AXTAL was establihed in 2003 as a spun-off from the previous TELE QUARZ by Bernd Neubig, a Physicist and Electronic Engineer. Its staff comprised more than 80 years of cummulated experience and expertise in the Quartz Crystal Industry. The company is fully privately owned by Bernd and Brigitte Neubig, who are also the Managing Directors of the company. The legal name of the entity is AXTAL GmbH & Co. KG. AXTAL's facilities are located in Southern Germany, close to Heidelberg, in the so-called "Crystal Valley" area. Wheras the administration is in the town of Lobbach, the R&D, production line and testing facilities are located in Roemerring 9 in D-74821 Mosbach.