Valsts Elektrotehniskā Fabrika
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VEF, Latvian acronym for Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (State Electrotechnical Factory), was a manufacturer of electrical and electronic products in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1919. Before World War II, it manufactured a large variety of goods, including Minox — then the world's smallest camera. After the war, it was the leading communication technology producer in the Soviet Union and the largest factory in the Latvian SSR.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (VEF)
- Company.logo
- VEF_Logo_old.gif
- Company.image
- VEF pārvaldes ēka pēc restaurācijas 2017.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Street view of the oldest building of VEF in 2017. Built by architect Heinrich Scheel in 1899
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.foundation
- 1919
- Company.location
- Riga, Latvia
- Company.area_served
- Interwar Latvia (1918–1940), Soviet Union (1940–1991), Latvia (1991–1999)
- Company.industry
- Electronics, telecommunications, radio receivers, photography, aircraft
- Company.products
- Minox, VEF Spidola, VEF I-11, etc
- Company.num_employees
- 4000 (1938)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- state-owned enterprise
- Country
- Latvia
- Located in
- Riga
- Headquarters
- Brīvības Street
- Parent organization
- Radiotehnika RRR
- Industry
- electronics
- Official website
- www.vef.lv/ru/glavnaya
- Image
- Valsts Elektrotehniska Fabrika.JPG
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- Commons category
- VEF
- inception
- 1919-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1999-01-01
- product or material produced
- Minox
- carbon footprint
- 151
Sources (6)
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Article · Italiano
VEF, acronimo lettone di Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (Fabbrica elettrotecnica di Stato), era un produttore di prodotti elettrici ed elettronici a Riga, in Lettonia. È stata fondata nel 1919. Prima della seconda guerra mondiale, produceva una grande varietà di prodotti, tra cui Minox, allora la fotocamera più piccola del mondo. Dopo la guerra, fu il principale produttore di tecnologie di comunicazione nell'Unione Sovietica e la più grande fabbrica della RSS lettone. Nel 1999 la fabbrica è stata privatizzata e riorganizzata.
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