Manufacture refractory monolithics and specialties, including alumina, magnesia, silica, mullite, zircon and fireclay for the foundry and basic-steel industries. Products include dry vibratables, ramming mixes, castables, plastics, and gunning and trowelling mixes for iron, steel, copper-based and aluminum alloys, melting, and casting operations. Supply raw materials, field service, engineering and design services, and ancillary equipment and supplies for metal-melting operations.
Manufacture pressed, cast and extruded shapes (in alumina to zirconia) for kiln furniture, refractory shapes for ultra high temperatures and ceramic honeycomb. Markets include electronic components, powder metal, crystal growth, catalyst supports and devices, liquid filtration and molten metal filtration. Contract R&D services. Technology ventures with General Motors, Hyundai, Hitachi and Mead-Westvaco.
Established 1964. Specialize in ceramic raw materials for production and research. Supply ceramic adhesives, coatings castable ceramics for encapsulation work, and machinable ceramics for components, development and tooling, including brazing boats and high-vacuum fixturing. Fabricate high-temperature wear coatings and parts. Also supply substrate screen printers for thick-film metalizing, diamond and substrate drills, and cutting systems and lab furnaces. Products sold worldwide.
Provide services to the HPI and coal-fired power generation industry that improve process efficiency and reduce NOx emissions. Services offered include ceramic coatings for fired heater and boiler tubes, high-emissivity ceramic coatings for refractories, hot-tube descaling service, convection-cleaning service, inspection and evaluation services, and online refractory repair.
