Forges de Niaux
Located in a valley of the Pyrenees famous for metal forging since the 1800s, Forges de Niaux traces its history back to 1945, when American farming techniques began filtering into Europe.
Today, the company manufactures 1.2 million discs each year and exports 80% of those across 5 continents.
Renowned worldwide for its commitment to innovation, Forges de Niaux is at the forefront of blade design and manufacturing. The company is always striving to bring forth the next generation of disc blade, combining premium quality materials with advanced engineering that delivers optimal efficiency and a longer lifespan than anything else on the market.
FKL
Exclusive in the US to Wearparts, FKL is a world leader in the development and manufacture of advanced bearing hub technology.
Based in Serbia, eastern Europe, FKL specializes in roller bearing hubs for agricultural applications, designed specifically to cope with extreme, often variable radial and axial loads while operating in highly contaminated environments.
Among their many benefits, FKL bearings offer a unique and highly superior sealing system that prevents soil and other contaminants from getting into the bearing, while preventing lubricant egress for reliable performance and a significantly longer lifespan
Otico
Located in the famous Brie region of northern France, OTICO is a family-owned business famous around the world for the quality and ingenuity of its agricultural roller and wheel technology.
Over the last 50+ years, OTICO has filed more than 50 patents for its products, which include pioneering wheel and agricultural rollers specifically designed to mitigate against soil compaction and promote agronomic efficiency.
Offering more than 350 product variations, exported to 46 countries worldwide, OTICO manufactures over a million of their famous ‘Farmflex’ gauge wheel and tire assemblies each year. These unique wheels, featuring semi-solid tires in a range of profiles, are chosen by Wearparts and many other OEM brands because of their longevity, efficiency and soil-friendly design.
Group Schumacher
Founded in Germany and employing more than 600 people across Europe, North and South America, Russia and China, Group Schumacher is a global player in the agriculture industry and brings together legacy expertise across all areas of harvest machinery including drive and cutting systems, crop lifters and knotting.
A family business since its inception, for over 50 years Group Schumacher has been dedicated to innovation in harvesting. The Group encompasses four brands; SCH cutting systems and crop lifters; EWM drive systems; Radura cutting parts and Rasspe knotting and tying systems.
The company is heavily invested in research and innovation projects, working with farmers, scientists and engineering partners worldwide to bring the very latest in harvest technology to the agriculture market.