Historie

The company FEIN was founded in the year 1867 by the 25 year-old Wilhelm Emil Fein and his brother Carl. In 1895 Wilhelm Emil Fein constructed the world’s first electric power tool: an electric hand drill. FEIN has been at the forefront of technical development in these fields ever since.

1867 Wilhelm Emil Fein founded a "mechanical workshop" in Stuttgart together with his brother Carl: the firm C. & E. FEIN.

1885 Construction of the first portable telephone.

1895 Wilhelm Emil Fein makes his mark on the history of technology with the world’s first electric power tool: an electric hand drill.

1914 Construction of the first genuine highperformance electric tool: an extremely powerful hand drill for direct and rotary current.

1925 FEIN launches the first electric screwdriver.

1927 FEIN introduces the first sheet-metal shears and the first sabre saw.

1953 Two extremely powerful new developments: the first FEIN impact wrench and the first FEIN high-frequency angle grinder.

1967 První MULTIMASTER s oscilační technologií přichází na trh, tentokrát jako bruska FEIN.

1986 FEIN presents the kinetic handle - a thorough application of ergonomic principles with respect to the shape and handling characteristics of electric power tools.

1987 The FEIN rapid-clamping system QuickIN makes using angle grinders significantly safer. The no-tool grinding disk change effectively eliminates mistakes.

1997 The high-overload FEIN HIGHPOWER MOTOR offers considerably more performance at the same operating speed than a conventional motor.

1999 Unique electric brake system EBS brings the disks of the large FEIN angle grinder to a standstill in under 3 seconds - a record for safety, ergonomics and reliability.

2000 FEIN cores drills are fitted with a QuickIN tool holder. Changing the tool is thus only a matter of seconds.

2004 Systém TipStart nástroje FEIN EVO je revolucí v dosavadní koncepci obsluhy úhlových řezačů.

2007 FEIN prezentuje novou generaci MultiMaster se systémem QuickIN a ještě lepší manipulací.