, as well as in numerous other sectors, including electrical engineering, automotive, fire‑protection technology, and sensor technology.
Our valve families span a broad range of products for potable‑water applications. All valves undergo strict quality control and are known worldwide for their longevity. As a result, they are standard components for many fixture manufacturers. One of our most successful products, the Classic headwork, has sold approximately 350 million units.
Flühs manufactures turned parts in small, medium, and large series. We produce long turned parts, short turned parts, complex turned parts, and diamond-cut turned parts using our extensive machine fleet: about 130 CNC and cam‑controlled lathes, plus turning and milling centers for highly complex parts. This capacity enables production of approximately 1 million turned parts per day.
We also manufacture customized assemblies in close collaboration with our customers to deliver optimally tailored end products. In addition, we offer common surface finishing options, including electroplating, diamond turning, and powder coating.
Otto Flühs, then a 40‑year‑old machine setter, founded the company in 1926 and transferred it to his son, Erich Flühs, in the same year.
The current managing director of Flühs Drehtechnik is Carsten vom Dahl. He has been leading Flühs Drehtechnik since 2005. Since then, numerous patents, including those for valve headworks and plumbing fittings, have been filed, and the valve technology portfolio has been steadily expanded.
Flühs Drehtechnik achieves long-term success because of constant quality controls, precise manufacturing processes and high-quality materials, which form the cornerstones of our operational business.
Our trained quality assurance personnel carry out series-accompanying inspections for all parts that we produce. In addition, an automated final inspection is carried out after production to separate good and bad parts.
Our CNC and cam-controlled lathes ensure maximum precision with tight tolerances, whether for small, medium or large series.
We process high-quality materials that contribute to the durability and wear resistance of our products. Flühs uses a wide variety of brass alloys to suit every application. Our material competence team is very familiar with the worldwide certification requirements for materials in the field of drinking water applications, so we are able to provide you with comprehensive advice on material selection.
Through regular further training, we ensure that we are always at the cutting edge of technology. At the same time, innovation was and is very important to us. We have the ambition to constantly improve. This is part of our success story. Since 1926.
The headquarters of Flühs Drehtechnik is in Lüdenscheid Brügge. The headquarters is also the only production site. Flühs attaches great importance to maintaining its local roots and creating and maintaining regional jobs.
Around 400 employees work at Flühs Drehtechnik. We are a recognized training company for several technical professions with different focuses, such as industrial mechanic (m/f/d), cutting machine operator (m/f/d) or tool mechanic (m/f/d).
The aim of Flühs Drehtechnik is to be a leading supplier of turning and valve technology, characterized by cutting-edge technology and competent specialists.
Our consistent quality objectives are to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction through flawless products and good service, to achieve optimum quality under economic conditions and to satisfy our staff through good working conditions and fair pay.
You should choose products from Flühs Drehtechnik because they meet the highest quality standards and market requirements and have a long service life thanks to strict quality controls and the use of high-quality materials. Flühs manufactures turned parts and valves in any quantity and individually according to the customer's requirements and ideas.
We source our materials, such as brass and copper as well as other alloys, from first-class suppliers with whom we have a long-standing working relationship. Innovation is another important aspect of our success. Over 200 patents are the result of our efforts to create innovative products.
In addition to their durability, our valves are characterized by particularly smooth operation and ease of use. We manufacture our products in different variations depending on customer wishes and market requirements (for example, in different sizes, alloys and variants depending on country-specific requirements). All product groups can be customized.
Flühs Drehtechnik was one of the first companies to receive the new KTW hygiene certification 1+. The award comes from HY, the Hygiene Institute of the Ruhr region, which checks whether a metal and other materials contained in valves, such as silicones, elastomers and ceramics, are hygienically suitable for contact with drinking water in accordance with the guidelines of the German Federal Environment Agency (KTW-BWGL). Compliance with the KTW guidelines is legally binding for products that come into contact with drinking water. The big advantage for our customers: Independent testing with regard to drinking water approval is no longer necessary, as we have already had the valves tested and certified by the HY.
Customers rate Flühs as a reliable, flexible partner for manufacturing turned parts as well as valve technology and system technology. They especially value our exceptional quality and the outstanding longevity of the products we manufacture and supply.
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