Forschungs- und Applikationslabor Plasmatechnik GmbH

Forschungs- und Applikationslabor Plasmatechnik GmbH — commonly shortened to FAP GmbH — is a privately held German engineering and service company based in Dresden. According to its official website, the firm positions itself as a full-service partner for high-frequency power technology, gas, measurement and control technology (MFC), and the planning and manufacture of customer-specific systems (Sonderanlagen) and components for vacuum thin-film technology. Its address is Gostritzer Str. 67 B in 01217 Dresden, and it operates under the legal form of a GmbH, i.e. a private limited company. The company describes itself as a service provider for research and development as well as for industry, naming semiconductor production, sensor and thin-film technology, and environmental technology among its target sectors. Its service portfolio is organised around three main pillars: high-frequency technology, gas measurement and control technology, and special-purpose plant construction combined with contract coating (Lohnbeschichtung). In its own thin-film laboratory, FAP states that it can realise various technologies — for example for silicon alloys — in the form of contract coating services. Beyond pure service work, FAP offers complete service, general overhaul (Generalüberholung) and the sale of devices and components in the fields of high-frequency power technology and gas, measurement and control technology. This combination of equipment servicing, component supply, custom system engineering and in-house coating capability makes the company a niche supplier to vacuum and plasma-based thin-film manufacturing rather than a mass-market brand. FAP presents itself bilingually on its website (German and English), reflecting a customer base that extends beyond Germany into the wider European industrial and research market. The site also indicates that the company has received public funding support ("Gefördert durch") and displays certifications, although the specific funding programmes and certification bodies are not detailed in the available evidence. No parent company, ownership group or stock listing is indicated; the entity is a standalone private GmbH. Wikidata records the company simply as a company in Dresden, Germany.

Forschungs- und Applikationslabor Plasmatechnik GmbH is a Dresden-based company whose public profile is defined primarily by its current service and engineering activities rather than by a widely documented corporate history. Wikidata records the entity simply as a company in Dresden, Germany, and the official website presents the firm as an established local partner for high-frequency power technology, gas measurement and control technology, and vacuum thin-film equipment. The company's name — "Research and Application Laboratory for Plasma Technology" — reflects its origins and orientation at the intersection of plasma-based research and industrial application. Dresden is a significant centre for semiconductor and microelectronics activity in Germany, and FAP's stated customer base in semiconductor production, sensor and thin-film technology, and environmental technology aligns with that regional industrial ecosystem. Over time, FAP has built a portfolio that spans three connected areas. First, high-frequency power technology: the company offers complete service, general overhaul and sale of devices and components in this field. Second, gas, measurement and control technology (MFC): again covering service, overhaul and sales. Third, special-purpose plant construction and contract coating: FAP plans and manufactures customer-specific systems (Sonderanlagen) and components for vacuum thin-film technology, and operates its own thin-film laboratory where it can realise various technologies, such as for silicon alloys, as contract coating work. This combination of equipment servicing, component supply, custom system engineering and in-house coating capability positions FAP as a specialised supplier to vacuum and plasma thin-film manufacturing rather than a volume producer. The company presents its website in both German and English, indicating a customer base that extends beyond Germany into the broader European research and industrial market. The site also notes public funding support and displays certifications, though the available evidence does not specify the programmes or certifying bodies involved. No parent company, ownership group, founding date or stock listing is documented in the available evidence. The entity operates as a private limited company (GmbH) headquartered at Gostritzer Str. 67 B in 01217 Dresden, and remains active in its niche.

Niche B2B engineering and service partner for high-frequency power, gas measurement and control, and vacuum thin-film technology, serving research, semiconductor, sensor, thin-film and environmental technology customers.

• High-frequency power technology devices and components

  Complete service, general overhaul and sale of devices and components in high-frequency power technology.

• Gas, measurement and control technology (MFC)

  Service, overhaul and sale of gas, measurement and control technology equipment.

• Custom special-purpose systems (Sonderanlagen)

  Planning and manufacturing of customer-specific systems and components for vacuum thin-film technology.

• Contract coating (Lohnbeschichtung)

  In-house thin-film laboratory realising various technologies, such as for silicon alloys, as contract coating work.

1. 1Forschungs- und Applikationslabor Plasmatechnik GmbH - FAP Forschungs- und Applikationslabor Plasmatechnik GmbH Dresdenfap-gmbh.de
2. 2Forschungs- und Applikationslabor Plasmatechnik (Germany) - Wikidatawikidata.org