SCHOTT North America, Inc., a subsidiary of the German technology group SCHOTT AG, announced that it has acquired ELECPAC of Cary, Illinois (USA), a division of Wilbrecht Electronics, Inc. Effective with this announcement, the division has been renamed SCHOTT ELECPAC, LLC and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SCHOTT North America, Inc. SCHOTT ELECPAC produces glass-to-metal hermetic feedthroughs, headers, and connectors used in avionics, medical devices and other electronic applications. Ron Campbell, who has 30 years in the electronic packaging industry, will become President and General Manager of SCHOTT ELECPAC, LLC.
“ELECPAC represents a tremendous opportunity for SCHOTT to expand its global manufacturing footprint in the electronic packaging space,” Andreas Becker, Chairman of the Board of SCHOTT ELECPAC, LLC. “U.S.-based manufacturing will allow us to better serve the domestic market.”
Electronic Packaging, produced by ELECPAC, complements SCHOTT’s existing manufacturing capabilities while adding glass-to-metal seal connectors for special applications.
“With the acquisition of ELECPAC, SCHOTT is now able to provide our North American customers a complete local portfolio of R&D, technical customer support, production, sales and marketing.” commented Hermann Ditz, President of SCHOTT’s Electronic Packaging business.
SCHOTT’s Electronic Packaging business unit has been developing and supplying hermetic packages and feedthroughs for more than 60 years and is a leading manufacturer of housings and other components for the reliable, long-term protection for sensitive electronics. Its core technologies are glass-to-metal and ceramic-to-metal sealing and thermal sensing components, as well as a variety of cutting edge specialty glass competences. The business unit already has a number of production sites and competence centers in several countries in Europe, like the UK, Germany and Czech Republic, as well as in Asia, e.g. Singapore, Japan, China.
SCHOTT is an international technology group that sees its core purpose as the lasting improvement of living and working conditions. To this end, the company has been developing special materials, components and systems for 125 years. The main areas of focus are the household appliances industry, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, electronics, optics and the automotive industry. The SCHOTT Group is present in close proximity to its customers with production and sales companies in all its major markets. The Group’s approximately 17,300 employees generate worldwide sales of approximately 2.2 billion euros in the fiscal year 2007/08. The company's technological and economic expertise is closely linked with its social and ecological responsibility. The parent company of the SCHOTT Group is SCHOTT AG, whose sole shareholder is the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (Foundation).
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