Research institute for mineral and metallic materials / precious metals / precious stones
| FEE - Research Institute for Mineral and Metallic Materials Precious Metals / Precious Stones | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Company with limited liability |
| founding | 1990 |
| Seat |
Idar-Oberstein , Germany
|
| management | Andreas Pahl |
| Branch | Crystal growing |
| Website | www.fee-io.de |
The Research Institute for Mineralogical and Metallic Materials Edelmetalle / Edelsteine GmbH (FEE) is a research institute and production company based in Idar-Oberstein in Rhineland-Palatinate .
Company profile
The FEE is an institution that artificially produces laser crystals. It grows and processes crystals that are used in medicine, industry and technology. Every year around 1,000 crystals are grown in the FEE laboratories, which are used in welding and cutting lasers in the automotive industry. Many crystals are also used in medical devices. This makes the FEE a unique institution in Europe.
In addition to the production of crystals, the FEE researches new methods for the production of crystals and for increasing the crystal quality. Its facilities include a scanning electron microscope which, for example, enables materials to be tested right down to the crystal structure. The FEE works closely with the Institute for Geosciences at the University of Mainz .
75 percent of the institute is owned by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate , ten percent of the shares are held by the city of Idar-Oberstein and the district of Birkenfeld ; the remaining five percent belong to the Federal Association of the Gemstone and Jewelry Industry.
history
The institute was founded in 1990 as a GmbH . Lothar Ackermann was managing director from the start until July 2017. After his retirement, Andreas Pahl took over the function.
In November 2017 it was announced that the state of Rhineland-Palatinate will part with its shares and that these will be sold in a public tender.
In 2018 it was announced that the shareholders had sold their stake in the US company Electro-Optics Technology (EOT).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Imprint
- ↑ Research Institute for Mineral and Metallic Materials Precious Stones / Precious Metals (FEE)
- ↑ FEE Idar-Oberstein: A facility that is unique in Europe turns 20 years old. (No longer available online.) In: Nahe-Zeitung . August 20, 2010, archived from the original on April 29, 2016 ; Retrieved April 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.rhein-zeitung.de/region/lokales/nahe_artikel,-fee-land-will-seine-teile-am-forschungsinstitut-verkaufen-_arid,1731350.html
- ↑ https://www.rhein-zeitung.de/region/lokales/nahe-zeitung_artikel,-usunternehmen-uebernehmen-das-idarobersteiner-forschungsinstitut-fee-_arid,1870108.html
