PI Ceramic Invests in New Building to Boost Production Capacities

The new building of PI Ceramic in Lederhose, Thuringia.

Cleanroom area for the production of piezo components.

"Construction of the new building has increased our operational area by approx. 7,500 square meters and doubled our cleanroom area.” emphasized Dr. Patrick Pertsch, CEO of PI Ceramic GmbH. He also announced, "As the demand for our products and solutions continues to grow in all markets, we will continue to invest in our premises." In the past decade, PI Ceramic quadrupled its turnover and more than doubled the number of employees to 430. The subsidiary of Physik Instrumente GmbH & Co.KG (PI) not only supplies its parent company with components for piezo systems and piezo motors, but also delivers directly to numerous high-tech industries, from Semiconductor Manufacturing to Medical Technology.

The investments in the PI subsidiary in Lederhose are part of the PI Group's "Maximum On-Time Delivery" initiative. In 2021 and 2022 it has invested a total of more than 63 million euros in expanding the production of components and systems for the markets of Semiconductor Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, Photonics and Microscopy & Life Sciences. In 2021 PI increased its turnover by 27 percent and is also expecting significant growth in the current fiscal year.

PI Ceramic in Brief
Redefining the limits of what can be measured and moved, together with our customers: As a worldwide partner with 30 years of expertise, PI Ceramic develops and manufactures sophisticated piezoceramic components and subsystems for applications in the areas of medical technology, industrial ultrasonic sensors, and precision dosing. One hundred of the currently 430 employees at the Lederhose location in Thuringia, Germany, work in research and development. PI Ceramic is part of the PI (Physik Instrumente) Group, the innovation and market leader for high-precision positioning technology.

PI Ceramic GmbH
Lindenstrasse
07589 Lederhose, Germany
www.piceramic.com 

PI in Brief
Physik Instrumente (PI) with headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, is the market and technology leader for high-precision positioning technology and piezo applications in the market segments: Industrial Automation, Semiconductor Industry, Photonics, Microscopy, and Life Sciences. In close cooperation with international customers, PI's approximately 1,400 specialists have been continuously pushing the boundaries of what is technically possible for more than 50 years and developing both standardized and customized solutions. More than 400 granted and pending patents underline the company's claim to leadership. PI operates on a global scale, with nine production sites in Europe, North America, and Asia as well as 16 sales and service subsidiaries.

For more information, refer to:
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG
Auf der Roemerstrasse 1
76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
www.physikinstrumente.com