# CeramTec expands piezoceramic production at Lauf, Germany

CeramTec has invested in two additional machinery units at its piezoceramic centre of excellence in Lauf, Germany, including a metallisation unit installed in 2019 and a second unit for wrap-around electrodes installed in 2020, to meet rising demand for piezoelectric components.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-11-19
- Where: Lauf, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: Q4 2020
- Status: completed
- Products: piezoceramic components (discs, rings, tubes)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [CeramTec](https://endata.com/companies/22689.md)

## Sources

- [passive-components.eu](https://passive-components.eu/ceramtec-expands-its-piezoceramic-centre-of-excellence/), 2020-11-19: "CeramTec is expanding its existing piezoceramic centre of excellence at the company’s Lauf site in Germany with two additional machinery units to meet the rising demand for high-quality piezoelectric elements and materials."

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