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The story
Founded by Wilhelm Emil Fein in 1867, in Karlsruhe.1
In 1867, Wilhelm Emil Fein and his brother Carl founded a "mechanical workshop" in Stuttgart, the company C. & E. Fein. By 1873, the company had begun its first product line, focusing on medical induction apparatus and medical inductors. Two years later, Wilhelm Emil Fein invented the first electric fire alarm. In 1879, the city of Stuttgart installed a comprehensive fire alarm system developed by Fein, which included nine intercom stations (morse telegraphs), 50 alarm stations, and several telephones.
The company's growth continued, during its 25th anniversary celebration at the Liederhalle Culture and Congress Centre, C&E Fein celebrated the completion of its 1000th dynamo machine. Fein's fire alarm systems were widely adopted in cities including Nuremberg (1878), Gotha (1881), Ludwigsburg (1881), Frankfurt (Oder) (1882), Worms (1883), Regensburg (1887), Eßlingen am Neckar (1891), Bayreuth (1891), Karlsruhe (1892), Schwerin and Kempten (1894).
In 1895, Fein invented the electric hand drill, which is considered the forerunner of power tools.
The first "drill with electro-pneumatic hammer mechanism" was built in 1914 by the company and applied for a patent. Fein developed the first tin snips and the first jigsaw in 1927. In the 1950s, a handy small drill called "Fein-Zwerg" (Fein-Dwarf) helped boost popularity.
The first power tool with oscillation technology was launched in 1967, at the time as a plaster band cast saw. In 1985, the company's first cordless screwdriver appeared. In 1987, the Fein quick-clamping system QuickIN made the handling of angle grinders considerably safer. In 2007, the company presented a MultiMaster generation with QuickIN and better handling. In 2011, Fein presented the first handheld core drilling system for metal, KBH 25.
From Wikipedia’s article on Fein (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5