PI Mourns a Founding Partner
On December 12, 2005 Heinz G. Lossau died at the age of 82. Mr. Lossau
was a co-founder and longtime senior partner of Physik Instrumente (PI)
GmbH & Co. KG in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was also one of PI's Executive
Directors until he retired in September 2004.
Heinz Lossau was born in Berlin on January 25, 1923. After earning a
degree in Physics and enjoying a varied professional career, he founded
Polytec GmbH in 1967. Polytec, in Waldbronn, Germany, grew to become the
successful international enterprise it is today in the field of laser
technology.
He was one of the initiators of PI's relocation from Munich to the
Karlsruhe area in 1977 and a co-founder of Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH
& Co. KG. Here, again, he showed good instinct and foresight in
appraising the economic potential of piezoelectric technology.
With his help, Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & CO. KG developed from a
small company to a leading international enterprise with eight
subsidiaries, a total of more than 350 employees, and more than 50
million euros total sales.
Partners, management and staff will continue the pioneering work of PI
in the spirit of Heinz Lossau. Despite his passing, all operations of
the company will continue unchanged.
