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Morion, Inc. is well-known both in Russia and as a worldwide designer and manufacturer of quartz frequency control products (FCP) - quartz oscillators, filters and crystals dedicated for various applications such as telecommunications, navigation, test & measurement, digital broadcasting, search and rescue systems, etc.

As of today Morion is equipped with state-of-the-art production and testing equipment and has the most advanced in the field technologies.

Over 75 years of experience and high level expertise of employees allowed Morion to become a premier producer in Russia and one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of high end quartz products. Morion holds a lot of patents for many original concepts in FCP field.

Morion supports and continuously improves quality control system based on Russian Space and military standards as well as international standards. Since 1999 Morion is an ISO-9001 certified company being recertified in accordance with ISO-9001:2000 back in the year 2003.

Precision quartz oscillators manufactured by Morion are certified for use in programs of The Russian Federal Space Agency. Thanks to highly qualified personnel, effectively operating quality control system and technology excellence Morion successfully supplies  products not only in Russia and CIS, but also to the markets of the USA, Canada, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia and many other countries. In 2007 Morion received a 1st grade award from the Government of St. Petersburg for achievements on the field of the export of the products. Morion is named «The Best Exporter in year 2007».

Trade mark of Morion is registered in many countries: the USA, Korea, China, countries of EU.

Morion, Inc. in figures:
      • Production facilities area - about 27 000 square meters
      • Number of employees - about 500 people including about 100 engineers, 16 PhDs and 1 Doctor;
      • Structure - 4 Scientific Production Departments (SPD) engaged in design and manufacturing of:
            • SPD-1 - precision quartz oscillators,
            • SPD-2 - quartz filters and crystals,
            • SPD-3 - quartz blanks,
            • SPD-5 - tools and specially designed production and test equipment.
      • Product portfolio: about 65% are precision quartz oscillators; about 35% are quartz filters, crystals, standard oscillators, quartz blanks;
      • International relationships: about 50% of products are being exported to more than 36 countries;
      • Extensive participation in space programs  - more than 2 000 units working in Space;
      • Product quality record (year 2007): reject rates during production at customer side: 0,127%. Filed returns - 0%.

Main activity of Morion is development and volume production of the following products:

The whole production process from a quartz blank to a finished quartz oscillator takes place at one facility. Morion is a unique company with an advantage of all critical processes taking place in-house. It's one of the reasons that allowed Morion to become a reliable supplier successfully participating in long term and high volume projects.

Here are the examples of such projects:

      • International space search and rescue system COSPAS/SARSAT;
      • Spacecraft "Buran" and heavy-lift booster "Energia";
      • International Space station "Alfa";
      • International Space project "Sea Launch";
      • GPS/GLONASS;
      • Base stations for the following communication standards: GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, WiBro, WiMaX;
      • International Space program "Mars-Odyssey";
      • Digital broadcasting systems in Korea, Germany, Italy and Russia.

In 2001 the equipment created by our company was used in NASA's project "Mars Odyssey 2001", an expedition of interplanetary automatic station to Mars.

In fact, currently Morion holds worldwide acknowledged legacy in the field of high end quartz products for frequency control and selection, famous for significant achievements in the field of development and production of precision low noise quartz oscillators, complicated multi-pole filters and precision crystals.

In the year 2001, the annual "C.B. Sawyer Award" was granted to president of Morion, Inc., Dr. Yakov L. Vorokhovsky "...for outstanding entrepreneurship in leading Morion, Inc. to become a world class company and for the years dedicated to the quartz industry...". This award is the highest award in quartz industry.

Thanks to our unique approach of establishing close working relationship between our engineers and our customers, we are capable to offer flexible solutions meeting customers' exact needs. This enables our customers to quickly respond to the changing trends and requirements and keep their competitiveness on the market.

We are certain that we can offer you what you require for your business success:
      • High quality and reliability of up-to-date products;
      • Flexible designs in accordance with requirements of our customers;
      • Committed engineering service;
      • Short and on-time deliveries;
      • Competitive prices;
      • All order sizes.

Our advantages:
      • Over 75 years of experience in quartz field;
      • Wide range of high end products for various applications;
      • Full production cycle at one facility: from a quartz blank to a finished quartz oscillator;
      • Very good financial shape confirmed by regular audits;
      • State-of-the-art facilities for development and scientific research;
      • Highly qualified workforce;
      • ISO 9001:2000 certificate, Russian Space and military certificates;
      • International patents and awards.