EROWA has been following a straightforward corporate policy ever since it was established. Starting out as a small business in tool and mold making, we have meanwhile become a globally operating organization for the devel......EROWA has been following a straightforward corporate policy ever since it was established. Starting out as a small business in tool and mold making, we have meanwhile become a globally operating organization for the development, production, consultation and distribution of modern manufacturing technology. EROWA is a word made up of the initial letters of the German terms for EDM, tool-making and automation, and this word describes the course that was set and has been pursued ever since the company was set up in 1970. In 1983, the first universal tooling system for tool and mold making was patented and launched on the market. In 1987, we presented the first Robot for the automatic loading/unloading of workpieces and electrodes. These products have undergone consistent further development. Today, we have an universal, complete gamut of products ranging from tooling systems to automation facilities and process control software for the entire chip-cutting metal industry. In 1989, we introduced the still valid and often quoted four-step manufacturing concept or FMC for short. By defining the individual steps in the optimization of manufacturing, we succeeded in both winning over the users‘ appreciation and the machine producers‘ acceptance of our products.The product strategy that is based on the FMC takes its bearings from the latest findings in the field of manufacturing processes and is constantly being improved in a fully concerted manner. We tackle these tasks with the necessary flexibility and the living methodology of our management system. The fluctuations in the world markets are largely cushioned by our global organization. Our subsidiaries in the major industrial countries - Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the US, Japan and China - provide us with access to their national markets. We make our decisions, concerning tactical and strategic planning, ourselves. This is one of the most important prerequisites for enduring and successful cooperation with customers. Both our partners in machine-building and the users of the Flexible Manufacturing Concept profit from our independence. Our research, production and worldwide marketing constitute a team that follows a clear-cut course into the future.