Faustel Inc., founded in 1956, is a web converting equipment specialist based in Wisconsin, USA, which partners with Jagenberg Converting Solutions to supply turnkey secondary-battery electrode and separator coating equipment in North America.
1. Company Overview
- Company Name: Faustel Inc.
- Founded: 1956, by founders Everett Faulls and Walter Stelling (the company name is a blend of the two founders’ surnames)
- Headquarters: Germantown, Wisconsin, USA
- Business: Coating, laminating, and winding equipment (paper, film, and foil converting industries, with battery applications)
2. History and Workforce
The company began in 1956 as a design and engineering services firm (Faustel Engineering Co.) in a first-floor rented office on Milwaukee’s east side. Driven by advances in polymer chemistry technology from the aerospace industry, it expanded into coating and laminating equipment, and over more than 65 years of operating history built out dedicated battery and separator coating Specialty Lines. More recently, it has partnered with Germany’s Jagenberg Converting Solutions (JCS, part of the Jagenberg Group that also owns KAMPF) to jointly supply gigascale turnkey equipment for North American battery electrode, fuel cell, and separator production.
The company remains privately held, with the founding family still actively involved in management. Detailed workforce composition is (undisclosed).
3. Core Technology and Key Equipment
The company offers roll-to-roll (R2R) coating and laminating equipment spanning lab to production scale, including Modular Coating Lines (MCL), LabMaster narrow-web/pilot coating lines, and the TecMaster R&D lab/pilot coater.
- Modular Coating Lines (MCL) — modular lines for battery and separator coating
- LabMaster narrow-web/pilot coating lines (300 mm / 600 mm)
- TecMaster R&D lab/pilot coater
- Joint turnkey lines with Jagenberg Converting Solutions (coating–drying–slitting–wet/dry calendering)
4. Production Infrastructure and Quality Assurance
The company operates its own Technology Center at its Germantown, Wisconsin headquarters, supporting customer product and process development. Detailed factory floor area is (undisclosed).
5. Delivery Track Record and Partnerships
The company states it supplies equipment to customers across industries including pharmaceutical, filter membrane, battery, industrial, and consumer goods, though individual battery-customer names are (undisclosed).
6. Financial Status and Roadmap
As a privately held company, financial figures including revenue are (undisclosed).
Through its partnership with Jagenberg Converting Solutions, the company is pursuing expanded turnkey solutions supporting North American electrode, fuel cell, and separator production from lab scale through gigascale mass production.
This profile was compiled based on publicly available sources including the company’s official website (faustel.com, jcs-faustel.com), ZoomInfo, Thomasnet, and MilwaukeeJobs.com. Unverified figures and undisclosed information have not been arbitrarily included.