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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1947 |
| Seat | Bayreuth |
| management | Robert Eckert |
| Number of employees | 123 (2009) |
| sales | not published; Gross profit 2009, approx. 12 million euros |
| Branch | optics |
| Website | www.steiner.de |
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Steiner-Optik , based in Bayreuth , Bavaria , is an international manufacturer of binoculars for the military, but also for the hunting and maritime sectors. The company has been part of the Beretta group of companies since 2008 . The product range includes binoculars, riflescopes and monoculars. In addition to its own lines for hunting, seafaring, outdoor and ornithology, Steiner offers a whole range of binoculars especially for military and police use. According to its own information, Steiner-Optik is the world market leader in professional binoculars and the world's largest manufacturer of military binoculars. 200,000 to 250,000 binoculars are produced annually, 80% of which are exported.
history
Karl Steiner founded the company on November 28, 1947. The first product was the Steinette 35mm viewfinder camera . From 1955 the production was switched to high quality binoculars. In 1965 the Bundeswehr became an important customer, to whom Steiner supplied the Fero-D 12 binoculars from 1966 to around 1972. It had a specially developed shock-resistant housing made of Makrolon , a material that Steiner still uses today. Steiner was the first company to manufacture nitrogen-filled binoculars. Around 10 percent of binoculars sold go to military customers, including the US Army, the French Navy and the Indian Army. In 1989, Steiner-Optik received what it claims was the world's largest order for military binoculars up to that point, which included the delivery of 72,000 pieces to the US Army.
Other innovations by Steiner-Optik included the first binoculars with a bearing compass and the first binoculars with a laser protection filter.
In 2008 Steiner-Optik was taken over by the Beretta group of companies.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Annual financial statements for the 2009 financial year, published in the Electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Beretta-Owned Burris Acquires Steiner-Optik GmbH , accessed on August 27, 2011
- ↑ Steiner-Optik , accessed on August 27, 2011
- ↑ a b Facts about Steiner-Optik ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , accessed August 27, 2011
- ↑ a b Spotlight on Steiner ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: Sporting Rifle , May 2010
- ↑ 50 years ago in: Nordbayerischer Kurier of December 1, 2017, p. 12.
- ↑ Pictures and data on the Steinette , accessed on August 27, 2011
- ↑ Hans T. Seeger: Military binoculars and telescopes in the army, air force and navy . Hamburg, 1996, ISBN 3000004572 . Quoted after review: Zeiss Dienstglas 8x30 vs. Hensoldt DF 8x30 vs. Steiner Fero-D 12 , accessed August 27, 2011
- ↑ Steiner.de: ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , accessed August 27, 2011
- ^ Dieter Wanke: Sharp tiny thing . In: Skipper - Boats & Yachting , issue 4/2010. Online version ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 816 kB)
