About Us

History

1954

  1. Belfab founded as the first manufacturer of welded bellows in the United States.
  2. Enters the Aviation and Nuclear Energy markets

1958

  1. Daytona facility established
  2. Enters the Defense market
  3. Bellows production for the Minuteman Missile Program

1960’s

  1. Enters the Space market
  2. Bellows production for the Apollo program and the Saturn IV rockets

1975

  1. Enters the Natural Gas market
  2. Introduction of the Mechanical Seal line of products
  3. Boeing 747 program started

1980

  1. Enters the Semiconductor market
  2. Production of first [Ion Implant] bellows for Applied Materials

1982

  1. Space Shuttle program work begins

1983

  1. Introduction of Oil Seal line of products

1986

  1. Enters the Medical Implant market

1991

  1. Expand product line with introduction of Welded Metal Bellows Seal product line

1992

  1. International expansion with facility established in Europe

1993

  1. “America’s Top 10 Plants” award from Industry Week Magazine

1994

  1. “Sterling Award for Quality” award from Governor of Florida
  2. ISO 9001 Certification

1995

  1. Clean room capability established- Class 1000

1996

  1. Introduces Reliability and Development Engineering services to customers
  2. Expansion of Semiconductor line to include Chamber Components
  3. Development work on first Electrostatic Chuck (ESC)

1997

  1. Established separate clean room facility for dedicated ESC production
  2. Tara is now the largest producer of E-chucks in the world

1998

  1. First company in the world to introduce robotic welding of metal bellows

1999

  1. Offers Tier 1 integration of High Value Added assemblies to semiconductor customers

2000

  1. Enters Surface Treatment market
  2. Production of MCA surfaces on ESC

2001

  1. Enters CVD market with acquisition of Applied Surface Technologies
  2. Expands surface treatment capabilities with CVD metal seasoning
  3. NADCAP AS 703 Certified-Heat Treating
  4. NADCAP AS 703 Certified-Welding

2002

  1. Begin co-development work with customer on patented electron beam metal surface treatment
  2. AS9100 certification
  3. NADCAP AS 703 Certified-Chemical Processing

2003

  1. Expansion of Tier 1 integration for Chamber Sub-Systems with production of PVD Sources

2004

  1. Commercialization of Applied Materials Lavacoat ® metal surface treatment

2005

  1. Acquisition by Tara Capital and name changed to Tara Technologies Corporation

2007

  1. International expansion with opening of state-of-the-art production facility in Singapore