Frank Hasenfratz, 86, a Hungarian refugee to Canada who later created the auto parts powerhouse Linamar Corp., died Jan. 8.
He went into business after his boss at a previous job wouldn’t consider the importance of reducing scrap waste, a quality metric that would distinguish Linamar for decades.
Frank Hasenfratz
The 29-year-old machinist constructed his first machine shop in his backyard in 1966 and incorporated the business under the name Linamar, after daughters Linda…
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