Engineered ceramics leader extends European presence and
capabilities
GOLDEN, Colorado, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CoorsTek, the
world's largest engineered ceramics manufacturer, today announced
it has acquired the Philips ceramics operation in Uden,
Netherlands. Through this
acquisition CoorsTek expands its ongoing strategic partnership with
Philips, and will serve both Philips and other regional customers
from Uden. "The integration of Uden's people, equipment, and
technology into CoorsTek extends our regional presence and
capabilities even further — a natural fit and complement to our
advanced ceramics expertise," explained Timothy Coors, Co-CEO of CoorsTek.
Video - http://youtu.be/MAt7cmie1j4
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Support Growing European Business
Adding Uden extends the CoorsTek footprint to a dozen European
manufacturing locations — in the Czech
Republic, England,
Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, and Sweden. "The Uden team will help support our
expanding customer base across Europe and around the world," said
Andreas Schneider, Executive VP of
CoorsTek in Lauf, Germany.
CoorsTek serves over 10,000 technology and manufacturing customers
in 70 countries, delivering local service from its network of 50
locations on four continents.
Build on Engineered Ceramics Technology
"CoorsTek has known and respected Philips and Uden for decades,"
added Andreas. "Combining Uden's 60 years of engineering know-how
and manufacturing capabilities with the ceramics expertise CoorsTek
has developed over the past century — it is a great opportunity to
push the frontiers of technology and help make the world measurably
better." Using advanced ceramic injection molding and automated
volume manufacturing, Uden can produce millions of high-purity
ceramic parts each year.
Extend Market Reach
As a part of Philips, Uden was focused primarily on supporting the
company's market-leading global lighting business. In addition to
securing an exclusive, long-term agreement to supply Philips
Lighting, CoorsTek will use these capabilities to serve a broader
set of customers and applications beyond lighting — including
automotive, electronics, and medical.
"Together with our Uden colleagues, the CoorsTek team will help
even more companies create and deliver amazing solutions to some of
their toughest challenges," summarized Timothy.
See the video announcement.
About CoorsTek
CoorsTek makes the world measurably better as the partner of
choice for technology and manufacturing companies worldwide whose
success requires the unique, high-performance properties of
products manufactured from engineered ceramics and advanced
materials. CoorsTek products and components touch people's lives
through amazing solutions to global challenges in energy,
transportation, information technology, healthcare, and defense,
among others. For more information about CoorsTek, including
product information, its history since 1910, and locations
throughout Europe, North America, South
America, and Asia, visit
coorstek.com.
Media Contacts
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