QSIL

QSIL GmbH Quarzschmelze Ilmenau (QSIL) is one of only a few manufacturers of fused quartz in the world and specialised on the production of round geometries and custom-made products out of fused quartz. The range of products extends from fused quartz hollow cylinders, tubes, rods and profiles to process reactors with large diameters and products processed via glass-blowing. Because of its unique plasma fusion process, QSIL is the only company with the capability to manufacture hollow cylinders (billets) using a single production step. In addition to the main market of semiconductor industry, the most relevant markets for QSIL products are the lighting industry, the chemical industry in the sector of chemical analysis, high temperature applications and the polysilicon production for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industry. QSIL's customer basis is globally diversified. Multinational enterprises based in Europe, Asia and the United States of America are among QSIL's customers. QSIL as an independent company was founded in 1992, but commenced its industrial production of fused quartz as part of Ilmenauer Glaswerke GmbH already in 1977. QSIL has located its head office and production site in Langewiesen, Germany, and runs a sales office in Fremont (CA), United States of America. In the fiscal year 2016, QSIL will generate sales of about 27 million euros with about 160 employees.