Lofrans’ founded in Monza/Italy in1966. Since then it has been dedicated to designing and manufacturing windlasses and anchor management solutions. That combines top performance, absolute safety, and style. For many decades Lofrans’ enriches the market with innovative solutions. Such as the Automatic Free Fall and the Control Box, and offers an impressive line-up of high-quality products for boats and yachts from 6m. to 50m (20ft – 160 ft). At the Lofrans team, they believe that durability and performance start with an extremely stringent selection of components.
Most of their components they produced by hot pressing. In addition, it is a technology that guarantees minimal porosity in the metal and superior mechanical features.
Moreover, their anchor windlasses and capstans are able to cover the needs for vessels with a length from 6 up to 50 meters, from a range consisting of more than 25 different models. As for the production, they carried out it in their 5000 sqm factory in Monza. This is where the team of designers, technicians and qualified employees are located together.
During the production process in the factory, they carry out several dimensional tests on components and final products by use of our 3D coordinate measuring machine. As well as marine corrosion tests in a special marine environment chamber, which simulates the harshest of marine environments.
Their products meet the requirements of the most important classification societies such as RINA, BV, DNV, and several others. An important part of the Lofrans’ organization is the sales and the service.
Since the beginning of 2013, they have invested great amounts to ensure that longevity, evolution, quality. And it guaranteed the control for the further development of Lofrans’. Major investments included the installation of the SAP ERP, the installation of a WMS (Warehouse Management System) integrated with handheld scanner order picking, additional Product Quality Assurance systems, and Distributor order automation via an in-house B2B ordering tool.