Platronics Seals announced the purchase of the ceramic packaging group formally called Tech-Ceram Corp. from M/A-COM Technology Solutions located in Lowell, MA. Platronics Seals is a 44 year-old electronic packaging company located in Spartanburg, SC. Under the purchase agreement Platronics has acquired all ceramic manufacturing equipment, processes and raw material inventory. The ceramic operation has been consolidated into a state-of-the-art 36,000 square feet Spartanburg facility leveraging the existing in-house plating capabilities. With the acquisition, Platronics Seals will broaden the product offering to include glass to metal and ceramic microwave, optical and RF packages.

Bill Dinardo, former President of Tech-Ceram, has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing reporting to Sam Baar, President and former Tech-Ceram employee. In addition, key technical employees from the MTS ceramic group have been retained in order to ensure a smooth transition.