Fliegl Grassland Technology: Successful Start with Lorch Welding Equipment

Mar 06, 2025

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Fliegl Grassland Technology relies on welding equipment from Lorch. The company was only founded in 2022 and achieved a successful start with Micor MIG.

"The Micor MIG is a great all-rounder and the new torches with their easy handling and technical refinements greatly facilitate our daily work." Tom Anders, head of welding technology at Fliegl Grünlandtechnik in Kirchdorf, Upper Bavaria (Germany), is enthusiastic about the performance of his Micor MIG systems and the new add-ons. The young company, which manufactures large forage wagons for agricultural enterprises and contractors, relies entirely on Lorch's welding technology.

In September 2022, Andreas Fliegl launched the company with five employees. The global corporation Claas wanted to divest its forage wagon division as it no longer fit into its core business and was looking for a buyer for the products that were well-established in the market under the name "Cargos". This was an opportunity for the 25-year-old Andreas Fliegl, whose grandfather founded the company Fliegl in 1970 and whose father, Josef Fliegl, expanded it into a Europe-wide group of companies for agricultural machinery, to take on entrepreneurial responsibility himself.

Today, Fliegl Grünlandtechnik employs over 40 staff who manufacture up to 70 "Cargos" forage wagons a year in Kirchdorf, Upper Bavaria. In the medium term, the output is expected to increase to 300 wagons per year. With a length of up to twelve meters and a permissible total weight of 34 tons, the "Cargos" is a complex high-tech product. Up to 800 welded assemblies form the basis of the various versions. Andreas Fliegl: "Welding is everything for us—whether it's the main frame, drawbar, cutting unit, front gate, or rear flap. And because the components are very large, welding is almost exclusively done by hand."

"Before starting production in 2023, we looked at various welding solutions. The excellent welding processes and the fact that Lorch offers good service support and short decision-making processes gave Lorch the advantage," summarizes Andreas Fliegl regarding the selection process. The trained metalworker previously set up an assembly line and the associated quality assurance in a family manufacturing plant. An experience that the young entrepreneur has also implemented excellently in his own plant.

The flexible adjustment options of the all-round machine Micor MIG and highly efficient welding processes have already proven to be excellent. "And despite all the flexibility, the machines are easy to operate," Andreas Fliegl emphasizes. An important plus. Because every welder can make their own optimal (fine) settings. Satisfied welders are very important to him, as 80 percent of all welds at Fliegl need to be done by hand, and often angled spots make accessibility difficult. "That's where the very pleasant and intuitive operation of the systems is very beneficial to us," says Fliegl. Thanks to dynamic control technology and predefined synergic welding programs, after selecting the material/wire/gas and welding process, all further parameters are automatically set. Suitable for the upcoming task, welding position, and welding feel, each welder can then individually and as needed readjust the arc dynamics from hard to soft.

Another advantage of the systems is their upgradeability and the ability to bring transparency into one's own welding production. With NFC technology, additional welding processes, welding programs, and work-simplifying functions can be added at any time without external help. Frequently recurring welding jobs can also be saved on NFC job cards and quickly recalled when needed.

Capturing and analyzing all welding production data to make the productivity and processes of each individual weld seam traceable in detail is easily and cost-effectively managed through the Lorch Connect cloud solution.

Welding in the company is predominantly done in pulse mode. Andreas Fliegl: "With the pulse welding process, we achieve optimal welds. On one hand, in terms of manufacturing technology and appearance, and on the other hand, we significantly reduce rework as hardly any spatter occurs." Important criteria since Fliegl Grünlandtechnik is in the top league with its forage wagons, and besides high manufacturing quality, the appearance of the seams plays an increasingly important role. Andreas Fliegl: "Here, I am also personally a perfectionist. After all, the overall success of Fliegl products is based on high product quality."

The excellent quality of the pulse welding processes is also confirmed by Tom Anders: "Less spatter, less distortion, and the seam looks better," he emphasizes the advantages. The head of welding technology at Fliegl previously worked in container construction, has done a lot of welding himself, and therefore brings a lot of welding experience. He also sees benefits in the new torches with which the systems are equipped. "With their lightweight and slim design, they fit well in the hand, and the operation directly on the torch greatly simplifies welding."

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The in-house torch was completely redeveloped by Lorch. The Powermaster version, with a display and buttons directly in the torch handle, allows for easy operation of the Lorch welding system even from a distance. The torch is optimally balanced, features an ergonomically designed handle, and its contour-friendly shape ensures smooth welding even with oscillating movements of the torch. A multi-ball joint provides effective kink protection and allows for full mobility of the hose package in all directions. The torches are also optimally designed for pulse welding and equipped with a Euro central connection. This allows the Lorch processes to be perfectly welded on all existing Lorch MIG-MAG systems at Fliegl.

The "Cargos chop transport and combo wagons" are considered flexible "full-liners" in agricultural transport technology. For example, in the combo wagon, the entire loading unit, weighing just under three tons, can be removed in just 20 minutes and converted into a chop transport wagon with additional payload. The plant in the industrial park in Kirchdorf was officially opened in March 2024 with a grand inauguration ceremony. Several thousand visitors were able to view the state-of-the-art production facility, where all production processes are combined under one roof and welding is the central manufacturing process, and gain an impression of how "made in Germany" is still being excellently implemented.