3M Technical Ceramics

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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

Logo until 2014

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

  1. a b ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG. Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2014 (Federal Gazette)
  2. Ralf Lienert: Sankt Mang glances. History of the community 1818–1972. An inventory 30 years after the municipal reform. Kempten 2002, pp. 220-224.
  3. CERADYNE, INC. TO ACQUIRE ESK CERAMICS IN MAJOR MOVE TO DIVERSIFY, SUSTAIN GROWTH , July 1, 2004
  4. History & Milestones In: esk.com (accessed on May 28, 2013)

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Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 23.3 "  N , 10 ° 19 ′ 50.6"  E