Company Profile

A Brief History

TOSOH Quartz, Inc. was incorporated in the year 2000 but has been in operation in the United States since 1957 and in Europe since 1992.

Located in Portland, Oregon and Durham, England, TOSOH Quartz, Inc. produces quartz glassware for the semiconductor industry for use in the processing of integrated circuits.

TOSOH Quartz, Inc. has been dedicated to uncompromising quality and service since its inception. Gunther Weiss, President of TOSOH Quartz, Inc. possesses an attention to detail and an "anything is possible" attitude which has instilled in all employees the desire to produce the highest quality, technically correct product possible.

Through controlled growth and careful training, TOSOH Quartz, Inc. became known in the semiconductor industry as the quartz fabrication shop whose specialty is providing the customer with products that other suppliers deemed impossible to fabricate.

200 employees working within 100,000 square feet in two facilities located in Portland, Oregon and Durham, England comprise the backbone of TOSOH Quartz, Inc.

Our design engineering capabilities, training and technology exchange programs, coupled with the latest custom machinery and quality control equipment has allowed us to maintain our reputation of being the industry leader in technology and quality worldwide.

Facts and Figures

JAN. 1970
Gunther Weiss provides quartz products to the fledgling semiconductor industry, d.b.a. Weiss Scientific Glass Blowing.

APRIL 1976
Weiss Scientific Glass Blowing Co. is incorporated in the State of Oregon. Mr. Gunther Weiss, President, directs the operations at a 12,000 square foot facility in Portland, OR

MARCH 1982
Weiss introduces state-of-the-art parallel "drop-slotted" concept for wafer carriers, utilizing custom designed computerized slotting equipment.

APRIL 1989
Weiss locates a subsidiary in San Jose, CA to expand the presence in the Silicon Valley, d.b.a. Weiss Glass Technologies.

OCT. 1989
Weiss Scientific begins a major construction project to expand the Portland, OR facility to a total of 60,000 square feet.

OCT. 1990
Weiss completes the major expansion with state of the art lathe, bench, machining, slotting and cutting room facilities.

MARCH 1991
Weiss introduces quartz burner tips into production welding, minimizing contamination during the production phase.

APRIL 1992
Nippon Silica Glass Europe founded.

JUNE 1993
TOSOH acquires 100% ownership of Weiss Scientific.

DEC. 1993
TOSOH's Weiss operation becomes the first glass shop in the world to achieve ISO 9001 Quality Certification.

JAN. 1995
TOSOH acquires 100% ownership of Cryco Quartz Inc.

DEC. 1995
Nippon Silica Glass Europe begins production.

JAN. 1998
TOSOH's Weiss operation finishes multiple expansions of its facility to reach a total of 100,000 square feet.

JAN. 2001
TOSOH Quartz, Inc. formed as a consolidation of TOSOH's Weiss Scientific, Cryco Quartz, Inc. and NSG Europe.

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