3M Technical Ceramics
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| legal form | Branch of 3M Germany GmbH |
| founding | 1922 |
| Seat | Kempten (Allgäu) , Germany |
| Number of employees | 656 |
| sales | EUR 110 million |
| Branch | Technical ceramics |
| Website | www.technical-ceramics.3mdeutschland.de/de.html |
| As of December 31, 2014 | |
3M Technical Ceramics (formerly Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten , until 2015 ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG ) is a company based in Kempten (Allgäu) and a branch of 3M Germany . In 2011 the company made a profit of 27 million euros on total sales of 116 million euros. ESK Ceramics has been part of the 3M Group since December 2012 .
Company history
The company founded in 1922 by Max Schaidhauf in Sankt Mang as Elektroschmelzwerk Kempten (ESK) in the legal form of a stock corporation began in 1925 with the production of silicon carbide . The Dr. Alexander Wacker Gesellschaft für Elektrochemische Industrie took over the majority of ESK shares in 1933. After a fire in 1936, the company was rebuilt with a higher number of employees. In 1940 boron carbide was produced for the first time .
Because of a shortage of electricity, the smelting plant was relocated to the branch in Frechen-Grefrath in 1952 . It was converted into a limited liability company . In 1955 the melting plant was completely outsourced to Grefrath. The production of mixed ceramics for metallization began in 1962. Ten years later, the surface was refined with nickel-diamond.
In 1977 the production of silicon and boron carbide components based on pressureless sintering succeeded . In 1979 the world's first hot isostatic press was put into operation at temperatures above 1900 ° C for the production of non-oxide ceramics. In 2001 two hot presses with a pressing force of 600 tons were completed.
At the end of 2004, the Californian company Ceradyne acquired the Kempten electrical smelter . This was in turn taken over by 3M in 2012/2013 .
In 2006, a new material based on titanium diboride ( titanium with two boron parts) was developed.
Products
- Additives, powders, grains
- Antioxidants and deoxidants
- Ceramic ballistic protection
- Sealing components
- Nozzles
- Foundry accessories
- Components for plant construction
- Cosmetic powder
- Bearing components
- Microreactors
- Surface technology
- Frictional connection elements
- Tube
- Release agents and lubricants
- Evaporation boat
- Heat exchanger
- Accessories for the glass industry
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG. Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2014 (Federal Gazette)
- ↑ Ralf Lienert: Sankt Mang glances. History of the community 1818–1972. An inventory 30 years after the municipal reform. Kempten 2002, pp. 220-224.
- ↑ CERADYNE, INC. TO ACQUIRE ESK CERAMICS IN MAJOR MOVE TO DIVERSIFY, SUSTAIN GROWTH , July 1, 2004
- ↑ History & Milestones In: esk.com (accessed on May 28, 2013)
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 23.3 " N , 10 ° 19 ′ 50.6" E