Custom precision machining and prototype and production runs. Developmental engineering services available.

Established 1977. Provide custom melting, forming and milling of glass and glass ceramic compositions, pounds to tons. Offer technical assistance and composition engineering. Electric & gas melting to 1650°C. Production flexibility allows for standard and custom tailored materials (e.g. frit/cullet, ultra fine powder and rod) to meets individual requirements.

Manufacture fused synthetic minerals for use in: refractory raw materials, abrasives, ceramic raw materials and industrial applications. Products: silicon carbide, brown fused alumina, white fused alumina, boron carbide, bubble alumina, alumina-zirconia, fused mag-chrome, fused spinel, fused zirconia, fused silica, iron pyrite, magnesium oxide, toll fusions, lab services, custom milling. Products sizes include: splits, macro grits, micro grits and sub-micron sizes.

Provide precision ceramic grinding and machining service as well as component design and ceramic material selection technical assistance. Manufacture Accuflect light-reflecting ceramic; machinable boron nitride ceramic. Supply standard rods and tubes in alumina, mullite and fused silica. Authorized distributor of Macor machinable glass-ceramic by Corning Inc.

Manufacture technical ceramics from 17 worldwide facilities. Serve worldwide markets. Employs several forming methods, including injection molding, dry pressing, isostatic pressing, roll compaction, and extrusion.

Manufacture dry-pressed, extruded forms and tape substrates in steatite, cordierite, MgO, forsterite, porcelain and alumina. Secondary operations include machining, glazing, grinding and tumbling. Some standard tooling. Production facilities with full service die shops located in Saxonburg, Pa. (ISO 9001:2008 certified) and Monroe, N.C.

Manufacture engineered, precision and structural ceramic components of high-purity alumina (97.5, 99.5, 99.8%) and magnesia-partially-stabilized zirconia (PSZ) . Produce metallized aluminas and ceramic-metal assemblies. ISO 9000-2000.

Manufacture magnetic and advanced materials, including soft ferrites, ceramic magnets, powdered-iron products, microwave ferrites, dielectric resonators and thermal deposition products. Subsidiary: TCI Ceramics Inc.

Offer machining of advanced materials for a variety of applications in the semiconductor, aerospace, wear component and industrial component market segments.

Manufacture and sell refractory binders and raw materials. Provide toll services: blending, fine grinding, calcining and packaging. Supply products: dry monomagnesium phosphate binder and buffered monoaluminum phosphate binder solution; calcined alumina for use in fired shapes.