The Schneider Group specializes in developing, producing and manufacturing high-performance lenses and filter systems for industrial applications, cine and photography. It also offers high-quality precision mechanics and servo hydraulics. The company’s main brand “Schneider-Kreuznach” stands for state of-the-art technology from Germany. The group has been a world market leader in the field of high-performance lenses for many years. The Schneider Group consists of Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH (Bad Kreuznach) founded in Bad Kreuznach in 1913, and its subsidiaries Pentacon (Dresden), Schneider Optics (New York, Los Angeles) and Schneider Optical Technologies (Shenzhen). The Schneider Group has around 600 employees worldwide, including 390 at its German headquarters.