Al₂O₃
Alumina Ceramics
High-purity alumina for insulation, high-temperature containment and structural duty where strength and electrical isolation have to hold at the same time.
Material detailsCUSTOM
Custom Engineered Ceramics
Parts engineered to your drawing: grade selection, geometry, tolerance, surface finish and inspection agreed before production, then held from sample through batch.
Custom Engineered Ceramics
Custom Engineered Ceramics is the second VINTEL-CERAMICS flagship series. It covers the parts that no catalogue form fits: a specific profile, a fit that has to hold in your assembly, a surface that has to seal or slide, or a duty that only one of the four material systems will survive.
The work starts from your drawing or from the application requirement itself. Material grade and formulation, forming method, sintering and the machining and finishing route are agreed against the operating conditions, then proven on a sample part before batch production is released.
Specification and control points
| Material systems | Al₂O₃ · ZrO₂ · SiC · Si₃N₄ |
|---|---|
| Input | Your drawing, or the application requirement for us to work from |
| Defined with you | Grade · Geometry · Tolerance · Surface finish · Inspection |
| Process route | Formulation · Forming · Sintering · Precision machining |
| Development path | Sample part, then batch production |
| Applications | Parts that no catalogue form fits, at the duty the application imposes |
CUSTOMSilicon carbide sleeve, ring and rod set — supplied part photograph
Part photographs
Custom Engineered Ceramics parts photographed
Supplied photographs for this catalogue entry. Captions describe the geometry in each frame — ask us for drawings and grades with your enquiry.
Cup body with an internal boss
Fork plate, robot arm geometry
Fork plate, wide yoke
Fork plates and a machined bracket
Slotted stack, perforated disc and grid plate
Zirconia flared bushings
Zirconia ring with two fins
Assorted zirconia machined parts
Assorted zirconia plates and brackets
Assorted zirconia flats and handles
Domed cage with milled slots
Bar, pin and strips
Blocks, rails and a pointed pin
Ball-tip probes with threaded shafts
Assorted blocks, ring and toothed strip
Ball-tip probes, batch
Clamped stack of thin plates
Ribbed insert on a metal base
Fan array in a metal base
Laminated stack, three-quarter view
Blade arms with fixing bores
Silicon carbide sleeve, ring and rod set
Typical applications
Applications this material is specified for
The industries below are the applications this material system is most often specified for. Tell us your own duty and we will confirm whether it is the right grade.
InstrumentationMedical DevicesEnergy & PowerPhotovoltaicsMachinery & Hardware
Made to your requirement
What is defined with you before production
- Grade and formulation selected against temperature, corrosion, abrasion and insulation needs.
- Geometry and fit defined to the drawing or agreed from the application.
- Tolerance and surface finish set by the function of the face — sealing, sliding, insulating or locating.
- Inspection agreed to the drawing so the delivered part is verifiable.
Supply stage
Sample part first, then batch production on the same material and process basis. Ask for the material data sheet with your quotation.
Related pages
Other grades to compare
ZrO₂
Zirconia Ceramics
Zirconia for wear duty: high strength and toughness with a fine ground surface that holds up under abrasion and repeated mechanical contact.
Material details