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Bullen Ultrasonics Celebrates 50 Years



Bullen leadership team poses with their 2020 Business of the Year and Manufacturing Business of the Year Awards.

Bullen Ultrasonics, a provider of ultrasonic machining, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The ultrasonics business that originated in Jim Bullen's garage in 1971 is a producer of high-quality components used in semiconductors, MEMS, transportation, defense and aerospace, medical and life sciences industries. Bullen Ultrasonics remains a privately held company owned by Jim's son-in-law Steve Brown and daughter Vicki Brown and their family.

"I know that Jim would be proud to see the company doing what it is doing today, staying true to our values and committed to excellence in every way," said Brown. "Because we have remained committed to our family values, Bullen has been able to accomplish so much more than technical output over the last 50 years. The beauty of a family business means that we have the freedom to push the boundaries and innovate uniquely. We have built things no one else has built; we have reached markets others had not touched and created value for our customers in unique and innovative ways."

Fifty years ago, Bullen Ultrasonics began as a small group of engineers that repaired old ultrasonic machines and sold them globally to in-need countries. In the early 1990s, led at the time by Steve Brown and Mary Bullen, the business started working alongside IBM and Howmet Aerospace and took on a newfound trajectory. Around that same time, Bullen's engineers began working with Lam Research (LRCX) in California. What started as a small job with Lam quickly turned into a more significant project, and Bullen acquired even more customers through a network of semiconductor manufacturers looking for similar ultrasonic solutions.

This series of events propelled Bullen to dive deep into the silicon production world, which ultimately led to the company's differentiation in the ultrasonics space. The Bullen team decided to alter its supply chain by growing its own silicon crystal in 1997. "Despite its small size and humble roots, Bullen was the only crystal grower in the world growing wafer-quality silicon for non-wafers at the time," said a company spokesperson. By 2006, they had 13 crystal growers. They eventually sold these silicon growing and processing assets to Lam Research (now named Silfex).

Today, Tim Beatty serves as the company's President. "While I embrace the opportunity to carry on the legacy of the Bullen family as the company's president, I also recognize that everything that has happened in these last 50 years can be traced back to our employees," said Beatty. "We have incredibly talented people working for us. Everywhere I turn, our employees strive to make a difference for our customers, in their homes and within their communities. This positive culture, I believe, is created by people and fostered by leadership."

For more information contact:

Bullen Ultrasonics

1301 Miller Williams Road

Eaton, OH 45320

937-456-7133

sales@bullentech.com

www.bullentech.com

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