"Precision" is the magic word for everything that happens at Feingerätebau K. Fischer. This was already the case when Kurt Fischer, a trained aeronautical engineer, founded the manufactory in 1945 in the small town in the Ore Mountains. Since then, the company has meticulously produced mainly measuring instruments for weather and climate observation, i.e. thermometers, barometers and hygrometers.

There is still a real Fischer here today. Peter Fischer, the grandson of the founder, explains how closely he is connected to the company: "I myself worked in various departments during the vacations when I was still at school. After my studies, I then took over as sales manager. Continuing the family business in the third generation is a great challenge and a wonderful task at the same time."

Today, all important manufacturing and processing steps take place in the basement of the two-storey company building: The scales are screen-printed onto the anodized aluminium and wooden frames are milled in the joinery. In the soldering shop, the all-important cans for the barometers are made from a corrosion-resistant copper-beryllium alloy. And then there is the hall with the presses, punches and lathes for metal processing. Here, for example, the employees draw the housings and punch individual parts for the movements. Many of the steps require manual work, from soldering and polishing to assembly and adjustment.

MAGAZIN has implemented two collaborations with the Erzgebirger Manufaktur: The CHANGE weather station - which combines the most important meteorological measurements with a barometer, thermometer and hygrometer - and the OPTIMUM room climate meter (see page 87). What is unusual about these devices is the graphic design of the dial. The product developers at MAGAZIN put their heads together with the Fischer team to achieve this: the reduction and redesigned color scheme of the display makes it possible to record the measurement results even more quickly. What always remains the same is the high quality craftsmanship and inimitable precision that the traditional company from the Ore Mountains will continue to stand for for many years to come.