Company Profile
Company Overview
There’s no substitute for experience!
For over 50 years, Tara Technologies has designed, tested and manufactured components and systems used in critical applications for the world’s leading manufacturers in the Semiconductor, Aerospace, Military, Energy and Medical markets.
Our best-in-class engineering teams bring component and system know-how, embedded with a culture of continuous improvement, to solve your application problems and support your schedule from prototype to production.
As a “supplier of choice,” Tara’s proven track record for performance, reliability and quality provides the confidence customers need from new program start-up through dependably repeatable, high-volume production.
Put Tara Technologies experience to work for you!
Company History
History
1954
Belfab founded as the first manufacturer of welded bellows in the United States. Enters the Aviation and Nuclear Energy markets
1958
Daytona facility established
Enters the Defense market
Bellows production for the Minuteman Missile Program
1960’s
Enters the Space market
Bellows production for the Apollo program and the Saturn IV rockets
1975
Enters the Natural Gas market
Introduction of the Mechanical Seal line of products
Boeing 747 program started
1980
Enters the Semiconductor market
Production of first [Ion Implant] bellows for Applied Materials
1982
Space Shuttle program work begins
1983
Introduction of Oil Seal line of products
1986
Enters the Medical Implant market
1991
Expand product line with introduction of Welded Metal Bellows Seal product line
1992
International expansion with facility established in Europe
1993
“America’s Top 10 Plants” award from Industry Week Magazine
1994
“Sterling Award for Quality” award from Governor of Florida
ISO 9001 Certification
1995
Clean room capability established- Class 1000
1996
Introduces Reliability and Development Engineering services to customers
Expansion of Semiconductor line to include Chamber Components
Development work on first Electrostatic Chuck (ESC)
1997
Established separate clean room facility for dedicated ESC production
Tara is now the largest producer of E-chucks in the world
1998
First company in the world to introduce robotic welding of metal bellows
1999
Offers Tier 1 integration of High Value Added assemblies to semiconductor customers
2000
Enters Surface Treatment market
Production of MCA surfaces on ESC
2001
Enters CVD market with acquisition of Applied Surface Technologies
Expands surface treatment capabilities with CVD metal seasoning
NADCAP AS 703 Certified-Heat Treating
NADCAP AS 703 Certified-Welding
2002
Begin co-development work with customer on patented electron beam metal surface treatment
AS9100 certification
NADCAP AS 703 Certified-Chemical Processing
2003
Expansion of Tier 1 integration for Chamber Sub-Systems with production of PVD Sources
2004
Commercialization of Applied Materials Lavacoat ® metal surface treatment
2005
Acquisition by Tara Capital and name changed to Tara Technologies Corporation
2007
International expansion with opening of state-of-the-art production facility in Singapore
2008
Acquired Precision Coat of Florida thermal spray operation
2009
Expanded the Daytona Beach location and built a state of the art thermal spray facility