Fixed point SU(3) gauge actions: Scaling properties and glueballs

We present a new parametrization of a SU(3) fixed point (FP) gauge action u sing smeared ("fat") gauge links. We report on the scaling behaviour of the FP action on coarse lattices by means of the static quark-antiquark potent ial, the hadronic scale r(0), the string tension sigma and the critical tem perature T-c of the deconfining phase transition. In addition, we investiga te the low lying glueball masses where we observe no scaling violations wit hin the statistical errors.