APPLICATIONS
BEARING
POSITIONING
VACUUM COMPONENTS
MACHINE COMPONENTS
Ceramic components are used in places where the specific properties of ceramics - such as hardness, strength and wear-resistance - have an added value.
PROPERTIES
stiff
hardness
chemical resistant
wear resistant
electrical insulator
thermal conductor/ insulator
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Ceramics are very hard, lightweight, have a high mechanical strength, an excellent wear-resistance and low friction - all necessary for positioning.
PROPERTIES
hardness
mechanically strong
stiff
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Ceramic parts are very well suitable for use within bearings, to carry loads at combined rotational and linear movements under extreme conditions.
PROPERTIES
hardness
chemical resistant
wear resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
In order to position accurately in vacuum - as in applications with extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) - high stiffness, low expansion chemically resistant ceramic materials are necessary, with high purity that do not degas.
PROPERTIES
chemical resistant
stiff
wear resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
ISOLATING
SEALING
DOSING
CONDUCTING
Ceramic materials do exist with a very low heat or electrical conductivity, that consequently isolate thermally or electrically.
PROPERTIES
thermal insulator
elektrical insulator
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
In many dosing applications, specific properties of ceramics are important, such as dimensional accuracy, wear-resistance and chemical resistance.
PROPERTIES
wear resistant
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Ceramic materials offer good wear-resistance and chemical resistance as well as near perfect limited lubrication properties in sealing solutions.
PROPERTIES
wear resistant
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Depending on the composition, ceramic materials can have a very high heat conductivity or a rather high electrical conductivity, and hence can be good heat or electrical conductors.
PROPERTIES
stiff
tribological properties
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
SEPARATING
HANDLING
MIXING
CUTTING
In most mixing processes, there is a close contact between the mixed substances and the mixing equipment. Wear-resistant and chemically inert ceramics can offer many advantages here.
PROPERTIES
wear resistant
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
In all handling processes, we strive for constant quality, reliability and maximum productivity. Ceramic materials with good wear-resistance and high mechanical strength are indispensable here.
PROPERTIES
wear resistant
mechanically strong
suitable in vacuum
stiff
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
In industrial cutting processes, long tool lifes and a constant cutting quality are essential to obtain productivity. FDA approved, and bio inert materials can offer new possibilities.
PROPERTIES
wear resistant
long live time
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
The good wear-resistance and high mechanical strength make ceramics very suitable as a material for mechanical separations - especially when abrasive particles have to be separated from gases or liquids.
PROPERTIES
wear resistant
mechanically strong
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
LUBRICATING
HIGH
TEMPERATURE
MEASURING
TRANSPORTING
Lubricating at high temperatures is possible by making use of hexagonal boron nitride.
Just like carbon exists in the form of hard diamond and soft graphite, boron nitride can exist in the hard cubic structure and the soft, 'lubricating' hexagonal crystal structure.
PROPERTIES
extremely heat resistant
good machinability
electrical insulator
thermal conductor
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
In precision measuring equipment, ceramic parts are indispensable. Stiffness, low weight, wear-resistance and a smooth surface structure are essential here.
PROPERTIES
stiff
lightweight
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Ceramic materials retain their good mechanical properties also at high temperatures.
PROPERTIES
extremely heat resistant
mechanically strong
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Transport of liquids with abrasive particles causes wear to the equipment and contamination of the liquid. Wear-resistant ceramics offer a solution here.
PROPERTIES
hardness
wear resistant
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
COOLING
To cool - and, hence, to remove heat - ceramic materials with a high heat conductivity are available. Often these materials are electrically isolating.
PROPERTIES
elektrical insulator
elektrical conductor
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
WEAR-RESISTANT
Compared to other materials, ceramics are very hard, resulting in a good wear-resistance.
PROPERTIES
wear resistant
mechanically strong
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
DRIVING
PUMPING
Drives under specific, extreme conditions require materials with exceptional properties. Hard, strong and wear-resistant ceramics may play a role here.
PROPERTIES
hardness
wear resistant
stiff
chemical resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
Transporting a liquid, with close contact between the pump material and the liquid, can result in wear, thermal and chemical degradation. Ceramic bearings that are lubricated by the pumped liquid offer a solution here.
PROPERTIES
hardness
chemical resistant
wear resistant
MATERIAL
PRODUCT
INDUSTRY
