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 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™ actuator technology introduced
2010 2010 More than 160 Employees