The company is founded in Frankfurt as „Frankfurter Kondensatoren Fabrik“

Relocation of the company site to Teningen, where wound paper capacitors for the German telephone company and radio industry are manufactured, followed later by electrolytic capacitors and OEM power supply systems.

Manufacture of capacitors for fluorescent lamps and Power Capacitors begins.

FRAKO produces new, ready-to-install, automatically controlled Power Factor Correction Systems.

FRAKO develops and manufactures electronic Reactive Power Control Relays. These devices replace the mechanical control relays previously employed. For the first time both key components of a power factor correction system — control relays and Power Capacitors — are supplied from a single source.

Launch of a new capacitor technology: the FRAKO LKI Power Capacitor constructed with metallized polypropylene film. This low-loss capacitor is PCB-free, has a mechanical fuse for protection against excessive internal pressure, and offers excellent reliability and a long service life.

FRAKO presents its first Energy Management System.

FRAKO patents the first connectors for Power Capacitors using clamping springs instead of screws.

First applications with active filters for electronic compensation of harmonics.

Dynamic Power Factor Correction Systems with thyristor switches successfully introduced for major industrial applications.

FRAKO launches the LKT, a „dry“ type of high performance capacitor, onto the market. This new product replaces the liquid-impregnated LKI capacitor. The company is certified to ISO 14001.

Baugatz/Hoppe becomes part of FRAKO. Together with the AGLK operation, acquired from Moeller Engineering, this increases FRAKO’s market lead in power quality, with the goals of optimizing power consumption and further improving supply network quality.

The FRAKO C Module is launched: the universal solution for virtually all control cabinet systems. This compact unit replaces many different module types.

From a closed system to an open one: EMIS®, the new Central Unit with an Ethernet port for data acquisition, enables instruments from other manufacturers also to be integrated, e.g. via Modbus.

FRAKO sets course for further expansion, inaugurating a new production shop for capacitor manufacture.

FRAKO Power Capacitors are now available in 3 series: Basic, Standard and Premium.

The production shop for equipment and systems is completely renovated and equipped with new manufacturing facilities.

FRAKO Power Capacitors with segmented film make their debut on the market. This innovation greatly improves their operational reliability with a triple safety system.

FRAKO is one of the first companies in Germany to have its own internal energy management system certified to EN 16001.

FRAKO’s internal energy management system is certified to the international standard ISO 50001. FRAKO LKT Capacitors achieve UL certification —an important step in gaining access to the North American Market.

FRAKO celebrates its 85-year jubilee. FRAKO LKT Capacitors are now also certified by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), making it easier to gain a foothold on the Canadian market.

EMVIS 3000 – the latest generation of the visualization software is introduced.

Introduction of the unique and patented contact technology for power capacitors

PQC Power Quality Controller - The reactive power control relay for maximum operational reliability with power quality monitoring

Power Quality Manager PQM 1588 - Entry into the Industry 4.0 environment via the universally applicable Power Quality Manager with future-proof communication protocols, such as OPC UA

Capacitors for Power Electronics: Proven FRAKO quality now available for power electronics