1960 Components, Inc. founded
1971 Purchased by Corning
1984 Biddeford plant constructed
1987 Business purchased by AVX(Raleigh and STC – Paignton)
1989 Military qualification for TAZ (CWR09)
*First pacemaker qualification for TAZ
1990 AVX and Kyocera merge
1993 ISO 9000 certification
1999 QS 9000 certification
2000 Kyocera President’s Award
2001 Medtronic Supplier Excellence Award
2002 TAC production commences
2003 CWR19 and CWR29 qualification
2004 CWR15 Qualification
*AS9100 Certification
*Medtronic Supplier Excellence Award
2005 NGST Gold and Directors Awards