Kolinker Group, X'tals acquires 40% of IQD OCXO manufacture

Asian frequency products manufacturer, Hong Kong X'tals, part of the Kolinker Group, has acquired a 40% shareholding in IQD's specialist OCXO manufacturing division IQD FOQ for an undisclosed sum. IQD FOQ (previously FOQ Piezo Technik), has over 30 years' experience in developing high precision crystals and oscillators including specialist clock oscillators, VCXOs, TCXOs, and OCXOs. Its modern 1500 m² (16,000 ft²) facility is based in Bad Rappenau, Germany has a high degree of automation allowing for competitive manufacturing costs and flexible delivery lead-times. Processing of both AT- and SC-cut crystals is carried out on-site, supported by a class 1000 clean room, in-house PCB design and assembly, and automated test facilities. The Kolinker Group specialises in frequency products test-and-measurement equipment. Reference customers include all major crystal manufacturers in Asia Pacific, China, USA, and Europe. Established in 1989, Hong Kong X'tals owns four TS16949, ISO9001, OHSAS18001, and IS014000 certified frequency-product factories in China and Hong Kong with a total annual production capacity of over 500 million units. Hong Kong X'tals Automotive division provides professional services to leading automotive electronics customers throughout North America, Europe, China, and Asia Pacific. Chairman and owner, Arthur Lee, has presented technical papers at Piezo-electric Devices Conferences and EFTF Conferences and won the Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong in 2003. He is a member of the Election Committee for electing the HKSAR Chief Executive in 2012; a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and a member of the Advisory Committee for Applied Physics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Hong Kong X'tals IQD FOQ