Arnz FLOTT and Völkel—two traditional companies from Remscheid—combine their core competencies to jointly create superior solutions for industry and skilled trades.
What connects us
Partnership highlights
Regional roots
- Both companies have been based in Remscheid for generations
- Strengthening the toolmaking region of Bergisches Land
- Local value creation & jobs
Combined expertise
- Drilling meets threading—an ideal match
- A complete process chain from a single source
- Joint consulting & project support
Made in Germany—quality
- Highest manufacturing standards from both brands
- ISO 9001 certified (FLOTT)
- Measurable, proven quality—no compromises
International reach
- Völkel: 70+ countries worldwide
- FLOTT: global partner networks
- Global markets—Remscheid quality
Short distances, strong partners
- Two brands, one location—Remscheid
- Fast communication & response times
- Direct added value for shared customers
260+ years of experience
- FLOTT founded in 1854
- Völkel with roots since 1915
- Unique combined know-how
A look behind the scenes
Who we are—an insight
Machines, people, craftsmanship—experience in video and images what drives FLOTT and Völkel every day.
The partners
Two companies. One partnership.
Arnz FLOTT GmbH—one of Germany’s oldest machine builders. A pioneer in drilling technology and a leading manufacturer of drilling, grinding, and sawing machines for industry and skilled trades.
- Founded in 1854 in Remscheid
- Pioneer of drilling technology in Germany
- Product range for drilling Ø 0.5–50 mm
- ISO 9001 certified
- ~5% of revenue invested in in-house R&D
- Made in Remscheid—showroom in the Böker building
- 1854Founded by Friedrich Carl August Arnz—drill bits and drill winches for the German market
- 19. Jh.Expansion to hand drill presses; established as a “pioneer of drilling technology”
- 1967“Flottjet” presented at the European Machine Tool Exhibition in Hanover
- 2009Insolvency due to the financial crisis; successful relaunch with a new shareholder group
- 2010Acquired by the Carlon-Clemente family; repositioned in the Böker building
- 2012Launch of the “FLOTT Plus” series (TB 10, TB 13, SB 40 NC Plus, TurboDrill)
- TodayInternational manufacturer; ISO 9001; technology leader; Made in Remscheid
Völkel Threading Solutions—a globally active market leader for threading tools. A family-owned company with over 100 years of experience and worldwide presence.
- Origins in 1915; GmbH founded in 1990
- Over 12,000 products in the range
- Warehouse availability over 99%
- All international thread standards
- Family business—2nd generation active
- 1915Founded as “Tom Carrington & Co. Ltd.” in a garage in England
- 1920Relocated to West Bromwich; rapid growth driven by industrial demand
- 1948Moved to Walsall—production site active to this day
- 1990Founding of VÖLKEL GmbH in Remscheid by the Carrington & Völkel families
- 1995Move into the logistics center in Morsbachtal; internationalization of sales
- 2015100th anniversary; product range grew to over 7,000 items
- Today12,000+ products; 70+ countries; 2nd generation active
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