IND 01
Photovoltaics
High-temperature process equipment where ceramic parts hold their shape and keep the process clean.
Industry detailsApplications
Our ceramic components are specified where an operating condition decides whether a part survives: high temperature, corrosive media, abrasive contact or a requirement to insulate electrically while doing mechanical work.
Industries served
Nine industries, one materials question
In each of these industries the same question decides the part: which material system holds its properties long enough in the conditions the equipment runs in.
IND 02
Instrumentation
Insulating bodies and precision parts inside equipment that has to read accurately and stay accurate.
Industry detailsIND 03
Medical Devices
Precision parts for instruments and equipment where wear, corrosion and cleanability all matter.
Industry detailsIND 04
Watch & Electronics
Small precision insulators and structural parts for compact, high-value assemblies.
Industry detailsIND 05
Abrasives & Cutting Tools
Parts that sit in the path of abrasive material and are bought against a replacement interval.
Industry detailsIND 06
Energy & Power
Insulation and wear components for equipment that runs continuously, hot and often corrosive.
Industry detailsIND 07
Construction
Wear parts for mixing, conveying and handling equipment working in dust and aggregate.
Industry detailsIND 08
Machinery & Hardware
Components for production machinery where metal wears, galls or conducts where it should not.
Industry detailsIND 09
Automotive
Components for production lines and tooling where uptime, not unit price, drives the decision.
Industry detailsSelection guidance
What to tell us when the duty is the unknown
Four pieces of information are usually enough to select a material system and propose a process route.
- State the peak operating temperature and whether the part is thermally cycled.
- Name the medium in contact — molten metal, acid, abrasive slurry or clean atmosphere.
- Say whether the part insulates, seals, guides, slides or carries load.
- Give the dimensions or the drawing, with the tolerance and surface finish the fit needs.
FIG. 12Parts in process equipment