GFE - Gesellschaft für Fertigungstechnik und Entwicklung Schmalkalden e. V.

Contact

• Phone: +49 (0)3683/6900 - 0
• email: info(at)gfe-net.de
• Internet: www.gfe-net.de
• Location: Näherstiller Str. 10, D-98574 Schmalkalden
• Legal representative: Herr Dr. Tibor Cselle (Vorstandsvorsitzender)

Activities

- Application-oriented initial research, job order research, technology-oriented consultancy and services as well as cooperation and production services (prototype making, test benches)

Products

- Tools for chipping, hard material coating, precision parts, test benches (e.g. for the automotive industry)

Cooperations

- Forschungskooperation mit Hochschulen und Unternehmen

R&D focus

- Tool technology/manufacturing technologies, especially for chipping, coating and surface treating, measuring technology

Further information

- private, close-to-business (nonprofit) research association - founded in 1992 in succession of the former research centre of the tool manufacturing industry in the tool combine of Schmalkalden - more than 134 members (enterprises, research facilities, municipal entities, and others) - the GFE e. V. maintains the Institute of Tool Technology and Quality Management (IWQ) as well as the Tool Certification and Inspection Authority (VPS)

Certificates

accredited GS (tested safety) facility for tool testing

Sectors

Automotive industry
Raw material and material-efficient production processes
Mechanical and plant engineering
Metalworking
Metals and semiconductors
Nano technology
Measurement and control technology/Sensor technology

Virtual Car Thuringia

other engineering services
equipment for production facilities
R&D production facilities and garages

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