Fein (company)
The C. & E. Fein GmbH is a manufacturer of power tools and special application solutions for industry and trade in metal processing, development and automobile manufacturing. The headquarters of the company is located in Schwäbisch Gmünd - Bargau.
Business
The company has 900 employees, including 530 in Germany and has over 500 patents and 300 patent rights. 13 international subsidiaries and representations sell fine products in 45 countries.
The C. & E. Fein GmbH produces power tools for applications in machining stainless steel, high performance grinding, drilling / coring, interior design, renovation, car repair, boat maintenance and industrial series assembly.
History
In 1867 Wilhelm Emil Fein and his brother Carl in Stuttgart a "mechanical workshop " - the C. & E. Fein. The first products of the company were from 1873 medical induction apparatus. 1875 was invented by Wilhelm Emil Fein, the first electric fire alarm. In Celebration of the 25th anniversary in Culture and Convention Center hall songs you also celebrated the completion of the 1000th dynamo from own production. The city of Stuttgart in 1879 was to install a technology developed by the company fine fire detection system, consisting of a total of nine intercom stations ( Morse telegraph ) and 50 reporting stations ( fire alarms), also some phones existed. More cities with fire alarm systems Fein were (year of installation in parentheses): Nuremberg ( 1878), Gotha (1881 ), Ludwigsburg (1881 ), Frankfurt ( Oder) ( 1882), Worms (1883 ), Regensburg (1887 ), Esslingen (1891 ), Bayreuth (1891 ), Karlsruhe (1892 ), Schwerin (1894 ) and Kempten ( 1894). 1885, the company developed the first portable phone that was used for military purposes. 1895 invented the fine world's first electric hand drill, which is considered the forerunner of power tools. In 1892, the then Duchess of Württemberg, Vera Konstantinovna Romanova ( 1854-1912 ), Wilhelm Emil Fein allowed the installation of a telegraphic transfer system with which an opera could be transferred into her apartment. The first " drill with electro- pneumatic hammer mechanism " was built in 1914 by the company fine and applied for a patent. 1927 developed the first fine metal shears and the first jigsaw.
The first power tool with oscillation came in 1967 on the market at that time as Gipsverbandsäge. In 1985, the first cordless screwdriver the company. The fine - QuickIN rapid clamping system made in 1987 using angle grinders significantly safer. Tool of the Year 2001 was the fine angle grinder WSB 20-180/230. Followed in 2002 by a federal award for the angle screwdriver mammoth. The TipStart system by optical fiber of the fine Evo changed the operating concept of angle grinders, but could be on the market by the switchless operation unusual for pro users do not prevail. In 2007 the company presented a multi-master generation with QuickIN and better handling. 2011 presented the company fine the first hand-held core drilling system for metal, the KBH 25