A blacksmith by the name Friedrich August Mühlhoff founded his company for drilling tools in October 1865 in Remscheid in the heart of the county "Bergisches Land", Germany. The company, which is trading under the name FAMAG today, can now look back on more than 135 years of expertise and tradition in the production of drilling and cutting tools.

FAMAG initially started with the production of Ring-, Twist- and Spoon Auger Bits for carpenters and coach-builders. Many new products like machine bits for woodworking and drills for metal, stone, masonry, soil augers and various other tools have been taken on since. Our product portfolio now comprises of a broad range of drilling and cutting tools for woodworking and all other kinds of materials. - Our tools are being valued by industry, professional trade and do-it-yourselfer in a wide range of applications.

FAMAG can only meet the highest quality standards by adopting the very latest manufacturing methods which comprises of CNC machines and robots. Our tradition of constant product improvement and development of new tools guarantees a product quality which is second to none.

Our products are distributed worldwide under the trade mark FAMAG. Our latest product, the innovative Bormax Forstner Bit is a trade mark and is protected by patents.

FAMAG is run in private ownership today by graduate engineer Ralf Hunke and Thomas Pomp, Managing Directors.