Fortaco at Construction Equipment Forum 26 - 27 November in Mannheim

Fortaco will exhibit at the 2nd Construction Equipment Forum on 26 - 27 November in Mannheim, Germany.

Conference brings together industry leaders from all stage of the construction equipment value chain for two days. They share their expertise in discussions that cover all mega trends in the industry – connectivity, digitalization, electrification and autonomous vehicles.

"In the new digital world, cooperation is a very important issue. The event provides the basis for networking with suppliers and customers to develop a common digital ecosystem", Martin Lehner, CEO, Wacker Neuson SE.

We would like to welcome you to visit our stand in the networking of Congress Center Rosengarten. See you there!


ELMIA - Welcome to meet with Fortaco

Elmia Subcontractor in Jönköping Sweden is northern Europe’s leading trade fair in the manufacturing industry for suppliers and their customers. Subcontractors are the backbone of Sweden’s manufacturing industry. Without them, development and production would grind to a halt in many sectors. Elmia Subcontractor brings as many as 1.200 of these companies together. Thousands of specialists in hundreds of areas of expertise at your service.

The manufacturing industry is developing faster than ever. New materials and manufacturing technologies are challenging specifications, whereas the market volatility and customer behavior demand new ways to increase flexibility and agility from the supply chain. Fortaco is ready for these challenges through our technology programs, supply chain digitalization, investments, and operational excellence programs – we ensure that Fortaco will be reliable partner also in the future.

Take the opportunity and visit Fortaco’s booth to get more information about Fortaco Technology R&D projects, our factory expansion in Narva, Estonia and how we are expanding our cabin technology and manufacturing presence on the Asian market.

Come and visit our stand in Hall D02:37 and discuss with our team about what we can offer for your company.

See you in Jönköping on 12-15 of November!

Marcus Engman
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales


We are proud to announce

New robot welding system from CLOOS has been successfully implemented at Fortaco factory in Holic, Slovakia. This is a crucial and important milestone for us, and definitely a way forward in our technological development.

This automatized technology solution secures top quality, high accuracy and flexibility for all our customers. The new robot is equipped with 2-axe positioners, high-quality sensor system and solutions for excellent weld-joint accessibility.

Together with this latest investment and state of the art surface treatment facility, we are able to serve and meet our customer’s requirements even better than today. “It has been a center of interest among our visitors and potential business partners, says Juraj Prachar, Managing Director of Fortaco s.r.o.


Ground breaking ceremony at Fortaco Narva factory

Now it is official! The ground breaking ceremony took place at Fortaco factory in Narva. Two capsules with greetings from employees and guest were laid down into the corner stone.

Our honored guests, Jelena Golubeva, Member of Narva City Council, Raivo Rand, representative of construction company Rand & Tuulberg and Hannu Heinonen, Minister Counselor, Embassy of Finland in Tallinn laid down the capsules into the corner stone together with Lars Hellberg, President & CEO for Fortaco Group and Larissa Shabunova, Managing Director for Fortaco Estonia.

We would like to thank all partners and the local community for the great support for this important milestone.

New factory extension will be ready in July 2020.


Fortaco thanks all who visited us at Subcontracting Fair in Tampere

This year's Exhibition was one of the best in terms of attendance. Subcontracting 2019 Trade Fair brought together 17.731 visitors and over 1.100 exhibitors. The number of visitors is the second highest in the event's history.

Thanks to all visitors for interesting discussions.

Next time we will meet at Elmia Exhibition in Sweden on 12-15 November.


Welcome to visit Fortaco at Tampere Subcontracting Fair 24-26 September 2019

The traditional event with 20.000 industrial professionals takes place at Tampere Exhibition Center.

Increased uncertainty on the global market makes forecasting of future challenging. However, Fortaco is ready for this challenge through productivity improvements and machine investments to increase production automation. Our operational excellence programs ensure that our customers receive products at the right time, with the right quality and at the right price.

One of our most significant ongoing investments is a factory expansion in Narva with 10.000 m2 and new equipment. During the past years, Fortaco has also invested in several welding robots, machining centers and production lay-out improvements to ensure our position as a professional and reliable partner in our industry.

Fortaco Technology has been kicked-off as planned and it is well received by our customers. The first common R&D projects are ongoing. Fortaco is expanding cabin technology and manufacturing presence into the Asian market. The partnership with Tata AutoComp is enabling OEMs in India to use Fortaco's cabin technology and knowledge on this fast-growing market area.

Welcome to exchange ideas and news with Fortaco people on our stand A630.

See you in Tampere !
Marcus