Zirconia
Toughness with a polished, wear-resistant surface — used for moving contact parts.
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Medical Devices
Precision parts for instruments and equipment where wear, corrosion and cleanability all matter.
Equipment and instrument parts have to survive repeated cleaning and sterilisation without losing their dimensions or shedding material. Metal surfaces that corrode or gall are the usual reason a ceramic part gets specified instead.
Where the specification calls for it, we work to the customer’s drawing and inspection requirements on a part-by-part basis.
Typical parts in this industry
Precision components for instruments and equipmentInsulating parts inside powered instrumentsWear surfaces in moving assembliesValve and fluid-path components in equipmentGuides and contact parts in processing equipment
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.
Alumina
Insulation and corrosion resistance for instrument bodies and spacers.
Material detailsWhat decides the choice
The four conditions we ask about
- Cleaning and sterilisation cycles and their chemistry
- Wear or galling against a mating part
- Tolerance and surface finish on the functional faces
- Documentation and inspection the customer’s quality system requires
Scope boundary: Vintel@Ceramics supplies instrument and equipment components in technical ceramics. We do not supply implantable devices, and we make no clinical or biocompatibility claims for any part on this site. Any implantable programme would require a qualification route we do not currently hold.
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
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Photovoltaics
High-temperature process equipment where ceramic parts hold their shape and keep the process clean.
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Instrumentation
Insulating bodies and precision parts inside equipment that has to read accurately and stay accurate.
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Watch & Electronics
Small precision insulators and structural parts for compact, high-value assemblies.
Industry details