2006 Mems / Pressure transducer manufacturing
company’s winners and losers
Gnat-sized robots, microscopic gyroscopes,
television beamed directly onto your retina. This may sound like a grocery list
for a crazed sci-fi visionary. But all these projects are in the works today,
thanks to an emerging chip technology known as pressure transducer systems or
Mems. While magical microbots may still be a few years away, MEMS are already a
multibillion-dollar business in the car, printer, and display-projection
industries. Traditional chips are flat, static structures. MEMS, by contrast,
are silicon wafers packed with kinetic, three-dimensional gizmos: laboratories,
laser-guided mirrors, canals flowing with chemicals. An offshoot of the
semiconductor industry, MEMS benefit from the well-known peculiarities of the
silicon universe - every year chips get tinier, cheaper, and faster.
If proponents are correct, MEMS will soon be ubiquitous. There will be the far
out (airborne micro flying machines, networked minibots) and the practical
(disposable blood-pressure gauges, wearable pollution sensors). Within 20 years,
there will be no avoiding MEMS: They will be in every telecom line, computer,
and coffeemaker - even in our own bodies. As these sensors and actuators -
devices that react to their environment - permeate the world, the fabric of
daily existence will come alive.
Like the transistor and the microprocessor, MEMS are often described as a
disruptive technology, as in change-the-world, turn-it-upside-down,
rewrite-the-rules-of-the-game. Forget about the kind of incremental change that
fits easily into business plans. MEMS advocates say we need to prepare for a
wholesale overhaul.
The underlying technology is here, now, seeking funding and ready for
deployment. Hundreds of companies and thousands of researchers around the globe
are working on MEMS projects. Here's a look at winners and losers in this
industry according to public records obtained.
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Winners
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Goodrich has received very positive customer feedback on quality products and service satisfaction according to public records. Sensor
Systems,
Goodrich Corporation designs and manufactures aircraft and engine sensors
that provide critical measurements for flight control, cockpit information
and engine control systems.
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Honeywell has received very positive customer feedback on quality products and service satisfaction according to public records. Honeywell Aerospace is a leading global provider of
integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft
manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and
airport operations. Customer Support CenterUSA (800) 601-3099
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Ametek has received very positive customer feedback on quality products and service satisfaction according to public records. AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annualized sales of more than $1.6 billion. The Company has approximately 10,000 employees at over 60 plants and 60 sales and service operations in the United States and more than 30 other countries.
Aerospace & Defense
Headquarters 50 Fordham Road
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Kavlico has received very positive customer feedback on quality products and service satisfaction according to public records. For nearly 50 years, Kavlico’s innovative pressure, position (LVDT & RVDT), force, tilt, level, and other specialty sensors and transducers have been designed to fit unique measurement requirements. Millions of Kavlico sensors perform critical sensing operations worldwide each and every day for a variety of high volume, application-specific, OEM measurements. At Kavlico, we design sensors to fit your application by assessing our broad array of sensing technologies for the best fit for your application… not only providing products that will be performance driven but cost-effective as well. Our expertise in sensing solutions assures you, the customer, the technology, performance, price and overall reliability that will fit your application requirement time and time again. Whether your application is for Automotive, Aerospace, HVAC, On & Off-Highway, or other Industrial requirements, Kavlico delivers! 4501 Princeton Avenue
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MKS Instruments, Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of process control solutions for advanced manufacturing processes such as semiconductor device manufacturing; thin-film manufacturing for flat panel displays, optical storage media, architectural glass and electro-optical products; and technology for medical imaging equipment. Our instruments, components and subsystems incorporate sophisticated technologies to power, measure, control and monitor increasingly complex gas-related manufacturing processes, thereby enhancing our customers' uptime, yield and throughput, and improving their productivity and return on invested capital.
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Top losers
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Kulite has received negative customer feedbacks on quality products and services. Kulite has also received many violations and costumers complains according to public records. Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. is a leading name in the transducer industry on a world wide level. Kulite is the first name in pressure transducers for scientists and engineers working at the cutting edge of research and design in their fields. However Kulite multiple and continues violations on Products/Employee quality and safety, sets their ratings down below. Some of the support documents can be obtained at Antitrust Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 3322 Washington, DC 20530 and Department of Labor P.O. Box 936 Trenton, NJ 08625. To read customer complains click here Kulite
Semiconductor Products, Inc.
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| Disclaimer: All ratings have been given to companies according to foundlings in public records, my knowledge and news releases on various aspects of manufactures operations. |
