Company Profiles
TCI Ceramics, Inc.
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| Hagerstown, MD plant |
Industry: Manufacturer of technical ceramics (magnetic
and advanced materials)
Products/Applications:
Garnets and Ferrites(MW): circulator and isolator elements,
phase shifters, thin film substrates
Dielectrics: typically used in conjunction with ferrite
components in circulator and isolator elements and phase shifters.
Also, used for thin and thick film circuit applications and high
Q capacitor applications.
Dielectric Resonators: used in oscillator and filter/combiner
applications where miniaturization, temperature stability and
low loss are required. Resonator supports are also supplied.
Hexagonal Ferrites: millimeter wave isolators
Advanced Materials: custom powders for abrasion resistant
and thermal barrier coatings (TBC) for gas-turbine (aircraft
and power generation) engines utilizing electron-beam physical
vapor deposition (EB-PVD), solid oxide fuel cells utilizing thermal
spraying, low temperature co-fired materials (LTCC)
Industries Served: Telecommunications (wireless handsets
and base stations), Satellite TV, Global Positioning Systems,
Defense/Aerospace, Automotive and Custom R&D
Strategy: Superior customer service through serving our
customer base with quality products on-time and at a competitive
price, backed by significant industry experience and research
and development capabilities.
Strengths: High volume production capability, quick delivery,
technical support, research and development capability.
Quality: Our quality system adheres to the guidelines
of ISO-9000 and is geared to provide continuous improvement towards
defect prevention, variation reduction and customer satisfaction.
We expect to be ISO9001:2000 (with TS16949 compliance) certified
in the first quarter of 2005.
Facilities
(HQ & Mfg.): Bethlehem, PA (~ 5,000 Square Feet) (~ 2:15 hours
from Hagerstown, MD)
(Mfg.): Hagerstown, MD (~ 46,000 Square Feet) (~ 1:15 hours
from Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD)
Employees: ~ 25
Ownership: National Magnetics Group, Inc.
Founded: 1972 (current ownership 2001)
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