Mayfran International

Mayfran International is an industrial equipment brand specializing in systems that process, transport, separate, filter, and manage materials and fluids in automated manufacturing environments. Its principal applications are found in metalworking, machining, stamping, chip handling, and scrap-management operations. Rather than operating primarily as a consumer-facing product brand, Mayfran works as an engineering and systems supplier, adapting equipment configurations to the requirements of individual factories, production lines, and waste or recycling processes. The business traces its origins to Mayfran Engineering Company, founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1933 by George Meyfarth and A. J. Franz. It began as a general industrial engineering firm. During the 1950s, the company developed and patented several technologies, including the hinged steel belt. Those developments helped move the company toward a more focused role in the metalworking industry, where robust conveyors and chip- and scrap-handling equipment were needed to support increasingly automated manufacturing operations. Mayfran's product scope includes shredders for processing machining chips and other material streams, conveyors for moving chips and scrap, and filtration systems used in industrial fluid-management applications. The company also developed ConSep Flex, a general-purpose separator intended to separate and manage material streams in manufacturing or scrap-processing settings. These products can be combined into larger systems rather than purchased only as standalone equipment, allowing Mayfran to provide engineered solutions for particular production layouts and operating conditions. The company has developed an international manufacturing, sales, and service footprint. The referenced company description identifies six production facilities and 14 sales and service offices, with operations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. Its markets include the United States, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. This geographic structure supports local customer service while connecting Mayfran to global manufacturers and industrial groups. Since September 2012, Mayfran has been a member of Japan's Tsubakimoto Chain Group, a diversified industrial group known for power-transmission and material-handling technologies. The affiliation places Mayfran within a broader industrial portfolio and provides a corporate context for its international manufacturing and engineering activities. In August 2015, Mayfran appointed Frank Sraj as vice president of sales and marketing, reflecting the company's emphasis on organized commercial development across its industrial markets. Mayfran's positioning is therefore based on engineered reliability, application-specific customization, and integration into automated factory systems. Its brand is most relevant to manufacturers, machine-tool users, metal processors, and operators handling chips, scrap, and industrial fluids. Publicly available reference material does not provide sufficient detail to establish current revenue, employee numbers, ownership structure below the group level, or a complete chronology of later product and leadership changes.

Mayfran International originated as Mayfran Engineering Company, an industrial engineering business established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1933 by George Meyfarth and A. J. Franz. The original company operated as a general engineering firm rather than as a narrowly defined metalworking-equipment manufacturer. Its early work created a foundation for later specialization in systems used by industrial producers. During the 1950s, Mayfran developed a series of technological innovations, including a patented hinged steel belt. The belt technology became associated with the company's movement toward the metalworking sector, where manufacturers needed durable methods for conveying metal chips, production scrap, and other by-products generated by machining and stamping. As manufacturing became more automated, the company increasingly supplied equipment and systems capable of moving, processing, separating, and managing those material streams. Mayfran's subsequent portfolio expanded around chip handling, scrap management, and industrial fluid processing. Its equipment included shredders for reducing or processing machining chips, conveyors for transferring chips and scrap, and filter systems for managing industrial fluids. The company also developed ConSep Flex, described as a general-purpose separator. These offerings enabled Mayfran to participate both in individual equipment projects and in broader automated systems designed around a customer's production process. The business grew an international operating platform consisting, according to the cited reference material, of six production facilities and 14 sales and service offices. Its activities extend across the United States, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. This network reflects the global nature of the manufacturing customers served by the company and provides a combination of production capacity and regional technical support. A major ownership milestone occurred in September 2012, when Mayfran became a member of the Tsubakimoto Chain Group of Osaka, Japan. The relationship placed Mayfran within a larger industrial organization and strengthened its connection to international material-handling and manufacturing markets. The available reference does not specify the transaction's financial terms or describe its precise legal structure. In August 2015, Mayfran appointed Frank Sraj as vice president of sales and marketing. The appointment is one of the publicly documented leadership changes in the available material and indicates attention to commercial coordination as Mayfran served customers across multiple countries and industrial applications. Mayfran's history is consequently defined by a transition from general industrial engineering to specialized metalworking and automated scrap-management systems, followed by international expansion and integration into the Tsubakimoto Chain Group. Detailed information about later management, subsequent acquisitions, revenue, employee counts, and current facility locations is not established by the supplied sources.

• 2015

  Sales and marketing leadership appointment

  [1]Mayfran Internationalen.wikipedia.org

  Frank Sraj is appointed vice president of sales and marketing in August 2015.

• 2012

  Becomes part of the Tsubakimoto Chain Group

  [1]Mayfran Internationalen.wikipedia.org

  Mayfran joins the Tsubakimoto Chain Group in September 2012.

• 1950

  Shift toward metalworking applications

  [1]Mayfran Internationalen.wikipedia.org

  Following technological developments including the patented hinged steel belt, the company focuses more closely on equipment for machining, stamping, and scrap handling. The source identifies the period as the 1950s rather than a specific year.

• 1933

  Mayfran Engineering Company is founded

  [1]Mayfran Internationalen.wikipedia.org

  George Meyfarth and A. J. Franz establish Mayfran Engineering Company as a general industrial engineering firm in Cleveland, Ohio.

An application-engineering and industrial systems brand for automated material handling, metalworking chip processing, fluid filtration, and scrap management.

• Industrial shredding equipment

  Chip-processing shredders

  Mayfran produces shredders used in chip-processing operations. These machines form part of systems for handling machining by-products and can help reduce or prepare chips for subsequent conveying, separation, fluid removal, recycling, or scrap-management steps. The supplied reference does not identify specific models, capacities, or technical specifications.

• Industrial conveying systems

  Chip and scrap conveyors

  Mayfran supplies conveyors for transporting metal chips and other scrap generated by machining, stamping, and related manufacturing processes. The company's historical technology base includes the patented hinged steel belt developed during its mid-century shift toward metalworking applications. Conveyors may be configured as part of automated production-line and scrap-management systems.

• Industrial fluid filtration

  Industrial filter systems

  Mayfran produces filter systems for industrial material- and fluid-processing applications. In metalworking environments, filtration equipment can be integrated with systems that manage machining fluids and separate contaminants from reusable process streams. The available reference confirms the product category but does not provide model names or detailed performance data.

• Material separation equipment

  ConSep Flex

  ConSep Flex is Mayfran's general-purpose separator. It is designed for separation and management of material streams in industrial or scrap-handling environments and can be used within broader automated systems. Publicly supplied material does not specify its launch date, exact separation mechanism, throughput, or current configuration range.

• 2012

  Integration into the Tsubakimoto Chain GroupM&A

  Background

  Mayfran operated as an international supplier of automated manufacturing, chip-processing, and scrap-management equipment before becoming part of the Japanese Tsubakimoto Chain Group.

  Action taken

  Mayfran joined the Tsubakimoto Chain Group in September 2012.

  Aftermath

  The affiliation placed Mayfran within a larger international industrial group. The supplied sources do not disclose transaction terms or quantify subsequent financial effects.

  Source

• 2015

  Mayfran appoints Frank Sraj to sales and marketing leadership[1]Mayfran Internationalen.wikipedia.org

  Leadership change

  In August 2015, Mayfran appointed Frank Sraj as vice president of sales and marketing.

• 2012

  Mayfran joins the Tsubakimoto Chain Group[1]Mayfran Internationalen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Mayfran became a member of Japan's Tsubakimoto Chain Group in September 2012, linking the industrial equipment company to a larger international group focused on industrial technologies.

1. 1Mayfran Internationalen.wikipedia.org