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Henrik Freitag (born 00/00/0000) is the Danish American CEO of Royal Die & Stamping, Company, Inc. (RDS), philanthropist and inventor. Henrik holds 2 US patents for inventions related to the manufacturing industry and was instrumental in developing 6 US patents owned by son Erik Freitag, President of RDS.

EARLY LIFE

Freitag was born in ?? Denmark, the son of ?? and ??. Henrik grew up in the small Danish farming community known as ??? As a little boy he concurrently watched the bells ring in the church steeple every evening and German Nazi combat planes fly over the skies of his village during WW2. His elementary school classes were often relocated by Nazi troops to places like the town train station. As a young man, Henrik learned the tool and die trade in Bjelkerup Denmark, which is 50 miles south of Copenhagen. Henrik served in the Danish Army from 19??-19?? and was stationed at ??

PATENTS

Stock Reel, Patent 3,556,431, January 19, 1971

A coil stock-dispensing reel for delivering stock to a press or the like in which the reel is horizontally disposed and sufficiently narrow so that the tines of a fork lift may be used to place a heavy coil of stock on the reel. Removable attaching means are provided for the narrow reel to adequately support the coil after mounting.

THE PATENTED STAMPED BATTERY TERMINAL THAT REVOLUTIONIZED HOW CAR BATTERIES CONNECT MORE EFFICIENTLY Product is used extensively in the automotive market place. The RDS SBT system was born over 25 years ago and was developed when an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) asked RDS to participate in a design challenge to eliminate the lead cast battery terminals which were currently in place throughout the industry. During product development, company engineers traveled to the ?? desert to inspect how an RDS product held up to the extreme temperatures of Las Vegas, Nevada. Test terminals were installed into taxi cabs across the city. Old stamped battery terminals were less robust and had many warranty issues. Problems arose when adjusting or tightening a terminal to a battery. Terminals of old were manufactured with lead which is a soft, environmentally non-compliant metal.

When the design was completed and the first functional prototypes were made, the OEM had changed their product direction. Unexpectedly, another OEM approached RDS and expressed interest in the design. This was bitter sweet. While this OEM wanted the terminal design, they wanted another tier one supplier to produce it. Henrik knew if he positioned the terminal into the market place, other opportunities would arise and this perseverance paid off. Shortly after the implantation of the terminal across several automotive platforms, the original OEM discovered the new terminal was not only superior in quality, performance and durability to what they were using, but was and still is extremely versatile. Over the years the terminal proved itself in performance, reliability and cost and has become the preferred stamped terminal in the market and continues to win market share with a number of OEMS. Currently RDS makes over 10,000,000 stamped battery terminals annually.