In 1928, when “Frankfurter Kondensatoren” was founded, FRAKO soonmade a name for itself in
the field of capacitors. FRAKO Kondensatoren was already focusingon what the market demanded
right at the start.
It all began with block mica capacitors which were soon supersededby wound paper capacitors.
Such was the demand that a more rational manufacturing process wasrequired. Along with this,
came a greater demand for increased life expectancy,reduced power lossand the need for
greater operational safety. However, this went hand in hand withhigher costs for materials in the
development laboratory. New forms of insulation, coatings and metalfilms were continually under
test with the windings vacuum dried to maximize their efficiencyfor a wide range of applications.
FRAKO not only produced wound paper capacitors but also motorcapacitors and radio interference
suppression capacitors and the legendary FRAKO electrolyticcapacitors for use in a countless
number of electronic devices to make the FRAKO name knownthroughout the world.
once it was clear the production of consumer electronics would beconcentrated in Asia, FRAKO
focused exclusively on power capacitorsand especially those for power factorcorrection. This
specialization made it possible for us to gather a highlyspecialized body of experience in manufacturing
and application know-how at an early stage.
Today FRAKO is synonymous with high-quality power factorcorrection capacitors with an aboveaverage
life expectancy, low power loss,extreme load characteristics and exceptional operational
reliability. In all its eighty years, FRAKO still has a strongleading edge over all others in power
capacitors. With a combination of self-healing, segmented capacitorfilm and integrated mechanical
overpressure disconnectors, FRAKO is again successful in greatlyincreasing the operational
safety of capacitors.
The capacitors are marketed in three series throughout the world.They form the basis for FRAKO
power factor correction equipment, the largest group,in saving energy and improving power
voltage quality. Much is spoken of energy efficiency; FRAKOequipment can now put this into
practice quickly and easily.
documenting the energy use of a company to maximize energy use,FRAKO now offers a third
generation of Energy Management Systems. These units and softwareclearly and easily show
the energy use within a company for allocating costs andidentifying energy savings.
Be confident in the future and in our experience and applicationknow-how of voltage quality,
energy optimization and documentation.
