In February 2001, Active Control eXperts, Inc. was acquired by Cymer, Inc (Nasdaq: CYMI). Active Control eXperts (ACX) works in the emerging field of smart materials and Smart Structures technology. The firm make pizeoelectric vibration control systems that are used to reduce shock and vibrations in consumer products such as skis, mountain bikes and aluminum baseball bats. The firm focuses on commercial applications of smart materials, such as piezoelectrics. Co-founded by Dr. Kenneth Lazarus and Edward Crawley, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Space Engineering Research Center,
