Established 1960. Manufacture ultra-high-purity synthetic fused silica for laser, optical, electronic and military applications. Supply unpolished and commercially polished glass blanks for these markets. Excimer-grade material also available.
Established 1915. Specialize in non-oxide ceramic powders, such as BN, silicon nitride and boron carbide. Also have fused silica and spherical alumina fillers.
Design and manufacture machinery, systems and fully integrated plants for dinnerware, sanitaryware, advanced ceramics, soft and hard ferrite and powder-metal industries. Program includes body preparation equipment, spray dryers, hydraulic presses, isostatic dry presses, pressure-casting equipment, mechanical and hydraulic powder-compacting presses, and multiplaten tool systems and part-handling and part automation systems.
Science and technology company that provides innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. Serves customers in more the 170 countries and markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building construction.
Manufacture high-temperature inorganic cements to join ceramics, quartz, glass and metal surfaces. Manufacture high-temperature lubricants for use on bearings, chains, couplings and conveyors.
Conduct fundamental and industrial research in refractory, cement and waste utilization on a contract basis. Refractory research includes silica refractories, high-alumina, magnesia, magnesia-chrome, magnesia-carbon, alumina-carbon, alumina-magnesia-carbon qualities. Cement research includes development of portland and high-alumina cement. Waste utilization includes sponge iron waste and other industrial wastes. Fundamental research includes development of nanometallic oxides.
