Alumina
Insulation in welding and heating tooling, plus general wear duty.
Material detailsIND 09
Automotive
Components for production lines and tooling where uptime, not unit price, drives the decision.
Automotive demand is usually a line-stop problem. A guide, a locator or a nozzle that fails mid-shift costs far more than the part, so the specification is written around interval and repeatability.
Repeatability across lines matters too: parts that are replaced on several machines need to be interchangeable, which puts the emphasis on holding the drawing exactly rather than on optimising a single part.
Typical parts in this industry
Wear parts on production and assembly linesInsulating components in tooling and welding equipmentNozzles in coating, cleaning and dispensingGuides and locating parts in fixturesContact parts that must not mark the workpiece
Material systems we start from
What we would propose first
A starting point, not a specification. The grade is confirmed against your equipment, the geometry and the duty.
Zirconia
Locators and guides that take repeated contact without galling.
Material detailsSilicon nitride
Contact parts cycled hot, where thermal shock would end alumina early.
Material detailsWhat decides the choice
The four conditions we ask about
- Line cycle time and the volume between changeouts
- Coating, cleaning or welding chemistry
- Process temperature at the part
- Interchangeability required across machines
This page is selection guidance for an enquiry. It states no performance figures and is not a specification. Request the material data sheet for grade-specific values.
Other industries
IND 01
Photovoltaics
High-temperature process equipment where ceramic parts hold their shape and keep the process clean.
Industry detailsIND 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 details