Company: NPO
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001164863-25-000009
Chunk: 13

Company: Enpro Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 13
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 other adverse changes in the segment’s relationships with those customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Competition. Competition in the markets we serve is based on technology differentiation, process know-how, proven performance and reliability, as well as price, customer service, application expertise, technical support, delivery terms, breadth of offerings, reputation for quality, global footprint and the availability of products and solutions. We believe that our significant competitive advantages include our technological knowledge, proprietary processes, manufacturing and analytical capabilities and record of performance, which enable us to satisfy the substantial upfront qualification processes required by many of our customers.  The competitive landscape in the United States for advanced manufacturing, coating and refurbishment for the semiconductor supply chain includes several providers other than NxEdge, with no provider having a dominant market position. NxEdge has a broad offering of special processes and we believe a higher level of vertical integration than most of its competitors.  In the semiconductor cleaning space, our competitors include a limited number of other providers of cleaning solutions, primarily in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the United States, with no provider having a dominant global market position. The optical coatings market is highly fragmented, with numerous small competitors to Alluxa.

Raw Materials and Components. Our Advanced Surface Technologies segment uses ultra-high purity chemicals, fluoropolymers, elastomeric compounds, technical ceramics, rare earth materials, specialty substrates, common and exotic metals. We believe that these raw materials and components are generally available from various suppliers, with occasional, isolated and short-term constraints.

Research and Development 

Our research and development efforts strengthen our product portfolios in our more traditional markets while simultaneously creating distinctive and breakthrough products and solutions across the company. We utilize a process to move innovations from concept to commercialization, and to identify, analyze, develop and implement new product concepts and opportunities to expand market adjacencies with differentiated and compelling products that solve critical problems for our customers.

We employ scientists, engineers and technicians throughout the organization to develop, design and test new and improved products and solutions. We work closely with our customers to identify issues and solve technical problems for critical applications. The majority of our research and development spending typically is directed toward the development of new solutions for the most demanding environments, the development of technology to support the production, cleaning and refurbishment of critical semiconductor manufacturing equipment components, and advancing our technological and process know-how to develop opportunities in new and/or adjacent niche markets that will continue to differentiate the company. 

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