- Marlow Industries
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Marlow Industries Type Public, Subsidiary Founded 1973 Headquarters Dallas Key people Raymond Marlow, Founder
Barry Nickerson, General ManagerProducts Thermoelectric Cooling Employees 1000-2000 Website www.marlow.com Marlow Industries is a manufacturer of thermoelectric modules and is a subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated, based in Dallas, Texas.
The company develops and manufactures thermoelectric products – such as power generators,[1] thermoelectric coolers (TECs), subsystems, and end-products[2] – and serves the aerospace, defense, medical, commercial, industrial, and telecommunications markets.[3][4][5]
Contents
History
Marlow Industries began after Raymond Marlow founded the company in 1973[6] as a five-person team[7] that focused on thermoelectric cooling technology for the defense sector.[8]
In 1991, Marlow Industries was the second small US-based company to receive the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award,[8] an award created by Congress to recognize American world-class quality companies;[8] Marlow Industries was recognized for its work to improve the company through Total Quality Management.[7]
In 2004, the company was acquired by II-VI Incorporated.[9] Marlow Industries became a subsidiary of the company and began operating within II-VI’s Compound Semiconductor Group.[10][11]
A year later, in 2005, the company opened its manufacturing plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. When the factory opened, it focused on thermoelectric module assembly lines for standard commercial products. It now includes various market assembly lines and an engineering design center.[12][13]
In 2007, Marlow Industries entered a partnership with Fuxin Electronics, a company based in Guangdong Province, China in order to allow both companies to expand opportunities in the thermoelectric industry.[14]
Technology
Marlow Industries designs and manufactures a range of semiconductor-based thermoelectric coolers and subsystems,[15] which provide cooling, heating, temperature stabilization, and power generation.[6] Its products are used for infrared sensors, fiber optic guidance systems, thermal reference sources, refrigerators and freezers.[16][17]
Marlow Industries’ thermoelectric materials and devices have been used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to enable the Department of Defense (DOD) thermal management systems to operate at lower temperatures with higher performance and longer lifetime.[18]
Marlow Industries secured a contract with NASA to develop and improve refrigerators it was using in the space station and other applications.[19]
Company Structure
Marlow Industries is a subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has additional shared locations in China, Germany, Japan and Singapore.
Executives:
- Fran Kramer, President and CEO of II-VI[20]
- Chuck Mattera, Vice President and General Manager, Compound Semiconductor Group, II-VI[21]
- Raymond Marlow, Founder, Marlow Industries[8]
- Barry Nickerson, General Manager, Marlow Industries[14]
- Kevin MacGibbon, General Manager of Commercial Business, Marlow Industries and President, II-VI Vietnam
References
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- ^ Libby John, Manufacturing Today. "Marlow Industries: Client Driven." September 17, 2008. Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
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- ^ Lewis M. Branscomb, NIST. "Between Invention and Innovation An Analysis of Funding for Early-Stage Technology Development." Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ a b Bloomberg BusinessWeek. "Marlow Industries." Date retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ a b NIST. "Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award 1991 Recipient – Marlow Industries." Date retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c d William Bunch, Industry Today. "Marlow Industries – Staying Cool." Date retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ International Thermoelectric Society. "II-VI Incorporated Announces Acquisition of Marlow Industries, Inc.." December 13, 2004. Date retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ Photonics Spectra. "II-VI Acquires Marlow Industries." February 2005. Date retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ International Thermoelectric Society. "II-VI Announces Acquisition of Marlow Industries, Inc.." Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Electroiq.com. "Marlow expands thermoelectrics manufacturing in Vietnam." November 23, 2010. Date retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ^ Medical Device & Diagnostic (April 2008). "Industries Completes Phase III of Vietnam Plant." Page 66. Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ a b International Thermoelectric Society. "Marlow Signs Partnership with Fuxin Electronics." March 26, 2007. Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Compound Semiconductor. "II-VI Acquires Marlow Industries for $31 Million." December 13, 2004. Date retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ Hoovers. "Marlow Industries, Inc.." Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Prachi Patel, MIT Technology Review. "Cheap, Off-Grid Cooling." October 3, 2008. Date retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ Thermal News. "Thermal News E-Newsletter." September 10, 2010. Date retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ Lewis M. Branscomb, NIST. (2002). "Between Invention and Innovation An Analysis of Funding for Early-Stage Technology Development." Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Forbes.com. "Francis J. Kramer." Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ CompoundSemi News. "Chuck Mattera Joins II-VI." February 1, 2004. Date retrieved May 19, 2011.
Categories:- Cooling technology
- Electric power generation
- Semiconductor materials
- Electronics companies of the United States
- Companies based in Texas
- Companies established in 1973
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