Company Profiles

TCI Ceramics, Inc.

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/TS 16949 (& AS9100):2002 and is geared to provide continuous improvement towards defect prevention, variation reduction and customer satisfaction. We are working towards certification.

Facility: Bethlehem, PA (~ 50,000 Square Feet) (~ 1:30 hours from New York City, NY and Philadelphia,PA)

Employees: ~ 20

Ownership: National Magnetics Group, Inc.

Founded: 1972 (current ownership: 2001)