Materion
Materion Corporation, founded in 1931 and headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, specializes in the manufacture and sale of advanced engineered materials for various industries, including semiconductor, aerospace, automotive, and consumer electronics. The company operates through three main segments: Performance Alloys and Composites, Advanced Materials, and Precision Coatings. The Performance Alloys and Composites segment offers a range of copper and nickel products, beryllium products, and custom metal systems. The Advanced Materials segment provides chemicals, microelectronics packaging, and specialty metal products, while the Precision Coatings segment focuses on sputter-coated thin film coatings and optical filter materials. Materion distributes its products through both company-owned facilities and independent distributors globally. The company has also established a strategic collaboration with Kairos Power to develop materials for advanced reactor technology. Formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc., Materion Corporation rebranded in 2011.
Optics Balzers AG is a manufacturer of optical thin-film components and coatings, catering to the photonics industry both in Liechtenstein and internationally. The company produces a wide range of optical components and assemblies, including filters, mirrors, prisms, and customized products, as well as various optical coatings such as dielectric and metallic coatings. Its offerings are utilized across multiple sectors, including automotive, bio-photonics, medical technology, laser and defense systems, projection display systems, and industrial applications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Balzers, Liechtenstein, Optics Balzers also has a location in Jena, Germany, and sales offices in Eschborn, Germany; Nantes, France; and Westminster, Colorado. The company was previously a subsidiary of OC Oerlikon Balzers AG.
Aerospace Metal Composites Limited manufactures metal matrix composites (MMCs) and alloys. The company offers aluminum/silicon carbide particulate MMCs, aluminum/boron carbide particulate MMCs, elevated temperature aluminum alloys, particle reinforced steels, aerospace grade aluminum alloys, high performance aluminum alloys, hyper-eutectic aluminum-silicon alloys, and aluminum nano composites. Its products are used in automotive, aerospace and defense, precision and high speed machinery, and sporting goods applications.
EIS Optics specializes in the production of optical thin film filters and coatings, focusing on glass processing, lithography, and optical subassemblies. The company caters to a diverse range of industries, including projection display, entertainment lighting, sensors, medical instruments, and gaming. EIS Optics manufactures components essential for various applications, such as projectors, cinema equipment, HDTVs, high-end handheld cameras, and gaming systems. Notably, it is recognized as the largest global manufacturer of color wheels used for color splitting in field sequential lighting management, serving the needs of digital production, video production, and video imaging. The company is committed to designing, prototyping, and producing high precision dielectric and metal thin film optical coatings to meet the demands of its clients.