| 12/77 |
National Moldite Co. acquired by Paul A. Oberbeck.
Prior history: |
|
1940
|
Ferricore, Inc. (Yonkers, NY) founded to mfg.
powdered iron cores for WWII military requirements |
|
1943
|
Ferricore begins mfg. Ceramic 1 permanent magnets |
|
1949
|
National Moldite Co. (Hillside, NJ) founded
to mfg. ferrite cores as an affiliate of Ferricore |
|
1956
|
NMC acquires Ferricore and relocates to Hillside,
NJ plant |
| 1960 |
NMC relocates to 14,500 SF facility on 0.9
acres located in Newark, NJ |
| 9/81 |
Oberbeck family acquires Ceramic Elements Co.
(So. Plainfield, NJ) a mfg. of soft ferrites and ceramic magnets
and relocates to Newark, NJ plant |
| 10/82 |
NMC purchases INDOX 1 (Ceramic 1) product line
and associated tooling from EMM, Indiana General Division
(Valparaiso, IN) |
| 9/83 |
NMC purchases FM-1 (Ceramic 1) product line
and associated tooling from Colt Industries, a division of
Crucible Magnetics (Elizabethtown, KY) |
| 12/86 |
NMC changes name to National Magnetics Group,
Inc. |
| 10/87 |
NMG purchases NiZn ferrite compositions, tooling
and production equipment from The Stackpole Corp., Ferrite
Products Div. (St. Marys, PA) |
| 5/90 |
NMG acquires Core-Tronics, Inc. (Orange, NJ)
a mfg. of powdered iron cores and microwave absorbers and
relocates to Newark, NJ plant |
| 6/91 |
NMG relocates to 38,000 SF facility on 5 acres
located in Bethlehem, PA |
| 10/91 |
NMG acquires CMI Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara,
CA) a mfg. of custom soft ferrites for recording head and
scientific applications. Prior history: |
| 1969 |
established as division of Data Magnetics Co.
(a mfg. of recording head ferrites) |
| 1985 |
acquired by Ceramic Magnetics, Inc. (Fairfield,
NJ) |
| 1987 |
purchased ferrite processing equipment from
IBM (Rochester, MN) |
| 1988 |
relocated to a new 22,000 SF facility in Santa
Clara, CA |
| 1988 |
acquired by Hilby-Yates, Inc. (Santa Clara,
CA) (a mfg. of head related hardware) |
| 4/92 |
CE purchases F-340 (Ceramic 1) product line
and associated equipment from Steward, Inc. (Chatanooga, TN) |
| 7/93 |
NMG purchases soft ferrite extruded product
line and associated equipment from Fair-Rite Products Corp.
(Walkill, NY) |
| 6/96 |
NMG builds 4,400 SF addition as warehouse space |
| 3/97 |
CMI relocates production operations to NMG's
Bethlehem, PA plant |
| 2/98 |
NMG acquires interest in Central Coast Ceramics,
Inc. (Salinas, CA) a start-up mfg. of microwave magnetic and
dielectric materials and components (founded by Amal Chaterjee,
ex-Chief Engineer of Pacific Ceramics, Inc., formerly Ampex
Corp., Sunnyvale, CA) |
| 9/99 |
Central Coast Ceramics changes name to 3C Microwave
and relocates to a new 5,000 SF addition to NMG's Bethlehem,
PA plant |
| 10/99 |
CMI relocates R&D and finishing operations to
NMG's Bethlehem, PA plant |
| 6/01 |
NMG establishes joint venture with Chinese magnet
manufacturer (ISO9002 and QS9000 certified) to supply grades
other than Ceramic 1 to address customer demands and broaden
magnet product line |
| 6/01 |
NMG acquires TRAK Ceramics, Inc. (Hagerstown, MD) a mfg.
of microwave magnetic and dielectric materials, and also
advanced ceramic powders. Name is changed to TCI Ceramics,
Inc. Prior History:
|
| 1972 |
started as internal ferrite materials
laboratory and grinding shop for TRAK Microwave Corp. (Tampa,
FL) |
| 1997 |
TRAK acquires Xtalonix Products, Inc.
(Columbus, OH), a microwave magnetic and dielectric material
manufacturer started by former Trans-Tech, Inc. management/employees,
including Dr. Tyke Negas (ex-Chief Engineer of Trans-Tech,
Inc., Adamstown, MD) |
| 1997 |
former European division of Trans-Tech,
Inc., Marly, France acquired |
| 1998 |
Xtalonix relocated to Hagerstown, MD plant |
| 1998 |
Xtalonix renamed TRAK Ceramics, Inc. and
ferrite operations from Tampa, FL consolidated into Hagerstown,
MD plant |
| 1/02 |
3C Microwave (Bethlehem, PA) merges with TCI
Ceramics, Inc. and assumes same name. Headquarters are established
in Bethlehem, PA with dual manufacturing sites in Bethlehem,
PA and Hagerstown, MD |
| 1/03 |
CMI and CE are merged into NMG, consolidating
resources and administration |
