Manufactory for precision-mechanical measuring instruments for weather and climate from Drebach in the Erzgebirge.
Feingerätebau K. Fischer GmbH
09430 Drebach, GermanyNew on Amplifa
Precision-mechanical manufactory from Saxony
Feingerätebau K. Fischer GmbH manufactures precision-mechanical measuring instruments for weather and climate in Drebach in the Erzgebirge. Founded in 1945 by Kurt Fischer, the company produces exclusively at its site in Saxony and develops and assembles analogue barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, climate meters, weather stations, sauna instruments, clocks and barographs. Production is carried out by hand in workshops with decades of expertise; materials used include brass, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, wood and plastic. Technical core components are the patented 6-part aneroid barometer movement as well as barographs with a 7-fold copper-beryllium alloy diaphragm capsule stack. The instruments are used for indoor climate, sauna, gastronomy and wine cellars as well as for outdoor, high-seas and water sports applications; since 2012 the mechanical LUFFT measuring instruments have also been manufactured. The company distributes worldwide via dealers, online shop and direct sales.
- Site
- Drebach
- Processes
- Precision-mechanical production (handcrafted production in workshops) of meteorological measuring, Quality and visual inspection of the measuring devices, Repair/defect processing, Dealer distribution, Online shop direct sales
- Materials
- Aluminium, Stainless steel, Wood, Plastic, Copper, Brass, Chrome-plated brass, Copper-beryllium alloy (barograph diaphragm capsule stack)
- Certificates
- Quality and visual inspection of all measuring devices
- Founded
- 1945
- Industries
- Precision mechanics/Metrology, Weather and climate metrology, Wellness/Sauna, Living/Interior, Maritime navigation and water sports, Gastronomy/Wine storage
- 01
Design and development of the measuring movements
- 02
Precision-mechanical production of the components
- 03
Assembly of the measuring instruments in workshops
- 04
Quality and visual inspection
- 05
Distribution via dealers and online shop
- 06
Repair and service processing
Materials and metrology
Brass
Material for housings and measuring parts of the precision-mechanical instruments, also available chrome-plated.
Stainless steel
For indoor and outdoor housings, among others for thermo-hygrometers and sauna instruments.
Aluminium
Material for housings and instrument components.
Copper
Used among others for outdoor weather stations and instrument housings.
Copper-beryllium alloy
Diaphragm capsule stack of the barographs; its high elastic properties make it suitable for pressure measurement.
Wood
Housing material for weather stations and barographs in various veneer and colour variants.
Plastic
Material for instrument housings, e.g. sauna instruments and hygrometers.
Locations
Drebach
DEManufactory, production facility (since 1997) and administration
- Lot size
- Single-item and small-series production according to the manufactory principle
- Materials
- Brass, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, wood, plastic
- Precision-mechanical workshop production
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision-mechanical production (handcrafted production in workshops) of meteorological measuringAssembly | – | – | – | – | Brass, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Wood, Copper, Copper-beryllium alloy |
| Quality and visual inspection of the measuring devicesTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
All measuring devices are manufactured to high quality standards with checks on quality and appearance. The precision-mechanical movements are precision-manufactured; barograph movements are mounted on stone bearings.
| Evidence | Drebach |
|---|---|
| Quality and visual inspection of all measuring devices |
History
- 1945
Kurt Fischer receives permission to found a precision-mechanical workshop in Drebach in the Erzgebirge; from 1946 the first barometers are produced.
- 1958
Company renamed Feingerätebau Kurt Fischer KG; development work for aviation, micro-barographs for aircraft landing operations and altimeters for aircraft.
- 1963
Research work by Bernd Fischer in the field of hygrometry; establishment of the reputation of FISCHER hygrometers.
- 1965
Patenting of the 6-part FISCHER aneroid barometer movement; in 1967 awarded by the German Office for Metrology and Product Testing.
- 1972
Expropriation and nationalisation as VEB Feingerätebau Drebach; the FISCHER brand continues to be used.
- 1990
Reprivatisation as Feingerätebau K. Fischer GmbH and return to family ownership.
- 1997
Construction of a modern production facility in Drebach.
- 2012
Takeover of production of the mechanical LUFFT measuring instruments.
- 2015
FISCHER becomes part of the ProInn Beteiligungen GmbH corporate group.