PI Ceramic History
- 1880 Discovery of piezoelectric activity by J. and P. Curie
- 1890 First porcelain manufacturing company in Hermsdorf, Germany (10 miles from the PI Ceramic factory)
- 1918 HESCHO Trust, 1000 employees, world-leader in electro-ceramics at the time
- 1931 First ceramic capacitor
- 1943 Ceramic processing know-how transferred to Japan
- 1945 KWH (Keramische Werke Hermsdorf) founded
- 1952 First PZT transducer materials (PIEZOLAN ™) manufactured at KWH
- 1989 KWH is split into different companies
- 1992 PI and employees of KWH found PI Ceramic (2000 square meters, 21500 sq. ft. )
- 2000 PI Ceramic employs 70 people
- 2002 PI Ceramic expands factory to 6840 square meters (73600 square feet)
- 2003 PICMA™ piezo actuator technology introduced
- 2010 2010 More than 160 Employees
- 2011 Third factory extension, more than 200 employees
- 2012 PI Ceramic piezo actuators work on Mars onboard Mars Rover Curiosity
