Schäfter + Kirchhoff was founded in 1956 and it's based in Hamburg (Germany).
In this location develops, manufactures and ships high-quality optical products to customers around the world.
The company began with classic lens design and customer-specific optical solutions. The focus gradually shifted to current product lines: polarization-maintaining optical fibers, lasers for machine vision, as well as line scan cameras and scanner systems.
After 60 years of private ownership, Schäfter + Kirchhoff was taken over in 2016 by the Gregor Federau Foundation, founded by the former owner of the company to support the well-being of children and young people.
