Kharkov machine-building plant "FED"

The origins of the company takes in 1927 year. There has been worldwide fame and popularity thanks to the production of well-known type of cameras "FED". However, apart from this, the company also produces high-precision hydraulic and fuel regulating equipment for the aerospace and aviation industry and makes orders for other industries and railway transport engineering.

On the basis of the factory "FED" in 1993 year it was formed Joint-Stock Company "Corporation FED". Reducing FED means "Felix Dzerzhinsky". The sign of the enterprise for a long time bore the "Photo Electrodetail." It is believed that Felix Dzerzhinsky himself came up with this inscription.

History of the plant The plant was established in 1927, based on small auxiliary buildings of Children's commune FE Dzerzhinsky, under the guidance of a scientist and educator Makarenko and AS, he began his work with the production of simple cameras and electrical machines and drilling. In the future, it has been designed and mass-produced the famous compact cameras such as "FED-5», automated cameras "FED-micron-2», «FED-Micron", "FED-50», «FED-35», stereofotoapparaty "FED-Stereo "and other photographic.

Plant during World War II handed over to the People's Commissariat of Aviation Industry and because he was evacuated to the city of Berdsk, located in Siberia. The staff promptly mastered the production of fuel pumps fitted to fighter La-7 and La-5.

The factory after the war continued to produce equipment for the aviation industry, and soon began to produce products for the aerospace and other engineering industries. At the same time the release of cameras such as "FED" continued. On the basis of the aggregate merger Kharkov design bureau, the plant "FED", Pervomaisky and Machine-Building Plant Volchansk aggregate plant in 1993 year was created Closed Joint Stock Company "Corporation FED". Awarding the Order of the Red Labor Plant Banner; Order of the October Revolution.

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