35- Maschinenfabrik Fredenhagen

In 1840, the Seebaß & Comp. iron foundry, founded in 1829, set up shop in Offenbach. The company produced lamps, clock cases, beds, grave crosses, columns, grilles and other iron and bronze products. In the second half of the 19th century, mechanical engineering replaced the art casting of consumer goods. After Wilhelm Fredenhagen took over production in 1872, the focus of the machine factory with its own foundry was on engine construction. In 1904, production was relocated to the newly built factory on the outer Sprendlinger Landstraße. At this time, Fredenhagen had around 200 employees. In the following decades, the company complex was further expanded and specialized in conveyor systems and elevators from the 1920s onwards. In 1938, the company was "Aryanized".
Further expansion took place during the Second World War, with forced laborers being used to produce mainly for the armaments industry. Immediately after the end of the war, the badly damaged factory was repaired and the production of transportation systems was resumed. Production ceased in 2006 and the company filed for bankruptcy in 2009. The buildings are now professionally marketed for company and product presentations.