In February FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH bought the italian company Patreider SRL and is integrating the Patreider brand and expertise in the area of cutting solutions and feeding and handling systems, adding to its extensive existing knowledge. Thomas Patreider, who founded the company in 1991, is taking on an active role in the FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH team and giving the company a tremendous advantage in terms of innovation. FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH is the leading provider of wafer production systems worldwide. Important parts of these systems include the wafer cutter, which gives the products their characteristic shape, and the feed to the follow-up processes. FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH has been designing and producing proprietary solutions for an extremely wide range of customer requirements. Acquiring Patreider SRL and its expertise enables Haas to now offer its customers even more innovative solutions in the area of cutting and flexible feed systems for packaging machines and product handling. Patreider SRL cutters feature an exceptionally high cutting speed and precision, which ensures consistent product quality. The wafers are given the most gentle treatment possible in the innovative and flexible feed systems, which provide consistently high-quality transportation of the wafers to the packaging area. FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH is especially proud to announce one of the terms of the merger. Thomas Patreider has accepted a position with FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH, where he will continue to play an active role in development. "This provides an important technological advantage for our customers, and we're very happy to have Mr. Partreider on board," says Peter Keller, Managing Director, FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH. Of course, all existing customers will continue to be served, and customers currently awaiting quotations will find their business partner in FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH. "We place great priority on being a solution provider for our customers," says Günter Muhr, Managing Director, FHW Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen GmbH. "This fusion enables us to take a further step in this direction and offer even more innovative solutions going forward."