With a legacy of innovative excellence spanning over three centuries, Heraeus has powered progress across several global industries. From its origins as a pharmacy in 1660 to its role today as a global, privately owned materials and technology group, Heraeus develops materials, products, and solutions that work behind the scenes within technologies that keep the world moving. From medical devices and semiconductors to smartphones, fiber-optic networks, modern vehicles, and industrial systems, the company’ s expertise spans healthcare, electronics, industrial applications, and precious metal technologies, helping customers improve performance, reliability, resource efficiency, and sustainability.
Within this global portfolio, Heraeus Electronics focuses on materials for electronic packaging, an increasingly critical area as electronic devices become more powerful, compact, and demanding. By developing advanced materials and solutions for electronics and data center applications, the division helps to enable the reliable performance of the technologies powering an increasingly connected world.
Advancing innovation at Heraeus Electronics is Dr Michael Jörger, Global Head of Technology. Having graduated as a chemist from the University of Karlsruhe and completing his PhD in material sciences, Michael spent 15 years working in Heraeus Electronics’ product development before being appointed to his current position in February 2026. Now, with data centers being an increasing focus for the company, Manufacturing Today sits down with Michael to discuss the importance of material science in AIdependent infrastructure and how Heraeus Electronics’ ongoing developments align with market demands.
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