ZECK - THE STORY

CHANGE.
Technical highlight 1984: The synchronization system developed by ZECK for SIEMENS during the demonstration in Vienna
1992 – THE PASSING OF THE TORCH
Production was still carried out at the parent company in Oberend - despite all the operations
around the globe. The fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and the following years of reunification brought
an enormous flood of orders for ZECK, because the entire infrastructure in the former GDR had
been driven to wear and tear for 40 years.
When Fritz Zeck turned 63, he wanted to sell his company to FRANKENLUK and asked his son
whether he wanted to go into industry after graduating as a mechanical engineer or take over the
family business. Michael decided to take over the business. However, it was necessary to build a
new production site, because it had become clear that the Oberend plant had become too small for
the requirements of the future. This was accompanied by the decision to discontinue the agricultural
machinery business. It is important to remember: Until then, agricultural machinery continued to
be repaired and maintained during the harvesting season, and mechanical engineering was primarily
carried out in the winter months, which could not be a future model in the long term.
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