AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY bulletin emerging ceramics & glass technology DECEMBER 2013 www.ceramics.org ceramicSOURCE REFERENCE & BUYER\'S RESOURCE DIRECTORY Testing/Evaluation Drying/Firing/Melting Materials Prep aging Powders Fabricating/Finishing Refractories Accelerating new materials discovery Improving LCC flowability • Meeting previews: EMA\'13, ICACC\'13, MCARE\'13 Unitecr highlights To make glass better, put us in the mix. Our in-house melting experts can help you improve combustion to increase glass production, reduce fuel consumption, improve glass quality, and reduce emissions. Including NOx, SOX, CO2 and particulate matter every day. From the very first oxygen enrichment applications to our latest Cleanfire burners, we\'ve delivered safe, low-emission oxy-fuel solutions for over 50 years. And, right now, in addition to providing reliable gas supply, our team is optimizing production for hundreds of furnaces all over the world. 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Caneri A new calcined alumina has good flowability and may be an economical alternative to some reactive aluminas in refractory LCC formulations. meetings Unitecr 2013 highlights 225 Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) 2014 .. 26 28 38th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) ceramicSOURCE 2013-2014 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY Indexes Advertiser Index. . . . Product/Service Index. Geographic Index: United States Geographic Index: International. Products & Services Directories Clay & Natural Minerals Ceramic & Metallic Powders & Materials 33 33 3334 . 35 35 39 41 GGRA cover story ceramicSOURCE products and services directory 2013-2014 - page 33 0.1000:9 12 HYDROTHERMAL REACTIONS 9005-25 MANTLE bold phase 1225-2250 12-1350 42 44 Additives 55 Materials Preparation, Handling & Packaging 57 Accelerating functional materials discovery (Credit: Rondinelli, Freedman, Kavner.) 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Refractory TTT: Top ten takeaways from Unitecr 2013 The organizers of the recent Unitecr meeting in Victoria, B.C., were savvy in selecting keynote and plenary speakers, choosing a refractory raw material supplier, a steelmaker, and a renowned consultant to the global refractories industry. In order, the speakers were Remco De Jong, Refractory Minerals Division, Imerys; Thomas Vert, ArcelorMittal Dofasco; and Charles Semler, Semler Materials Services. As the three speakers outlined their views of the refractory industry from their unique perspectives as supplier, consumer, and advisor, some consistent themes emerged that, in a way, come down to time, temperature, and transformation. Here are some thoughts on the event and the state of the refractories industry. 1. Steel is big business and the refractory industry\'s biggest customer. Therefore, as goes steel, so goes the refractory business. How big is the steel industry? Vert says about 60 percent of all refractories are sold to the primary steelmaking industry, and refractory sales in 2012 were $1.1 billion. 2. According to Vert, steel production in China increased by 400 percent in the past decade, and the country has built 100 new steel plants in the past dozen years. Consequently, China makes as much steel as the rest of the world combined. De Jong, the keynote speaker and vice president of refractory raw minerals for Imerys, cited World Steel Association statistics that say the same thing. But, he added, the pace of Chinese growth finally is slowing down. 3. Overcapacity plagues the steel industry, according to both De Jong and Vert. Estimates are that excess capacity is in the 10-15 percent range. Vert observed that exiting the steel industry is not necessarily easy because the job loss and the resulting impact to local economies can trigger unrest and political intervention. 4. Steelmakers do not have many places to look for cost control. Vert quoted a recent article in The Economist: 899 De Jong Vert Semler Unitecr 2013 headliners (from left): Remco De Jong, Imerys; Thomas Vert, Arcelor Mittal Dofasco; Charles Semler, Semler Materials Services. \"Steelmaking scrapes by on microscopic margins that make even airlines look like paragons of productivity.” He says most costs- -labor, space, repair and maintenance, etc.—are fixed. Variable costs include fuel and refractories, and refractories contribute about 2-3 percent of the cost of steel. 5. Steelmakers are risk-averse, so they do not change refractory suppliers often. When they do, they are looking for lower cost but also higher value, which Vert described as \"solutions, not products.\" 6. Steelmakers tend to view refractories as commodities and thus work to exert downward price pressure on suppliers. Refractory suppliers perpetuate this by focusing on price and relationships, rather than data, to win sales. Vert and Semler both lamented that technical data sheets from many refractory companies include little useful data and just about no data for properties at service temperatures. 7. The three speakers addressed the \"refractory as commodity versus engineered ceramic\" issue. De Jong emphasized the need for raw materials suppliers and refractory companies to be adaptable. An emerging trend is recycling of refractories and sustainable use of materials. Picking up on the idea of engineered ceramics, Vert imagines functional refractories-for example, materials that are not just inert to molten steel but can help clean it. 8. All three speakers also called for the refractory community to develop new products, recognizing that there are some significant challenges. Vert cited a case of a project to develop a new ladle mortar that took a full two years. A critical piece of developing new engineered refractory solutions is to develop new tests that accurately predict performance in service, i.e., at temperature. 9. Finding and developing talent was a common theme. Some companies hire materials science and engineering graduates and teaching them the ceramic engineering or assign mentors. Returning to the theme of useful data sheets, Vert astutely observed, “If you provide a data sheet that only a ceramic engineer can read, steelmakers would hire ceramic engineers.\" 10. Semler a consultant who has his finger on the pulse of the global steel industry-sees ample R&D opportunity for new ways of thinking about refractories, such as bendable, flexible refractories; self healing refractories; filtering for inclusion reduction; recycled materials; nanotechnology applications; hot testing; and modeling. For more information on Unitecr, see the photo review on page 25 of this issue. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 3 4 Onews & trends IBM\'s Watson unchained for materials discovery According to IBM, the wired world creates 2.5 quintillion (2.5 × 1018) bytes of data each and every day. How to harness that amount of data-turn it into available information and eventually into usable knowledge-has become a real problem and spawned a new branch of information science loosely termed \"big data.\" In the materials science community, the Materials Genome Initiative is an ongoing attempt to use big data concepts for materials discovery by making the vast amounts of materials property data already available accessible to all scientists. Announced by the White House in June 2011, the MGI and datadriven, interdisciplinary approaches to materials science are discussed in detail in the article \"Accelerating functional materials discovery: Insights from geological sciences, data-driven approaches, and computational advances\" on page 16 in this issue. A few months before the MGI announcement, in February 2011, a computer system developed by IBM capable of understanding and answering questions posed in natural language crushed two human competitors on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! Its vanquished carbon-based foes were not just any contestants they were the most successful Jeopardy! champions of all time. Since then, IBM has worked to harness the analytical firepower of Watson so named in honor of longtime chairman and CEO Thomas J. to solve various types of real-world problems, including, now, materials discovery. According to IBM director of strategy and program development Jeff Welser, materials science is high on the priorities list at the company\'s recently announced Accelerated Discovery Lab. \"We are in the process of expanding into the discovery space of materials science,\" Welser says in an interview in EE Times. \"For instance, what if I need to find a new insulator, or a new conTH af $1,200 WATSON $0 ДУМАЙ IBM is using its Watson computer system, best known for demolishing two human competitors on the TV quiz show Jeopardy!, for materials discovery. ducting material, or even a transistor? We want to discover what new combinations of materials might be interesting to try, and whether there are ideas out there for new types of materials that have not been tried yet. What we can do in the Accelerated Discovery Lab is look through literature about materials used for different purposes and figure out whether that material has a property that might make it worth looking at.\' GT Advanced Technologies to grow sapphire crystals for Apple GT Advanced Technologies (Concord, N.H.) recently announced that it had signed a multiyear deal to supply sapphire to Apple. A press release says without fanfare, \"GT will own and operate ASF furnaces and related equipment to produce the material at an Apple facility in Arizona where GT expects to employ over 700 people.\" The deal provides for Apple to advance GT $578 million, which GT will pay back over five years starting in 2015. The deal with Apple calls for GT to own and operate a fleet of its Advanced Sapphire Furnaces, which the company developed for LED applications, in a plant in Mesa, Ariz. Although GT will not say anything specific about the sapphire crystal growth technology they are providing Apple, the company\'s website says the ASF can grow a 100-kg crystal boule in less than 18 days with an annual production capacity of more than 100,000 TIE per furnace. GT appears to have been positioning itself for awhile for this development. In May 2013 GT announced it had acquired Thermal Technology LLC (Santa Rosa, Calif.), also a manufacturer of thermal processing equipment for products such as smartphones, touchscreens, and LEDs. In the press release announcing the acquisition, president and CEO Tom Gutierrez said, “In areas such as sapphire crystal Success (Credit: IBM.) Apple already uses sapphire as a camera lens protector on newer iPhones and to protect the iPhone 5 fingerprint ID sensor. Does the company plan to use it for smartphone touchscreen glass, too? www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 (Credit: Apple.) growth, we can now offer customers a wider range of product options best suited to their specific production environments. This will enable us to compete for incremental business in areas where we would have previously been unable to offer a product.\" According to some reports, the cost of sapphire touchscreens hovers around $30 per piece-10 times the cost of a Gorilla Glass iPhone touchscreen. Speculation is that Apple wants to replace smartphone touchscreen glass with sapphire, but cost for touchscreens remains a challenging issue. Cement, concrete sustainability a hot topic According to a paper in the August issue of ACerS\'s International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, projected annual demand for concrete by 2050 is approximately 16 billion metric tons. \"In general, only 13-15 percent (by total mass) of concrete consists of cement,\" writes author Mohammad Pour-Ghaz of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. \"In comparison with other materials, concrete is not essentially a high-carbon-footprint material. The significant use of concrete as a construction material, however, results in a large overall energy consumption and environmental loadings: Cement is responsible for 70-80 percent of the global industrial energy use by the nonmetallic production sectors, 5 percent of the global anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, and 3.4 percent of the global emissions.\" CO₂ Cement producers have been working hard to make their production processes as efficient and sustainable as possible. They have been able to reduce emissions by using more efficient kiln technology, increasing use of alternative fuels, and reducing clinker content. But Pour-Ghaz writes that efficient cement manufacturing technology is already relatively advanced, and further (Credit: Dori/Wikipedia Commons.) From cement production to pouring, building with concrete can be a messy business. Researchers are working on several fronts to make the process more sustainable. development may result in only incremental improvements. This has led cement manufacturers and other organizations to investigate other means of reducing emissions resulting from cement production. One way to accomplish this is to use low-carbon raw materials. \"Approximately 60 percent of the CO₂ produced in the manufacturing of the cement is the result of carbonate calcination,\" Pour-Ghaz writes. “Substitution of limestone with other low-carbon materials such as slag and fly ash can result in lower liberation of CO₂.\" Slag also may require less fuel for production, he adds. The article is \"Sustainable Infrastructure Materials: Challenges and Opportunities” (DOI: 10.1111/ ijac.12083). Rotary engine materials, applications reimagined Back in the late 1960s and 1970s, Mazda Motor Corp. made a splashalbeit, not a very big one as far as sheer sales numbers go—with cars and trucks powered by the Wankel rotary engine. Although its simple design had few moving parts and good power-to-weight ratio compared with piston engines, the engine suffered from relatively poor fuel mileage, high emissions, and other problems that limited engine life. Still, the company sold nearly two million vehicles powered by rotary engines before abandoning the design American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org (Credit: US NAvy.) in 1995. Mazda continued to develop the rotary, relaunching the design in its RX-8 sports coupe in 2002. The automaker halted production of the RX-8 in 2012 but continued rotary engine technology development with an eye toward reintroducing it in the next few years. Mazda is not the only company interested in the technology. Ceramic Rotary Engines Inc. in Texas has developed a rotary engine design using advanced ceramics for the main components. The company says ceramics allow the engine to run hotter (and thus more efficiently), operate on a variety of fuels, and burn whatever fuel it is using more completely to reduce emissions. A peek inside a Mazda Wankel rotary engine. This example resides in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. 5 oftels/Wikimedia Commons.) Onews & trends According to CRE, metal engines— whether piston or rotary—suffer from low combustion efficiency that results from their relatively low operating temperatures, substantial heat loss from the high thermal conductivity of metals, and wear that limits the service life of some components. The company says a ceramic engine would minimize all three shortcomings and function as a near-adiabatic system. After evaluating a variety of ceramic materials, CRE chose a ceria-stabilized zirconia for the main components of its rotary engine design. The material is produced by Ultrahard Materials Ltd., Swansea, UK. According to CRE, saving the roughly 30 percent of heat the typical internal combustion engine loses to its surroundings opens up some interesting possibilities for the rotary design. The company proposes use of small Wankel engines with power in the range of 0.5 to 30 kW for decentralized heating and as small generators, and even smaller engines producing less than 0.5 kW as replacements for batteries in some applications. CRE says high operating temperatures would allow engines used in such applications to run on renewable fuels, such as cellulosic bioethanol or even straight vegetable oils. It envisions ceramic engines powering water pumps and generating electricity for lighting and cooking in undeveloped regions, reducing the need for firewood. As for Mazda, it also sees the Wankel engine as a green technology. The company\'s next-generation rotary engine may be used as a range extender in an electric vehicle, and even could be powered by hydrogen. Owens Corning celebrates 75 years of glass innovations Like so many great inventions, the discovery of a way to make commercial quantities of glass fibers was a happy accident. According to a company news ос NYSE OWENS CORNING O@75 CORNE OCTOBER 28 MONDAY release, an experiment with glass building blocks produced the unexpected result. Now, Owens Corning (Toledo, Ohio) is celebrating 75 years in business. According to an article in the Toledo Blade, in the mid-1930s glassmaking giants Owens-Illinois Inc. and Corning Glass Works were both working to develop glass textile materials. The companies decided to work together on the technology, and on October 31, 1938, a new company― Owens Corning—was born. Since then, the company has driven many innovations in glassfiber technology and processing, from fiberglass-reinforced boat hulls and auto body panels to the ubiquitous pink fiberglass insulation, glass-fiberreinforced asphalt roofing shingles, and Business news TAM highlights R&D, testing efforts for ceramic friction materials (www. tamceramics.com)... Liqtech receives SiC membrane order from US oil company (www.liqtech.dk)... Ceradyne to supply advanced Marine combat helmets (www. ceradyne.com)... Channel Technologies acquires H.C. Materials (www. channeltechgroup.com)... China to address cement, float glass overcapacity (http://www.chinamoneypodcast. com)... UK launches \"extreme environments\" ceramics consortium XMAT (www.xmat.ac.uk)... Corning, Samsung strengthen LCD collaboration (www. corning.com)... Owens Corning reports improved third-quarter results (www. OC NYSE OC LISTED NYSE Credit: Owens Corning.) Representatives from Owens Corning—including the cartoon mascot for the company\'s pink fiberglass insulation products-recently rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. other building materials. According to a timeline on the company\'s website, Owens Corning researchers developed the rotary fiberizing process still used to make centrifugally spun fiberglass wool in 1954-coincidentally, the year Chevrolet officially launched its fiberglass-bodied Corvette. As might be expected for any 75-year-old, the company has weathered its share of ups and downs. The latter included Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2000, the result of growing liability in asbestos-related lawsuits. Owens Corning emerged from bankruptcy in 2006 and continues innovating. Most recently, in 2011, the company launched its EcoTouch insulation featuring natural materials, a formaldehyde-free formulation, and 50 percent recycled content. owenscorning.com)... NGK Ceramics plans North Carolina expansion (www. ngk-detroit.com)... Kyocera announces new consumer products division (www. americas.kyocera.com)... Covaron completes seed-stage funding (www.covaron.com)... Refratechnik Group acquires Burton GmbH (www.refra.com)... Rockwood completes sale of CeramTec (www.rockwoodspecialties.com)… University of Cincinnati Research Institute, GE Aviation finalize research collaboration (www.uc.edu)... Sacramento utility to launch concentrating solar power-natural gas project (www. energy.gov)... Crowdfunded 3D printer to sell for $100 (www. kickstarter.com). 6 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 acers spotlight Welcome to our newest Corporate Members! ACerS recognizes companies that have joined the Society as Corporate Members. For more information on Corporate Membership, contact Tricia Freshour (tfreshour@ceramics. org) or visit the ACerS Corporate Membership web page at www. ceramics.org/corporate. BLASCH PRECISION CERAMICS An Employee Owned Company Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc. Albany, N.Y., USA www.blaschceramics.com E EIRICH Eirich Machines Inc. Gurnee, III., USA www.eirich.com/en/companies-usa ZILI LIMITED 一自立股份Zili USA LLC San Jose, Calif., USA http://ziliref.sycars.com/en/index.aspx Society award nomination deadlines: Jan. 15, 2014 Jan. 15, 2014 is the day nominations are due for most ACerS Society awards, including Distinguished Life Member, Kingery, Jeppson, Coble, Corporate Achievement, Spriggs, and many more. For more information, visit the individual award pages at www.ceramics.org/awards or contact Marcia Stout (mstout@ceramics.org). Please note there are important changes to some nomination deadlines. The deadline for the CEC Outstanding Educator Award has been moved to Jan. 15, 2014, and the GOMD Kreidl and Stookey award deadlines have been moved to Jan. 21, 2014. Nomination deadlines for the Electronics Division\'s Henry and Hoffman awards have been moved to May 15, 2014. Important change to Purdy award rules The Board approved a significant change to the Purdy award rules at its meeting in Montreal. The old rule stated that the award would recognize a paper published during the calendar year prior to the selection. Effective immediately, the rule has been changed to recognize a paper published during the calendar year two years prior to the selection. For example, in 2014, the award committee will consider articles published in 2012 rather than 2013. This means that, for one year only, two papers from 2012 will be selected. In 2015 the committee will consider articles published in 2013 and so on. The Board felt adjusting the time frame to two years would result in more time to assess the impact of candidate papers. Please submit nominations by Jan. 15, 2014, for the most valuable contribution to ceramic technical literature published during 2012. Excluded from consideration is the 2013 winning article, \"Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides,\" ACS Nano 6 [2] 1322–31 (2012). Contact Marcia Stout at mstout@ceramics.org. Time to renew? Is your ACerS membership up for renewal at the end of the year? The majority of memberships are. If you are in this group (or even if you have another expiration date), take a moment to renew now by going to www.ceramics.org, clicking on the Join/ Renew button on the top of the home page, and following the prompts. You will need a credit card or PayPal for Things to do today... online renewal. Not interested in online renewal? Call ACerS customer service at 866721-3322 (US), or 240-646-7054 (outside the US), or email customerservice@ceramics.org to renew. Tired of annual renewal notices? Consider signing up for a multiyear renewal and lock in your current dues, or use the Automatic Credit Card Renewal option. These options are not available online, so please contact customer service if you would like to use them. ACerS membership provides access to the ACerS Bulletin and an array of resources and people that you will find invaluable. Please renew today! ACerS/Wiley Download Direct: A valuable member benefit ACerS\'s publishing partner John Wiley & Sons Inc. has made a limited number of journal article downloads (regular price $30) from its comprehensive Wiley Online Library available to members for free! Here are the program basics: Members can download a journal article from any content area of the Online Library that is part of the Download Direct program (some Wiley journals are not part of the program). Because the total number of free downloads for ACerS members is limited to 500 per month, ACerS is restricting each member to one download per month. To download your free article, log in to www.ceramics.org. Click on the Resources tab, then on the Download Direct link. Click on the link to the Wiley Online Library. Select a topic, search for the article you want to download, view the abstract to ensure it is the one you want, then choose the file format you want (pdf or html). Please remember: one article download per month, per American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 7 acers spotlight member. Contact Marcia Stout if you have questions or problems. Names in the news • ACerS past president George Wicks was elected to the World Academy of Ceramics as an academician. He will be inducted next year in the inaugural session of the 13th International Ceramics Congress of CIMTEC, in Montecatini Terme, Italy. • Steve Zinkle, an ACerS Fellow and authority on the effects of radiation on materials in fission and fusion nuclear reactors, was named the 13th University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor\'s Chair. Bikramjit Basu, associate professor at the materials research center at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, received the 2013 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award. The award is considered India\'s highest science and technology honor. An ACerS member since 2005, Basu received the Society\'s Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars in 2008. • ACerS Fellow Harry L. Tuller of the MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering was elected vice president/president elect of the International Society of Solid State Ionics. CERAMIC TECH TODAY December IJAGS focuses on glass corrosion The December issue of the International Journal of Applied Glass Science (Vol. 4, No. 4) is a special edition with the theme \"Glass Corrosion.\" According to coeditors L. David Pye and Mario Affatigato, the issue focuses on nuclear waste glasses and was Amount of glass altered Stage I Transition Initial Fast Alteration Stage II Residual Rate Potential Alteration Renewal Stage W Time (or reaction progress) Illustration from the cover of this month\'s issue of IJAGS, from the article \"Current Understanding and Remaining Challenges in Modeling Long-Term Degradation of Borosilicate Nuclear Waste Glasses,\" by J. Vienna, S. Gin, J. Ryan, and Y. Inagaki. organized by guest editors John Vienna, Stéphane Gin, and Joseph Ryan. Education Integration Committee: PCSA materials science demo kits By Lesa Brown After much anticipation, ACerS\'s President\'s Council of Student Advisors proudly presents its materials science demonstration kits targeted towards 7th through 12th grade students. Brown The kits give teachers and students an introduction to the basic classes of materials (ceramics, metals, polymers, and composites) through fun and interactive lessons. Three kits are available: a student laboratory kit, a teacher demonstration kit, and a supplementary liquid nitrogen kit. The student laboratory kit contains five hands-on lessons designed for small groups of students. The teacher demonstration kit provides five interactive lessons for teachers to perform with assistance from students. The liquid nitrogen kit is a three-lesson supplementary kit for teachers who can obtain liquid nitrogen on their own. Each kit includes comprehensive lesson documents consisting of teacher instructions, discussion questions, student lab handouts where applicable, student question handouts, and sample data sheets. The student laboratory kit and the teacher demonstration kit also include introductory PowerPoint presentations for teachers. Lesson documents for each kit and more information are available as free downloads from the PCSA website, 8 How do atoms in the world\'s thinnest sheet of glass behave when placed under strain? Find out by watching the video, and add your voice to the conversation, at www.ceramics.org/ publications-and-resources/ceramictech-today-2. Education Integration Committee Subcommittees CEC reps EIC chair Representatives Keramos (pres) PCSA NICE reps Staff liaison SAC reps YPN At-large (optional) www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 www.ceramics.org/pcsasciencekits. Documents are editable to allow teachers to customize lessons for their classroom needs. The student laboratory and teacher demonstration kits also include a materials component that is available for sale on the PCSA website. These kits include many of the primary materials needed for each lesson as well as a flash drive containing all lesson documents. Attention ACerS Corporate Members! Do you know a teacher or school in your area that would benefit from using the kits? Purchase a kit and provide it to the local school of your choice. A label recognizing your company as the donor will be prominently placed on each kit. This is your chance to promote materials science in your local area and connect the ceramics industry with students. Pittsburgh Section thanks golf outing participants, sponsors ACerS\'s Pittsburgh Section golf outing was held on Sept. 9 at Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, W. Va. The outing is a fundraiser for the Section\'s J.E. Frazier Scholarship Fund, and by all accounts the event was a big success. This year\'s team winners were Rob Conn of KCA Enterprises, Mike Neiport of Vesuvius, and Garrett Sullivan and Jack Tomina of Swindell Dressler International Co. There were two closest-to-the-pin winners: Mica McAfee of Whitacre Greer and Jim Burns of Amaco. The putting contest winner was Alex George of Temtek. A visit with Vienna\'s \'Waltz King\' Acers members George Quinn, Jack Mecholsky, and Richard Bradt, traveled to Slovakia for the recent 4th International Conference on Fractography of Advanced Ceramics held at the Smolenice Castle Congress Center. While in central Europe for the conference, the three had time for a side trip to Austria. \"I spent the day in Leoben [Austria] at the Institute for Structural and Functional Ceramics at the Mountain University of Leoben,\" Quinn explains in an email. \"[Mecholsky] was there with me yesterday. I gave a talk on the history of fractography.\" They also had time for a little sightseeing in Vienna. Here they are (from left: Quinn, Mecholsky, and Bradt) with the famous gilded bronze statue of Johann Strauss II, the composer known for popularizing the Viennese waltz (he wrote more than 400, including the \"Blue Danube\"). The monument is located in the city\'s Stadtpark. Longest drive went to Conn and longest putt went to Unifrax\'s Gary Harper. The section would like to thank hole sponsors Aluchem Inc., Endeka Ceramics, Fusion Ceramics Inc., Imerys/KT Clay, Morgan Advanced Materials, PEMCO, Standard Ceramic Supply Co., and Swindell Dressler. ACerS and the Oglebay Resort also donated prizes. In Memoriam Norman E. Bradstock Some detailed obituaries also can be found on the ACerS website, www. ceramics.org/in-memoriam. Materials Challenges In Alternative & Renewable Energy February 16-20, 2014 | Clearwater, Fla., USA www.ceramics.org/mcare2014 REGISTER NOW! SAVE $150 BY JANUARY 16TH H₁₂ The winners of this year\'s Pittsburgh Section golf outing were (from left) Rob Conn, Garrett Sullivan, Mike Neiport, and Jack Tomina. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org Organized by: The American Ceramic Society www.ceramics.org Co-organized by: Endorsed by: ASM Everything Material Materials MRS Research Society 9 ceramics in the environment New approach to ‘mining\'— Extracting glassmaking raw materials from food waste Usually, miners look into the earth for sources of valuable minerals. Researchers at the Colorado School of Mines, expanding the definition of mining, have discovered that the earth will deliver minerals to them in the form of agricultural byproducts. CSM researchers recently filed a provisional patent on a new process for extracting mineral content from a wide variety of food wastes. Ivan Cornejo and Ivar Reimanis, along with postdoctoral researcher Subramanian Ramalingam, looked at a variety of food and agricultural wastes and realized they contain useful, extractable amounts of oxides, especially silica, the primary constituent in glass. It turns out the inorganic ash of food waste can provide most of the requisite constituents for ordinary soda-limesilica glass and perhaps some specialty glass compositions, too. For example, silica is found in rice husks, peanut shells, and corn husks and stems. Peanut shells also contain soda, potassium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, and phosphorous oxide. Corn stalk waste yields soda and potassium oxide. Eggshells are rich in calcium oxide. Finding a source of alumina was the most challenging, but eventually the scientists found a plentiful one tea. Useful oxides also are found in banana peels, coconut shells, tomato waste, wheat husks, and other food waste. The process involves pyrolyzing the waste to separate the inorganic compounds, although chemical extraction processes would work, too. The abstract of the provisional patent application says, in part, \"By extracting the most common and more needed minerals from these waste streams, a 100% renewable glass, glass-ceramic, and/or ceramic can be made without the need for mining more minerals from the Earth\'s crust.\" Soda-lime-silica glass made from minerals extracted from food wastes. What is the potential impact of this new way of formulating glass? In an email, Cornejo, who came to CSM from Corning Inc., provided some context: \"The worldwide production of flat glass in 2009 was 52 million metric tons. If we assume that flat glass is about 70 wt% silica, then you need 36.4 million metric tons of silica.\" Besides flat glass, container glass also represents a huge potential market. Add in the global market for soft drink bottles, peanut butter and pickle jars, etc., and the value of a sustainable stream of raw materials becomes obvious. Is there enough volume in the food waste stream to meet raw materials demands for flat glass and container glass production? Cornejo thinks so. \"The worldwide production of the main three cereals consumed by humans in 2011 was 2,173 million tons worldwide. The wastes coming from these cereals are husks, stems, and cobs, and they are about [20%] by weight of the total production—about 435 million tons of waste. This waste is about 15% (on average) silica, [so] in 2011 we could have obtained about 65 million tons of silica. Much more than is needed for the entire production of flat glass globally!\" It appears, then, that there is enough agriculture waste to support a sustainable source of raw materials for glassmaking at production levels that also solves a significant global disposal problem. Food wastes are not free, (Credit: Conejos and Reimanis; Colorado School of Mines.) though. It may be possible to acquire the waste for little or no cost, but there is cost associated with transporting and pyrolyzing it—the so-called embodied energy. Also, significant energy goes into glassmaking itself, and research into refining biomass into fuel may eventually lead to all-food resources for glassmaking. gam Cornejo, Reimanis, and RamalinI have made several glass compositions demonstrating that plant-sourced minerals can indeed be made into a glass. So far they have focused on simple soda-lime-silica compositions. They have made several formulations, and three that were made entirely from plant sources. Challenges they have faced along the way include collecting and storing waste as well as separating oxides. Many questions still remain. For example, the researchers say a systematic study of the mineral content of plants is needed. Also, they plan to characterize the quality, microstructure, and purity of the extracted raw material and see whether it differs from raw materials obtained by mining. Regarding melting, is this glass fundamentally different from glass made from mined minerals? What are the mineral separation issues? The answers will come in time. For now, Cornejo says, the project has been \"a great catalyst for the students in the department. They are intrigued and enthusiastic about this weird, weird thing we are doing.\" 10 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 ceramics in energy Nanowire breakthrough could lead to roll-out solar panels, flexible electronics Can you imagine a \"roll-out” solar cell? Researchers at University of California, Berkeley can. Roll-out solar panels could reduce labor and mounting hardware costs and drive the cost of solar energy downward. Nanowire semiconducting arrays used in these types of advanced applications must have good electrical contact with their substrates, but they also must be transferable to the flexible substrate after being grown on and detached from a rigid substrate. Making a part in one location and installing it into a system at another location is common enough engineering practice, but doing it with nanoscale components presents challenges. Thus, there is the additional issue of scalability, and these processes need to be more than laboratory curiosities. The researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to grow silicon or silicon carbide nanowire arrays directly on graphene using scalable processes. Also, graduate student John Alper and his coworkers showed they could transfer the nanowire-graphene hybrid from SiC NW Scheme SiNW Scheme A University of California, Berkeley group has a new method for growing semiconducting nanowire arrays on graphene that could lead to roll-out solar panels, flexible electronics, and more efficient batteries and supercapacitors. one substrate to another while maintaining good electrical contact between the nanowires and the graphene. Graphene substrates were grown by chemical vapor deposition, then \"seeded\" with metal catalysts to grow Si-NW or SiC-NW arrays-gold in the case of Si-NW and nickel for SiC-NW. The seeded substrates were placed in Reduced firing temperatures, low-e kiln design to save energy, cut emissions Ceram, an international materials development, testing, resource efficiency, and quality assurance company headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England, is testing an 80-ft long experimental kiln as part of its effort to identify ways to save energy and cut emissions. The commercial-scale kiln is the follow-on to laboratory efforts to reduce the firing temperature of zirconia and alumina ceramics, according to project manager David Pearmain. \"Our project is aimed at commercializing the process of reducing energy in production of whitewares via the application of electric fields to the ceramic material,” Pearmain explains in an email. “We are refining our processing parameters and making field application prototypes to provide uniform sintering over commercial-sized ceramic pieces.\" Pearmain says a challenge of using the electric-assisted technology is sintering parts uniformly while maintaining lower temperature and faster firing. \"Thus far, we have achieved homogeneity of sintering across our ceramic material, but further tests are needed as well as continuing to work toward larger ceramic pieces,\" he says. \"We aim to provide a furnace temperature of 800-900°C, and to halve American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org a furnace where the CVD process was adapted for nanowire growth. Characterization confirmed the arrays\' nanostructured morphology, and cyclic voltammetry showed the arrays were electrically connected to the graphene. The team also succeeded in transferring the nanowire-graphene onto sapphire or PMMA film substrates. the firing schedule times.\' \" According to Pearmain, the kiln is \"unique in the fact that we have specially designed it to enable us to have complete control over operating parameters, and also provide full physical access to the inside of the kiln and thus to the firing zones, in order to eventually fit our field application technology within it. We also have other rigs for the testing of the technology for firing of other ceramic products.\" Ceram has already started initial testing with tile and will continue development with other types of whiteware products, he adds. In the coming months, Ceram will test its 80-ft long, low-e kiln design using electric-field-assisted sintering of a variety of whiteware products. Credit: Ceram.) 11 (Credit: Alper/UC, Berkeley.) 12 (Credit: Drexel University.) Oresearch briefs High-density energy storage by intercalation of MXene phase layers As researchers gain traction with renewable and alternative energy generation technologies, a parallel effort to improve energy storage technologies also is underway. Batteries are chief among these, and, in the battery family, lithium-ion batteries remain top dog. A recent paper in Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.1241488) shows there may be a few new tricks for the old dog to learn. The paper is published by Drexel University\'s nanotechnology duo Yury Gogotsi and Michel Barsoum, who discovered the two-dimensional MAX phases and have made a systematic and productive study of them for the better part of the past two decades. (For an overview, see the April 2013 issue of the ACerS Bulletin.) MAX phases are two-dimensional transition metalmetal-carbides or nitrides. Example compounds are TiAlC and TiNbC. Last May the team, inspired by work on graphene, reported it had discovered a way to exfoliate the \"A\" group metal, leaving behind a two-dimensional MX phase (called \"MXene\" to tie composition to structure, i.e, graphene structure). Computer simulations indicated that large energy storage capacities might be possible, and followup experiments confirmed that very large amounts of lithium ions could be stuffed into the exfoliated material at very high charging rates. With such promising preliminary results in hand, the team has begun to explore in depth the mechanisms of ion storage, in particular the intercalation process by which MXenes incorporate ions between their layers. They were interested in discovering whether spontaneous intercalation of ions from aqueous solutions was possible, as it had been neither predicted from theoretical calculations nor demonstrated. The new paper reports on “spontaneous intercalation of cations from aqueous salt solutions\" of Li* as well as Na+, K+, NH4+, Mg2+, and Al3+ ions. In fact, their results \"show that a variety of cations of various charges and sizes can readily intercalate\" from aqueous solutions. Intercalated MXenes exhibited exceptionally large storage capacities up to 350 F/cm³. The paper reports on TiC MXene, Shape memory and superelasticity in zirconia Zirconia, one of the workhorses of the ceramic stable, has a well-known flaw—the crystallographic transition at about 1,150°C from tetragonal to monoclinic structure involves a large volume change. The accompanying strains can leave you with a pile of dust instead of a working ceramic. Adding yttria, magnesia, or other dopant stabilizes the tetragonal (or cubic) structure, rendering the material useful at high temperature. Superelasticity is a stress-strain response corresponding to the tetragonal-monoclinic-tetragonal transformation that is fully reversible and independent of temperature. Shape memory is a function of temperature—the tetragonal crystal structure is restored by applying heat to the monoclinic structure material. For both, the stress-strain curve is a hysteresis loop. A group led by MIT professor Christopher Schuh recently demonstrated superelasticity and the shape memory effect in zirconia, according to a recent article in Science (DOI:10.1126/science.1239745). Illustration of intercalation of cations from aqeuous solution into 2D MXene material, such as titanium carbide. but the team has identified nine MXene phases so far. Besides discov ering new materials, they also have found some interesting new forms of materials. For example, they say they can make flexible MXene \"papers\" that could be used in flexible devices or possibly wearable devices. The MIT group realized that in zirconia, the tetragonalmonoclinic transformation is so destructive because of the strains imposed on grains by neighboring grains also undergoing volume expansions. They got around the problem by making “oligocrystals”—very small samples with very few grain boundaries and high surface area to volume ratio. The high surface area aids with stress relaxation. Minimizing interfaces minimizes competition between grains for space. In the study, the ion-milled samples, 1–2 µm in diameter, were smaller than the average grain size of the bulk material from which they were milled. Therefore, surface area was much greater than grain-boundary area, according to the paper. Subjected to compressive stress and bend stress, the micropillars withstood a remarkable 7% strain. For comparison, NiTi, the most-used shape memory alloy, accommodates strains up to 8%. According to the press release, most ceramics break when bend loads exceed 1%. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 ceramics in biomedicine Iron oxide-based nanoparticles detect, diagnose, destroy cancer Researchers around the globe are developing complex, iron oxide-based nanoparticles to detect tumors in their early stages, deliver chemotherapy drugs with pinpoint precision, and monitor drug release in real time. Antibody/tumor specific ligand Anti cancer drug Magnetic nanoparticles Fluorescent materials Photodynamic sensitizer Schematic shows the structure of iron oxide-based \"Janus\" nanoparticle that can detect, diagnose, and deliver drugs directly to tumors. An international research team including scientists at the University of Cincinnati, University of Houston, Tongji University (Shanghai, China), and Stanford University has developed a new type of nanostructure that can provide cancer cell detection and diagnosis, and deliver drugs, using a double-sided \"Janus surface\" design. They reported results in a recent paper in Advanced Materials (DOI: 10.1002/ adma.201301376). UC professor of materials science and engineering (and ACerS member) Donglu Shi says in a press release the particles use \"existing basic nanosystems, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, iron oxides, silica, quantum dots, and polymeric nanomaterials.\" Shi may call the particle constituents basic, but the particles themselves are anything but. Produced using a combined process of miniemulsion and sol-gel reaction, they consist of a polystyrene core and a half silica shell with iron oxide nanoparticles embedded in its matrix. This design results in particles with two unique surfaces that can be modified using various functional groups. Halfway around the world, scientists in Australia are on a similar track. According to a news release, researchers at the University of New South Wales and Monash University have developed iron oxide-based nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to cells and provide real-time monitoring of drug release. The treatment is said to represent an important development in theranostics-therapy and diagnostics—an emerging field that uses nanoparticles to diagnose and treat disease. The Australian researchers synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles with colloidal stability in water and serum. The work is said to be the first use of fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy to monitor drug release inside cancer cells in this case, lung cancer. Results are reported in ACS Nano (DOI: 10.1021/nn404407g). Ceria nanoparticles show promise in fight against bacteria Nanostructured inorganic materials, such as titania, silver, and now ceria, have properties that could be gamechanging in the war between bugs and man. A group led by Thomas Webster, Bacteria density (cells/mL) 8.00€+07 7.00E+07 6.00E+07 5.00E+07 4.00€+07 3.00€+07 (Credit: D. Shi/University of Cincinnati.) professor at Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), reports on the influence of ceria nanoparticles on the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an aerobic gram-negative bacterium that is an important cause of various infections, especially in hospitals. The bacteria may infect hospitalized patients on admission or during their hospital stay, and it can be isolated from many sources in hospitals. The researchers used two biocompatible molecules (dextran and polyacrylic acid) to coat ceria nanoparticles to enhance their stability in aqueous solutions and minimize potential toxicity. The coated nanoparticles strongly inhibited growth of P. aeruginosa after 24 hours compared with no ceria controls. Growth inhibition reached 55.41% and 36.44% for dextran and polyacrylic acid coated ceria nanoparticles, respectively. Inhibition occurred without antibiotics, using only the ceria nanoparticles themselves. According to the scientists, ceria nanoparticles suppress the generation of reacting oxygen species (ROS). This is an antibacterial property different from those of many other nanoparticles, such as zinc oxide and silver, which are believed to kill bacteria mainly through the generation of ROS. The work was reported in the open-access International Journal of Nanomedicine (DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.2147/IJN.S50292). Bacteria Tests 2.00€+07 1.00€+07 0.00E+00 1 hour 6 hours 24 hours TSB Control Ce-Dex Ce-PAA Wang et al., Dovepress.) P. aeruginosa growth in the presence of ceria nanoparticles after 1, 6, and 24 hr. The volume ratio of bacterial solution and ceria nanoparticles is 5:1. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 13 Accelerating functional materials discovery Insights from geological sciences, data-driven approaches, and computational advances By James M. Rondinelli, Nicole A. Benedek, Danna E. Freedman, Abby Kavner, Efrain E. Rodriguez, Eric S. Toberer, and Lane W. Martin pyrite he first materials researchers were The Earth scientists, harnessing the physical and chemical properties of found minerals and transforming them to perform increasingly useful tasks. For many millennia, civilizations\' knowledge of materials engineering remained rudimentary—more of an art than a science. But, during the past century, our materials knowledge has grown at a staggering pace, enabling scientists and engineers to design and produce ever more sophisticated materials. This transition from relying on found materials to directed design of materials now shapes the way we live. For better or worse, we are inundated by an immense number of increasingly complex technologies enabled by the discovery of advanced electronic, energy, mechanical, optical, and other materials, which, in turn, has enabled an interconnected global community. ¹² Nonetheless, modern societies continue to face growing global economic, security, energy, and healthcare demands that require advanced materials with superlative functionality.² Since 2011, the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) program³ in the United States has sought to address those challenges by supporting programs that aim to halve the time from discovery of new materials to integration and commercial deployment, in part by focusing on the strategic design of materials. This initiative is transforming how we think about materials design. Today\'s materials scientists are equipped with advanced computational, synthesis, and characterization tools, and they have an extensive knowledge base generated by the advances of the past century. This repertoire allows for unprecedented discovery of engineering materials from an extensive range of minerals displaying a rich diversity of physical and chemical properties. The new \"directed design concept\" seeks to achieve fine control of material composiCRUST 0-1000: 0-12 HYDROTHERMAL REACTIONS 300-800:5-25 herbertsmithite beryl (emerald) MANTLE (solid phase) 1225-2250 12-1350 2825-5725 diamond perovskite 1350-3650 temperature (C) pressure (kbar) Figure 1. The Earth as a synthetic vessel with minerals forming in different regions highlighted. Each mineral phase in this figure also is synthesized in laboratories under controlled environments that mimic geological conditions for its useful properties and potential applications. (Credit: Rondinelli, Freedman, Kavner.) tion, structure, and assembly over broad length scales through an informed exploration of (parameter and composition) phase space, using experimental and theoretical approaches, to realize potentially superior material properties and function. The early stages of materials design rely on harnessing available computational tools to • Formulate materials structure-property-functionality databases from a plethora of diverse data; Establish protocols to search through that data; • Guide efficient selection of material compositions; and • Direct experimental synthesis and subsequent integration. Plainly stated, the goal of the modern materials explorer is to take advantage of enhanced computing power combined with understanding of networked systems to efficiently search for new compounds or new uses for existing compounds, understand the origin of their properties, and design improved materials based on that knowledge. Our task is to advance the path from materials design to synthesis to application. Such challenges are not unique to any one discipline. With this in mind, the US National Science Foundation supported a workshop entitled the \"Materials Genome Initiative in 14 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Ceramics, Geosciences, and Solid-State Chemistry\" in February 2013 to assess the confluence of research activities in the mineral physics, ceramics, solid-state chemistry, and computational materials communities. The goal was to identify and highlight pathways to propel materials development in the 21st century vis-à-vis new datasets, methodologies, predictive models, and materials understanding paradigms. Workshop participants, who included the authors of this article, were early-career researchers and well-established scientists who possess expertise in geosciences, inorganic materials synthesis, characterization, theory, and high-throughput combinatorial and informatics techniques. Interactions among these communities could provide new insights and rapid analysis of new classes of materials as never before. For example, consider the tremendous contributions made by the field of geology to structural chemistry, materials physics, and mineral discovery. This research has been accomplished with what might be the ultimate highthroughput and dynamic synthesis apparatus able to explore temperature, pressure, and solvent conditions-the Earth itself (Figure 1). In-situ characterization of the mineral structure of the Earth\'s interior and laboratory experiments have provided petrologists, geochemists, and mineral physicists the opportunity to measure a variety of physical and chemical properties of Earth materials. Indeed, such measurements often have been performed at extreme conditions (high pressures and temperatures) and over wide variations in composition. The same physical laws govern engineered and natural materials. Therefore, the structural complexity and plethora of mineral phases and allotropes existing at high pressures and temperatures provide an enormous additional database to combine with engineering materials databases and inform design strategies for new compounds. Cross-fertilization of the materials and geological communities has already proved successful. For example, the mineral herbertsmithite (ZnCu(OH) Cl₂), which is found in hydrothermal veins in the Atacama region of Chile, can be produced in the Volume DATA CREATION database domain INFORMATION STORAGE models, mechanisms, understanding growing gap Time abstraction KNOWLEDGE CAPTURED UTILITY ACHIEVED synthesis, processing, integration, deployment Figure 2. Translating abundant materials data into useful information and ultimately into knowledge for discovery and technology advancement is challenging. \"Minding the [data] gap” in materials science requires that formulation of models and mechanisms occurs at multiple length and time scales simultaneous with data generation.¹4 Predictive theories and database searches can then identify materials compositions with optimal functionality for synthesis and engineered technologies. laboratory using a hydrothermal reaction in a sealed vessel under pressure. The synthetically derived mineral was recently determined to be the first twodimensional spin liquid, a new phase of matter with significant implications for condensed matter physics. 6,7 Hydrothermal synthesis of minerals originally identified from their formation in hydrothermal veins also led to the synthesis of LiCoO2 (which is the primary cathode material in lithium-ion batteries) as well as the development of Li FeO 4 (olivine) for lithium ion batteries and skutterudites (CoAs₂) (which led to the production of promising ternary and filled skutterudite phases for thermoelectric applications). 10 The Earth\'s mantle contains many solid mineral phases, including the most abundant magnesium-rich silicate perovskites. Many syntheses of perovskite oxide electroceramics, which find use in piezoelectric applications¹¹ and as high-temperature superconductors, 12 mimic the Earth\'s synthesis and rely on high-temperature and highpressure solid-state reactions. By building bridges among Earth scientists and traditional materials science communities, we believe it is possible to accelerate materials discovery, design, and synthesis schemes by combining the vast databases of measured physical and chemical properties of natural and engineered materials. It is becoming ever more apparent that boundaries between American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org researchers, often trained in a single discipline, such as experimental lab work or computational theory, are rapidly dissolving. New blended educational platforms are needed to train scientists and engineers who will discover and improve on the materials of tomorrow. This article highlights some of the illustrative examples, critical challenges, and future opportunities discussed by those in attendance at the workshop with a goal to reach out to the multiple communities we represent. The data challenge Modern advances in high-throughput computational and experimental materials science have made the field incredibly data-rich nearly as rich as the Earth sciences, where the \"EarthCube\" initiative recently has been instituted to integrate increasingly vast amounts of geospatial data.13 Measured physical and chemical properties of minerals represent a small subset of Earth science data and share many attributes with materials science data-structure, properties, chemistry. We are deluged with data, and the data is wide ranging in type, method, number, and complexity, leading to a tremendous gap between basic research and the development of new engineered materials (Figure 2). This begs the question of how we best translate data from a variety of fields into useful information and, subsequently, knowledge, and, ultimately, understand15 Rajan, Iowa Stae University.) Accelerating functional materials discovery ing for materials design. Data repositories have been generated by specific fields. For example, the PetDB project collects compositions of rocks on the Earth\'s surface, 15 and the Materials Project¹ contains property information (crystal structures, band structures, and formation energies). But, there is no common exchange mechanism to bring these disparate and varied sources together for synchronous search through published raw data or composite quantities.17 That could change with a combination of real incentives and suggestions that federally funded published research data be made accessible in digital formats. At the same time, institutions can recognize the impact of time spent on altruistic efforts toward making data available and not simply reward scientific publication as the sole form of data dissemination and intellectual contribution. In fact, expedient dissemination of data to a repository may have greater impact on a community than publication of those results in any single paper—in aggregate form this data can be translated to knowledge where it was never intended to apply. Effective datasets available for searching and obtaining structure-property correlations are limited not by scientific and scholarly research efforts, but broadly by current data management plans. 18 Provided the materials databases are searchable, we then must understand how to navigate through this space to find materials for specific applications, because there is enormous potential in \"mining\" available data sets. 19 Many relevant databases and materials property repositories (see sidebar this page) already exist, yet unifying and efficiently accessing these databases are challenging because of the lack of universal descriptors for material properties, general agreement on what properties are most relevant, and software tools to query and analyze the data. This problem is effectively recast as a high-dimensional statistical correlation and classification challenge, and Toward interactive and open-source material property libraries An important aspect of data unification across disciplines concerns how to effectively host and access new data. Already there are central or distributed open-access repositories, to which future data can be added. Notable examples include the crystal structure and diffraction databases (both inorganic and organic), property-oriented databases such as the Landolt-Börnstein Database, 20 and phase diagram databases such as the ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Center. 21 Some additional open-source structure-property resources include • Materials Measurement Laboratory Data, ²² NIST; • 3D Materials Atlas, 23 TMS; • RRUFF Project, 24 database of Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction, and Chemical information for minerals, hosted at Arizona University; • American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database; 25 • MELTS: Rocks & Magma Thermodynamics and phase diagram calculator.26 Although these databases are extensive and indispensable, many have expensive licenses that could be prohibitive for many university libraries or other research institutions. This is indeed an opportunity where MGI can offer an exciting possibility for all materials researchers to participate as both contributors and end-users of community-based, free, and open-source databases. In this capacity, the Materials Project (materialsproject.org) has made freely available computed structural, electronic, and energetic data on over 33,000 compounds since 2011 for use by students, researchers, and industry. There is also a need for the development of translators and analytic tools to interface between experimental and computational databases, especially because experiment provides an important test of any calculated quantity. This challenge offers exciting questions and applications for tools27 available to the \"big-data\" and informatics communities. Modern advances in interactive webbased dissemination applications and informatics should enable more rapid and less human hourintensive ways for researchers to automatically and instantaneously contribute, edit, and evaluate structure and property data for materials engineering uses. 28,29,30 16 suitable machine learning informatics techniques exist to solve it. However, the materials community has been slow to adopt such approaches. This could be in part because a priori identification of the suitable property descriptor or metric correlated with the property of interest (see sidebar, p. 18), which could itself be difficult to compute or measure, is needed to facilitate the search. Such complications result when the property is not a simple thermodynamic quantity, but rather a composite or microstructure-sensitive quantity. Data storage, formats, and redundancy Excitement from participation in multidisciplinary efforts can fade to frustration if too few guidelines exist. At present, many materials researchers are ill-prepared to effectively analyze the data already available for a variety of reasons, including disparate formats, syntax, and conventions. In this capacity, consolidating and constructing new repositories and portals in cooperation with library scientists is necessary to harness the ever-increasing amount of underutilized data. A successful model for building such materials properties databases is the MatNavi Materials Database 43 by the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan. It includes downloadable databases on properties, such as superconductivity (SuperCon44), among others, useful to scientists and engineers. An interesting possibility, similar to that of the NIMS MatNavi effort, would include an initiative led by, but not necessarily centralized at, various US national laboratories. The initiative would require sustained efforts and perhaps a conscious shift in thinking of data as a key infrastructural component to the research enterprise. Already, the National Institutes of Health announced funding to support creation of new centers to improve how the biomedical community uses large and complex data sets with the aims of reducing cost and redundancy and ensuring translation across fields.45 Keeping the effort as democratic as possible would spread the workload of www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Combinatorial materials science The combinatorial approach is a high-throughput method to solve the problem of subtle variation in materials properties resulting from variation in material chemistry and synthesis procedures. 50,51,52,53 This is accomplished by constructing libraries with thousands of systematically different samples (or single samples with 2D and 3D-variations in material type or chemistry) and subsequently characterizing their properties to find the elusive diamond in the rough. This procedure naturally produces more data than targeted synthesis methods. Therefore, data mining tools and informatics are well suited for guiding combinatorial experimentation. This approach has been quite successful in finding new electronic, catalytic, magnetic, and ferroelectric materials. To accelerate the time between materials discovery to groundbreaking and materials-based technologies, MGI would benefit tremendously from the lessons of combinatorial materials synthesis. building such databases and widen their accessibility and use in academia and beyond. The community also can participate in data \"quality control,” acting as another check on top of the peerreview process. This would be analogous to the ranking system of patterns found in the Powder Diffraction File database supplied by the International Centre for Diffraction Data, or even the ranking system for online products on a commercial website, such as Amazon. There also is a tremendous opportunity for interdisciplinary work, because it includes gathering data that is material-specific instead of disciplinespecific. Such a database should be able to account for duplication of data in various formats for various communities to strengthen the ranking and enable chemists, physicists, geologists, ceramists, and metallurgists searching for the same or similar materials (properties) to know when to push forward and when to redirect their efforts by raising awareness of the work performed by others. This is where some standardization could play a key role. A great example is the standard file format agreed upon by the International Union of Crystallography. The socalled crystallographic information file (cif) is a single text file that can be read and edited in any text editor, ensuring widespread use, and it is generated easily by most crystal structure and refinement software packages. 46 For example, one could construct a material information file (mif), 47 similar to a cif, that could include entries on a type of property (resistivity, diffusion constant, hardness, etc.), units used, temperature regime, and so on just as the cif has entries on space group symbol, lattice constants, etc. Not all defined fields in a cif require entries, and this could be true for the mif as well. This also is an opportunity to create theoretical mifs from computational and modeling data. Indeed, a consortium of industry and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have produced such materials properties files under the MatML effort. 48 They use extensible markup language to maximize flexibility and customization, enabling users to create their own tags and document structure. Thus, MatML data can serve as a starting point for the continuation of free exchange of materials properties files. The idea of a standardized materials data reporting file raises important issues. Development of a common data format requires some consensus among an extremely broad set of fields. Will all the disparate science and engineering communities mentioned above be able to agree upon a standard format for the mif? Although the common data format has been established within fairly narrow disciplines, e.g., crystallography, it remains to be seen what form such \"materials property\" data sets should take. Moreover, not all data lends itself easily to text manipulation. For example, how would one deal with images such as those from electron microscopy? How can older published materials property data be extracted into a mif? These are all challenging questions, but in the era of the Internet, supercomputers, metadata, and social networking, their answers may be closer than ever. Several Department American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org of Energy laboratories have adopted the portable Hierarchical Data Format 49 (HDF5) for data sets, which makes it possible to represent complex objects, including images, and a wide variety of metadata efficiently. An added benefit of considering these questions is pulling together researchers and ideas from a wide variety of fields. Reimagining materials discovery for materials by design In seeking materials with specific properties or technological applications, the concepts of materials discovery and design have been understandably pursued. Such efforts can generate and have generated vast quantities of data. This has been especially true for an area of materials by design known as combinatorics or combinatorial science (see sidebar this page). Indeed, the need to prepare and characterize thousands of samples within a short period of time has made combinatorial approaches a predecessor to MGI, because both require organizing vast amounts of materials information in such a way that the researcher can understand the results. This is a concept successfully used by the pharmaceutical industry to design new drugs, 54,55,56 and it could prove just as important for materials design and discovery efforts in the years to come. Although advances in modern synthesis methods have enabled production of diverse and exotic ranges of materials, the power of combinatorial approaches can be harnessed only when sufficient high-throughput characterization techniques are available. 57 While the community has excelled at collecting important structural information using localized and rapid point characterization of crystal structure, analogous methods to locally characterize physical properties are more limited. Indeed, this is an area where MGI could greatly advance the field, but it would require concerted efforts to design and implement high-throughput characterization methods for a range of physical properties that are compatible with the sheer number, size, and geometry of modern combinatorial samples. 17 18 (Credit: Sinnott & Sawyer; Univ. Florida.) Accelerating functional materials discovery Materials discovery with descriptors and data-mined materials parameters Structure-property relationships form a cornerstone of materials science and have produced an array of new materials that find use today. However, in many cases there are a number of important material features, which do not solely arise from crystal or electronic structure, and the aggregate behavior governs the properties and performance of the system. In such situations, materials discovery relies on finding a known (or new) material with the optimal combination of characteristics that collectively define the materials behavior. These empirical proxies or descriptors, which may or may not be experimentally measurable, are correlated with the property of interest and are particularly powerful when a theory of the property of interest is absent. They are the ultimate materials cartography \"compass\" to guide discovery and synthesis, and in the process, provide some new microscopic insight.31 31,32,33 When informatics based approaches and first-principles methods like density functional theory are combined, available materials databases can be scanned in a high-throughput manner. This should enable the discovery of candidate materials by evaluating the materials descriptors. 19,34,35 Examining large data sets in this manner suggests not only where to look for new materials, but equally important, where not to spend time. Successful examples include uncovering new cathode, 36 thermoelectric, 37 ferroelectric, 38,39 efficient solar energy conversion, 40 and phosphor materials (right). Outstanding challenges remain in going beyond known compositions and materials systems and in how to efficiently generate (by design) new compounds based on previous explorations and understanding. High-throughput calculation approaches are important for searching through the large materials space; however, they are not without limits. The descriptors must be established, and there is an underlying assumption that the materials catalog is complete. Nonetheless, ex post facto identification of suitable descriptors without complete understanding of the physical mechanism is possible through statistical learning tools and covariant analysis to analyze correlations. Datamining techniques and highthroughput screening of ceramic materials were used to formulate a predictive model for friction coefficients,42 enabling the rapid identification of previously overlooked high-temperature, solidstate lubricants, for example (below). (x)% 800 90%-100% YALO 80%-90% 55%-65% 45%-55% 600 -Y₂SO+ +YSIO Sr BaAlO F Sr,AIO,F 400 Ba,Y SO Sr₂SIO 200 5 5.5 6 Ba SiO E(eV) 6.5 7 7.5 A plot of calculated Debye temperature (☹) of the undoped host crystal serves as a useful descriptor (proxy) for phosphor performance, i.e., a high photoluminescence quantum yield.41 The Debye temperature is plotted as a function of DFT-calculated band gaps (E) for the different host compounds. The circle size and color are indicative of the experimentally measured photoluminescent quantum yield (D) when Ce3+ is incorporated. By screening host materials for suitable → and band gaps it is possible to find new, superior materials. MgO Predicted Friction Coefficient 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 02 0.1 0.0 R2 = 0.8904 Rev=0.8193 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 Experimental Friction Coefficient ZnS Illustrative schematic of the way the crystal structure of rocksalt (MgO) and zinc blende (ZnS), influence wear in an experimental tribometer. Predicted versus experimental friction coefficients obtained from recursive partitioning of a small dataset of intrinsic material parameters to formulate a predictive friction model capable of identifying previously unknown lubricant materials (right). The two R² values used different amounts of data from the training data set to evaluate the accuracy of the model. (CV represents cross-validation.) www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 (Graph Credit: Bucholz et al; Tribol. Lett., Springer.) (Credit: American Chemical Society.) (Credit: S. Butler, Univ. of Saskatchewan.) Of particular interest would be techniques that could be used in-situ or during synthesis in conjunction with rapid feedback to the synthesis process. Instead of serially producing samples and then focusing on areas of interest, in-situ characterization on the fly could enable more rapid and focused work that brings high-performance materials to the forefront faster. Only with these high-throughput and spatially resolved characterization methods of materials properties can the screening of new candidate materials, optimal growth conditions, and the like be accelerated. Another interesting concept introduced by the combinatorial approach is that of delineating correlations between various materials properties or descriptors, such as density, electronegativity of the constituent elements, optical absorption, or lattice parameters. To increase utility of such descriptors, data visualization is key. Researchers need to be able to interpret large amounts of information in ways that I convey understanding to close the data gap and provide for predictive design or selection. Visualizing data in the form of correlation or Ashby diagrams, 58 for example, would allow researchers to observe relationships between materials properties and descriptors previously unknown. Some relations may not be obvious or even suspected, aiding discovery and formulation of new microscopic theories and allowing materials researchers to leave serendipitous trial-and-error processes in the past and proceed to the stage of directed design and synthesis of materials with superlative properties.59 Indeed, pursuing materials design in this could even lead to fundamental discoveries of new phenomena. way Rapid experimentation is required, and focused experimentation on areas of weakness in our fundamental understanding is especially important. Another area where focused efforts can have multipronged impact is in identification and subsequent study of material properties that are important for scientists, engineers, and Earth scientists alike. One example of such a field of study that could have lasting impacts on a range of communities is the study (Credit: FLIR Systems Inc.) MA0G M Figure 3. Thermal image of a computer microchip under operation6º (left) and snapshot of the temperature field calculated from an axisymmetric numerical model of convection in Earth\'s mantle that includes the effects of mantle phase transitions and viscosity with depth (right). Understanding of thermal transport and conduction is essential to engineering new materials. of the thermal properties of materials (Figure 3). In complex materials systems, such as those found in the Earth\'s crust, thermal convection, mantle transitions, and avalanches govern the dynamic of the Earth and how heat gets from the interior to the exterior to drive plate tectonics, volcanoes, and earthquakes. In attempting to understand how heat flow helps govern the dynamic behavior of the Earth, geologists have used increasingly sophisticated computational and experimental techniques to study properties, such as thermoelasticity and thermal and electrical conductivity, at high pressures and temperatures. Similar materials are known to possess exotic thermal properties that are incredibly sensitive to processing, doping, and structure and, at the same time, have potential for applications such as thermoelectrics and waste heat energy conversion. The systematic study of thermal properties in certain classes of materials, in turn, could immediately inform and impact the nature of materials discovery and design across the spectrum from materials physics to engineering to Earth sciences. The science of synthesis The increasing power and sophistication of first-principles calculations has brought us closer to the dream of materials-by-design. The literature now contains many examples of materials that have been either designed or discovered entirely in-silico or that have had their properties optimized (or new properties discovered) through computational exploration. The future seems American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org to promise that it will be possible to design function into materials, but will scientists and engineers be able to make them? Such materials predictions are often missing an important piece of information: Under which experimental conditions should the material be synthesized? Although the fundamental thermodynamic and kinetic theories have been known for some time, it is not always straightforward to implement them within a computational or theoretical framework. One successful example is the mapping of the phase diagrams 61,62 of thin-film ferroelectric perovskites as a function of epitaxial misfit strain and temperature (Figure 4). The properties of thin-film perovskites can differ dramatically from those of the bulk materials, depending on temperature and mechanical boundary conditions. Incorporating this information into theoretical treatments is crucial to making accurate predictions. In fact, epitaxial strain and the high temperatures used in growth and stabilization of modern oxide thin-film materials have a direct analogy in geoscience (Figure 5). Application of ~1% lattice misfit strain in epitaxial thin-film growth is equivalent to applying 109– 1010 Pa of pressure or taking your material to depths of tens of kilometers into the Earth\'s interior. For some materials, the strain energy introduced by lattice mismatch may stabilize an entirely different phase. Measurements of phase stability as a function of pressure help delineate when lattice mismatch may thermodynamically destabilize a phase 19 Accelerating functional materials discovery Temperature (°C) 800 700 600 500 ៖ ៖ ៖ ៖ ៖ ៖ ៖ ៖ 400 300 T³: (0,0,0) O, (p₁,0,0) T²+0 200 TF: (0,0,P,) O\' (P..P,,O) 100 0 -100 -200 -2 M (P.0.Ps) M+O ME (PPP) 0 1 2 In-plane strain (%) Figure 4. Strain-temperature phase diagram of single-domain (001)-oriented BaTiO3 from theoretical calculations using a phenomenological phase-field model. 63 The letters T, O, and M used in the phase notations indicate tetragonal, orthorhombic, and monoclinic crystallographic symmetries, respectively, under a constraint. The components of the polarization vector p corresponding to the phases (along the crystallographic directions of pseudocubic BaTiO2) are indicated within the parentheses. A description of the first-principles treatment is found in Ref. 62. near an electronic or structural phase boundary.64 Another area ripe for study is the effect of imperfections on the evolution of material properties. Variations in chemistry long have been used to drive property evolution in materials, but increasingly engineers want to control materials chemistry to finer and finer levels to exert the exacting control required for stringent applications. Approaches to understand and predict the role of nonstoichiometry on properties of materials are needed. Interfaces between materials represent a specific type of imperfection that is growing in importance and offers a unique set of challenges, because their structure and stoichiometry also can differ significantly from that of the parent materials in bulk. Locating the most stable structure and stoichiometry under a particular set of thermodynamic and kinetic conditions is a formidable problem even with the use of sophisticated computational search algorithms.65 The orientation relationship between the constituent materials is usually known, but, if it is not (or if the goal is to optimize some property of the interface as a function of the orientation 20 (Credit: Schlometal; relationship), then difficulties increase. The space of possible structures is enormous, and our time and computational resources are finite. Fortunately, the development of high-throughput experimental techniques, such as combinatorial substrate 66 epitaxy (CSE), can help guide theorists to the most promising areas of phase space. In the CSE approach, a material is grown as a thin film on hundreds of substrates (in a single experiment) with known but various orientations. Characterizing the films identifies film-substrate orientation relationships and steers theorists toward those interfaces actually observed in experiments. Kinetics also is important in determining the most stable interface structure. This can be an especially important consideration in the case of thinfilm interfaces, because film growth is a highly nonequilibrium process. Rohrer and Hyldgaard 67 recently developed a computational framework for thinfilm interfaces that combines ab-initio thermodynamics with chemical reaction theory. They used this method to investigate the structures and properties of TiC/alumina interfaces at the film deposition conditions. Predicted interface wear resistance using these schemes was in much better agreement with experiment than those from a scheme that considered only thermodynamics. Such an approach thus may prove very useful in the characterization of surface and interface growth. Finally, although there have been considerable studies on the growth of materials over the years, much of this work is limited in terms of the material systems investigated and in terms of techniques used (with much of the work relying on large-scale scientific facilities, including synchrotron-based characterization). Nonetheless, the synthesis process can have extensive and unexpected effects on the ultimate properties of complex materials. 6 Synthesis science must undergo a rejuvenation if it is to aid the development of more accurate computational tools and approaches, enable the prediction of and understanding of phase and structural formation during synthesis, and permit rapid development and translation of materials from the laboratory to high-scale production. During the past decade, chemists and materials scientists have made great strides synthesizing new materials with exotic properties, such as the new class of ironbased superconductors, 68 topological insulators,69 and spin liquids. However, these syntheses lack theoretical guidance on the environmental conditions. One challenge for the MGI is to develop theoretical formalisms that interface with laboratory-based chemistry and materials science to guide synthetic parameters for the discovery of new materials. This challenge is reflected in the area of crystal growth. Advanced study of materials properties frequently requires large single crystals, but the know-how and experience in producing these crystals is deteriorating in the US.70 Development of a theoretical basis for the complex kinetics of crystal growth could help rejuvenate this critical field by reducing the high cost associated with failed trials. It also would enhance recruitment of highly skilled chemists and materials scientists, who could approach the problem of crystal growth from a research-oriented perspective as opposed to a serviceoriented task. Impacts from a cross-community MGI effort The main conclusion of this article is that mineralogists, petrologists, ceramists, physicists, and solid-state chemists are now in a position to formulate strategies for a coordinated approach to discover functional materials by design while encouraging the selection of more www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Depth (km) Geoscience Crust Upper mante Lower mantie 5000 Thin-film science Outer core film Inner come a 8000 100 200 300 400 Pressure (GPa) ~35 km 600°C, 1 GPa substrate lattice mismatch terrestrially abundant elements through environmentally conscious chemistry decisions. To this end, it will be possible to identify materials that may be poor for one application but very good for another, thereby avoiding time and money spent by various communities in \"reinventing the wheel.\" The boundary between researchers whose expertise is solely in experimental lab work or computational theory is rapidly dissolving. The role of theory is not to reproduce experiments alone, but also to perform experiments that cannot necessarily be done in the \"lab.\" This is of particular importance in the Earth sciences, where it often is difficult to experimentally measure physical and chemical properties of materials directly at the extreme high-pressure and high-temperature conditions relevant to the deep interior of the Earth. The effort to build materials descriptors to aid high-throughput computational searches and democratize materials databases across fields also provides an important stimulus to train undergraduate, graduate, and senior scientists in data mining and informatics. Formal training in these areas typically is not found in graduate materials programs, and it could offer a possibility for materials researchers, new and seasoned, to utilize an important development in information sciences to guide and conduct investigations. As Linus Pauling stated, 71 \"A chemist who understands why a diamond + a-a -x100% 1% strain 1-10 GPa (Courtesy J.W.E. Drewitt, 2009 PhD thesis, University of Bath, UK.) Figure 5. The high pressures and temperatures present inside the Earth\'s crust are emulated and leveraged in modern epitaxial thinfilm growth approaches to make novel materials. has certain properties, or why nylon or hemoglobin have other properties, because of the different ways their atoms are arranged, may ask questions that a geologist would not think of formulating, unless he had been similarly trained in this way of thinking about the world.\" The converse statement, regarding the distinct geological/mineralogical mindset, should be true as well. Asking and answering questions in new ways can lead to the innovations the MGI has set out to produce. Performing state-of-the-art datacentric research requires familiarity with linear algebra, data-oriented statistics, and code development topics largely omitted in traditional arts and science educations and more commonly found in engineering disciplines. Introducing discovery-based modules within the undergraduate curricula that rely on statistical methods to establish physical laws from available experimental data would cultivate innovative scientific thinking at an early age. Summer schools with integrated materials discovery approaches should be encouraged for graduate students and faculty, whereby various skills among the experimental, simulation, and computational communities could be taught. This could alleviate communication barriers across the geoscience, ceramics, and solid-state chemistry fields. Digital recording and broadcasting of these workshops would exponentially benefit next-generation researchers in diverse disciplines. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org Acknowledgments This workshop was supported by the National Science Foundation through the grant Nos. NSF DMR 1216415 (Ceramics) and NSF DMR 1115294 (SSMC). The authors thank all participants to the workshop for providing the content and themes presented in this article. About the authors James M. Rondinelli is a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. Nicole A. Benedek is a faculty member in the Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Danna E. Freedman is a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. Abby Kavner is a faculty member in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. Efrain E. Rodriguez is a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Eric S. Toberer is a faculty member in the Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo. Lane W. 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Flowable concrete offers a wide range of engineering properties and the potential for product innovation. Scientific research continues on controlling the rheological properties of a concrete with various deflocculants. In this study, we compare the effect on the properties of LCC castables incorporating a new calcined alumina from Alteo with other commercially available, reactive aluminas. The new alumina, FLO-2, is a very fine, milled alumina with a median particle size ~2 µm and medium soda content (0.25%). It has good flowability and may be an economical alternative to some reactive aluminas. The development of low- and ultra-low-cement content castables (LCC and ULCCs) started in the late 1970s. Monolithics offer advantages over conventional refractory brick in terms of application rate as well as cost and flexibility, making them attractive to industrial . 1-5 Because monolithics provide rapid setting times and harden quickly at room temperature, they are used for building structures as well as for patching and coating brick. users. Properties, such as flowability and setting time, correlate with the amount of water and deflocculant used in castables, and this study investigates the optimum amounts of those additives. Fine and ultrafine particles fill the voids between aggregates, resulting in higher packing density 2,3 and improved high-temperature performance. Reduced cement content and the demand for water in high-alumina castables decreases significantly. Therefore, LCC and ULCC castables exhibit better physical properties than conventional medium-cement castables. 1-4, 6 In the present work, we designed refractory formulations using Andreasen modeling to optimize the packing density and determine the required flowability and water demand when using FLO-2. The performance of FLO-2, a very fine ground grade, was compared with an existing Alteo alumina, AC34B3, and two commercially available reactive aluminas, “A” and “B.” Slurry flowability Figure 1 compares the flowability of three alumina slurries with a concentration of 77% dry matter using the cone test method. The spreading diameters were measured after 1 min. We formulated LCCs composed of an alumina (ground calcined FLO-2 or reactive alumina A or B), calcium aluminate cement (Kerneos SECAR 71), and deflocculant (BASF FS20) to compare aluminas in castables. Compositions were optimized by Andreasen modeling, based on the lower and the higher grain sizes of dry materials. Tables 1 and 2 present the physical and chemical parameters of the aluminas. Particle size distribution was measured by sedimentation (SediGraph, American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 23 (Credit: Alteo.) Table 1 Physical parameters of aluminas examined d50 (pm) Sedimentation BET (m²/g) FLO-2 3.4 1.54 AC34 B3 4.2 1.36 A B 3.0 1.89 3.5 2.31 Table 2 Chemical content of aluminas examined Chemical analysis (ppm) Na₂O SiO2 CaO Fe2O3 FLO-2 2500 300 250 150 AC34 B3 2400 150 150 150 A 2500 200 200 200 B 2650 150 145 150 Table 3 Components of an LCC formulation using aluminas FLO-2, A and B (wt %) Tabular aluminas (max 3-6 mm/min 0-0.5 mm) 75 S71 5 20 FLO-2/A/B Micromeritics Instrument Corp., Norcross, Ga.). The d50 of FLO-2 was verified using a laser method (Cilas Particle Size Co., Madison, Wis.), which gave a value of ~2 µm. The difference between these two techniques is estimated to be ~1.5 Surface areas μm. were measured using the BET method. Flowability was measured by a cone test on a vibrating table. After 10 s of vibration, the cone is removed, and after 1 min. two opposite diameters are measured. Water demand is calculated by a specific internal method, first on 100 g of dry matter followed by a second measurement on several kilograms to characterize it more precisely. Flowability of the alumina constituent is a significant criterion for refractory producers, in fact, more important than that of the castable mix. Previous studies showed that particle-size distribution affects the flowability of alumina, with finer aluminas having more impact. To improve flowability, Alteo focused on developing a very fine, milled alumina with a typical median particle-size distribution of ~2 µm as measured with the Cilas instrument. Figure 2 shows the improved flowability of FLO-2 over Alteo\'s existing AC34B3-grade alumina. Figure 3 compares flowability of alumina slurries of FLO-2 and reactive aluminas A and B with similar particle-size distributions. These results suggest better dispersion of FLO-2 in the slurry compared with the others and better homogenization, which should improve final properties. In particular, a better dispersion could lead to total reactivity of the system during firing and, consequently, better mechanical resistance at high temperature. Next, we compared the three aluminas in LCC compositions given in Table 3 (using FS20 deflocculant) for optimized water demand and flowability (Figure 4). Standard deviation was measured at 0.1% for the water demand and 1 cm (0.4 in.) for flowability. For equivalent water contents, LCC mixed with FLO-2 displayed better flowability than the formulation made with alumina A and was similar to the alumina B formulation. Setting time also was measured for FLO-2 and alumina B LCCs. In this case, the castables have similar setting times. Ongoing studies will evaluate mechanical properties, such as the three-point bending strength, of the concretes using these aluminas. Conclusion Flowability (in.) 4 o 2 FLO-2 AC34 83 Figure 2. Flowability of FLO-2 and AC34B3 slurries. Flowability (in) 12 10 B FLO-2 Figure 3. Flowability of FLO-2 and reactive aluminas A and B slurries. Water content (%) 10 9 B 14 Water content (%) 12 Flowability 1 min 10 FLO-2 4 2 Flowability (in.) Figure 4. Optimized water content and flowability LCCs formulated with FLO-2 or commercially available reactive aluminas A or B. This study shows that the flowability and setting times of LCCS made with a new, very fine milled alumina are similar to or better than those of LCCs made with commercially available reactive aluminas. Improved flowability combined with reduced water requirements could improve installation parameters and improve mechanical properties of the refractory in-service. About the authors The authors work at Alteo\'s Gardanne, France location. E. Chabas is a refractory business development engineer, C. Ulrich is a refractory R&D technician, and P. Caneri is a refractory R&D intern. Contact: elodie.chabas@ alteo-alumina.com. References ¹W. Jiezeng, Z. Dafan, Z. Luju, L. Xijun, C. Long, C. Bianmei, “Research on High Performance Ultra-low Cement Castable\"; pp. 231-35 in Proceedings of the Fourth Int. Symposium on Refractories, Dalian, China, 2003. 2S. Banerjee, Monolithic Refractories, A Comprehensive Handbook. World Scientific Publishing Co., 1998. ³X. Liu, R. K. Lorenz, R. Racher, \"High Purity Calcium Aluminate Cements, Production and Properties\"; pp. 126-31 in Proceedings of the Fourth Int. Symposium on Refractories. Dalian, China, 2003. 4M. Abou-Sekkina, S.A. Abo-El-Enein, N.M. Khalil, and O. A. Shalma, \"Phase composition of bauxite based refractory castables,\" Ceram, Int., 37 (2011) 411-18 (2011). 5W. Lee, W. Vieira, S. Zhang, K. Ahari, H. Sarpoolaky, and C. Parr, \"Castable refractory concretes,\" Int. Mater. Rev. 46 [3] 145-67 (2001). 6S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Ghosh, and M.K. Mahapatra, \"Easy-to-use mullite and spinel sols as bonding agents in a high-alumina based ultra-low cement castable,\" Ceram. Int. 28 719-29 (2002). ■ 24 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 13th Biennial Worldwide Congress on Refractories Unitecr 2013 The Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories (Credit for all photos: ACerS.) 1 V Victoria, British Columbia, Canada welcomed more than 650 attendees from around the world Sept. 10-13 to Unitecr 2013—the 13th meeting of the Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories. Refractory organizations in the US, Germany, Japan, and South America collaborate on the biennial conference. About half the technical program related to steelmaking, reflecting the reality that the steel industry consumes more than half of all refractories produced. The event incorporated keynote and plenary speakers, a poster session, exhibit hall, gala banquet, and a packed technical program. See the report, “Top ten takeaways from Unitecr,\" on p. 3 of this issue. The conference took place at the historic Fairmount Empress Hotel in Victoria. It included refractories short courses by FIRE as well as an opening reception at the Royal BC Museum featuring jazz music and a local indigenous three-generation ceremonial dance group. 3 2 1 Unitecr president Lou Trostel welcomes everyone to the gala banquet. The hat was a gift from the Unitecr organizing team. 2 Keynote and plenary speakers drew large crowds each morning. 3 Unitecr\'s International Executive Board conducted its business before the conference began. 4 The poster session provided another venue for exchanging ideas and business cards. 5 The exhibit hall gave vendors and customers a chance to discuss solutions to technical problems. 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The 2014 meeting covers the basic science, engineering, and applications of electroceramic materials for electronic, magnetic, dielectric, and optical components, devices, and systems. The symposia address passive, active, and multifunctional electroceramic materials across broad themes covering theory and computation; structure, interfaces, and novel characterization methods; doping, defects, and nanoscale phenomena; processing science; thin films; multilayers, heterostructures, and graded materials; single crystals; composites; and device integration. The symposia emphasize applications in electronics, data storage, lighting, sensors and actuators, and energy conversion, transduction, and storage. The conference features plenary lectures from leaders in the field representing industry and academia. The technical program includes invited lectures, contributed papers, and poster presentations. 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In-county American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 31 O deciphering the discipline Eric Teller Guest columnist My English experience This past spring I was lucky enough to participate in a program that allowed me to spend a semester studying abroad. My school advertised the program during the previous summer. I knew a couple other students who were going to the same university, so I decided to go as well. I moved from a small school in rural New York (Alfred University) to a university in a city 10 times larger (The University of Sheffield, England). I found myself adjusting to the difference in school sizes, student assessment methods, and schools of thought, which are very different from those used in the US. At the University of Sheffield, classes are taught in a very practical manner. At Alfred University, classes are taught in a broad sense, so students can apply the formulas and theories to any and all materials they may encounter. Abroad, the professors teach about specific, common materials, such as barium titanate for capacitors, so that students who enter the work force are already familiar with the materials they will encounter. This practical approach prepares students for what they most likely are using in \"real life.\" However, novel materials are created everyday. You never know exactly what materials you may confront. Therefore, the more theoretical approach used in the US also makes sense. One of the harder things to get used to was how students are assessed abroad. At Alfred University, I have about one homework assignment per Sintering of Ceramics Short Course on DVD The American Ceramic Society www.ceramics.c Learn sintering fundamentals at your own pace, or host multi-person training sessions at your facility. Taught by Dr. Mohamed N. 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Because there is not much graded work throughout the semester, a large percentage of your final grade rides on the outcome of the final exam. The traditional US grading system (A = = 100-90, B = 89-80, C = 79-70, etc.) does not apply. The British grading system is: A = 100-70, B = 69–60, C = 59-50, D = 49-40 and F ≤40. It was a bit of a shock to get my first assignment back, see a 60, and then hear that was the average grade. Mentally this was the most difficult adjustment, because I have always thought of anything less than a 65 to be failing. When the average score is equivalent to a failing grade back home, it can make you do a double take when you look over your grades. All in all, my experience studying abroad was great. If you have the slightest urge to explore another country, I strongly suggest that you find the appropriate office at your university and talk with them about the programs they offer. 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Borax... 42 Clays, Enamel. Boric Acid. .46 Clays, Engobe. .42 Boride Products 100 Clays, Fire or Refractory. 22222 Decal Equipment .66 Equipment. .58 Decals 66 Erbium Oxide 49 Decals & Decorating. .98 Europium Oxide .49 Decorating Equipment .66 Expert Witness. .90 Decorating Processes & Materials... 89 Extruders 63 Boron & Compounds. 46 Clays, Glaze. 42 Decorating Supplies. .66 Fabrication.... .90 Boron Carbide.. .46 Clays, Stoneware. .42 Deflocculants..... .56 Fabrication Shops. .99 Boron Nitride .48 CNC Mills..... 63 Defoaming Agents .56 Failure Analysis .97 Borosilicate Glass 108 Coating Equipment .63, 66 Degree Programs, ABET Accredited 96 Fans .58 Brick..... .80 Coating Supplies. .63 Degree Programs, Ceramic.. .96 Feeders. .58, 64 Brick & Structural Clay Processing..89 Coatings 80, 101 Degree Programs, Glass Engrg Feeders, Batch ..58 Brick Production .98 Brick, Acid-Resisting. .80 Brick, Face 105 885 Coatings, Boron Nitride.. .101 Science 96 Feeders, Glass, Hot.. 58 Coatings, Corrosion-Resistant. .93 Degree Programs, Feeders, Gravimetric. .58 Coatings, Thermal-Resistant.. .93 Materials Science 96 Feeders, Pneumatic. .58 Brick, Fireclay. 80 Coatings, Wear-Resistant... .93 Density Analyzers 85 Feldspar 42 Brick, Glazed 105 Cobalt & Compounds. .48 Density Determination .96 Ferrites & Ferromagnetics.. .106 Brick, Load-Bearing. 105 Cold End Coatings, Glass .63 Density Measurement Instruments..86 Ferrites/Ferromagnetic .49 Brick, Murals 105 Colloidal Silica 48 Design. 89 Fiber Products .81 Brick, Paving 105 Color Measurement Equipment.. .85 Detectors. .86 Fiberoptic Illuminators .87 Brickmaking Equipment.. .63 Colorants. .56 Diamond Drills 63 Fibers, Ceramic 49 Briquetting & Tableting Equipment..57 Colorants, Inorganic. .49 Diamond Hones .63 Fibers, Continuous. 108 Buckets, Elevator. .57 Colorimeters. .86 Diamond Saw Blades. .63 Fibers, Glass. .49 Burners.... .69 Colors.... .66 Diamond Sawing .93 Fibers, Noncontinuous .108 Burners, Oxyfuel .69 Combustion Systems. .89, 98 Diamond Tools.... .63 Fibers, Optical .108 Cadmium & Compounds. 48 Composites, Carbon-Carbon 101 Diatomateous Earth .42 Fillers .56 Calciners 69 Calcining, Custom.... .92 Calcium Aluminates Composites, Ceramic-Ceramic...... 101 Composites, Ceramic-Metal....... .101 48 Composites, Ceramic-Polymer. Dicing Equipment .63 Fillers, Fused Silica... .50 Dielectric Powders.. .49 Fillers, Spherical Silica... ..50 .101 Dielectrics ...... .93, 106 Films, Thick. .93 Calcium & Compounds. .48 Composites, Intermetallic. .101 Dies. .63, 102 Films, Thin.. .93 Calcium Carbonate .48 Composites, Optical. 101 Calcium Hexaboride. 48 Composition Development & Differential Scanning Calorimetry Instruments Filters .58, 102 .85 Filters, Cloth/Felt .58 Calcium Silicate. 48 Canes, Glass..... .108 880 Determination. 96 Differential Thermal Analysis .96 Filters, Dielectric. .106 Compositions. Capacitors .105 Compression Testing Equipment..... 85 Carbide Products 101 Compressors, Air .57 Carbon.... .80 Computer Software.. Carbon Fibers 48 Computers.. .86 Carbons, Carbon Black 48 Conditioners Carbons, Diamond 48 Conductors. 105 695 8488 89 Differential Thermal Analysis Filters, Molten Metal .81 Instruments .85 Dilatometers... .85 889 Financial. .90 Fireclay. .42 85 Dimension Measurement Fixtures, Bend Test... .87 Instruments 86 Flash Drying, Custom.. .93 56 Dolomite. .42 Flat & Safety Glass..... .108 Dressing Wheels, Diamond .63 Flexural Analysis Instruments.... .85 Carbons, Graphite. .48 Container Glass 108 Drum Tumblers. 58 Flint..... .42 Cars, Dryer 69 Continuing Education. .96 Dryers... .70, 87 Flocculants .56 Cars, Kiln. 69 Controllers 63,69 Dryers, Fluid Bed. 58 Flue Liners.. .105 Castable .80 Controllers, Combustion.. 69 Dryers, Rotating Tray 58 Fluorides.... .50 Casting Equipment, Pressure. .63 Controllers, Furnace.. .69 Drying & Firing.. .98 Fluorspar .42 Casting Equipment, Slip.. .63 Controllers, Pressure .69 Drying, Custom. 93 Fluxes.. 56 Casting Equipment, Tape. 63 Controllers, Temperature 69 Dust Collection 99 Foam, Protective Packaging.. 58 Casting Plants. .98 Conveyors. 57 Dust Collectors. 58 Foaming Agents. .56 Catalysts.. 101 Conveyors, Belt.... .58 Dust Control Equipment. .58 Forehearths. .70 Cements. 48, 80 Conveyors, Bucket.. 58 Dye Penetrant Forming Equipment .64 Cements, High-Temperature. 48 Conveyors, Pneumatic .58 Equipment & Supplies. .85 Forsterite .42 Cements, Refractory. ..48 Conveyors, Screw. 58 Dysprosium Oxide.. 49 Forsterite Ceramics. .106 Ceramic Artware. 105 Conveyors, Vibrating 58 Earthenware .105 Foundry .81 Ceramic Brazed Assemblies. 105 Cookware .105 Eddy-Current-Testing Instruments ..85 Fracture Analysis. .97 Ceramic Coatings, Thermal Copper & Compounds. .49 Edge Protectors. .58 Frit...... .50 Protection .110 Cordierite... 42, 80 Electric Screen Heating. .58 Frits.... ..66 Ceramic Joining. 93 Corrosion Testing. .96 Ceramic Materials.. .89 Couplants, Ultrasonic Instruments...85 Ceramic Powders (General). 48 Crucibles. 80 Electrical Porcelain Insulators .106 Electrically Conducting Powders .....49 Electrochemical Analysis Fuel Cells, Solid Oxide .106 Fungicides. .56 Furnace Rebuilds.. ..93 Ceramic Production .98 Crushers... .58 Instruments .85 Ceramic Welding .93 Crushers, Hammermill .58 Electrodes.. .70 50 Furnaces .70, 90 Furnaces, Alternative Fuels .70 Cerium & Compounds. .48 Crushers, Impact. 58 Electromechanical Analysis Furnaces, Electric. .70 Cermets. 48, 101 Crushers, Jaw 58 Instruments .85 Certification, ISO. .99 Crushers, Primary. 58 Electron Microprobe Analysis. .96 Chamotte.. 48 Crushers, Roll. 58 Chemical Analysis... 96 Crushing, Custom .93 Chemical Analysis Instruments. ..85 Crystals 105 Electronic Analysis Instruments.......85 Electronic Materials Production....... 99 Electronics & Electrical Materials .... 89 888 Furnaces, Gas...... .70 Furnaces, Glass Melting.. .71 Furnaces, High-Temperature .71 Furnaces, Laboratory. 71 Furnaces, Vacuum. .72 Chemically Strengthened Glass..... 108 Crystals, Single. .49 Electroplating Equipment. .63 Fused Cast.... 81 Chemicals... .86 Cullet Handling Equipment. 58 Employment Services .96 Fused Silica. 50 Chemistry. 89 Cutters & Knives.. .101 Enamels .66 Fused Silica Glass. .108 China, Fine .105 Cutting Equipment. .63 Energy. .89 Fused Spinel Refractories. .81 China, Food Service 105 Cutting Tools 63, 101 Engine Components. .102 Gadolinium Oxide... 50 Chrome & Compounds. 48 Cutting Wires, Brick. .63 Engineering .89 Gallium & Compounds .50 Chromite.... .42 Cutting Wires, Refractory .63 Engobes .66 Gas Analysis Instruments. .85 Classification, Custom 93 CVD Equipment.. 63 Environmental.. .90 Gauges, Pressure. .72 Classifiers... .57 Cylinders .101 Environmental Compliance.. .90 Gelling Agents .56 Clay Bodies, Formulated .48 Data Acquisition Systems.. .69 Environmental Control..... .99 Germanium Dioxide .50 36 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Germanium Oxide. 50 Joining 94 Mica 44 Optical Emission Spectroscopy Glass Artware. 105 Kaolin 42 Microfocus X-Ray Imaging Instruments .86 Glass Finishing Equipment.. .64 Kiln Car Insulation. .82 Instruments .85 Optical Fiber Production.. .99 Glass Forming Equipment. .64 Kiln Cars..... 72 Microscopes, Hot Stages .87 Optical Properties .97 Glass Furnace... .81 Kiln Furniture. .82 Microscopes, Interference. .87 Optical Properties Measurement Glass Processes & Materials .90 Kilns 72, 90 Microscopes, Other..... .87 Instruments .88 Glass Production. .99 Kilns, Bell 73 Microscopes, Polarizing. .87 Optical Substrates .109 Glass Shear Spray 64 Kilns, Box .73 Microscopes, Reflected Light. ..... 87 Optical Thin Films. 109 Glass Supplies... .64 Kilns, Chamber. 73 Glass Testing Instruments. .87 Kilns, Conveyor. .73 Glass-Ceramics 102, 108 Kilns, Elevator.. .73 Glass-to-Metal Seals 109 Kilns, Envelope .74 3334 Microscopes, Scanning Electron..... 88 Organic Precursors .51 Microscopes, Transmission Organometallic Precursors. .56 Electron .88 Ornamental Artware. .105 Microspheres, Hollow ..51 Glassware... .87 Kilns, Periodic (Batch). .74 Microwave Packages. .106 Glaze Additives .56 Kilns, Pusher Plate.. .74 Microwave systems. Glaze Hardeners .56 Glazes .66 999 Kilns, Roller Hearth .75 Mill Additions.. Kilns, Rotary. .75 Mill Linings. Glazes/Colorants. .90 Kilns, Shuttle .75 Milling, Custom. Glazing Equipment. .66 Kilns, Test/Lab.. .75 Mills Glossimeters.... 87 Kilns, Tunnel (Continuous).. 76 Mills, Attritor. Government Contract/Independent.. 99 Kyanite .42 Mills, Ball &Pebble. Grain, Refractory. 50 Lab Crucibles... Granulators.. .58 Lab Furnace Tubes .87 ထထ 87 Mills, Centrifugal.. Mills, Hammer Graphite.. .50, 81 Lab Furnaces. 87 Mills, Jar... Graphite, Pyrolytic. 50 Laboratories 99 Mills, Jet....... .60 Grinders.. .60 Laboratory & Technical Glass. 109 Mills, Laboratory. Grinders, Centerless 64 Laminated Glass.. 109 Mills, Planetary. Grinders, Cylindrical.. 64 Lanthanides (also see Rare-Earths). 50 Mills, Rod .60 Grinders, Finished Product. .64 Lanthanum & Compounds.... .50 Mills, Roll.. Grinding Media. .60 Lapping & Polishing. 94 Mills, Vibratory.. Grinding Mills, Vibratory.. 60 Lapping Equipment. 64 Mining & Beneficiation Equipment .. 60 Grinding Wheels 64 Lapping Supplies .64 Mirrors.. 109 Grinding, Custom.. .94 Laser Cutting & Scribing Services ... 94 Mixers, Batch... .60 2622222222222221332271 Oxide Products .103 Oxygen Analyzers .86 Oxygen Supply. .76 56 Packaging Equipment. .61 60 Pad Printing Dies. .66 94 Palletizing Equipment .61 60 Pans, Dry & Wet. .61 60 Paper.. .83 60 Paperweights, Glass. .109 60 Particle Size Analysis. .97 60 Particle Size Analysis instruments...86 60 Pastes, Conductor... .51 Patent Attorney .91 88 Patent Searches .91 60 Petalite .44 pH Meters... .88 60 Phosphates.. .51 60 Photometric Measurement Instruments .88 Photovoltaic... .109 Piezoelectric Compositions ...51 Grog .81 Laser Glasses .109 Mixers, Drum.. .61 Piezoelectrics 95, 106 Gunning. .81 Laser Scribers ..64 Mixers, Laboratory. .88 Pigments 52 Gunning Equipment, Refractory.. ..60 Lasers, Ceramic.. 102 Mixers, Plaster. .61 Pigments .66 Hardness Measurement Lead & Compounds .50 Mixers, Pneumatic. .61 Pipe, Ceramic-Lined .105 Instruments .87 Leak Detectors .85 Mixers, Portable.. .61 Plasma Etching Systems. .64 Heat Exchangers... 102 Lehrs.. .66, 76 Mixers, Refractory .61 Plaster, Gypsum .52 Heating Elements... .72 Lenses..... .109 Mixers, Vacuum. .61 Plaster, Industrial.. .52 Hectorite..... .42 Light Sources .87 Mixing Equipment. High Technology Ceramics.. .90 Lighting .105, 109 Modeling .91 169 .61 Plastic .83 Plasticizers .56 High Voltage Insulators. 106 Lime & Limestone... .42 Moisture Analyzers .85 Pneumatic Systems. .61, 64 High-Alumina. .82 Lithium & Compounds .50 Moisture Testing. 88 Polarimeters .88 Honeycombs. Hoppers.. 102 Lithium Minerals .42 Molding 64 Polishing Equipment. .64 60 Litigation 91 Molds, Case... .64 Polishing Powder & Supplies. .64 Hot Plates. .87 Lubricants 56 Molds, Ceramic Forming. .64 Hot Repair. 94 Lusters .66 Molds, Models. 16 6 Pollution Control Equipment. .61 .64 Polycarbosilane .56 Humidification Systems .72 Machining. 94 Molybdenum & Compounds. .51 Polysilazane. 56 Hybrid Circuits 106 Machining Equipment. .64 Monolithic... .83 Hybrid Packages. 106 Magnesia-Alumina, Sintered. .50 Montmorillonite. .44 Hydraulic Systems. .60, 64 Magnesia, Fused 50 Mortars.... IC Packages.. 106 Magnesite... .44, 82 Mugs .105 8885 Porcelain. 105 Porcelain Enamels. .66 83 Pore Size Analyzers. .86 Pore Structure Analysis. .97 Image Analysis Instruments .85 Magnesium & Compounds. 50 Mullite .44, 83 Porosimeters. .88 Impeller, Mixing .60 Magnesium Phosphates. _ 51 Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors .106 Porous Ceramics... .103 Indium & Compounds 50 Industrial Parts 102 Magnetic Separation Instruments.... 87 Magnetic Stirrers. Multilayer Ceramics, AIN..... .106 Pottery. .105 .87 Multilayer Ceramics, Custom .106 Powdered Metals .52 Infrared Spectroscopy Instruments.. 85 Magnetics. 94 Nanomaterials. 51 Powders Samplers.. .88 Injection Molded Ceramics.. 102 Magnets, Hard. .106 Neodymium Oxide .51 Praseodymium Oxide. .52 Injection Molding Equipment. .64 Ink Stamps .66 569 Magnets, Soft.. .106 Nepheline Syenite. .44 Precast Shapes.. .83 Maintenance & Repairs, Neutron Activation Analysis Precious Metals. .52, 66 Inks 66 After Sales. .91 Instruments .85 Presses, Compacting. .64 Inks, UV Screenprinting. .66 Management .91 Inspection Systems. .99 Mandrels, Diamond.. ៦៥ Nickel & Compounds .51 64 Niobium & Compounds. Insulating Brick.. 82 Manganese & Compounds. .51 Niobium Oxide. .51 Insulation... .82 2 Manganese Dioxide Insulation Board. .82 Manufacturing 69 .51 Nitride Products .102 5550 Presses, Dry .65 .51 Presses, Extrusion .65 Presses, Hot .65 Presses, Hot Isostatic. .65 91 Insulation Slabs, Calcium Silicate....82 Markets .91 Nondestructive Evaluation Instruments Presses, Hydraulic. .65 .85 Presses, Isostatic. 65 Insulation Slabs, Vermiculite.. .82 Materials Analysis. .97 Nondestructive Testing .97 Presses, Other. .65 Insulation, Microporous... 82 Materials Handling Equipment. 60 Nozzles.. 61, 83 Presses, Pressure Casting.. .65 Insulators, Electrical/Electronic ..... 106 Materials Nozzles, Liquid Spray. .61 Presses, Refractory Shapes .65 Integrated Passive Components: Testing & Characterization.. .91 Nuclear Materials. .91 Presses, Rotary.. .65 R,C,L 106 Mechanical Properties .97 Nuclear Materials... 94 Presses, Tile (Ceramic) .65 Interferometer.. 97 Mechanical Property Nuclear Waste Containers. .103 Pressure Casting Systems, Interferometers .85 Measurement Instruments 87 Olivine 44 Dinnerware. .65 Iron & Compounds. 50 Membranes, Ceramic.. 102 Optical And Optoelectronic Pressure Casting Systems, Iron Oxide. .50 Metal Oxides, Mixed .66 Ceramics. .109 Sanitaryware .65 Ironstone .105 Metallic Salts. .51 Optical Ceramics .103 Pressure Sensors.. .86 Jiggering Equipment.. .64 Metallizing Compounds.. .51 Optical Comparitors. .88 Printers, Ceramic Decal .66 118 American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 37 332 Process Control Equipment .61 Screening, Custom .95 Substrates, Alumina.... .107 Transparent Ceramics. 104 Process/Quality Control Systems.....76 Screens & Screening Substrates, Aluminum Nitride .107 Tribological Studies .98 Professional Engineer .91 Equipment.. .62 Substrates, Glass..... .108 Tubes .84, 104 Protective Packaging Prototypes Pug Mills.. .61 Seals 95 Substrates, Other... .108 Tubing & Rod.. .110 .95 Selenium & Compounds.. 52 Substrates, Silicon Carbide. .108 Tungsten Carbide .54 Publications-Ceramics 96 Semiconducting Powders. 52 Superabrasives.. 54, 65 Tungsten Oxide.... .55 65 Semiconductor Processing. .99 Superconducting Powders .54 Turning Machines, Insulator. 65 Pulverizers. .61 Semiconductors..... 107 Superconductors .92, 95 Ultrasonic Ceramics.. 108 Pumps 61 Semiconductors (Consultants).. .92 Superconductors, HighUltrasonic Inspection/Flaw Pumps, Concrete .61 Sensors .107 Temperature. .108 Detection, Refractories .95 Pumps, Drum .61 Sensors, Temperature .76 Surface Analysis Instruments. .86 Ultrasonic Instruments. .86 Pumps, Vacuum.. .61 Separators. 62 Surface Area Analysis. 98 Ultrasonic Machining. 95 PVD Equipment. .65 Setters. .84 Surface Modification Systems...... .65 Ultrasonic Machining Equipment..... 65 Pyrite.... .44 Setting Equipment 65 Suspending Agents. .56 Ultrasonic Transducers .86 Pyroelectrics. .107 Setting Pins .84 Tableware.. .110 Uranium & Compounds. .55 Pyrometric Cones/Plaques .76 Shredders.. .62 Talc .44 Used Equipment .62, 66 Pyrometric Devices. .83 SIAION Powder 53 Tantalum Metal Powder. .54 Vacuum Cleaning Systems.. .62 Pyrophyllite.... .44 Sieving Equipment. 62 Tantalum Oxide .54 Vanadium & Compounds. .55 Quality Management/ISO 9000 .91 Silica. .44, 53, 84 Tap Hole Clays.... .84 Varistors 108 Quartz..... .44 Silicates. .53 Tape Casting Additives. .56 Ventilating Equipment. .62 Raman Spectroscopy Instruments...86 Silicide Products 103 Tape Casting Equipment. .65 Vermiculite .44 Ramming Mixes.. .83 Silicon .53 Tapes..... .108 Vibrators. .62 Rare-Earth Titanates .52 Silicon Carbide.. .53, 84 Technical Glass 110 Vibrators, Bin... .62 Rare-Earths .52 Silicon Carbide Products 103 Technical Writing. .92 Viscometers, High-Temperature...... 88 Recorders... 88 Silicon Nitride .54 Technology Transfer .92 Viscosity Measurement Recorders, Temperature .76 16 Silicon Nitride Products. 103 Tensile Testers. .86 Instruments .88 Recruiting & Executive Search .91 Silicon Nitride Rollers.. .103 Terbium Oxide. .54 Viscosity Stabilizers 56 Recuperators .103 Silicon Powder.. .54 Textile 84 Visual & Optical Testers .86 Refractories. .91 Silver Pastes, Conducting .66 Thermal Analysis. .98 Visual Inspection Instruments .88 Refractory Additives.. .56 Single Wafer Packs. .62 Thermal Diffusivity/Conductivity Ware Trucks .62 Refractory Dryout... 95 Sintering Aids .56 Analysis Instruments. .86 Water Sorption Measurement.. .86 Refractory Installation. .95 Refractory Oxides .52 525 Size Reduction Equipment .62 Thermal Imaging.. .86 Wear-Resistant Parts. 104 Slab Rollers .65 Thermistors .108 Weighing Equipment... .62 Refractory Production .99 Soda Ash . .44 Thermocouple Wire... .76 Weighing/Scales. .88 Reinforcements, Fiber.. .103 Sodium And Compounds. Reinforcements, Whiskers 103 Sodium Nitrate.. 55 .54 Thermocouples & Accessories ..... 76 Wetting Agents. 56 54 Thermogravimetric Analysis Wheels, Cutoff & Grinding. .66 Release Agents. 56 Software. 92 Instruments .86 Wheels, Diamond.. .66 Research... .92 Solar..... 109 Thermomechanical Analysis Whiskers 55 Residual Stress Analysis. .97 Solvent Recovery Equipment. .62 Instruments .86 Whiteware Production. .99 Resins, Molding. .52 Sonic Testing.. .86 Thermometers .88 Whitewares.. .95 Resistors, Thick-Film. 107 Spark Plugs. .107 Thick Film Materials .54 Wire Cloth. .62 Resonators 107 Specialty. .84 Thickening Agents .56 Wire Saws, Diamond.. .66 RF Components. .107 Specialty Glass 109 Thin Brick... .105 Wollastonite. 44 Rheological Additives. .56 Spectroscopy.. .98 Thin Film Materials .54 X-Ray Computed Tomography Rheometers .88 Spectroscopy Instruments.. .86 Thread Guides .104 Instruments .86 Rings. .103 Spheres, Ceramic 54 Tile Production.. 99 X-Ray Diffraction .98 Rods .83, 103 Spheres, Glass.. .54 Tile, Floor 105 X-Ray Diffraction Instruments. .86 Roll Compaction.. .65 Spinels 44 Tile, Pavers.. .105 X-Ray Fluorescence. .98 Roller Mills. 61 Spodumene .44 Tile, Quarry.. .105 X-Ray Instruments. .86 Rollers .83 Sponges .65 Tile, Wall... 105 X-Ray Spectroscopy Instruments ....86 Roofing Tile Machinery .65 Spray Booths. 65, 66 Tilemaking Equipment. .65 Yttria... 55 Rutile .44 Spray Dryers. .62 Tin & Compounds. .54 Yttrium & Compounds. .55 Saggers. 83 Spray Drying. .95 Titania.... 54 Zeta Potential Analyzers.. .86 Samarium Oxide 52 Spray Guns, Manual.. .62 Titanium & Compounds. .54 Zinc & Compounds 55 Sample Preparation Equipment. ..88 Sputtering Equipment. .65 Titanium Carbide .54 Zinc Borate .55 Sand, Foundry .52 Stains .66 Titanium Diboride 54 Zinc Oxide .55 Sand, Glass .52 Stannates 54 Titanium Dioxide.. .54 Zircon.. .44, 84 Sand, High-Purity Silica .52 Stannic (Tin) Oxide. .54 Titanium Nitride .54 Zirconates. .55 Sanitaryware 105 Steatite. .44 Toll Blending, Processing. .95 Zirconia 55, 84 Sapphire. 44 Stoneware .105 Toll Firing, Contract 95 Zirconia Products. .104 Saws, Diamond .65 Scale Systems. .62 Scandium & Compounds. .52 338 Stoneware & Porcelain. 104 Tools, Modelling .65 Zirconia, Engineering Grade. .55 Storage Equipment. .62 Transducers.. 108 Zirconia, High-Purity. .55 Strontium & Compounds. 54 Transducers, Ultrasonic. .86 Zirconia, Refractory Grade 55 Scanning Electron Microscopy .97 Structural Ceramics. .92 Transfer Cars. .76 Zirconium & Compounds. 55 Screen Printing. .95 Structural Ceramics Production.......99 Transformers. .108 Zirconium Carbonate .55 Screen Printing Equipment.. .66 Substrate Wafer Trays .62 Transmission Electron Microscopy..98 Zirconium Oxide.... 55 38 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Geographic Index: United States US Index Alabama BMI Automation Inc Blastcrete Equipment Co Pryor Giggey Co Riverside Refractories Inc Arizona AdValue Technology LLC Advanced Ceramics Mfg Arizona State University Keraflex US Materion Ceramics Refrac Systems Sasol North America Inc Spheric Technologies Inc impactGlass Research Intl California ATC Consulting Services Advanced Ceramic Technology Allied High Tech Products Inc American Elements Inc American Scientific Publishers B&B Refractories Inc CAD Design Software C&L Development Corp C-Shore Intl Inc CFF Kilns & Furnaces COI Ceramics Inc Ceradyne Inc Dalian Jinma Boron Technology Group Co Evans Analytical Group LLC Feldco Intl Firelight Glass GT Advanced Technologies (formerly Thermal Technology) Gerling Applied Engineering Inc Glass Technical Inst Horiba Instruments Inc Hyper-Therm HTC Inax USA Inc Industrial Tools Inc Infinity Stamps Inc Jiffy Mixer Co Inc Justice Design Group LLC Keith Co Kyocera America Inc Lagunna Clay Co Morgan Technical Ceramics Morgan Technical Ceramics Auburn Prairie Ceramics Corp Pacific Ceramics Inc Peter Pugger Mfg Inc Polymer Innovations Inc Precision Ferrites & Ceramics Inc ProTech Materials Inc Progressive Technology Inc QuantumSphere Inc Recco Furnaces Reed Gunite & Shotcrete Equipment Rosco Engineering Process Equipment SAMPE SRI Intl Setaram Inc Soilmoisture Equipment Corp TQ Abrasive Machining TFD Inc Technology of Materials Tempo Plastic Tile Heritage Foundation UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools Valley Design Corp WCS Inc Zili USA Inc Colorado Advanced Materials Associates CoorsTek Deltech Inc Diacut Inc Keyria Inc Reusche & Co of TWS Inc Rio Tinto Minerals Spontaneous Materials Connecticut Cavco Machine Tool Rebuilding CIDRA Precision Services, LLC Cober Muegge LLC Croll-Reynolds Engineering Co EBL Products Inc Emery Winslow Scale Co Eppler Assocs Innovative Research & Products Inc Lakeside Pottery Ceramic Studio M-Tech Instruments Resource MRL LLC Spencer Turbine Co Technisonic Research Inc Unimin Corp Vanderbilt Minerals LLC Vitta Corp Delaware Croda Coatings & Polymers Empower Materials Inc Micron Inc Mold Release Products Inc Nabertherm Inc Rath Inc Wesbond Corp Florida Delkic & Associates Friatec Haiku Tech Inc Intelligent Micro Patterning LLC Microtrac Inc Ocean Optics Inc Phoenix Coating Resources Inc Precision Ceramics Quantachrome Instruments Specialty Glass Inc Georgia Applied Ceramics Inc Imerys Imerys Refractory Minerals Intercat Inc M&M Clays Inc Micromeritics Instrument Corp Morgan Thermal Ceramics Thermal Products Co Inc Well Diamond Wire Saws Inc Zschimmer & Schwarz Illinois American Chemet Corp Amstat Industries Inc Buehler Ltd DeMarco Vacuum Corp Diamond Industrial Tools Inc Eirich Machines Inc Elektro Physik Engis Corp Gateway Materials Technology Inc Greenlee Diamond Tool Co Gundlach Equipment Corp Haeger Industries Inc Intl Decal Corp Ipsen Ceramics James Instruments Kraft Chemical Co Laserage Technology Corp Liberty Machinery Co Magneco Metrel Inc Martin Engineering Merkle Intl Inc Particle Technology Labs Portland Cement Assn Prince Minerals Inc Reliance Tool & Manufacturing American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 www.ceramics.org Stahli USA Inc StudioLX Sunrock Ceramics Co Superior Graphite Co Toyal America Inc UV Process Supply Inc Videojet Technologies Inc Indiana Abresist Corp American Art Clay Co Inc Applicon Co Carman Industries Inc Enceratec Corp Innovative Processing Solutions LLC Maxon Corp Piezo Technologies Powder Processing & Technology LLC Stedman Machine Kentucky Littleford Day Inc Machined Ceramics Inc Old Hickory Clay Co Process Design & Innovation Inc Schott North America Inc Sweco Thompson Enamel Inc Louisiana Bulk Pack Inc Maryland Active Minerals Intl LLC Cambridge Intl Cambridge Wire Cloth Co Cristal Global Inc Maryland Ceramic & Steatite Co Inc Maryland Wire Belts Inc Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Div Northrop Grumman Corp Refractory Composites Inc Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Spray Drying Systems Inc Technology Assessment & Transfer (TA&T) Trans-Tech Inc US Silica Co Massachusetts A123 Systems Inc AVS Inc Alfa Aesar Johnson Matthey Amptek Inc BTU Intl CSC Force Measurement Inc CSM Instruments Inc Centerline Technologies CeraNova Corp Datapaq Inc Engineered Pressure Systems Inc Ferro Ceramic Grinding Inc Geller Microanalytical Laboratory Inc Gigahertz-Optik Inc HC Starck North American Trading LLC Heinrich Ceramic Decal Inc International Ceramic Engineering Jenike & Johanson Inc MRA Laboratories Inc Massachusetts Inst of Technology Materials Systems Inc Microplasmic Corp Modern Times Legal Netzsch Instruments NA LLC Norcross Corp Northern Air Corp Novomer Nyacol Nano Technologies Inc Osram Sylvania Inc PremaTech Advanced Ceramics Print Control Services LLC Quartzite Processing Inc RD Webb Co Inc SEMTech Solutions Inc Saint-Gobain Abrasives Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials Sheffield Pottery Sturtevant Inc Surmet Corp Valley Design Corp Viridis3D LLC Michigan Aadvanced Machinery Inc Detroit Process Machinery Dow Corning Corp Federal-Mogul GMA Industries Inc Howmet Research Corp Impact Analytical Industrial Ceramic Technology JACPA Ceramic Craftsmen LECO Corp Mohr Corp PTX-Pentronix Inc The Cooke Corp Thermal Wave Imaging Inc Tri-Mer Corp Zero Refractories Inc Minnesota DCM Tech Dynamic Air Inc Ikonics Imaging-Industrial Solutions Jet Edge Waterjet Systems Liqtech NA Inc Nol-Tec Systems Inc North Star Imaging Inc Peltsman Corp Superconix Inc TSI Inc Whirl Air Flow Corp Missouri Alsey Refractories Co Chemir Analytical Services Christy Minerals LLC Industrial Testing Laboratories Inc Missouri Refractories Co (MORCO) Missouri University of Science and Technology Mo-Sci Corp Ruark Engineering Inc Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Co Inc Montana OPF Enterprises Resodyn Mixers Inc Nevada Advanced Superabrasives Plasma Etch Inc New Hampshire Centorr/Vacuum Industries Inc Ceramco Inc Materials Research Furnaces Inc Noble Technologies Group Oxy-Gon Industries Inc Z-Tech LLC New Jersey ATS RheoSystems, A Division of Cannon Instrument Co Accurate Diamond Tool Corp Accuratus Corp Advanced Cerametrics Inc Ankersmid Particle Size & Shape Atlantic Equipment Engineers BassTech Intl CW Brabender Instruments Inc CM Furnaces Inc Cargille Labs CeramicFiber BIZ (CFB) Color-Tec Control Instruments Corp Degussa Corp Dynasil Fused Silica Everfort North America Corp GFI Advanced Technologies Inc General Glass Equipment Co 39 General Spray Drying Service Inc Glen Mills Inc H&M Analytical Services Inc HED Intl Inc Hammill & Gillespie Inc Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems Instar Enterprises Intl Inc L&L Kiln Mfg Inc Linseis Inc Lunzer Inc Master Bond Inc Morgan Advanced Materials Perl Pigments LLC Physical Acoustics Corp Rotem BKG LLC Sanamar Inc Sensor Products Seppic Inc Shamrock Technologies Inc Var Lac Oid Chemical Co Wyssmont Co New Mexico Robocasting Enterprises LLC Sandia National Laboratories Sonic-Mill New York Alfred University Angstrom Precision Optics Inc Aremco Products Inc Bayville Chemical Supply Co Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc Brookhaven Instruments Corp Ceramitec Capovani Brothers Inc Captyk Inc Carl Zeiss Mircolmaging Inc Casso-Solar Technologies Ceralink Inc Ceramaterials Clarkson University Cornell University Corning Inc Cotronics Corp DeFelsko Corp ENRG Inc EPD Technology Corp Electro Abrasives Corp Filtros Ltd Fluid Metering Inc Glass Factory Directory of North America Goulds Pumps ITT Harper Intl Corp Heany Industries Inc I Squared R Element Co JTF Microscopy Services Inc Kanthal Heating Systems Leico Industries Inc Markinter Co NYCO Minerals Inc Oneida Research Services Inc P-Ker Engineering Peter Schultz Consulting LLC Pred Materials Intl Inc RHI US Ltd Refractron Technologies Corp Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst RocCera LLC Saint-Gobain Ceramics Schutte-Buffalo Hammermill LLC Silicon Carbide Products Inc Spectronics Corp Starfire Systems Inc Taber Industries Teeter Marketing Services LLC Treibacher Schleifmittel North America Inc Unifrax I LLC Washington Mills Electro Minerals Co Zircar Ceramics Inc Zircar Refractory Composites Inc Zircar Zirconia Inc North Carolina Baikowski Malakoff Inc 40 Basic Machinery Co Inc Carolina Material Technologies DuPont Electronic Technologies Industrial Hard Carbon LLC Keir Mfg Inc Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp Russell Finex Inc Selee Corp Thermcraft Inc Triangle Ceramics Ohio APF Recycling Inc AbNat Ltd Action Superabrasives Akron Porcelain & Plastics Co Allied Mineral Products Inc Alteo NA LLC AluChem Inc American Ceramic Society Bulletin American Ceramic Society American Isostatic Presses Inc Assoc of American Ceramic Component Manufacturers (AACCM) Astro Met Inc Avure Technologies Inc Beamalloy Technologies LLC Belden Brick Co Bullen CS Bell Co Carter Diamond Tool Corp Case Western Reserve University CerCo LLC Ceramic Education Council Ceramic Industry Magazine Ceramic Manufacturers Association Cetek Ltd Chemical Abstracts Service Cincinnati Gasket Crossley Economy Co Inc Dover Conveyor Inc ER Advanced Ceramics Inc EWI EZ Grout Corp Edward Orton Jr Ceramic Foundation Federal-Mogul Fosbel Inc Fuse Tech/Hot Tech Group Fusion Ceramics Inc Glass Mfg Industry Council Harrop Industries Inc Hall China Co Industrial Ceramic Products Inc Innovative Ceramic Corp Journal of the American Ceramic Society Koch Knight LLC Kornylak Corp Koyo Bearings Krumor Inc Lanly Co London Tile Co Manufacturers Equipment Co Maryland Refractories Co Mason Color Works Inc Matrix Enterprises Mattech Corp Mettler-Toledo Inc Micropyretics Heaters Intl Inc Midwestern Industries Inc Momentive Performance Materials Inc Morgan Electro Ceramics NSL Analytical Services Inc Nanofilm National Inst of Ceramic Engineers National BoraXX Corp National Lime & Stone Co NexTech Materials Ltd Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Owens-Illinois Inc PSC Inc Packaging Equipment Performance Ceramics Co Quartz Scientific Inc Ram Products Inc Refractory Consulting Services Refractory Specialties Inc Regal Diamond Products Renite Co SCI Engineered Materials Inc Society of Glass & Ceramic Decorated Products Saint-Gobain NorPro Corp Sandkuhl Clay Works Inc Seaforth Mineral & Ore Co Inc Sem-Com Co Inc Shinagawa Advanced Materials American Inc Stelter & Brinck Ltd US Foam Corp Union Process Verity Technical Consultants LLC Warren Rupp Inc Whitacre Greer Co Yxlon Intl Inc Zircoa Inc Oregon Cerakote Ceramic Coatings FelCom LLC Precision Measurements & Instruments Corp Pennsylvania AGR Intl Inc ANH Refractories Co APC Intl Ltd Advanced Materials Technologies Air Products & Chemicals Inc Allentown Equipment Almatis Inc American Stress Technologies Inc Anter Corp Applied Test Systems Inc Associated Ceramics & Technology Inc Calucem Inc Ceramic Color & Chemical Mfg Co Ceramic Services Inc Decal Specialties Inc Die Quip Corp Dorst America Inc Du-Co Ceramics Co Dynacut Inc ESL ElectroScience Electro Abrasives Corp Elizabeth Carbide Die Co Inc Elkem Metals Inc Elster-Hauck Mfg Co Fluid Energy Processing & Equipment Co Furnace Products & Services Inc Gamry Instruments Gasbarre Products Inc Gelest Inc Goodfellow Corp Imerys Refractory Minerals Insulating Firebrick Inc International Centre for Diffraction Data L&L Special Furnace Co Inc Lancaster Products Lock 3 Co Lucifer Furnaces Inc McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies LLC Mersen USA St Marys-PA Corp Micromechatronics Inc National Magnetics Group Inc Netzsch Premier Technologies LLC New Castle Refractories Co Inc Nilfisk-Advance America Inc Norstone Inc Petro Mold Co RE Carroll Inc Reference Metals Co Inc Refractory Machining Services Refractory Minerals Retsch Inc Seco/Warwick Corp Shenango Advanced Ceramics LLC Sil-Base Co Inc Strainoptics Inc Superior Quartz Products Inc Swindell Dressler International Co Tape Casting Consultants Inc Tapecasting Warehouse Div Trent Inc US Electrofused Minerals Inc Universal Technical Equipment West Penn Testing Group Whetstone Technology Young Industries Inc Rhode Island Reade Advanced Materials South Carolina AVX Corp Advanced Composite Materials LLC Bindicator CeramTec North America Corp Ceramic Recruiters Inc Enterprise Personnel MicroCeram Co Morgan AM&T Vesuvius Tennessee AdTech Ceramics Basic Resources HC Spinks Clay Co Inc High Temperature Materials Lab Minco Inc SE Intl Inc Short Mountain Silica ZYP Coatings Inc Texas Able Supply Co Baikowski Malakoff Inc Birney W West PE Huber Construction Inc Huntsman Corp/Performance Products MEG Systems Corp Maxi-Lift Inc Noah Technologies Corp Paragon Industries LP Process Engineering Services Simond Intl LLC Texas General Ceramics LLC Trinity Ceramic Supply Inc Vermont Superior Technical Ceramics Corp Virginia Brick Industry Assn CP Films Inc HunterLab Kaeser Compressors Inc Kerneos Inc Krautzberger NA LLC Kyanite Mining Corp Washington Ceradyne Viox Corp North Star Equipment Inc Seven Stars Intl LLC West Virginia Homer Laughlin China Co Wisconsin BuzzMac Intl LLC Carbolite Inc Cerac Inc Cilas Particle Size Dimat Inc Dings Co GE Healthcare LignoTech USA Mixer Systems Inc Technical Products Inc Vector Technologies Inc www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Geographic Index: International International Index This is a listing of organizations located outside the United States. Australia Ceramic Oxide Fabricators Pty Ltd Hitech Materials Pty Ltd KC Industries Pty Ltd Sons of Gwalia Ltd Austria Plansee SE Treibacher Industrie AG Belgium NV Bekaert SA Sibelco Benelux VITO - Flemish Inst for Technological Research Brazil Refratarios Paulista Industria e Comercio Ltda Togni SA Materials Refractarios Bulgaria Center for Materials Science, University of Chemical Technology and MetallurgySofia Canada Activation Laboratories Ltd Amalgamet Canada Art On Ceramic Avalon Rare Metals Inc Carsten Systems & Machine Ltd Decal Craft Hains Technology Assocs Hefa Rare Earth Canada Co Ltd Hotek Alliance Ltd Induceramic Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc Laval Labs Inc Neoptix PSH Kilns & Furnaces Proscience Inc SGS Minerals Services Sellick Equipment Ltd Zochem China Acme Tech Co Beijing Cerametek Materials Co Ltd Beijing Yingtelai Morgan Thermal Ceramics Textiles Co Bosai Minerals Group Co Ltd Chaozhou Three-Circle (Group) Co Ltd Chongqing Acme Tech Co Ltd China Mineral Processing Ltd Comtrust Architectural Mesh Co Ltd Dalian Jinma Boron Technology Group Co Dunhua Zhengxing Abrasive Co Ltd ELE Advanced Ceramics Ferrotec Ceramic Products Firebird Thermal Products Co General Material Industrial Co Hebei Tengfei Wire Mesh Co Ltd Height Electronic Co Holy Stone Enterprise Co Pangea Intl Ltd Shandong Diandun Science & Technology Co Suntech Precision Ceramics (HK) Ltd Terio Corp Tianjin Innova Tech Co Ltd Xiamen Innovacera Advanced Materials Co Xinjiang Longhai Silicon Industry Development Co Ltd Yangguan Metals & Minerals Import & Export Co Ltd Zhengzhou Peakland Industrial Co Ltd Zhengzhou Haixu Abrasives Co Zhengzhou Mission Ceramic Products Co Ltd Zib Guangtong Chemical Co Czech Republic ROmiLL sro Denmark Haldor Topsoe A/S Lachenmeier ApS Finland Outotec Research Oy France Ceric Thermic Wistra GmbH Cerinnov Cerlase Comptoir de Mineraux & Matieres Premieres HTI Technologies Mineral Research Processing Sahut Conreur SA Saint-Gobain Recherche Thales TRT Wistra Germany Anceram GmbH & Co KG Arburg GmbH & Co KG Burton GmbH & Co KG Ceric Thermic Wistra GmbH ETEC Gesellschaft für Technische Keramik GmbH Eglasstrek Patent Promotion & Awarding GmbH FCT Hartbearbeitungs GmbH FCT Ingenieurkeramik GmbH FCT Systeme GmbH Fraunhofer-Inst Silicatforschung ISC Friatec AG Fritsch GmbH - Milling and Sizing HC Starck Ceramics GmbH HC Starck GmbH Haver & Boecker Inst for Applied Materials-Ceramics in Mechanical Engineering Lippert Linn High Therm GmbH Logomatic GmbH Nabaltec AG Optocon AG Promat GmbH Stephan Schmidt KG UCM Advanced Ceramics GmbH University of Stuttgart/MTCCC Velco GmbH Wistra GmbH India AK Das Consultant Abref Private Ltd Ace Refractories Ltd Agni Fiber Boards Private Ltd Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute Dalmia Inst of Scientific & Industrial Research Dalmia Magnesite Corp Dynamic Exim Corp Garg Process Glass India Private Ltd Hindalco Industries Ltd Indian Ceramic Society Indo US MIM Tec Private Ltd Jyoti Ceramic Industries Private Ltd Mark Hydrauliks Private Maruti Refractories Mysore Stoneware Pipes & Potteries Ltd. OCL India Ltd Premier Ceramic Industries Presto Stantest Private Ltd Presto Testing Instruments Prism Monolithics Private Ltd Promis Industries Sicco Engineering Works Somany Ceramics Ltd Sonya Ceramics (Export Division) Sparkler Ceramics Private Ltd Symphony Tradecomm Private Ltd Wintech Diamonds Products Zirox Technologies Israel Israel Ceramic & Silicate Inst Shahak & Co. Diamond Tools Ltd Super Fine Ltd Italy Bettini SpA Laviosa Chimica Mineraria SpA Japan Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK Inax USA Inc Japan Fine Ceramics Center Konoshima Chemical Co Ltd Kyocera Corp LIXIL Corp Murata Mfg Co Ltd NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd New Glass Forum Plibrico Japan Co Ltd Shoei Chemical Inc Takasago Industry Co Ltd Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc Luxembourg Laeis GmbH Mexico Prolec SA de CV Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Netherlands Dannalab Euro Support Advanced Materials Haiku Tech Europe BV Hyflux CEPAration Technologies Innalox BV PANalytical Norway NorECS AS Republic of Korea Korea Inst of Industrial Technology Russian Federation NEVZ-Ceramics Close JSC Singapore Acelent Technologies Pte Ltd Spain Roca Sanitario SA Sigmadiamant Sweden Diamorph AB Goceram AB Switzerland Ceramaret SA Emhart Glass SA Metoxit AG Strico AG Turkey Anadolu Cam Sanayii AS Emtaş Abrasive Products Ukraine UMG-United Minerals Group Vesco JSC United Kingdom Advanced NDT Ltd Alstom Grid Research & Technology Capital Refractories Ltd Ceram Cornwall Ceramic Decals Drayton Beaumont Kilns Ltd ETher NDE Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd Hygan Products Ltd InnovNano - Advanced Materials Isoform Ltd Johnson Matthey Technology Centre Mackey Bowley Intl Ltd Naylor Hathernware Quantachrome UK Taylor Tunnicliff Ltd Tenmat Ltd Vitcas Ltd WBB Minerals ZincOx Resources Plc Notes American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 41 CLAYS & NATURAL MINERALS Andalusite Imerys Refractory Minerals GA Sheffield Pottery MA Sibelco Benelux, Belgium Stephan Schmidt KG, Germany Vanderbilt Minerals LLC CT Vesco JSC, Ukraine WBB Minerals, UK Aplite US Silica Co MD See ad page 53 Clays, Enamel Bauxite APF Recycling Inc OH Bosai Minerals Group Co Ltd, China CMP China Mineral Processing Ltd \"The vertically integrated bauxite producer\" Tel: +88 22 2321 0158 • Fax: +86 22 2313 3085 E-mail: cmpchina@cmptl.com.com www.cmptj.com China Mineral Processing Ltd, China Old Hickory Clay Co KY Sibelco Benelux, Belgium Stephan Schmidt KG, Germany Vanderbilt Minerals LLC CT WBB Minerals, UK Zirox Technologies, India Clays, Engobe Imerys GA Old Hickory Clay Co KY Sheffield Pottery MA Sibelco Benelux, Belgium Stephan Schmidt KG, Germany Vanderbilt Minerals LLC CT See ad page 43 Dynamic Exim Corp, India WBB Minerals, UK Fluid Energy Processing & Equipment Co PA Hindalco Industries Ltd, India Imerys Refractory Minerals GA Lock 3 Co PA Resource MRL LLC CT US Electrofused Minerals Inc PA Bentonite HC Spinks Clay Co Inc TN Kraft Chemical Co IL Laviosa Chimica Mineraria SpA, Italy Process Design & Innovation Inc KY Reade Advanced Materials RI Stephan Schmidt KG, Germany Trinity Ceramic Supply Inc TX Vanderbilt Minerals LLC CT Borax Amalgamet Canada, Canada C-Shore Intl Inc CA Kraft Chemical Co IL Rio Tinto Minerals CO Chromite Comptoir de Mineraux et Matieres Premieres, France Laviosa Chimica Mineraria SpA, Italy Resource MRL LLC CT US Electrofused Minerals Inc PA Clays, Ball HC Spinks Clay 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Precision Ceramics FL Precision Ferrites and Ceramics Inc CA PremaTech Advanced Ceramics MA Process Design & Innovation Inc KY Progressive Technology Inc CA Quartzite Processing Inc MA Refractron Technologies Corp NY Robocasting Enterprises LLC NM RocCera LLC NY SMAHT Ceramics Inc UT Saint-Gobain NorPro Corp OH Sasol North America Inc AZ Suntech Precision Ceramics (HK) Ltd, China Superior Technical Ceramics Corp VT TQ Abrasive Machining CA Tape Casting Consultants Inc PA Terio Corp, China Tianjin Innova Tech Co Ltd, China VITO-Flemish Inst for Technological Res, Belgium Valley Design Corp MA Viridis3D LLC MA Zhengzhou Mission Ceramic Products Co Ltd, China Armor, Ceramic Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing AZ Advanced Materials Associates CO Bettini SpA, Italy CerCo LLC OH CeraNova Corporation MA Cerakote Ceramic Coatings OR CeramTec North America Corp SC ELE Advanced Ceramics, China Enterprise Personnel SC HC Starck Ceramics GmbH, Germany Holy Stone Enterprise Co, China InnovNano Advanced Materials, UK Israel Ceramic & Silicate Inst, Israel Morgan AM&T SC NEVZ-Ceramics Close JSC, Russia New Tech Ceramics Inc IA Ceramic PROTECT® TILES Armor PH: 1 800.325.0337 CustomerServiceUSA@superiorgraphite.com www.superiorgraphite.com Enceratec Corp IN Enterprise Personnel SC FCT Hartbearbeitungs GmbH, Germany Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China Friatec FL HC Starck Ceramics GmbH, Germany Holy Stone Enterprise Co, China Industrial Ceramic Technology MI Koyo Bearings OH McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies LLC PA New Tech Ceramics Inc IA Precision Ceramics FL Saint-Gobain Ceramics NY See ad page 79 Suntech Precision Ceramics (HK) Ltd, China Terio Corp, China VITO-Flemish Inst for Technological Res, Belgium Beryllia Products AK Das Consultant, India Holy Stone Enterprise Co, China Materion Ceramics AZ P-Ker Engineering NY Triangle Ceramics NC Astro Met Inc OH Bioceramics, Dental Bettini SpA, Italy Ceramaret SA, Switzerland Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China Fraunhofer-Institut Silicatforschung ISC, Germany HC Starck Ceramics GmbH, Germany HTI Technologies, France Heany Industries Inc NY InnovNano - Advanced Materials, UK Metoxit AG, Switzerland MicroCIM VT Mineral Research Processing, France Mo-Sci Corp MO Progressive Technology Inc CA Refractron Technologies Corp NY Sasol North America Inc AZ Sem-Com Co Inc OH Terio Corp, China Tianjin Innova Tech Co Ltd, China Zirox Technologies, India Bioceramics, Medical AdTech Ceramics TN Astro Met Inc OH CeramTec North America Corp SC Ceramaret SA, Switzerland CoorsTek CO Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China HTI Technologies, France Industrial Ceramic Technology MI Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp NC Metoxit AG, Switzerland MicroCIM VT Mo-Sci Corp MO Morgan Technical Ceramics Auburn CA NEVZ-Ceramics Close JSC, Russia NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd, Japan Precision Ferrites and Ceramics Inc CA Robocasting Enterprises LLC NM Sasol North America Inc AZ Trans-Tech Inc MD VITO-Flemish Inst for Technological Res, Belgium Zirox Technologies, India Boride Products Superior Graphite Co IL See ad page 52 AK Das Consultant, India Surmet Corp MA Innalox BV, Netherlands International Ceramic Engineering MA Ipsen Ceramics IL Jyoti Ceramic Industries Private Ltd, India KC Abrasive Co KS KC Industries Pty Ltd, Australia TevTech LLC MA Bearings Astro Met Inc OH Bettini SpA, Italy 100 Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing AZ Advanced Materials Associates CO Beijing Cerametek Materials Co Ltd, China Bettini SpA, Italy C-Shore Intl Inc CA www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL/TECHNICAL CERAMICS CSM Instruments Inc MA Ceradyne Inc a 3M company CA Dunhua Zhengxing Abrasive Co Ltd, China Refrac Systems AZ Saint-Gobain Ceramics NY See ad page 79 Carbide Products AK Das Consultant, India Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing AZ Advanced Materials Associates CO Beijing Cerametek Materials Co Ltd, China Bettini SpA, Italy COI Ceramics Inc CA CSM Instruments Inc MA Ceradyne Inc a 3M company CA Ceramaterials NY Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK, Japan Dunhua Zhengxing Abrasive Co Ltd, China FCT Hartbearbeitungs GmbH, Germany Feldco Intl CA Ferro Ceramic Grinding Inc MA Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China HC Starck Ceramics GmbH, Germany Induceramic, Canada Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp NC MicroCIM VT Morgan Technical Ceramics Auburn CA NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd, Japan Precision Ceramics FL Precision Ferrites and Ceramics Inc CA PremaTech Advanced Ceramics MA Process Design & Innovation Inc KY Refrac Systems AZ Refractory Composites Inc MD Silicon Carbide Products Inc NY Superior Graphite Co IL See ad page 52 Tenmat Ltd, UK Triangle Ceramics NC VITO-Flemish Inst for Technological Res, Belgium Zhengzhou Mission Ceramic Products Co Ltd, China Catalysts Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc NY Haldor TopsÌüe A/S Denmark Induceramic, Canada InnovNano - Advanced Materials, UK Johnson Matthey Technology Centre UK NexTech Materials Ltd OH P-Ker Engineering NY Saint-Gobain NorPro Corp OH Terio Corp, China Zib Guangtong Chemical Co, China Cermets AdTech Ceramics TN Advanced Materials Associates CO Bettini SpA, Italy CeramTec North America Corp SC Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp NC Robocasting Enterprises LLC NM Triangle Ceramics NC Coatings AK Das Consultant, India Advanced Materials Associates CO Aremco Products Inc NY Bettini SpA, Italy Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, India CSM Instruments Inc MA Cerakote Ceramic Coatings OR Ceramatec Inc UT Cetek Ltd OH Cotronics Corp NY FelCom LLC OR Fraunhofer-Institut Silicatforschung ISC, Germany Gateway Materials Technology Inc IL HTI Technologies, France Heany Industries Inc NY Jyoti Ceramic Industries Private Ltd, India Master Bond Inc NJ Materion Ceramics AZ Morgan Technical Ceramics CA Nanofilm OH National Magnetics Group, Inc PA New Tech Ceramics Inc IA P-Ker Engineering NY Phoenix Coating Resources Inc FL Refractory Composites Inc MD Robocasting Enterprises LLC NM Technology Assessment & Transfer (TA&T) MD Teeter Marketing Services LLC NY Tenmat Ltd, UK Terio Corp, China TevTech LLC MA Trans-Tech Inc MD ZYP Coatings Inc TN Coatings, Boron Nitride Ceradyne Inc a 3M company CA Cotronics Corp NY Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China Momentive Performance Materials Inc OH Precision Ceramics FL TevTech LLC MA Composites, Carbon-Carbon AK Das Consultant, India Advanced Materials Associates CO COI Ceramics Inc CA Ceramaterials NY Precision Measurements & Instruments Corp OR Refrac Systems AZ Refractory Composites Inc MD Starfire Systems Inc NY Tenmat Ltd, UK Composites, Ceramic-Ceramic Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing AZ Advanced Composite Materials LLC SC Advanced Materials Associates CO Alstom Grid Research & Technology, UK Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, India Bullen OH COI Ceramics Inc CA FCT Ingenieurkeramik GmbH, Germany Ferro Ceramic Grinding Inc MA Friatec FL Gateway Materials Technology Inc IL HTI Technologies, France Hyper-Therm HTC CA Industrial Ceramic Technology MI InnovNano - Advanced Materials, UK Metoxit AG, Switzerland Momentive Performance Materials Inc OH Morgan Technical Ceramics Auburn CA NEVZ-Ceramics Close JSC, Russia New Tech Ceramics Inc IA NexTech Materials Ltd OH Phoenix Coating Resources Inc FL PremaTech Advanced Ceramics MA Refrac Systems AZ Refractory Composites Inc MD SMAHT Ceramics Inc UT Silicon Carbide Products Inc NY Starfire Systems Inc NY Technology Assessment & Transfer (TA&T) MD Tenmat Ltd, UK Trans-Tech Inc MD Viridis3D LLC MA Zhengzhou Mission Ceramic Products Co Ltd, China Composites, Ceramic-Metal AK Das Consultant, India AdTech Ceramics TN Advanced Materials Associates CO COI Ceramics Inc CA Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK, Japan Diamorph AB, Sweden Friatec FL Friatec AG, Germany NEVZ-Ceramics Close JSC, Russia New Tech Ceramics Inc IA Precision Ceramics FL Precision Ferrites and Ceramics Inc CA Refrac Systems AZ Refractory Composites Inc MD Starfire Systems Inc NY Technology Assessment & Transfer (TA&T) MD Viridis3D LLC MA Composites, Ceramic-Polymer Advanced 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RocCera LLC NY Terio Corp, China UV Process Supply Inc IL Cylinders Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing AZ Bettini SpA, Italy Cerakote Ceramic Coatings OR ELE Advanced Ceramics, China FCT Hartbearbeitungs GmbH, Germany Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China Morgan Technical Ceramics Auburn CA Soilmoisture Equipment Corp CA Suntech Precision Ceramics (HK) Ltd, China Terio Corp, China Triangle Ceramics NC American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 101 Dies Astro Met Inc OH Friatec FL Ram Products Inc OH Refractory Specialties Inc OH Refractron Technologies Corp NY Zircoa Inc OH Engine Components Advanced Ceramic Technology CA Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing AZ COI Ceramics Inc CA Cerakote Ceramic Coatings OR CeramTec North America Corp SC ELE Advanced Ceramics, China Enceratec Corp IN Federal-Mogul MI Ferro Ceramic Grinding Inc MA Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China Gateway Materials Technology Inc IL HC Starck Ceramics GmbH, Germany Heany Industries Inc NY Industrial Ceramic Technology MI Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp NC Metoxit AG, Switzerland Precision Ceramics FL PremaTech Advanced Ceramics MA Terio Corp, China Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc, Japan Zircoa Inc OH Zirox Technologies, India Filters Akron Porcelain & Plastics Co OH Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, India Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc NY Filtros Ltd NY Induceramic, Canada Kaeser Compressors Inc VA Liqtech NA Inc MN Maryland Ceramic & Steatite Co Inc MD Naylor Hathernware, UK Refractron Technologies Corp NY Refratarios Paulista Industria e Comercio Ltda, Brazil Robocasting Enterprises LLC NM Starfire Systems Inc NY VITO-Flemish Inst for Technological Res, Belgium Valley Design Corp MA Zhengzhou Mission Ceramic Products Co Ltd, China Glass-Ceramics AK Das Consultant, India Accuratus Corporation NJ Alstom Grid Research & Technology, UK Aremco Products Inc NY Astro Met Inc OH Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, India Cerlase, France Ferro Ceramic Grinding Inc MA Israel Ceramic & Silicate Inst, Israel Morgan Technical Ceramics CA P-Ker Engineering NY Polymer Innovations Inc CA Precision Ceramics FL Sem-Com Co Inc OH Starfire Systems Inc NY Technical Products Inc WI TevTech LLC MA Valley Design Corp MA Heat Exchangers Anceram GmbH & Co KG, Germany Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc NY COI Ceramics Inc CA FCT Hartbearbeitungs GmbH, Germany Ferrotec Ceramic Products, China Induceramic, Canada Kaeser Compressors Inc VA NexTech Materials Ltd OH Precision Ceramics FL Refrac Systems AZ Refractory Composites Inc MD Saint-Gobain Ceramics NY See ad page 79 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, India Honeycombs Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc NY COI Ceramics Inc CA Ceramic Oxide Fabricators Pty Ltd, Canada Friatec FL Induceramic, Canada Koch Knight LLC OH SMAHT Ceramics Inc UT Zhengzhou Mission Ceramic Products Co Ltd, China Industrial Parts Accuratus Corporation NJ Advanced Cerametrics Inc NJ Advanced Ceramic Technology CA Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing AZ Akron Porcelain & Plastics Co OH Astro Met 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American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 111 ADVANCED MATERIALS ASSOCIATES PO Box 809 Breckenridge CO US 80424 jjs.ama@comcast.net http://www.advanced materialsassoc.com 970-453-1221 Fax: 970-453-1221 Consulting in ceramics, CMCS, MMCs, forming, and synthesis, including hot pressing, sintering, and SPS wear/ corrosion/elevated temperature coating applications and technologies with two companies, and lightweight armor materials and structures. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES 814-867-8068 524 E Irvin Ave State College PA US 16801 jxd6@psu.edu High-technology consulting firm engaged in design, analysis, and evaluation of new products or processes, whose critical element is materials performance. Consults on materials science R&D, product development, and manufacturing. ADVANCED NDT LTD +44-1905-371460 Orchard House, Orchard Close Fax: +44-1905-371477 Severn Stoke Worcestershire UK WR8 9JJ sales@advanced-ndt.co.uk http://www.advanced-ndt.co.uk Supply a complete range of nondestructive test equipment. ADVANCED SUPERABRASIVES 200 Sunpac Ave Henderson NV US 89015 bherbst@advanced-sa.com http://advanced-sa.com 702-564-7735 Fax: 702-564-8422 Manufacture superabrasive grinding products using stateof-the-art engineering, manufacturing, and inspecting techniques to ensure on-time delivery. AGNI FIBER BOARDS PVT LTD 990/3/4 GIDC +91-265-2646121 Fax: +91-265-2634531 Makarpura Vadodara Gujarat India 390010 info@agnipultrusion.com http://www.agnipultrusion.com Manufacturer and dealer of high-temperature structural insulation boards, mold platen insulation boards, and thermal insulation boards for various industrial applications. AGR INTL INC 615 Whitestown Rd Butler PA US 16001 agrsales@agrintl.com http://agrintl.com 724-482-2163 Fax: 724-482-2767 Manufactures quality-control lab and in-line monitoring and inspection systems for glass containers. Products include pressure testers, thickness gauges, dimensional measures and volume comparators. AIR PRODUCTS AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC 7201 Hamilton Blvd Allentown PA US 18195-1501 gigmrktg@airproducts.com http://airproducts.com/glass A 800-654-4567 Fax: 800-272-4449 Specializes in industrial gas and chemical supply (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen), patented technologies and hardware (oxy-fuel burners, flow controls), and CFD modeling and services (feasibility studies, start-up/commissioning). AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTICS CO. CUSTOM MOLDERS SINCE 1890 AK DAS CONSULTANT Prakash, Anand Lok, 2nd Ln Babla Tala, Kali Pa Kolkata West Bengal India 700136 amarendra_das2006@yahoo.co.in +91-926-361-0046 Consultant, high-temperature ceramic engineering. AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTICS CO 2739 Cory Ave PO Box 15157 Akron OH US 44314-0157 sales@akronporcelain.com http://akronporcelain.com The American COrctic Society 330-745-2159 Fax: 330-745-6688 Established 1890. Manufactures custom ceramic parts to customers\' specification using compression and injection molding. Produces glazed and unglazed ceramics. Products include special electrical porcelain insulators and refractory shapes. Corporate Member ALFA AESAR JOHNSON MATTHEY 26 Parkridge Rd Ward Hill MA US 01835-8099 specialquotes@alfa.com http://alfa.com 888-343-8025 Fax: 978-521-6366 Manufactures and supplies complete line of rare-earth oxides and salts for making ceramics, glass, and superconductortype materials. Also offers a wide range of chemicals, including inorganic, organic, and precious-metal compounds. ALFRED UNIVERSITY 2 Pine St Alfred NY US 14802 wightman@alfred.edu http://engineering.alfred.edu 607-871-2425 Fax: 607-871-2392 Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering/New York State College of Ceramics: BS and MS degrees in ceramic engineering, glass, biomaterials, materials science and engineering, and mechanical engineering. PhD degrees in ceramics, glass, and materials science. ALLENTOWN EQUIPMENT 421 Schantz Rd Allentown PA US 18104 info@allentownequipment.com http://allentownequipment.com a ALSEY REFRACTORIES CO 1600 S Brentwood Blvd Ste 210 St Louis MO US 63144 info@alsey.com http://www.alsey.com The American Ceramic Society 314-963-7900 Alsey Refractories Co. specializes in the private branding of high- and mediumduty firebrick as well as wet and dry specialties for major manufacturers Corporate Member with the refractory industry. ALSTOM GRID RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY St Leonards Ave Stafford Staffordshire UK ST17 4LX paul.howard@alstom.com http://www.alstom.com +44-1785-786507 Fax: +44-1785-286375 Offers a confidential glass/ceramics/composites development, testing, analysis, and consultancy service to industry, governmental, and other agencies worldwide. Specializes in SOFC sealing, glass-ceramic coatings, and high-temperature structural material. ALTEO NA LLC alteo A NEW WORLD OF ALUMINA 6150 Parkland Blvd Ste 110 Cleveland OH US 44124 440-460-2600 Fax: 440-460-2602 sales.specialty-alumina@alteo-alumina.com http://www.alteo-alumina.com 610-398-0451 Fax: 610-391-1934 The Manufactures complete line of equipment for wet- and dryprocess shotcrete applications. Allentown has been manufacturing equipment for more than 95 years and is the originator of the shotcrete process. ALLIED HIGH TECH PRODUCTS INC 2376 E Pacifica Pl Rancho Cordova CA US 90220 info@alliedhightech.com http://alliedhightech.com 310-635-2466 Fax: 310-762-6808 Supplies products for metallographic and SEM/TEM sample preparation, including polishing, grinding, and sectioning equipment and consumables. Online ordering available as well as MSDS information and catalog. ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS INC 2700 Scioto Pkwy Columbus OH US 43221-4660 allied@alliedmin.com http://alliedmineral.com 614-876-0244 Fax: 614-876-0981 Manufactures refractory monolithics and specialties, including alumina, magnesia, silica, mullite, zircon, and fireclay for the foundry and basic-steel industries. ALMATIS AAAA PREMIUM ALUMINA 412-630-2800 Fax: 412-630-2900 ALMATIS INC 501 West Park Rd Leetsdale PA US 15056 info.americas@almatis.com http://almatis.com Almatis has 15 sales and manufacturing sites worldwide. Our global network enables our customer focused vision. We strive to exceed our customers\' expectations by producing aluminas that set the industry standard for quality and consistency. American Ceramic Society Formerly Rio Tinto Alcan Specialty Aluminas, Alteo has four production plants in Europe and a global sales network. Extensive product range from alumina trihydrate and calcined aluminas to fused alumina (white/brown) and tabular alumina. Corporate Member ALUCHEM INC 01 Landy Ln Reading OH US 45215 aluchem@aluchem.com http://aluchem.com 513-733-8519 Fax: 513-733-0608 AluChem (HQ in Reading, OH) operates three plants in North America focused on the production of high-purity calcined, reactive, and tabular aluminas. Significant investment in our infrastructure has enabled product development and capacity expansion. AMALGAMET CANADA 60 Younge St Suite 1001 Toronto Ontario Canada M5E 1H5 info@amalgamet.com 416-366-3954 Fax: 416-366-0586 Established 1922. Markets metals and minerals. Sales agent for Innabor boric acid, borax, boron, and compounds. Retorte GmbH selenium and compounds. AMERICAN ART CLAY CO INC 6060 Guion Rd Indianapolis IN US 46254 catalog@amaco.com http://www.amaco.com 317-244-6871 Fax: 317-248-9300 Established 1919. Manufactures ceramic equipment, kilns, potters\' wheels, hand-building clay, glazes, and supplies for schools, potters, and consumers. AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY BULLETIN 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 edeguire@ceramics.org http://ceramics.org 614-794-5853 Fax: 614-794-5813 Published by The American Ceramic Society, the Bulletin is the official in-print and online voice of the organization, covering ACerS events, governance news, awards, and member achievements. This nine-issues-per-year publication has a regular news department. 112 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, THE 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 customerservice@ceramics.org http://ceramics.org 866-721-3322 Fax: 240-396-5637 AMPTEK INC More than 9,500 scientists, engineers, researchers, and manufacturers from 70 countries make up ACerS membership. Join this professional association, which serves the informational, educational, and professional needs of the global materials community. AMERICAN chemet CORPORATION AMERICAN CHEMET CORP 740 Waukegan Rd Deerfield IL US 60015 sklatt@chemet.com http://www.chemet.com 847-948-0800 Fax: 847-948-0811 Manufacture zinc and copper oxides for colorants and copper granules for iron spot brick and tile. Supply cupric oxide for thermistors, ferrites, and conductors as well as metallic copper powders for thick-film electronic production. 田 AMERICAN ELEMENTS AMERICAN ELEMENTS INC 310-208-0551 10884 Weyburn Ave Fax: 310-208-0351 Los Angeles CA US 90024 customerservice@americanelements.com http://www.americanelements.com American Elements manufactures engineered and advanced materials with corporate offices and primary research and laboratory facilities in the US, and manufacturing and warehousing in the US, China, and Mexico. AMERICAN ISOSTATIC PRESSES 1205 S Columbus Airport Rd Columbus OH US 43207-4304 sales@aiphip.com http://aiphip.com 614-497-3148 Fax: 614-497-3407 Manufactures hot and cold isostatic presses, warm isostatic presses, sinter-HIP systems, pressure-sintering furnaces, and high-temperature thermocouples. Also supplies replacement furnaces, service, and parts for all makes and models of HIP systems. AMERICAN ISOSTATIC PRESSES INC 1205 S Columbus Airport Rd Columbus OH US 43207 rpersaud@aiphip.com http://www.aiphip.com 614-497-3148 Fax: 614-497-3407 Manufacturer of hot and cold isostatic presses and hightemperature thermocouples. We also offer toll HIP services for processing of all types of materials and parts. AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS 26650 The Old Rd Ste 208 Valencia CA US 91381-0751 order@aspbs.com http://www.aspbs.com AMERICAN STRESS TECHNOLOGIES INC 540 Alpha Dr Pittsburgh PA US 15238-2912 info@astresstech.com http://www.astresstech.com 661-779-7200 Fax: 661-799-7230 412-784-8400 Fax: 412-784-8401 Manufacture X-ray diffraction residual stress analyzer. 14 De Angelo Dr Bedford MA US 01730 sales@amptek.com http://amptek.com 781-275-2242 Fax: 781-275-3470 Provides X-ray and gamma-ray detectors that require no liquid nitrogen and are simple to use and thermoelectrically cooled. High-performance state-of-the-art preamplifiers and amplifiers also are available. AMSTAT INDUSTRIES INC 3012 N Lake Terr Glenview IL US 60026 info@amstat.com http://amstat.com 800-783-9999 Fax: 847-998-6218 Manufactures and distributes static control devices and chemicals as well as copper cleaning mesh (gauze). ANADOLU CAM SANAYII AS IS Kuleleri Kule 3 Istanbul Turkey 34330 4 acexport@sisecam.com http://anadolucam.com.tr +90-212-350-3788 Fax: +90-212-350-4788 Manufacture glass containers. Blow blow, press blow and narrow neck press blow processes are used. Colors: amber, half green, flint, F/H coloring. Decoration capability: 11 silk screen print lines, one electrostatic disk coating line. ANCERAM GMBH & CO KG Esbachgraben 21 +49-9208-6591 Fax: +49-9208-6591-44 Bindlach Bavaria Germany D-95463 info@anceram.de http://anceram.de Manufactures AIN ceramics, metalized thin- and thick-film substrates, AMB on AIN, and ceramic cooling boxes for highpower applications. Uses tape-casting, dry-pressing, CIP, and screen-printing manufacturing processes. ANGSTROM PRECISION OPTICS INC 190 Bennington Dr Rochester NY US 14616 info@apoptics.com http://www.apoptics.com 585-663-7230 Fax: 585-663-7236 Manufacturer of precision polished, machined optical elements. Products are windows, wedges, filters, mirrors, and postfabrication of customer supplies materials and applications. Capabilities include polishing, CNC dicing, and slicing services. ANH REFRACTORIES CO 400 Fairway Dr Moon Township PA US 15108 http://hwr.com 412-375-6600 A family of companies that sells and services under the trade, service, and brand names AP Green, North American Refractories Co, and Harbison-Walker. These businesses provide fireproof ceramic refractory products and services. ANKERSMID PARTICLE SIZE & SHAPE 6 Great Meadow Ln East Hanover NJ US 07936 ankersmid@mcc-online.com http://mcc-online.com 973-887-7800 Fax: 973-887-8447 Supply direct particle-size and dynamic shape analyzer for lab and online environments. ANTER CORP 1700 Universal Rd Pittsburgh PA US 15235 sales@anter.com http://anter.com 412-795-6410 Fax: 412-795-8225 Manufactures dilatometers for thermal expansion (CTE) and sintering studies, thermal conductivity meters, thermal diffusivity systems (laser flash), and specific heat capacity measuring instruments (-180°C to 2800°C range). APC International, Ltd. APC INTERNATIONAL LTD PO Box 180 Mackeyville PA US 17750 sales@americanpiezo.com http://americanpiezo.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 570-726-6961 Fax: 570-726-7466 Manufactures and supplies piezoelectric ceramics and piezo devices. Capabilities include design, custom machining, and custom electroding of piezo ceramics. APC performs piezo device and transducer assembly, soldering, and contract manufacturing. APF RECYCLING INC 2610 N Park Ave Warren OH US 44483-2210 jamesp@apfrecycling.com http://www.apfrecycling.com/ 330-395-8354 Fax: 330-395-0059 Go green with APF Recycling! Our goal is to minimize your waste, increase profits with effective raw material substitutes, and pay a premium for byproducts of value. We proudly serve the ceramic, steel, cement, and glass industries. APPLICON CO 450 N Somerset Ave Indianapolis IN US 46222 sales@appliconco.com http://www.appliconco.com 317-635-7843 Applicon designs and builds turnkey, compact systems for batching and blending major, minor, and micro ingredients; systems to produce very fine powders and to granulate powders; and portable bin systems and conveyors to move products in plant. APPLIED CERAMICS INC 555 Pleasantdale Rd Atlanta GA US 30340 allen@appliedceramics.com http://appliedceramics.com 770-448-6888 Fax: 770-368-8261 Manufactures pressed, cast, and extruded shapes (in alumina to zironia) for kiln furniture, refractory shapes for ultrahigh temperatures, and ceramic honeycomb. Markets includes electronic components, powder metal, crystal growth, and catalyst supports. APPLIED TEST SYSTEMS INC 154 East Brook Ln Butler PA US 16002 sales@atspa.com http://www.atspa.com 800-441-0215 Fax: 724-283-6570 Design and manufacture furnace ovens, furnace heating elements, temperature controls, and extensometers. Also manufacture materials-testing systems, including tensioncompression, creep/stress rupture, stress relaxation, constant stress and universal. ARBURG GMBH + CO KG Arthur-Hehl Str +49-74463-30 Fax: +49-7446-33-3365 Lossburg Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany D-72290 pim@arburg.com http://www.arburg.com/en/solutions/processes/powderinjection-moulding-pim/ Worldwide manufacturer of injection molding machines with clamping forces from 14 to 550 tons, adapted for metal and ceramic injection molding and microinjection molding. Present in major markets of 70 countries with US headquarters in Newington, Conn. AREMCO PRODUCTS INC 707-B Executive Blvd Valley Cottage NY US 10989 aremco@aremco.com http://aremco.com 845-268-0039 Fax: 845-268-0041 Established 1964. Specializes in ceramic raw materials for production and research. Supplies ceramic adhesives, coatings castable ceramics for encapsulation work, and machinable ceramics for components, development, and tooling, including brazing boats. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 113 ARIZONA STATE UNIV PO Box 876006 Tempe AZ US 85287-6006 cmerec@asu.edu or cmeundergrad@asu.edu ART ON CERAMIC 781 Marcel Ste-Adele Quebec Canada J8B1L7 contact@artonceramic.com http://www.artonceramic.com 1-855-918-5506 Have you ever dreamed of your own custom design idea on ceramic tile rather than buying industrial manufacturers tile? With the latest digital ceramic printing technologies your own creations are accessible now. ASSOC OF AMERICAN CERAMIC COMPONENT MFRS (AACCM) 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 mstout@ceramics.org http://www.aaccm.org 614-794-5821 Fax: 614-794-5881 AACCM\'s member companies manufacture components from ceramic powders at US operating facilities. Its purpose is to expand the market for US-manufactured components by enhancing processes and quality and to increase awareness of ceramic applications. associated Ceramics and ++technology, inc. ASSOCIATED CERAMICS & TECHNOLOGY INC 400 N Pike Rd Sarver PA US 16055 sales@associatedceramics.com http://associatedceramics.com The American Corcotic Society Corporate Member 724-353-1585 Fax: 724-353-1050 Advanced technical ceramics custom fabricated and engineered for use in electronic, electrical, refractory, wearresistant, and chemical applications. Design/fabrication of pressed and extruded alumina, steatite, cordierite, other oxide components. ASTRO MET INC ATLANTIC EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS 13 Foster St Bergenfield NJ US 07621 info@micrometals.com http://micrometals.com 201-384-5606 Fax: 201-387-0291 Manufacture and distribute high-purity metals, metal powders, oxides, and other compounds to meet the needs and material requirements of the R&D community. AVALON RARE METALS INC 1901-130 Adelaide St W Canada M5H 3P5 ilondon@avalonventures.com http://www.avalonventures.com 416-364-4938 Fax: 416-364-5162 Canadian mineral exploration and development company with primary focus on rare metals and minerals that are in increasing demand for high-tech and environmentally beneficial applications, including lithium and calcium feldspars. AVS INC 60 Fitchburg Rd Ayer MA US 04132 srl@avsinc.com http://avsinc.com 978-772-0710 Fax: 978-772-6462 Manufactures standard and custom vacuum furnaces. Debinding, sintering, hot isostatic or axial pressing, and diffusion bonding in lab to production scale units. Vacuum to 2,500 psig. Specializes in custom-designed systems for advanced materials processing. AVURE. TECHNOLOGIES AVURE TECHNOLOGIES INC 3721 Corporate Dr Columbus OH US 43231 kbrowning@avure.com The American COCITIC Society 800-959-1135 Fax: 614-891-4568 Design, manufacture, sell, install, and service hot and cold isostatic presses. Retrofits for control systems and other auxiliary items. Manufacture high-temCorporate Member perature thermocouples. 800-706-8849 Fax: 513-772-9080 AVX CORP AVX A KYOCERA GROUP COMPANY BASIC MACHINERY CO INC 1220 Harold Andrews Rd PO Box 688 Siler City NC US 27344 ceramic-sales@basicmachinery.com http://www.basicmachinery.com 888-522-7420 Fax: 919-663-2172 Design automated machinery and systems for ceramic industries as well as complete plants. Specialize in materials handling, crushing, grinding, screening, reclaiming, automatic transfer cars, cable haulages, and specialized equipment for brick shapes. BASIC RESOURCES 9041 Executive Park Dr Knoxville TN US 37923 rsitterson@basicresourcesinc.com http://www.basicresourcesinc.com 800-968-4834 Fax: 865-690-8724 Supplies a wide array of foundry products. Manufactures ceramics and refractories using machining, casting, forming, and firing. BASSTECH INTL 400 Kelby St Fort Lee NJ US 07024 info@basstechintl.com http://basstechintl.com 201-569-8686 Fax: 201-569-7511 Supplies chemicals and other raw materials to the ceramics industry in North America and Europe. Materials inventoried in warehouses strategically located throughout the US, Europe, and Asia to guarantee continuity of supply. BAYVILLE CHEMICAL SUPPLY CO 62 L S Second St Deer Park NY US 11729 info@bayvillechemical.net http://www.bayvillechemical.net 631-586-4309 Fax: 631-254-5591 Supplies high-purity metals, chemical compounds, gases, and ceramics. Specializes in vitreous carbon, boron nitride, and pyrolytic graphite. Chemicals for the electronics industry, R&D, and lab. BDF INDUSTRIES BOF INDUSTRIES 9974 Springfield Pike Cincinnati OH US 45215 fgorman@astromet.com http://astromet.com Established 1961. Develops, manufactures, and markets precision-toleranced advanced ceramic components on a custom-order basis with a focus on wear and corrosion applications. Materials include high-purity alumina, yttriastabilized zirconia, and ZTA. ATC CONSULTING SERVICES PO Box 4938 Walnut Creek CA US 94596 martinhsieh888@yahoo.com 925-228-787 Fax: 925-228-2900 Provide R&D, engineering, production, and management consulting services in ceramics as well as materials industries, including technology, marketing, contract services, production problem solving, proprietary projects, rapid prototype, and advanced ceramics. ATS RHEOSYSTEMS A DIVISION OF CANNON INSTRUMENT CO 231 Crosswicks Rd Ste 8 Bordentown NJ US 08505 info@atsrheosystems.com http://www.atsrheosystems.com 609-298-2522 Fax: 609-298-2795 A comprehensive instrumentation and technical support company specializing in rheometer and viscometer design, research level rheometers and rheology, rheological consulting, viscometers, and viscosity measurements. 801 17th Ave S PO Box 867 Myrtle Beach SC US 29578-0867 tim.piver@avx.com http://avx.com The American Certific Society 843-448-9411 Fax: 843-448-2106 Established 1972. Manufactures multilayer ceramic capacitors for the electronics industry, including microminiature, multilayer monolithics in chips; radial- and axial-leaded; molded and conformal coated capacitors; and tantalum capacitors. Corporate Member B&B REFRACTORIES INC 12121 Los Nietos Rd Santa Fe Springs CA US 90670 sales.3@bbrefractories.com http://www.bbrefractories.com 562-946-4535 Fax: 562-946-5904 Manufacture kiln furniture, refractory shapes, and technical ceramics in cordierite, mullite, alumina, and fused silica. Standard/custom shapes: kiln shelves, posts, setters, saggers, element plates, pouring cups, crucibles, and foundry specialties. BAIKOWSKI MALAKOFF INC 6601 Northpark Blvd Ste H Charlotte NC US 28216 info@baikowskimalakoff.com http://www.baikowskimalakoff.com 903-489-1910 Fax: 903-489-0849 Subsidiary of Baikowski International Corp. Produces Bayerderived intermediate and high-purity (99.8%-99.99%) calcined alpha- and gamma-alumina. Viale dell\'Industria 40 36100 Vicenza VI Italy andrea.storri@bettini-spa.it http://www.bettinitech.com The American SOLTIC Corporate Member +39 0444286100 Fax: +39 0444286299 BDF Industries S.p.A. group is composed by five leading companies strongly interacting in three divisions: Glass, Automation, Energy. The group offers a wide and complete range of equipment and solutions for the Glass industry that are needed and involved in each step of the production process from melting phase to forming, including all service support alongside the process and the indispensable quality and process control devices to best monitor the parameters involved. BEAMALLOY TECHNOLOGIES LLC 8270 Estates Pkwy Plain City OH US 43064 adeutchman@beamalloy.net http://www.beamalloy.net 614-873-4529 Fax: 614-873-0167 Provides ion implantation and ion-assisted coating services for ceramic-, metallic-, glass-, and plastic-engineered components. 114 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Cerametek Materials BEIJING CERAMETEK MATERIALS CO LTD Ste 2-E051, No 1 NongLin Rd, FangShan Beijing China 102400 sales@cerametmaterials.com http://www.cerametmaterials.com The American Ceramic Society Fax: +86-10-61561674 Cerametek materials (Al-Zr): metal(s) oxide, carbide, nitride, boride, fluoride, sulfide, diamond, graphite, quartz, metal, alloys, rare-earth compounds. Also, 98%-5N grade, submicron to mesh (mm), powder/rods/ tube/foil/porous, complex compounds. Corporate Member BEIJING YINGTELAI MORGAN THERMAL CERAMICS TEXTILES CO No 76 Changping District Beijing China 102200 lin.zhu@morganplc.com http://www.morganfireproof.com +86-10-69742888 Fax: +86-10-89706448 Located in Beijing, China, since 1990. We supply ceramicfiber textiles, fiberglass textiles, and silica-fiber textiles. We have more than 300 experienced workers and engineers. BELDEN BRICK CO PO Box 20910 Canton OH US 44701 info@beldenbrick.com http://beldenbrick.com 330-456-0031 Fax: 330-456-2694 Established 1885. Company operates seven plants in Ohio and produces more than 240 million brick annually. BETTINI SPA Via Industriale 11 390341631588 Fax: 390341631589 Monte Marenzo Lombardia Italy 23804 andrea.storri@bettini-spa.it http://www.bettinitech.com Know-how and long expertise in the field of advanced ceramics materials concerning the development and production, from custom-made formulation to raw material standard products. बी एच ई एल BHEL BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD +91 080-22182244/ Prof Cnr Rao Cir/Science Inst Post +91 080-22182266 PB No 1245 Malleswaram Fax: +91-080-23344231 Bangalore Karnataka India 560 012 kumar@bhelepd.com http://www.bhelceramics.com The American Ceramic Society Ceramic Technological Institute, Corporate R&D, and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is engaged in industrial process and product development in ceramics, including microwave sintering, ceramic membranes, coatings, nanomaterials, and CSP for energy sector. Corporate Member BINDICATOR 150 Venture Blvd 864-574-8060 Fax: 864-574-8063 Spartanburg SC US 29306 sales@bindicator.com http://bindicator.com Established 1936. Manufacture point and continuous level sensors, including paddlewheel, rf, tuning fork, and weight cable technologies. BIRNEY W WEST PE PO Box 1967 Friendswood TX US 77549 bwwpe@sbcglobal.net BLASCH PRECISION CERAMICS An Employee Owned Company BLASCH PRECISION CERAMICS INC 580 Broadway Albany NY US 12204 info@blaschceramics.com http://blaschceramics.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member and SiC items. 518-436-1263 Fax: 518-436-0098 Manufactures complex ceramic shapes requiring closely controlled tolerances and uniform composition and structure. Products include alumina, fused silica, BLASTCRETE EQUIPMENT CO 2000 Cobb Ave Anniston AL US 36202 info@blastcrete.com http://www.blastcrete.com 800-235-4867 For 60 years, Blastcrete Equipment Co. has been manufacturing safe, reliable, and user-friendly solutions for the refractory and shotcrete industries. The company offers a complete product line of concrete mixers, pumps, and related products. BMI AUTOMATION INC 2580 S Brannon Stand Rd Dothan AL US 36305 bmi@bmiauto.com http://bmiauto.com 800-851-7086 Fax: 334-671-0310 Established 1973. Designs and fabricates gantries, robots, and automated materials-handling systems as well as provides factory automation consulting and systems integration services for the ceramics and refractories industries. BOSAI MINERALS GROUP CO LTD Chongqing World Trade Center 47th Fl Fax: +86-23-6388-6582 Chongqing Chongqing China 400010 info@nanchuanminerals.com http://cqbosai.com A Chinese raw-materials group that concentrates on mining (bauxite), fusion manufacturing (brown-fused alumina and metallurgical alumina), and mineral processing (calcined bauxites, flint clays, kaolin, and barites). US sales office. BRICK INDUSTRY ASSN 703-620-0010 1850 Centennial Park Dr Ste 301 Fax: 703-620-3928 Reston VA US 20191-1542 borchelt@bia.org http://www.gobrick.com Promotes use of brick through marketing, education, engineering, research, advertising, and public relations. Serves on committees of national construction and technical organizations. Safeguards the industry against regulations and monitors legislation. BROOKHAVEN INSTRUMENTS CORP 750 Blue Point Rd Holtsville NY US 11742 info@bic.com http://bic.com 631-758-3200 Fax: 631-758-3255 Manufactures quality instrumentation for colloid and polymer characterization, quality control, and research applications. Particle-size measurements are obtained utilizing dynamic light scattering or discentrifugation. BTU INTL 23 Esquire Rd 281-825-8460 Fax: 281-996-1230 Refractory construction, design, and failure consultant and expert witness. Specialized thermal-imaging services for furnace, rotary kiln, and other heat enclosures. Licensed professional engineer in Texas and graduate mechanical engineer. North Billerica MA US 01862 sales@btu.com http://btu.com 978-667-4111 Fax: 978-667-9068 Supplies thermal-processing systems for the electronicsand materials-processing markets. Manufactures systems engineered for a range of materials-processing applications, typically requiring high temperatures and precise atmospheric control. BUCHER emhart glass BUCHER EMHART GLASS SA Hinterbergstr 22 +41 41 749 42 00 Fax: +41 41 749 42 71 Cham Zug Switzerland 6330 webmaster@bucheremhartglass.com http://bucheremhartglass.com Leading international supplier of equipment, controls, and parts to glass container industry. Broad-based expertise in glass container forming, glass conditioning, gob forming, ware handling, cold end inspection, refractory parts, and quality assurance BUEHLER LTD 41 Waukegan Rd Lake Bluff IL US 60044 info@buehler.com http://buehler.com 800-BUEHLER Fax: 708-295-7979 Manufactures sample preparation equipment and supplies for metallographic, petrographic, and ceramics labs, including cutoff machines, low-speed diamond saws, coarse and fine grinders, lab presses, polishing machines, and automatic polishers. BULK PACK INC 1025 North 9th St Monroe LA US 71201 pete@bulk-pack.com http://bulk-pack.com 318-387-3260 Fax: 318-387-6362 Domestic and import bulk bags for any dry free-flowing products. 1,000 to 4,000 lbs. Circular, U-panel groundable bags and baffle. BULLEN 1301 Miller Williams Rd Eaton OH US 45320 sales@bullentech.com http://www.bullentech.com 937-456-7133 Fax: 937-456-2779 Precision custom grinding and finishing of hard, brittle materials, including glass, sapphire, alumina, silicon nitride, CVD silicon carbide, ceramic-matrix composites, and other technical ceramics. Unique and innovative ultrasonic machining. ISO 9001. BURTON GMBH & CO KG Barkhausener Str 55 +49-5427-810 Fax: +49-5427-81-102 Melle-Buer Lower Saxony Germany D-49328 info@burton.de http://burton.de Provides complete tunnel-kiln systems worldwide. Develops state-of-the-art refractory systems for ceramic-kiln construction: tunnel-kiln wall systems; tunnel-kiln suspended roof systems; tunnel-kiln car systems; and kiln furniture. BUZZMAC INTL LLC 6720 N Sidney PI No 104 Milwaukee WI US 53209 paul@buzzmac.com http://www.buzzmac.com 414-352-5419 Fax: 253-540-9798 Nondestructive-testing equipment/services for measuring the damping and dynamic elastic properties (Young\'s modulus, shear modulus, and Poisson\'s ratio) of materials using the impulse-excitation technique (Ping test) as described in ASTM E1876/C1259. C&L DEVELOPMENT CORP 12930 Saratoga Ave Ste D6 Saratoga CA US 95070 jj.lin@candldevelopment.com http://cand development.com 408-864-0680 Fax: 408-864-0930 Manufactures and imports oxides, compounds, and metals, including rare earths, zirconium, molybdenum, tungsten, indium, germanium, chromium, and barium. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 115 CDS CAD DESIGN SOFTWARE CAD DESIGN SOFTWARE 2975 Bowers Ave, Suite 315 Santa Clara CA US 95051-0949 sales@cad-design.com http://www.cad-design.com The American Cacic Society 408-512-5056 Fax: 408-436-1341 CAD Design Software is a leading developer of custom electronic design automation software for advanced electronic circuit design applications. The company has sales and distribution offices in the US, Europe, and India. Corporate Member CALUCEM INC 7540 Windsor Dr Ste 304 Allentown PA US 18195 rstacy@calucem.com http://calucem.com 800-348-7070 Fax: 484-223-2953 Produces Lumnite and Refcon calcium aluminate cements for refractory concretes and mortars, as well as acid-resistant concretes and rapid-setting concretes for building construction. Cements are available for shipment throughout North America. CAMBRIDGE INTL PO Box 399 Cambridge MD US 21613 sales@cambridge-intl.com http://cambridge-intl.com CARBOLITE® Leading Heat Technology CARBOLITE INC 110 S Second St PO Box 7 Watertown WI US 53094 sales@carbolite-usa.com http://carbolite.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 920-262-0240 Fax: 920-262-0255 Manufactures high-temperature furnaces and other products for the lab and production environment. Offers a comprehensive range of box, tube, and bottom-loading furnaces to 1,800°C and ovens to 600°C. Also offers refractory-testing and custom-built furnaces. CARGILLE LABS 55 Commerce Rd Ceder Grove NJ US 07009 cargillelabs@aol.com http://www.cargille.com 973-239-6633 Fax: 973-239-6096 Manufactures refractive index immersion, and density liquids for optical and density testing. Office consulting R&D, testing, and calibration services. Disposable labware available. 410-901-2660 Fax: 410-901-2680 CARL ZEISS MICROIMAGING INC One Zeiss Dr 800-233-2343 Fax: 914-681-7446 Manufactures metal conveyor belting, furnace belting, wire mesh filters, and screening equipment. CAMBRIDGE WIRE CLOTH CO 105B Goodwill Rd PO Box 219 Cambridge MD US 21613 sales@camwire.com http://camwire.com 410-228-3000 Fax: 410-228-2617 Established 1911. A division of Cambridge International manufactures metal conveyor belting and wire cloth products used in a wide variety of installations. Products support diverse industries, including food processing, automotive, agricultural, and mining. CAPITAL REFRACTORIES +44-1246-811163 Fax: +44-0-1246-819573 CAPITAL REFRACTORIES LTD Station Rd, Clowne Chesterfield Derbyshire UK S43 4AB enquiries@capital-refractories.com http://capital-refractories.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member Capital Refractories specializes in supplying refractory linings and associated products to metal melting, foundry, and cement industries worldwide. CAPOVANI BROTHERS INC 704 Prestige Pkwy Scotia NY US 12302 cbi@capovani.com http://capovani.com 518-346-8347 Buys, refurbishes, and sells used semiconductor-manufacturing equipment, including all types of process equipment, wafer-manufacturing tools, vacuum pumps, clean-room equipment, and lab equipment. CAPTYK INC 5635 Transit Rd Depew NY US 14043 sales@captyk.com http://www.captyk.com 716-200-8618 Based in Western New York state, Captyk focuses primarily on thick-film metallization over alumina, sapphire, BeO, and AIN ceramics. Captyk offers exacting precision, value-based pricing and responsive service. Consultative services also available. Thornwood NY US 10594 micro@zeiss.com http://zeiss.com/micro Offers all types of high-performance microscope systems for inspection and measurement of ceramics, plastics, and other substrates. Offers upright, inverted, stereo, and the latest in confocal microscopes. CARMAN INDUSTRIES INC 1005 W Riverside Dr Jeffersonville IN US 47130 info@carmanindustries.com http://carmanindustries.com 812-288-4700 Fax: 812-288-4708 Applies, designs, and builds vibratory bulk-material-handling equipment, including bin dischargers, conveyors, feeders, spiral elevators, cullet quenchers, dewatering feeders, and fluid-bed processing (drying and heating) equipment. CAROLINA MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES 1801 Kilmonack Ln Charlotte NC US 28270 info@cmtnc.com http://www.cmtnc.com 704-846-3737 Carolina Material Technologies offers engineering and consulting services as well as providing turnkey bulk-materialhandling system solutions. 604-483-9860 Fax: 604-483-9870 CARSTEN SYSTEMS & MACHINE LTD 9845 Malaspoina Rd C-17 RR 2 Powell Rver British Columbia Canada 4ZA AZ3 carstensystems@xplornet.com http://www.carstensystemsandmachine.com Manufactures industrial equipment for the technical ceramics and fuel cell industries, including casting machines, kilns, furnaces, and ovens. CARTER DIAMOND TOOL CORP 4475 Hamann Pkwy Willoughby OH US 44094 sales@carterdiamond.com carterdiamond.com CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV White Bldg 10900 Euclid Ave Cleveland OH US 44106 jxc41@cwru.ed http://case.edu CASSO-SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES 506 Airport Executive Park Nanuet NY US 10954 sales@cassosolartechnologies.com http://www.cassosolartechnologies.com 216-368-4230 845-354-2010 Fax: 845-547-0328 Provides custom electric and gas infrared heat-processing equipment for all markets, including glass manufacturing, tempering, firing ceramic inks, annealing, and decorating. Bend, slump, laminate, and coat glass. Agents for Olbricht GmbH. CAVCO MACHINE TOOL REBUILDING 26A Still River Dr New Milford CT US 06776-4494 sales@machineryrebuilding.com http://machineryrebuilding.com 860-355-1382 Fax: 860-350-1382 Rebuilds tool-room and production machinery. Extensive experience in rebuilding, repair, and preventive maintenance of machinery related to the ceramics industry. Onsite services include portable machining as well as electrical and mechanical repairs. UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY CENTER FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 8 Kliment Ohridski Blvd Sofia 1756 Bulgaria office@pulsaragency.com http://www.uctm.edu/enversion The American Certific Society 359-2-846-74-79 The University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy-Sofia (UCTM) is a state higher-education institution accredited in Bulgaria and has courses accredited by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations. Corporate Member CENTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES 577 Main St Ste 270 Hudson MA US 01749-3096 sales@centerlinetech-usa.com http://www.centerlinetech-usa.com 978-568-1330 Fax: 978-568-1334 Capabilities include precision lapping, polishing, laser machining, diamond sawing, edge/diamond machining, tumbling, and a filled via planarity process. Materials include AIN; 99.6%, 99.5%, and 96% alumina; BeO; fused silica; sapphire; quartz; and titanate. CENTORR Vacuum Industries VI CENTORR/VACUUM INDUSTRIES INC 55 Northeastern Blvd Nashua NH US 03062-3126 sales@centorr.com http://www.centorr.com 800-962-8631 Fax: 603-595-9220 Established 1954. Designs and manufactures high-temperature, vacuum, controlled-atmosphere, and pressure furnaces for sintering, hot-pressing, heat-treating, and melting advanced engineering materials. 440-946-7800 Fax: 440-946-5671 CENTRAL GLASS & CERAMIC RESEARCH INST Fax: +91-033-473-0957 Established 1920. Designs and manufactures industrial diamond tools using natural and synthetic diamonds. Used for dressing, turning, boring, milling, and drilling. Special tools designed for specific application upon request. Call for prices. 196 Raja S C Mullick Rd Kolkata West Bengal India 700 032 brmandal@cgcri.res.in http://cgcri.res.in American The Ceramic Society +91-033-473-3469 Provides scientific industrial research and development in the areas of glass, ceramics, and related materials that maximizes the economic, environmental, and societal benefit for the people of India. Corporate Member 116 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 CERAC INC 407 N 13th St Milwaukee WI US 53201-1178 ceracinfo@beminc.com http://cerac.com 414-289-9800 Fax: 414-289-9805 Manufactures a wide range of inorganic chemicals, flame spray powders, and high-temperature refractory materials as well as fine-metal and alloy powders. Fabricates hightemperature refractories and various compounds into shapes. CERADYNE INC A 3M COMPANY 3169 Red Hill Ave Costa Mesa CA US 92626 info@ceradyne.com http://www.ceradyne.com 714-549-0421 Fax: 714-549-5787 A worldwide leader in the development and production of advanced technical ceramics. Vertically integrated manufacturing facilities produce advanced ceramic solutions for the most demanding applications. Ceradyne, Inc. 3M C a 3M company CERADYNE INC A 3M COMPANY 6701 Sixth Ave S Seattle WA 98108 specialtyglass@mmm.com www.ceradyneviox.com 206-763-2170 Fax: 206-763-2577 Manufactures electronic, specialty, solar, and bioglass frits and powders. Custom glass engineering and development services available, including lab test melts and inhouse analytics. Large volume production also available. CERAKOTE CERAMIC COATINGS 7050 Sixth St Medford OR US 97503 info@nicindustries.com http://www.nicindustries.com 866-774-7628 Cerakote is a division of NIC Industries Inc. and was founded in 1984 with a focus on developing and manufacturing the highest performing line of ceramic coatings available anywhere in the world. Cerakote is a world leader in ceramic coatings. CERALINK INC 105 Jordan Rd Troy NY US 12180 patricia@ceralink.com http://ceralink.com 518-283-7733 Comprehensive microwave testing center staffed to assist customers in implementing and optimizing microwave processing in the ceramics, glass, and metal industries. CERAM ceram INNOVATION | SUSTAINABILITY | QUALITY Queens Rd Penkhull Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire UK ST4 7LQ enquiries@ceram.com http://ceram.com The American CORITIC Society Corporate Member CERAMARET SA Rue des Croix 43 +44-1782-764428 Fax: +44-1782-412331 Ceram is an independent, international materials technology company that operates in a wide variety of sectors worldwide. Bole Neuchatel Switzerland 2014 info@ceramaret.ch http://ceramaret.ch 41-32-843-838 Fax: 41-32-842-25-02 Manufactures small precision parts in high-purity alumina and TZP zirconia. Custom-made components for analytical instruments, medical instruments, and other high-tech applications. Materials are inert and are resistant to wear. CERAMATEC INC 2425 S 900 W Salt Lake City UT US 84119 info@ceramatec.com http://ceramatec.com 801-972-2455 Fax: 801-972-1925 CERAMIC MANUFACTURERS ASSOC Established 1976. Researches, develops, and manufactures advanced ionically conducting devices, including fuel cells, oxygen pumps, and oxygen sensors. Experience with ceramics microfabrication, proton/sodium-ion-conducting ceramics, and ceramic electronics. CERAMATERIALS 226 Rte 209 Port Jervis NY US 12771 jerryw@ceramaterials.com http://www.ceramaterials.com/ 518-701-6722 Fax: 718-569-6475 Ceramaterials markets highest-quality and lowest-priced graphite insulation, ceramic insulation, CFC\'s, graphite foil, moly and tungsten products, machined graphite, ceramics, and all furnace-related products. Prices and specs on web site. CERAMCO INC 1467 E Main St PO Box 300 Center Conway NH US 03813 sales@ceramcoceramics.com http://ceramcoceramics.com The American, Society 603-447-2090 Fax: 603-447-3906 A manufacturer of near-net-shape technical ceramics by ceramic injection molding from prototype to high-volume production. Diamond grinding for highprecision components. Ceramic fasteners in stock. Corporate Member CERAMIC ARTS DAILY 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 sfreshour@ceramics.org ceramicartsdaily.org 614-895-4212 Inspiration and instruction from the artist\'s studio. CeramicArtsDaily.org is an online community serving active potters and ceramic artists worldwide as well as those who are interested in finding out more about this craft. CERAMIC COLOR & CHEMICAL MFG CO 13th St & 11th Ave PO Box 297 New Brighton PA US 15066 info@ceramiccolor.com http://ceramiccolor.com 724-846-4000 Fax: 724-846-4123 Manufacture ceramic colors and manufacture and distribute chemicals and related raw materials: color oxides for porcelain enamel; glaze stains; body and engobe stains; underglaze and overglaze colors, frit, and glazes; and decorating supplies. CERAMIC EDUCATION COUNCIL 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 tfreshour@ceramics.org http://ceramics.org 614-794-5827 Fax: 614-794-5892 Established 1938. Class of The American Ceramic Society. Represents those interested in formal education activities in the field of ceramics. CEC is made up primarily of active educators, but participation of interested noneducators is welcome. CERAMIC INDUSTRY MAGAZINE 6075 B Glick Rd Powell OH US 43065 resisingerg@bnpmedia.com http://ceramicindustry.com 614-760-4220 Fax: 614-760-4228 Monthly publication servicing advanced and traditional ceramics, glass, brick, artware, and decorating technology industries. Includes Ceramic Industry Data Book and Buyers\' Guide. 1100 Brandywine Blvd Zanesville OH US 43702-3388 cerma.info@offinger.com http://cerma.org 740-452-4541 Fax: 740-452-2552 Trade association that serves as a training and information resource for plant operators to ensure the viability of the ceramics industries. Offers annual technical sessions and plant tours. CERAMIC OXIDE FABRICATORS PTY LTD +61-3544-6815 83 Wood St Fax: +61-3544-61215 Eaglehawk Victoria Australia 3556 ceramics@cof.com.au http://cof.com.au Provides industrial and scientific ceramics for resistance to abrasion, corrosion, and high-temperature in zirconia, 99.8% alumina, and ZTA; extruded tube, rod, and bar; lab ware; and injection molding. Complete ceramic-machining service. CERAMIC RECRUITERS INC 4341 Charlotte Hwy Ste 206 Lake Wylie SC US 29710 ceramjobs@aol.com http://ceramicrecruiters.com 803-831-7784 Specializing in the recruitment and placement of glass and ceramic industry professionals for more that 25 years. Contact us so that we may tailor a search to fit your specific skill set, requirements, and objectives. CERAMIC SERVICES INC 1060 Park Ave Bensalem PA US 19020 kilns@kilnman.com http://www.kilnman.com 215-245-4040 Builds premium quality kilns and dryers. Provides experienced consulting for drying and firing problems. A fresh source for replacement parts and service for all makes of kilns and dryers. CERAMICFIBER BIZ (CFB) 360 Campus Dr Somers Point NJ US 08873 sales@ceramicfiber.biz http://www.ceramicfiber.biz 732-660-8686 Fax: 732-660-8689 CeramicFiber Biz (CFB) offers a wide range of high-quality ceramic-fiber insulation products as well as refractory and graphite products. CERAMITEC 75 Broad St 21st Fl New York NY US 10004 aniebuhr@munich-tradefairs.com http://www.munich-tradefairs.com 646-437-1014 CERAMITEC Technologies-Innovations-Materials takes place at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from 22 to 23 May 2015. CERAMITEC 2012 attracted 613 exhibitors from 42 countries and approximately 17,000 visitors from 102 countries. CeramTec CERAMTEC NORTH AMERICA CORP One Technology Pl Laurens SC US 29360-0089 sales@ceramtec.com http://www2.ceramtec.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 864-682-3215 Fax: 864-682-1140 Produces a wide range of ceramics in 11 worldwide manufacturing locations, including a state-of-the-art laser facility in the US. Products include alumina and aluminum nitride substrates (pressed, stamped, lasered) and piezoceramics. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 117 CERANOVA CORP PO Box 278 508-460-0300 Hopkinton MA US 01748-0278 info@ceranova.com http://ceranova.com The American Ceramic Society CeraNova transparent ceramics are essential for an increasing number of military, industrial, and commercial products. CeraNova\'s experienced staff and well-equipped facility can provide contract technology development and small-scale manufacturing. Corporate Member CERCO LLC 453 W McConkey St Shreve OH US 44676 diamonite@cercollc.com http://cercollc.com 330-567-2145 Fax: 330-567-2260 Supplies advanced structural ceramics for custom-engineered and designed machine parts, electrical/electronic components, fluid-handling equipment, machine wear parts and welding-thermal equipment. Armor ceramics. CAD-CAM, CNC-equipped prototype lab. CERIC TECHNOLOGIES 60-62 Rue d\'Hauteville Paris Ile-de-France France 75010 info@ceric.fr http://ceric.com +33-(0)1-5305-5500 The company offers its clients turn-key solutions, production lines, and equipments dedicated to the production of heavyclay products. CERIC THERMIC WISTRA GMBH Im Mediapark 6c +49-(0)2215-79610 Fax: +49-(0)221-5796179 Koln North Rhine-Westphalia Germany D-50670 ctw@ct-wistra.com http://ceric-wistra.com Part of the Ceric group; manufactures kilns for the production of fine ceramics. Also provides advanced systems for automatic handling and production monitoring. CERINNOV 2 Rue Columbia Parc d\'Ester Limoges Limousin France 87068 j.daems@cerinnov.com http://www.cerinnov.com +33 5 55 04 24 54 Fax: +33 5 55 04 24 55 Cerinnov specializes in the manufacturing of production and decoration machines for the ceramic and glass industries: shaping and decorating machines, laser marking, engineering, turn-key plants for tableware, tools, and after-sales services. CERLASE 2 Rue Columbia - Parc d\'Ester Limoges Limousin France 87068 q.joly@cerinnov.com http://www.cerinnov.com +33 555 042 454 Fax: +33 555 042 455 Cerlase is an officially certified R&D center. Primary research lines are lasers for ceramics, glass, and metal (sintering, melting, cutting), shaping processes for ceramics (jiggering, pressure casting), and decoration (laser sintering, heat decal). CETEK LTD 20600 Sheldon Rd Brook Park OH US 44142 cetek@fosbel.com http://www.ceteklimited.com 216-362-3900 Fax: 216-362-3901 Provides services to improve efficiency and reduce emissions in refining, chemicals, and power-generation. Ce-Coat services: ceramic coatings for process tubes and refractories. Hot-tek services: refractory repair, inspections, and convection cleaning. CFF KILNS & FURNACES 8323 Loch Lomond Dr Pico Rivera CA US 90660-2507 info@cffkilns.com http://www.cffkilns.com 800-545-4567 Fax: 562-949-3696 Provide furnace systems for processing electronics and advanced materials as well as specialty metals from 500 to 1,800°C. 54 years experience providing furnaces for hightemperature, precise-temperature, and atmosphere control that may include automation. CCTC 三环集团 CHAOZHOU THREE-CIRCLE GROUP CO LTD 86-768-6858016 Fax: 86-768-6855921 Sanhuan Industrial District Fengtang Town Chaozhou Guangdong 515646, China judy-he@cctc.cc http://www.cctc.cc/ The American Cercric Society Chaozhou Three-Circle (Group) Co., Ltd. is an employee holding company founded 40 years ago. It is now one of the leading companies in the field of electronic components and advanced ceramics. Corporate Member CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE 2540 Olentangy River Rd Columbus OH US 43210-0012 help@cas.org http://cas.org 614-447-3600 Fax: 614-447-3751 Established 1907. Publish Chemical Abstracts. Produces online information services to identify research studies and patents relating to chemistry, biotechnology, engineering, materials science, physics, and other scientific fields. CHEMIR ANALYTICAL SERVICES 2672 Metro Blvd Maryland Heights MO US 63043 info@chemir.com http://chemir.com 314-291-6620 Fax: 314-291-6630 Chemir Analytical Services provides investigative analytical chemistry to solve challenging problems. Services include deformulation (reverse engineering), material and contaminant identification, failure analysis, and competitive product analysis. CMP China Mineral Processing Ltd CHINA MINERAL PROCESSING LTD B3-12F The Emperor Place No 85 Nanjing Rd Tanggu Tianjin cmpchina@cmptj.com +86 22 23210158 Fax: +86 22 23133085 China 300030 CMP group has been focused on development and utilization of mineral products since it was founded in 1993. Now it has expanded itself to a big enterprise group with eight mineral-processing plants, containing four large business categories. +86-23-89118971 Fax: +86-23-89118970 CHONGQING ACME TECH CO LTD Jiangbei District Chongqing Chongqing China 400020 market@surfadol.com http://www.surfadol.com Acme Tech Corp. has succeeded in developing a series of new nonionic surfactants with multifunction wetting and foaming control that can be applied as additives in coatings, paints, inks, and printing industries. CHRISTY MINERALS LLC 833 Booneslick Rd PO Box 159 High Hill MO US 63350 sbower@christyminerals.com http://www.christyco.com/minerals 636-585-2214 Fax: 636-585-2220 Christy Minerals LLC is a premier producer of alumina silicate clays and calcines. We service the refractory, ceramic art, investment casting, ceramic tile, and cement industries. We provide toll calcining, toll grinding, and screening services. CIDRA PRECISION SERVICES LLC 50 Barnes Park N Wallingford CT 06492 jsirkis@cidracps.com www.cidraprecisionservices.com 203-774-44 Specializes in custom manufacturing of micron-level precision-machined mechanical, optical, and fluidic components and assemblies made from hard materials, such as sapphire, quartz, ceramics, glass, and hard metals. CILAS PARTICLE SIZE 2935 S Fish Hatchery Rd Ste 157 Madison WI US 53711 info@particle-size.us http://particle-size.us 608-274-7719 Fax: 608-270-3801 Provides high-performance state-of-the-art laser particle-size analyzers. Products allow analysis of particle-size distribution and viewing of particle shape. Offers a wide range of instruments capable of analyzing samples from 0.04 to 2,500 micrometers. CINCINNATI GASKET 40 Illinois Ave Cincinnati OH US 45215 513-761-3458 phelanb@cincinnatigasket.com http://www.cgindustrialglass.com A leading US manufacturer specializing in a wide range of machined glass products for use in nearly every major industry in the world, from the steel and chemical industries to machine tool and power generation. CLARKSON UNIVERSITY PO Box 5665 Potsdam NY US 13699-5665 http://clarkson.edu/edu/camp/ 315-268-2336 Fax: 315-268-7615 Conducts research programs in fine-particle processing, coating technology, polymer processing, microcontamination control, electronic materials processing, and chemical mechanical processing. CM Furnaces, Inc. CM FURNACES INC 103 Dewey St Bloomfield NJ US 07003-4237 info@cmfurnaces.com http://www.cmfurnaces.com 973-338-6500 Fax: 973-338-1625 Established 1946. Manufactures lab and production furnaces for a wide variety of ceramics applications and service is for a temperature range to 2,000°C in air, inert, and reducing atmospheres. Batch and continuous furnaces offered in a variety of sizes. COBER MUEGGE LLC 151 Woodward Ave Norwalk CT US 06854 sales@cobrmuegge.com http://cobermuegge.com 203-852-0343 Fax: 203-852-0214 Designs and manufactures microwave ovens for ceramic heating, sintering, etc. COI CERAMICS INC 9617 Distribution Ave San Diego CA US 92121 coiceramics@coiceramics.com http://www.coiceramics.com 858-621-5700 Manufacturer of ceramic-matrix composites for military and commercial aircraft/engines, thermal protection systems, defense, industrial, and commercial applications. Provider of premier silicon carbide ceramic fibers: Nicalon and Sylramic. 118 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 COLOR-TEC 28 Center St Clinton NJ US 08809 sales@color-tec.com http://www.color-tec.com 908-735-2248 Fax: 908-236-7865 Supply color computer systems for quality control and formula match prediction. Regional support offices throughout the US and Canada. Distribute in Europe, Asia, and South America. Formulator software applied and supported worldwide. COMPTOIR DE MINERAUX ET MATIERES PREMIERES +33-01-43-87-71 Fax: +33-01-42-94-96-32 45 Rue de Saint Petersbourg 75008 Paris France cmmp@cmmp.fr http://cmmp.fr Manufacture, process, and sell industrial minerals. COMTRUST ARCHITECTURAL MESH CO LTD No 323 Weimin St Anping Hebei China 053600 sales@coildrapery.com http://www.coildrapery.com 863187063609 Produce a variety of styles of architectural mesh, architectural mesh panels, mesh facade, and decorative mesh. CONTROL INSTRUMENTS CORP 25 Law Dr Fairfield NJ US 07004 sales@controlinstruments.com http://www.controlinstruments.com 973-575-9114 Fax: 973-515-0013 Manufactures detection systems for hazardous gases and vapors. Products include LFL analyzers, BTU analyzers, infrared analyzers, flame-ionization detectors, and gas sensors. COORSTEK 16000 Table Mountain Pkwy Golden CO US 80401 303-271-7000 Fax: 303-271-7009 info@coorstek.com http://www.coorstek.com Manufactures technical ceramics from 17 worldwide facilities. Serves worldwide markets. Uses several forming methods, including injection molding, dry pressing, isostatic pressing, roll compaction, and extrusion. CORNELL UNIVERSITY Bard Hall 607-255-9617 Fax: 607-255-2365 Ithaca NY US 14853-1501 mseoffice@ccmr.cornell.edu http://cornell.edu Researches metals, ceramics and glasses, polymers, and electronic and magnetic materials. CORNING CORNING INC 1 Riverfront Plaza Corning NY US 14831 inquiries@corning.com http://corning.com The American CONCITIC Society 607-974-9000 Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers, and the manipulation of the properties of light with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer, and commercialize significant innovative products. Corporate Member CORNWALL CERAMIC DECALS 132 Slades Rd +44 (0)1726-69445 St Austell Cornwall UK PL25 4HN ahaz3418@lycos.com https://sites.google.com/site/ccdecalgbb000/ Cornwall Ceramic Decals is a mail-order craft supplier based in St. Austell, UK. We hope you enjoy our website and can find any decals you are seeking. COTRONICS CORP 131 47th St Brooklyn NY US 11232 sales@cotronics.com http://www.cotronics.com 718-788-5538 Fax: 718-788-5538 CSC FORCE MEASUREMENT INC 413-789-3086 Fax: 413-789-3598 Manufactures ceramic products, including machinables, moldables, castables, adhesives, tapes, sleeves, ropes, cloths, and custom fabrications. CP FILMS INC PO Box 5068 276-627-3332 Fax: 276-627-3500 Martinsville VA US 24115 indprods@cpfilms.com http://ccpfindusprod.com Provides full-service film enhancement. Processes include deep dyeing (colors and/or UV absorbers impregnated into the matrix of the film), vacuum metalizing (aluminum thermal evaporation and sputter coating), and coating and laminating. CRISTAL GLOBAL INC 20 Wight Ave Ste 100 Hunt Valley MD US 21030 feedback@cristalglobal.com http://www.cristalglobal.com 410-229-4400 Fax: 410-229-4415 Cristal Global is the second largest titanium dioxide producer in the world, the largest producer of merchant titanium chemicals, and the leading manufacturer of specialty titanium products. Cristal Global provides numerous products and services. CRODA COATINGS & POLYMERS 315 Cherry Ln New Castle DE US 19720 marketing-usa@croda.com http://crodacoatingsandpolymers.com 302-429-5371 Fax: 302-429-5368 For advanced ceramics, Croda offers a selection of polymeric dispersing/suspending agents \"the Hypermer KD range\" specifically designed to provide superior dispersion of particles. Croda also offers versatile non-phthalate plasticizers, e.g., Pycal 94. CROLL-REYNOLDS ENGINEERING CO 500 Monroe Tpke. Monroe CT US 06468 creco@att.net 203-371-1983 Fax: 203-371-0615 Custom designs and manufactures precoat filters and strainers as well as welded bellows and expansion joints for domestic use and export. All filters and strainers are designed for reverse flush or air-bump backwash. CROSSLEY ECONOMY CO INC 147 East Martin St PO Box 430 East Palestine OH US 44413 sales@crossleyeconomy.com http://crossleyeconomy.com 216-426-2265 Fax: 216-426-9486 Established 1942. Manufactures process equipment for the ceramics and chemical industries, including conical blenders and V-blenders, ball and pebble mills, lab grinding and mixing equipment, flush-plug valves, jacketed valves, and customs fabrication. CS BELL CO PO Box 291 Tiffin OH US 44883 sales@csbellco.com http://csbellco.com 419-448-0791 Fax: 419-448-1203 Manufactures size-reduction, grinding, and pulverizing equipment for a range of industrial applications. Flexibility in manufacturing allows modification to current product line and fabrication of custom or related equipment. 84 Ramah Cir N PO Box 887 Agawam MA US 01001-0887 linda@cscforce.com http://www.cscforce.com Stocking distributor of force/torque measurement products by Amatek/Chatillon/Lloyd Testers, CDI, Dillon, Larson, MSI, Mark-10, Seekonk, Tohnicki, and others. Repairs and calibration lab with ISO/IEC 17025 certification, accredited by L-A-B. CSM INSTRUMENTS INC 197 1st Ave Ste 120 Needham MA US 02494 usinfo@csm-instruments.com http://csm-instruments.com 781-444-2250 Fax: 781-444-2251 Offers a wide range of instruments and testing services for surface mechanical properties characterization, including nano- and micro-indentation (for hardness and modulus); revetest; and nano- and micro-scratch. C-SHORE INTL INC 1247 Poole St Bldg 137 Mojave CA US 93501 mirline@aol.com 661-824-3374 Fax: 661-824-3462 Milling company that processes boron powder, boric acid, sodium decahydrate powder, and sodium pentahydrate powder. CW BRABENDER INSTRUMENTS INC 50 E Wesley St South Hackensack NJ US 07606 cwbi@cwbrabender.com http://www.cwbrabender.com 201-343-8425 Fax: 201-343-0608 CW Brabender Instruments Inc. is a leading manufacturer of instrumentation for rheology, processing development, laboratory-scale compounding, extrusion, mixing applications, and moisture. CW Brabender Instruments is where quality is measured. CYCLONAIRE CORP 2922 N Division York NE US 68467 jelfring@cyclonaire.com http://cyclonaire.com 800-445-0730 Fax: 402-362-2001 Manufactures and supplies custom-designed pneumatic conveying systems. Offers vacuum-, pressure-, and vacuum/ pressure-based technology, conveyors, and allied components. Typical applications involve bulk transfer (storage or in-plant). JIN MA GROUP DALIAN JINMA BORON TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO 13933 Ramona Ave Ste B Chino CA US 91710 yimingqiu168@gmail.com http://jinmagroupusa.com/ The American Samic 650-642-8531 Fax: 909-590-1581 A modern industry group with boron carbide as its leading product, integrating the scientific research, manufacCorporate Member ture, and sale of boride and carbide. Boron carbide is widely used in military, science, industry, nuclear, and high-pressure nozzles. DALMIA INST OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PO Box 2 +91-6624-2208 Fax: +91-6624-220933 Rajgangpur Odisha (Orissa) India 770017 rkl_disirrgp@sancharnet.in http://www.dalmiainstiture.in The American Ceramic Society A modern industry group with boron carbide as its leading product, integrating the scientific research, manufacture, and sale of boride and carbide. Boron carbide is widely used in military, science, industry, etc. Corporate Member American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 119 DALMIA MAGNESITE CORP Hansalaya 11-12th Fl +91-11-233101 Fax: +91-11-23313303 New Delhi Natl Capital Territory India 110 001 jhdalmia@dalmiacement.com Manufactures dead-burned magnesite; regenerator brick for glass furnaces; basic ramming, fettling, and gunning mixes for electric-arc and induction furnaces; spray mixes for tundish repair; magnesia-carbon brick; and high-thermalshock-resistant magnesia. DALMIA MAGNESITE CORP 15 Barakhamba Rd +91-11-23316385 Fax: +91-11-23313303 Hansalaya Bldg, 12th Flr New Delhi India 110 001 dalmiamagnesite@yahoo.com Manufacturer basic brick, magnesia carbon brick, mag-spinel brick for cement kilns, and refractory monoliths. +31-6414349 DANNALAB Toekomststra 15 Enschede Netherlands 7521CL info@dannalab.com www.dannalab.com DANNALAB offers XRPD and SAXS characterization services. DATAPAQ INC 187 Ballardvale St Wilmington MA US 01887 sales@datapaq.com http://datapaq.com 978-988-9000 Fax: 978-988-0666 Manufactures in-process thermal-profiling systems and software. Kiln Tracker system is accurate and reliable and used to optimize firing process. System features a data logger with up to 130,000 readings, rugged thermal barrier, and Insight software. DCM TECH 4455 Theurer Blvd Winona MN US 55987 info@dcm-tech.com http://dcm-tech.com 507-452-4043 Fax: 507-452-7970 DCM designs and manufactures blanchard-style rotary grinders for ceramic grinding applications. Servo drive, Z-axis, and programmable automatic feed provides process repeatability. DCM is a US manufacturer that sells and services factory direct. DEFELSKO CORP 802 Proctor Ave Ogdensburg NY US 13669-0676 techsale@defelsko.com http://defelsko.com 800-448-3835 Fax: 315-393-8471 Manufactures coating thickness gauges and inspection instruments. 815-344-2222 Fax: 815-344-2223 DECAL SPECIALTIES INC 610-644-9200 73 Page Ln Oaks PA US 19456 john@decalspecialties.com http://decalspecialties.com Print high-quality color transfers for firing onto ceramics and glassware. Custom printing of your designs or ours. Many special effects available. New product developments and original artwork available. Call John for quotes or consultation. DEGUSSA CORP 379 Interpace Pkwy Parsippany NJ US 07054 aerosil@degussa.com http://aerosil.com 888-745-4227 Produces nanosized metal oxides, mixed-metal oxides, and ceramic particles by flame pyrolysis. Standard metal oxides include silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, zinc oxide, ceria, and ITO. Advise on various materials, size ranges, and dispersions. DELKIC & ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC CONSULTANTS DELKIC & ASSOCIATES PO Box 1726 Immokalee FL US 32004 ferizitical@absentanswer.com 904-285-0200 Fax: 904-273-1616 International ceramic consultants specializing in energysaving ceramic coatings and fiber modules. A DELTECH INC. DELTECH INC 1007 E 75th Ave Unit E Denver CO US 80229 303-433-5939 Fax: 303-433-2809 sales@deltechfurnaces.com http://www.deltechfurnaces.com The American Ceramic Society Manufacturer of standard and custom electric lab and production scale furnaces, including glass melt and rotary models, for 1,500°C to 2,000°C operation in air, inert atmospheres, and under positive pressures. Family owned and operated since 1968. Corporate Member DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO KK +81-3-3507-5268 1-4-1 Yuraku-cho Chiyoda-ku Fax: +81-3-3507-5078 Tokyo Japan 100-8455 satoshi-ishii@denka.co.jp http://denka.co.jp Established 1915. Specializes in nonoxide ceramic powders, such as BN, silicon nitride, and boron carbide. Also have fused silica and spherical alumina fillers. DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL TOOLS INC 800-227-5905 6712 Crawford Ave Fax: 800-441-7771 Lincolnwood IL US 60712 hgsachsel@gmail.com http://todit.com Manufactures and distributes precision-grinding systems and related diamond abrasive products. DIAMORPH AB Roslagstullsbacken 11 +46 (0)86126850 Stockholm Stockholm County Sweden SE-10691 erik.karlsson@diamorph.com http://www.diamorph.com Diamorph AB is an advanced material company dealing with especially demanding industrial applications. DIE QUIP CORP 5360 Enterprise Blvd Bethel Park PA US 15102 diequip@diequip.com http://diequip.com 412-833-1662 Fax: 412-835-6474 Manufactures ID, OD, and face grinders for small-diameter superabrasive grinding. Supplies diamond and CBN grinding pins and wheels. Distributes precision hand tools, optical comparitors, CMMs, vision systems, toolscopes, and microscopes. DIMAT INC 7137 Sycamore Dr PO Box 223 Cedarburg WI US 53012 dimat@execpc.com http://dimatinc.com 262-377-3050 Fax: 262-375-0173 Suppliers of high-quality formulated dielectric powders used in the manufacture of titanate ceramic electronic components. DINGS CO 4740 W Electric Ave Milwaukee WI US 53219 magnets@dingsco.com http://www.dingsmagnets.com 414-672-7830 Fax: 414-672-5354 Manufactures magnetic separators for product purity and processing equipment. Grates available with high-intensity rare-earth magnets. DORST AMERICA INC 64 S Commerce Way Bethlehem PA US 18017 info@dorstamerica.com http://dorst.de 610-317-2000 Fax: 610-317-6416 Designs and manufactures machinery, systems, and fully integrated plants for dinnerware, sanitaryware, advanced ceramics, soft and hard ferrite, and powder-metal industries. Program includes, spray dryers, hydraulic presses, and isostatic dry presses. DOVER CONVEYOR INC 3323 Brightwood Rd PO Box 300 740-922-9390 Fax: 740-922-9391 DEMARCO VACUUM CORP PO Box 1138 Crystal Lake IL US 60039 sales@demarcovacuums.com http://demarcovacumms.com Manufactures DeMarco Industrial 5 to 300 hp stationary, portable, and central vacuuming systems and conveyors for wet or dry applications. Turnkey installed manifold system available. DECAL CRAFT 3400 Midland Ave Unit 7 Toronto Ontario Canada M1V 4Y4 roger@decalcraft.com http://decalcraft.com 416-292-8452 Fax: 416-292-9101 Prints high-quality color transfers for firing onto ceramics and glass. Custom printing of your designs. Many special effects available. Call or email us for quotes or consultation. DPM DETROIT PROCESS MACHINERY DETROIT PROCESS MACHINERY 1404 S Gratiot Ave Unit B Mount Clemens MI US 48043 sales@detroitprocessmachinery.com http://www.detroitprocessmachinery.com 586-469-0323 Fax: 586-469-3393 Buys and sells powder presses, isostatic presses, piston extruders, mixers, blenders, attritors, spray dryers, pulverizers, and process mills. DIACUT INC 773 Hwy 105 Palmer Lake CO US 80133 sales@diacut.com http://diacut.com 719-481-4205 Fax: 719-488-0872 Supplies diamond Thinwheel used for slicing, dicing, precision grinding, and cutoff operations. Thinwheels are used in single-wheel applications as well as in gang assemblies. Manufactures slicing and dicing blades with customized resin bonds. Midvale OH US 44653 sales@doverconveyor.com http://doverconveyor.com Provides combo-flites, steel belts, rubber belts, apron belts, sorting belts, recycling systems, bucket elevators, Pli-0Wall conveyors, tippers, feeders, and deep-mine emergency escape hoists for bulk materials markets. DOW CORNING CORP PO Box 0994 Midland MI US 48686 product.info@dowcorning.com dowcorning.com 989-496-6000 Fax: 989-496-8026 Worldwide supplier of additives, adhesives, coatings, reinforcing fillers, process aids, and release agents. 120 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 DRAYTON BEAUMONT KILNS LTD Walley St Burslem 441-782-6573 Fax: 44-1782-658946 Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire UK ST6 2AH info@beaumontkilns.co.uk http://beaumontkilns.co.uk Established 1965. Exports worldwide. Designs, installs, commissions, and modifies rapid-fire, wide-load, continuous kilns and low-thermal-mass intermittents for bone china porcelain, tableware, and sanitaryware as well as shuttle, moving-hood, and more. DU-CO CERAMICS CO DU.CO steatite and technical ceramics 155 S Rebecca St PO Box 568 Saxonburg PA US 16056 sales@du-co.com http://du-co.com The American Ceramic Society DYNASIL FUSED SILICA 385 Cooper Rd West Berlin NJ US 08091-9145 sales@dynasilfusedsilica.com http://dynasilfusedsilica.com 856-767-4600 Fax: 856-767-6813 Established in 1960. Supplies ultrahigh-purity synthetic fused silica for laser, optical, electronic and military applications. Fabricates unpolished and commercially polished glass blanks for these markets. Excimer-grade material is also available. EBL PIEZOELECTRIC PRECISION EBL PRODUCTS INC 724-352-1511 Fax: 724-352-1266 Manufactures dry-pressed, roll compaction, extruded forms in steatite, cordierite, MgO, forsterite, porcelain, mullite, and alumina. Secondary operations include machining, glazing, grinding and tumbling. Facilities: Saxonburg, Pa. (main), and Monroe, N.C. Corporate Member DUPONT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES 14 TW Alexander Dr 91 Prestige Park Cir E Hartford CT US 06108 eblpzt.paul@sbcglobal.net http://eblproducts.com The American Ceramic Society 860-291-2537 Fax: 860-291-2533 Provides standard, application-specific, and industrial piezoceramic transducer elements to researchers as well as manufacturers of piezoelectric transducers according to their terms and specifications. Corporate Member EDO CORP 2645 S 300 W 919-248-5304 Fax: 919-248-5770 Research Triangle Park NC US 27709-3999 contactmcm@usa.dupont.com http://mcm.dupont.com Diversified supplier of polymer and ceramic thick-film technologies for hybrid circuits, modules, military radar and avionics, biosensors, solar cells, rear-window defoggers, membrane touch switch panels, chip capacitors and resistors, etc. DUNHUA ZHENGXING ABRASIVE CO LTD +86-433-6340878 No. 4 Industry Rd, Fax: +86-433-6340868 Development Zone Dunhua Jilin China 133700 rula@boroncarbide.cn http://boroncarbide.cn Manufacturer of boron carbide since 1987. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. Major products: boron carbide powder, boron carbide sand nozzle, boron carbide plate, boron carbide neutron-absorbing material. DYNACUT INC 3425 Funk Mill Rd 610-346-7386 Fax: 610-346-6770 Salt Lake City UT US 84115 sales@edoceramic.com http://edoceramic.com 801-486-7481 Fax: 801-484-3301 Provides piezoelectric materials, compositions, shapes, assemblies, and sensors for the commercial, sonar, ultrasonic, medical, aerospace, automotive and military markets. Orton Art Industry Research EDWARD ORTON JR CERAMIC FOUNDATION 614-895-2663 6991 Old 3C Hwy Fax: 614-895-5610 Westerville OH US 43082 info@ortonceramic.com http://ortonceramic.com The American Ceramic Society The Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation manufactures and markets pyrometric cones, TempCHEKS, TempTab\'s, electronic temperature controllers, thermoanalytical instruments, and provides materials testing services. Corporate Member EGLASSTREK PATENT PROMOTION & AWARDING GMBH +49-6723-999-302 Am Wuerzgarten 3 ELE ADVANCED CERAMICS +00-86-592-2960185 Rm 2302 Dihao Bldg No 820 Xiahe Rd Xiamen Fujian China 361004 james@eleceramic.com http://www.eleceramic.com Direct bond copper, thin-film ceramics, thick-film ceramics, AIN ceramic substrates, alumina ceramic substrates, metallization ceramics, and ceramic insulators. ELECTRO ABRASIVES CORP 701 Willet Rd Buffalo NY US 14218 info@electroabrasives.com http://electroabrasives.com 800-284-4748 Fax: 716-822-2858 Manufacture black SiC, green SiC, and boron carbide. Also makes SiC grains and water-classified fine powders to ANSI and FEPA F sizes, submicron as well as refractory and custom splits. Applications include ceramics, abrasives, and refractories. ELEKTRO PHYSIK 770 W Algonquin Rd Arlington Heights IL US 60005 epusa@elektrophysik.com http://elektrophysikusa.com 847-437-6616 Fax: 847-437-0053 Offers ultrasonic thickness-testing devices, color and gloss meters as well as a wide range of physical devices for quality control. A wholly owned subsidiary of Germany-based Elektro-Physik. Manufactures portable coating thicknesstesting devices. ELIZABETH CARBIDE DIE CO INC 601 Linden St Mckeesport PA US 15132 larryl@eliz.com http://eliz.com 412-751-3000 Fax: 412-754-0755 Designs and manufactures compacting tooling for rotary and single-station presses at three US sites. Subsidiaries E-S&K manufactures spare parts and turrets and provides rebuild services for presses. E-H sells and services the Hata rotary press. ELKEM METALS INC Airport Office Park Bldg 2 Moon Township PA US 15108 siliconinfo@elkem.com http://www.silicon.elkem.com 304-552-9266 Fax: 412-299-7238 Elkem products that may be of interest in the advanced ceramics field are the Silgrain line of silicon powders. Silicon powder is often used as a raw material for manufacturing silicon nitride and silicon carbide ceramics. Springtown PA US 18081 rplatt@dynacut.com http://dynacut.com Established 1965. Manufactures precision cutoff machines for glass, ceramics, metallurgical, composite, and geological applications. Designs and manufactures custom production cutting and grinding machinery. DYNAMIC AIR INC 1125 Willow Lake Blvd Saint Paul MN US 55110 info@dynamicair.com http://dynamicair.com 651-484-2900 Fax: 651-484-7015 Manufactures complete line of dense-phase and dilute-phase pneumatic conveying systems and components for handling a wide variety of dry bulk granular materials. Systems include rail and truck unloading, bulk-bag unloading, weighing, and batching. DYNAMIC EXIM CORP Pancheshwar Tower Rd Oestrich-Winkel Hesse Germany D-65375 eglass-db@t-online.de Provide direct-heated platinum engineering based on specific requirements of customers and all platinum equipment for glass industry. E EIRICH EIRICH MACHINES INC 4033 Ryan Rd Gurnee IL US 60031 eirichusa@eirichusa.com http://www.eirichusa.com American Ceramic Society 241-242 Indraprasth +0091-288-2675560 Fax: +0091-288-2556844 The Jamnagar Gujarat India 361001 info@calciumaluminatecements.com http://www.calciumaluminatecements.com Suppliers of calcium aluminate cements, high-alumina cements, and high-alumina refractory cements from India. Also supply high-quality refractory fire brick including fireclay brick, high-alumina brick, mortars, and castables. 847-336-2444 Fax: 847-336-0914 Eirich Machines designs, manufactures, and supplies batch and continuous mixers and systems. Our complete product line for mixing, pelletizing, grinding, granulating, and pasticizing, in sizes ranging from 1 to 12,000 liters, also can be equipped with vacuum. Corporate Member ELSTER-HAUCK MFG CO PO Box 90 elster Hauck Lebanon PA US 17042-0090 hauck@hauckburner.com The American Ceramic Society 717-272-3051 Fax: 717-273-9882 Manufactures and distributes combustion equipment and systems for heatprocessing applications. Product line includes burners, blowers, pulse-firing, and other furnace and kiln process control systems as well as gas-measuring and metering equipment. Corporate Member EMERY WINSLOW SCALE CO 73 Cogwheel Ln Seymour CT US 06483 homeoffice@emerywinslow.com http://emerywinslow.com 203-881-9333 Fax: 203-881-9477 Manufacture industrial scales and weighing systems for the food, chemical, aggregate, pharmaceutical, and aerospace industries. Manufacture hydrostatic load cells that are nonelectronic. Products include truck, rail, floor, tank, and bench scales. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 121 EMPOWER MATERIALS INC 91 Lukens Dr New Castle DE US 19720 302-225-0100 Fax: 302-225-0101 EPD TECHNOLOGY CORP 14 Hayes St customerservice@empowermaterials.com http://www.empowermaterials.com Manufactures and sells QPAC polyalkylene carbonate binders worldwide. QPAC features excellent green strength and processability as well as extremely clean burnout in a variety of atmospheres. Available in solids, solutions, and water-based emulsions. EMTAS ABRASIVE PRODUCTS Kemal Pasha Mah 1 Sok No 6 Bageilar Istanbul Turkey 34260 emtas@emtasasindirici.com http://www.emtasasindirici.com +90-212 4294081 Fax: +90-212 4294083 We offer grindstones, abrasive products, and edge-grinding products. ENCERATEC CORP 812-377-3188 1414 Franklin St Fax: 812-377-3189 Columbus IN US 47201-5716 mandler@enceratec.com http://enceratec.com Established 1989. Designs, markets, and sells structural ceramic components for diesel engines and other industrial applications. Supplies silicon nitride ball, race, and roller banks for high-performance bearing applications. ENGINEERED PRESSURE SYSTEMS INC 978-469-8280 165 Ferry Rd Fax: 978-373-5628 Haverhill MA US 01835 epsi@epsi-highpressure.com http://epsi-highpressure.com Designs and manufactures hot and cold isostatic pressing systems, including lab, pilot scale, and full-production systems. Performs retrofit work on OEM-supplied isostatic equipment. Turnkey installations worldwide. Offices in US and Europe. ENGIS CORP 105 W Hintz Rd Wheeling IL US 60090 kconsidine@engis.com http://www.engis.com Elmsford NY US 10523 epd@epdtech.com http://epdtech.com 914-592-1234 Fax: 914-347-2181 Produces a catalog of inspection instruments for industry. Products include IR thermometers with laser sighting, ultrasonic thickness gauges, leak detectors, sound level meters and multimeters. EPPLER ASSOCS 400 Cedar Ln Cheshire CT US 06410-2222 epplerceramics@aol.com 203-271-2211 Fax: 203-271-2211 Established 1986. Offers technical and management consulting as well as R&D on ceramic pigments, ceramic coatings (glazes, enamels, sealing glasses, and frits), electronic ceramics, whitewares, glass, and glass-ceramics. Also expert witness. ER ADVANCED CERAMICS INC 600 E Clark St East Palestine OH US 44413 dearly@eracinc.com http://www.usstoneware.com 800-426-8808 Fax: 330-426-1859 Comprised of US Stoneware (milling, grinding, blending equipment), US Refractories (industrial ceramic products) and US pumps (portable, air-operated pumps). ESL ELECTROSCIENCE 416 E Church Rd King of Prussia PA US 19406 sales@electroscience.com http://www.electroscience.com Cactic Society The American 847-808-9400 Fax: 847-808-9430 Manufactures a wide range of superabrasive tools, supplies, and equipment for grinding, lapping, polishing, and honing of difficult-to-machine materials to close tolerances. Process development services are offered. ENRG INC ENrG Ceramic Technology for Clean Energy 155 Rano St Ste 300 Buffalo NY US 14207-2132 kolenick@enrg-inc.com http://www.enrg-inc.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member Inc. 716-873-2939, X210 Fax: 716-873-3196 Ceramic manufacturer of ultrathin, durable, flexible high-temperature ceramic foils for harsh environments. Applications include solid oxide electrolytes, sensors, fast response heaters, IR windows, and integrated solar substrates. ENTERPRISE PERSONNEL 864-246-4769 307 Verner Dr Greenville SC US 29617 ntrprizper@aol.com http://www.ceramics-personnel.com Provides executive and technical placement services for the ceramics industry. 610-272-8000 Fax: 610-272-6759 ESL ElectroScience specializes in providing solutions to enable customers to take technologies from concept through high volume production. A global supplier of customized thick film pastes and ceramic tapes. Corporate Member ETEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER +49-2205 9200 0 TECHNISCHE KERAMIK GMBH Fax: +49-2205-9200-164 An der Burg Suelz 17 Lohmar North Rhine-Westphalia Germany D-53797 e.lutz@etec-ceramics.de http://etec-ceramics.com Service, manufacture, and R&D of wear-resistant linings for industrial applications, tile, tubes, elbows, special parts, etc., made of high-performance ceramics. Services and manufactures ceramic armor for personal and vehicle protection. ETHER NDE Endeavour House +44 (0) 1582-767-912 Fax: +44 (0) 1582-767-912 3 Roundwood Ln Harpenden Hertfordshire UK AL5 3BW sales@ethernde.com http://ethernde.com Manufacturer of eddy current instruments, probes, and accessories. Vantage handheld dual-frequency inspection instrument; SigmaCheck eddy current electrical conductivity meter; Veritor USB-attached battery-operated eddy current instrument; and more. EURO SUPPORT ADVANCED MATERIALS +31 413 283 911 Liessentstra 9F Fax: +31 413 283 369 Uden North Brabant Netherlands 5405 AH eurosupport@eurosupport.nl http://www.eurosupport.nl Euro Support Advanced Materials is an inorganic specialty materials producer: a.o. catalysts, dielectrics, and customized materials, including toll manufacturing. More than 20 years experience producing high-purity barium titanate for the electronics industry. EAG Evans Analytical Group EVANS ANALYTICAL GROUP LLC 810 Kifer Rd Sunnyvale CA US 94086 info@eaglabs.com http://www.eaglabs.com The American Ceramic Society 408-530-3500 Fax: 408-530-3501 Evans Analytical Group is the global leader in materials characterization for ceramics and other advanced materials. We specialize in materials analysis using analytical techniques, such as GDMS, ICPMS, TEM, and XRD. Corporate Member EVERFORT NORTH AMERICA CORP 2227 US Hwy 1 Unit 265 North Brunswick NJ US 08902 sales_na@everfort.com http://everfort.com 732-274-2173 Fax: 732-543-7519 One of the leading processors and exporters of silicon carbide. Processing facility. EWI 1250 Arthur E Adams Dr Columbus OH US 43221 eherderick@ewi.org http://ewi.org 614-688-5111 EWI is a research institute that is the largest center for joining and allied technologies in the western hemisphere. We provide applied research, manufacturing support, and strategic services to more than 3,000 companies worldwide. EXAKT TECHNOLOGIES INC 7002 N Broadway Ext Oklahoma City OK US 73116 info@exaktusa.com http://www.exaktusa.com 800-866-7172 Fax: 405-848-7701 Exakt provides high-quality dispersion equipment for lab and small production use. Three roll mills offered in small to medium sizes, including electronic models. Exakt also offers cutting/grinding equipment for use in biomaterials and bone research. EZ GROUT CORP 405 Watertown Rd Waterford OH US 45786 info@ezgrout.com http://ezgrout.com 740-749-3512 Fax: 740-749-0602 Manufactures masonry and concrete equipment. Product line includes the Grout Hog, Mud Hog Mixer, Booger Hog, and Hog Leg, all registered trademarks of the company. FCT HARTBEARBEITUNGS GMBH +49-3675-4270-05-0 Hoenbacher Str 5 Fax: +49-3675-427-05-15 Sonneberg Thuringia Germany D-96515 hartbearbeitung@fct-keramik.de http://fct-keramik.de Produce ceramic components from small, highly precise parts to large-sized, complex-shaped parts made zirconium oxide (Y-TZP), sintered silicon carbide, and silicon nitride. Offer hard-machining on per-job basis. FCT INGENIEURKERAMIK GMBH Gewerbepark 11 +49-36766-868 Fax: +49-36766-868-68 Rauenstein Thuringia Germany D-96528 ingenieurkeramik@fct-keramik.de http://fct-keramik.de Produces customized components made of silicon nitridebased ceramics and C/C-SiC composites. Major applications are in light-metal casting, wear protection, electronics, precision optics, testing equipment, metal forming and brake pads. 122 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 FCT SYSTEME GMBH Gewerbepark 16 +49-36766-824-0 Fax: +49-36766-824-150 Frankenblick Thuringia Germany D-96528 info@fct-systeme.de http://www.fct-systeme.de Develop and manufacture sintering systems, such as hot presses and systems for spark plasma sintering, gas-pressure sintering, and vacuum sintering up to ultrahigh temperatures, for engineering ceramics, powder metallurgy, photovoltaics, and more. FEDERAL-MOGUL 47001 Port St Plymouth MI US 48170 bill.walker@federalmogul.com http://federal-mogul.com 734-254-8313 Fax: 734-254-8905 Global automotive supplier. Champion spark plugs, glow plugs, igniters, and spark ignition devices. Ceramic manufacturing in Cambridge, Ohio, and Mexico City. Ceramic development in Plymouth, Mich. Produces high-volume alumina ceramic components. FELCOM LLC 19840 Bellevue Way West Linn OR US 97068 product.info@dowcorning.com http://dowcorning.com 989-496-6000 Fax: 989-496-8026 Worldwide supplier of additives, adhesives, coatings, reinforcing fillers, process aids, and release agents. FELDCO INTL 12402 Circula Panaorama Santa Ana CA US 92705 fernan@feldcointernational.com http://feldcointernational.com FIRELIGHT GLASS 844 Doolittle Dr San Leandro CA US 94577 jamesm@firelight.com http://firelight.com 510-652-6731 Fax: 800-452-8348 Highly skilled hotworkers melt, shape, and spin the finest glass tubing into diverse and distinctive forms with specially designed gas-oxygen burners, hand tools, ovens, and adapted glassblowing lathes. FIVES NORTH AMERICAN COMBUSTION INC 216-271-6000 4455 E. 71st St Cleveland OH 44105-5600 US fna.sales@fivesgroup.com http://www.fivesgroup.com Supplier of combusition systems, products, and controls. FLUID ENERGY PROCESSING & EQUIPMENT CO 153 Penn Ave PO Box 200 Hatfield PA US 19440 jgutkind@fluidenergype.com http://fluidenergype.com FRITSCH GMBH - MILLING AND SIZING Industriestr 8 0049-6784-700 Fax: 0049-6784-7011 Idar Oberstein Rhineland-Palatinate Germany D-55743 info@fritsch.de http://www.fritsch.de Internationally respected manufacturer of application-oriented laboratory instruments used in sample preparation and particle-size analysis for industrial applications in process control, quality assurance, and high-precision research. FURNACE PRODUCTS & SERVICES INC 610 E Butler Rd Butler PA US 16002 sales@fpands.com http://fpands.com 724-285-3774 Fax: 724-431-0944 Independent representative organization providing insulating firebrick, machining services, furnace rebuilds, combustion systems, forehearths, etc. 215-368-2510 Fax: 215-368-6235 FURNACE TECHNICAL Established 1955. Designs and manufactures ultrafine grinding and flash-drying systems as well as contract toll grinding, crushing, coating, screening, blending, and micronizing of chemicals and refractory products. FLUID METERING INC 714-602-2415 Fax: 714-602-2417 Supplies pressed materials and provides a large variety of sputtering target materials in shapes and thickness to specifications with purities up to 99.999%. Also offers total ceramic and metal metric in-house precision machining. FERRO CERAMIC GRINDING INC 5 Cornell Pl Wilmington MA US 01887 sales@ferroceramic.com http://ferroceramic.com 781-245-1833 Fax: 781-246-1429 Established 1966. Advance ceramic component supplier and manufacturer specializing in precision machining. Materials include BN, Macor, alumina, SiC, sapphire, zirconia, quartz, ferrites, and related materials. Also provide CAD/CAM CNC machining. FERROTEC CERAMIC PRODUCTS 2590 Nanhuan Rd, Binjiang District Hangzhou Zhejiang China 310053 lutt@ferrotec.com.cn +86-571-85147487 http://ceramics.ferrotec.com/ceramics-home We are a Japanese company with manufacturing located in China. Our ceramics and quartz division has become the largest manufacturer of semiconductor components in China since 2007. FILTROS LTD PO Box 389 East Rochester NY US 14445 ggoeller@filtrosltd.com http://filtrosltd.com 585-586-8770 Fax: 585-586-7154 Established in 1913. Manufactures porous ceramics and refractory materials and products. Forming processes used are pressing, extruding, casting, injection molding, jolting, finish machining, and crushing. FIREBIRD THERMAL PRODUCTS CO Rm 4-39 No 111 Hongzhuan Rd Zhengzhou Henan China 450002 firebirdcorp@yahoo.cn http://firebirdindustry.en.ec21.com 86-371-65801713 Firebird Thermal Products Co. is founded on the principle of quality, value, and service. We apply ourselves to meet our customer\'s demands on high-temperature materials including refractories, ceramics, and industry raw materials. 5 Aerial Way Ste 500 Syosset NY US 11791 pumps@fmipump.com http://fmipump.com 800-223-3388 Fax: 516-624-8261 Manufactures metering pumps and dispensers with valveless, positive-displacement design. Features ceramic/fluorocarbon fluid path, low dead volume, and flows from 0 to 4600 mL/min to 100 psig. FOSBEL INC 20600 Sheldon Rd Brook Park OH US 44142 fosbel.inc@fosbel.com http://www.fosbel.com 216-362-3900 Fax: 216-362-3901 Provides a range of furnace maintenance services, including ceramic-welding technology to repair all types of damaged refractories without furnace shutdown, rebricking services, checker cleaning and other hot repairs, inspections, and consulting. FRAUNHOFER-INSTITUT SILICATFORSCHUNG ISC Neunerplatz 2 ENGINEERING CO LTD No 2-1 Longfeng Rd Beibei District Chongqing China 400700 intersale_life@163.com www.cqlaifu.bloombiz.com +0086-23-86-291 One of top designers of end-fired regenerative glass furnace in China. Since 1995, we have designed and installed more than 300 furnaces for glass factories in China and abroad. FUSE TECH/HOT TECH GROUP 3400 Silica Rd Sylvania OH US 43560 dshamp8@aol.com http://www.fusetech.com 419-841-9323 Fax: 419-842-0693 Performs ceramic welding and refractory services, including hot and cold repairs. The ceramic welding process was developed and originally designed for the in-situ repair of glass furnaces. Fusion FUSION CERAMICS INC 160 Scio Rd SE PO Box 127 Carrollton OH US 44615 info@fusionceramics.com http://www.fusionceramics.com +49-931-41000 The American Fax: +49-931-4100-199 Wurzburg Bavaria Germany D- 97082 hopp@isc.fraunhofer.de http://www.isc.fraunhofer.de/ Institute for applied research in the field of nonmetallic inorganic materials. Main research divisions are glass, ceramics, and inorganic-organic hybrid polymers. FRIATEC 11108 Challenger Ave Ste 1 Odessa FL US 33556 kanglin@friatecna.net 727-753-0880 Fax: 727-753-0886 Friatec manufactures technical ceramics for applications, including high-temperature, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and surface finishing. Attributes include high corrosion resistance, high temperature stability, and high wear resistance. FRIATEC AG +49-621-4861406 PO Box 71 02 61 Fax: +49-621-486251406 Mannheim Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany D-68222 info-frialit@friatec.de http://friatec.de Manufactures high-purity oxides for use in electronic and electrotechnic, mechanical engineering, and chemical industries, including feedthroughs, insulating parts for high-voltage applications, and engineering ceramics resistant to corrosion and abrasion. Ceramic Society 330-627-2191 Fax: 330-627-2082 Manufacture standard and specialty frits used in ceramic whitewares. Sell Reimbold & Strick glaze stains and specialty frits. Sell FC kaolin clay and FC kaolin slurry to the ceramic trades, especially the sanitaryware industry. Corporate Member GAMRY INSTRUMENTS 734 Louis Dr Warminster PA US 18974 jketter@gamry.com http://www.gamry.com 215-682-9330 Gamry Instruments has been providing high performance electrochemical instruments (potentiostat/galvanostat/ZRA) for more than 20 years. A wide variety of experimental techniques are available for electrochemical testing. GARG PROCESS GLASS INDIA PVT LTD +91-2228830309 2/222 New Sonal Link Ind Est Fax: +91-2228883300 Link Rd Malad-West Mumbai Maharashtra India 400064 garg@gargglassindia.com http://gargglassindia.com Manufacturer and exporter of scientific lab glassware and scientific equipment such as distillation unit and reaction unit. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 123 GASBARRE PRODUCTS INC 590 Division St PO Box 1022 DuBois PA US 15801 press-sales@gasbarre.com http://gasbarre.com 814-371-3015 Fax: 814-371-6387 Manufactures mechanical and hydraulic powder compaction presses for dry pressing of ceramic powders. Compaction presses incorporate the floating die table concept as well as a removable die set series, a lab series, and a standard series. GATEWAY MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY INC 847-870-1621 221 S Emerson Fax: 847-870-1624 Mt Prospect IL US 60056 gatewaymt@aol.com Provides engineering, consulting, testing, and research services as well as strategic planning in advanced ceramics (composites and monoliths) for structural applications in aerospace, automotive, industrial power, and chemical processing. GE ADVANCED CERAMICS 11907 Madison Ave Lakewood OH 44107-5026 US geainfo@ge.com www.advceramics.com 800-822-4322 Provide high-purity quartz and advanced ceramic materials for the semiconductor, telecommunications, lighting, electronics, personal care, water purification, and other industries. Ceramic products include BN powder coatings/sprays, and hot-pressed boron nitride. GE HEALTHCARE GE Healthcare 4855 W Electric Ave EA-30 Milwaukee WI US 53219-1628 kevin.david@ge.com http://gehealthcare.com/ The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 414-647-4415 Fax: 414-647-7689 Provides products in diagnostic imaging, healthcare IT, and life sciences. CT Detector Organization designs and manufactures detector products for CT modality. Ceramic scintillator is the X-ray conversion material and is a key component for CT. GELEST INC 11 East Steel Rd 888-734-8344 Fax: 215-547-2484 Morrisville PA US 19067 info@gelest.com http://gelest.com Manufactures metal-organic chemicals, including metal alkoxides used in sol-gel processing of ceramics and glasses, metal-organic monomers used in ceramic-coating applications, and volatile metal organics used in CVD coating. Geller MicroÅnalytical Laboratory, Inc. GELLER MICROANALYTICAL LABORATORY INC 426 Boston St Topsfield MA US 01983 sales@gellermicro.com http://www.gellermicro.com 978-887-6671 ISO-9001/ISO-17025 accredited. Quantitative analyses in micrometer sized areas to include boron, carbon, oxygen and higher z elements. Elemental mapping, diffusion studies, failure analysis, reverse engineering and phase area determinations. GENERAL GLASS EQUIPMENT CO General Glass Bldg Absecon NJ US 08201 genglass@generalglassequipment.com http://generalglassequipment.com 609-345-7500 Fax: 609-652-5700 Offers complete glass plants, engineering services, batch wetting systems, oscillating and standard nonoscillating batch chargers and controls, luminous furnaces, continuous glassmelting furnaces, automatic reversal systems, block cooling systems, and more GENERAL MATERIAL INDUSTRIAL CO Rm 2303 Tower 1 Junning Bldg +0086-757-82701478 No 213 Funing Rd Foshan Guangdong China 528000 info@gmico.net http://www.amic.biz GMI\'s mullite insulating brick are made of calcined mullite and imported calcined alumina. Various types of GMI\'s insulating brick can meet the requirements of heat-process and chemical-physical applications, and they are used in industrial furnaces. GENERAL SPRAY DRYING SERVICE INC 1001 Newark Ave Elizabeth NJ US 07208 gsds@optonline.net GLASS MFG INDUSTRY COUNCIL 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 rwlipetz@gmic.org http://gmic.org 614-818-9423 Fax: 614-818-9485 A nonprofit trade association, the first organization to represent all sectors of the glass industry (container, flat, specialty, and fiberglass). Dedicated to promoting the interests, economic growth, and sustainability of the glass industry. GLASS TECHNICAL INST 12653 Portada PI San Diego CA US 92130 glass-t@sbcglobal.net 858-481-1277 Fax: 858-461-6771 International glass manufacturing consulting for glass container, flat, and fiberglass segments. Operations, efficiency improvements, cost reduction, design, operations analysis, plant layout and operations revisions, plant updates, and more. Glen Mills INC. 973-777-0777 Fax: 973-777-0070 908-353-2477 Fax: 908-353-0060 GLEN MILLS INC 220 Delawanna Ave Clifton NJ US 07014 Custom spray drying and spin flash drying service of ceramics, metals, and chemicals. Moisture and particle-size control. Dry blending, powder cooling, and wet milling available. Test runs to full production. GERLING APPLIED ENGINEERING INC PO Box 580816 Modesto CA US 95358-0015 sales@2450mhz.com http://www.2450mhz.com 209-527-8960 Fax: 209-527-5385 Engineers, designs, and manufactures industrial microwaveheating equipment. Standard and custom products include generators, waveguide components, applicators, and complete systems operating at 2.45 GHz. GFI ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC 379 Winthrop Rd Teaneck NJ US 07666 gfiadvtech@att.net 201-833-8530 Fax: 201-833-9156 Supplies germanium, germanium oxide, gallium and boron oxide pellets, fluorides, and other high-purity metals and compounds to the IR/UV optics industry. GIGAHERTZ-OPTIK INC 5 Perry Way Newburyport MA US 01950-4009 b.angelo@gigahertz-optik.com http://gigahertz-optik.com 978-462-1818 Fax: 978-462-3677 Manufactures instrumentation for the measurement of light and measurement with light, including UV-vis-NIR radiometers, photometers, colorimeters, integrating spheres, power/ noise/pulse analyzers, reflectance/transmittance meters, and calibration standards. GLASS FACTORY DIRECTORY OF NORTH AMERICA PO Box 2267 Hempstead NY US 11551 manager@glassfactorydir.com http://www.glassfactorydir.com 516-481-2188 Publishes an annual directory of glass factories in North America, including management, manufacturing capacity, products, and contact information. Website with glass industry calendar and glass organization links. Glass plant locations map available. staff@glenmills.com http://www.glenmills.com Markets sample preparation equipment, including milling (size reduction), powder blending, sample dividing, and sample extraction. Offers ceramic, glass, and steel beads and balls. Pilot-plant-sized equipment available. GMA INDUSTRIES INC 38127 Ecorse Rd Romulus MI US 48174 sales@gmaind.com http://www.gmaind.com 734-595-7300 Fax: 734-595-1310 GMA Industries is a leading supplier of recycled abrasive media and virgin abrasive media for blasting operations and finishing applications. GOCERAM AB Svealiden 8 +46-31-181103 Moölndal Vastra Gotaland Country Sweden S-431 39 info@goceram.com http://goceram.com Develops, manufactures, and markets medium-pressure injection-molding systems, including low-cost mixers, injection-molding machines, and rate-controlled debinding furnaces as well as supercritical carbon dioxide binder extractors. GOODFELLOW CORP 305 High Tech Dr Oakdale PA US 15071-3911 info@goodfellow.com http://goodfellow.com 724-695-7060 Fax: 724-695-7063 Supplies metals, polymers, ceramics, and other materials to meet the R&D and specialist production requirements of science and industry worldwide. GOULDS PUMPS ITT 240 Fall St Seneca Falls NY US 13148 john.beca@itt.com http://gouldspumps.com 315-568-2811 Fax: 315-568-7759 Provides process pumps worldwide with more than one million pumps installed. New smart technologies include PumpSmart, an intelligent control system that results in lower pump life cycle costs, and ProSmart. 124 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 G Greenlee DIAMOND TOOL COMPANY GREENLEE DIAMOND TOOL CO 2375 Touhy Ave Elk Grove Village IL US 60007-5330 jlong@greenleediamond.com http://www.greenleediamond.com The American Cercic Society 866-451-3316 Fax: 847-593-3165 Full line of diamond and CBN products, including resin, polyimide, metal, hybrid, vitrified, and electroplated. Diamond band saw blades for cutting silicon, quartz, sapphire, ceramics, graphite, glass, carbides, etc. Corporate Member GI ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES formerly Thermal Technology GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES 707-571-1911 (FORMERLY THERMAL TECHNOLOGY) Fax: 707-571-8098 1911 Airport Blvd Santa Rosa, CA 95403 sales@gtat.com www.thermaltechnology.com GTAT is a diversified technology company with innovative advanced thermal processing and crystal growth equipment. actively providing solutions for the global solar, lighting, electronics, medical, aerospace and research industries. GUNDLACH EQUIPMENT CORP One Freedom Dr Belleville IL US 62226 bettercrushers@gundlachcrushers.com http://www.gundlachcrushers.com 618-233-7208 HAIKU TECH EUROPE BV Dorpsstra 100 A +31-43-457-8054 Fax: +31-43-457-8053 Reijmerstok Limburg Netherlands 6274 NN sales@haikutech.com http://www.haikutech.com Supplies, develops, sources, and services raw materials and equipment for the manufacture of multilayered ceramic components. Represents Keko Equipment and Polyer Innovations. HAIKU TECH INC 1669 NW 79th Ave Miami FL US 33126 sales@haikutech.com http://www.haikutech.com HARROP Fire our imagination HARROP INDUSTRIES INC 3470 E 5th Ave Columbus OH US 43219-3816 sales@harropusa.com http://harropusa.com 305-463-9304 Fax: 305-463-8751 The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member Supplies, develops, sources, and services raw materials and equipment for the manufacture of multilayered ceramic components. Represents Expert System Solutions, Keko Equipment, Long Automatic Machinery, Polymer Innovations, Prosperity Dielectrics, and RTS. HAINS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCS 2275 Lakeshore Blvd W Ste 515 Toronto Ontario Canada M8Y 4G5 hainstech@on.aibn.com 416-971-9783 Fax: 416-971-9812 Provides consulting services, including market and feasibility studies as well as plant design and construction for structural and functional ceramics, ceramic- and metal-matrix composites, lime manufacture, and ceramic raw materials. HALDOR TOPSØE CATALYSING YOUR BUSINESS Fax: 618-641-6974 HALDOR TOPSOE A/S Nymoellevej 55 Manufactures roll crushers, cage mills, and fine-grinding roll mills and crushers for fired and scrap clay tile as well as raw materials for ceramics processes and recycling. GUYSON INTL LTD 44-1756-7999 Snaygill Ind Est Keighley Rd Fax: 44-1756-790213 Skipton North Yorkshire UK BD23 2 QR info@guyson.co.uk guyson.co.uk Manufacture blast finishing, spray wash, and ultrasoniccleaning equipment. Maintain a comprehensive stock of blast media. Branch offices in UK, France, Malaysia, and US. GWENT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LTD Mamhilad Park Monmouth House Pontypool Gwent UK NP4 OHZ les@gwent.org http://g-e-m.com +44-1495-7505 Fax: +44-1495-752121 Manufactures pastes and inks for electronics, automotive, decorative, and passive components industries, including conductive and insulating, particulate- and organometallicbased products. Provides full range of materials. H&M ANALYTICAL SERVICES INC 35 Hutchinson Rd Allentown NJ US 08501 mail@h-and-m-analytical.com http://h-and-m-analytical.com 609-758-5700 Fax: 609-758-5708 Analytical testing lab providing X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, particle-size distribution, and SEM/EDS services. Provides litigation support, such as patent infringement and expert witness testimony. HAEGER INDUSTRIES INC Seven Maiden Ln Dundee IL US 60118 rbs@haegerpotteries.com http://haegerpotteries.com 847-426-3441 Fax: 847-426-0017 Established 1871. Manufactures quality artware vases, containers, sculpture, planters, and custom products for private label accounts. Large-volume contract manufacturing of ceramics, stoneware, and custom bodies. +45-4527-2000 Fax: +45-4527-2999 Kongens Lyngby Taarbok Denmark DK-2800 http://topsoe.com The American Carctic Society Corporate Member HALL CHINA CO PO Box 989 Our scope is broad: from nanotechnology research and development of catalysts and catalytic processes to aftersales service of our customers, plants. East Liverpool OH US 43920-5989 custserv@hallchina.com http://hallchina.com 216-385-2900 Fax: 216-385-6185 Manufactures porcelain cooking and serving ware for the commercial food-service industry. Produces customdesigned items for industrial use as well as specialty items, teapots, and gourmet cooking and serving for the foodservice industry and retail market. HAMMILL & GILLESPIE INC 154 S Livingston Ave Livingston NJ US 07039-0104 hamgilinc@aol.com http://hamgil.com 973-994-3650 Fax: 973-994-3847 Established 1848. Supplies raw materials to the ceramics industry. Imports English china and ball clays, Yorkshire English chalk whiting, and Cornwall stone. Produces Gillespie borate. Инагрег HARPER INTL CORP 100 W Drullard Ave Lancaster NY US 14086 info@harperintl.com http://www.harperintl.com International 716-684-7400 Fax: 716-684-7405 Highly engineered thermal systems for advanced materials. Systems operate at all temperature ranges with precise atmosphere control and high purity. Rotary calciners, pusher plate kilns, and belt furnaces are available. Complete service department also available. 614-231-3621 Fax: 614-235-3699 Established 1919. Engineers and constructs kilns, dryers, and ceramic process plants. Comprehensive expertise with field-built and prefabricated designs. Serves all segments of the ceramic industry with belt furnaces, forced-air bakeout ovens, and more. HAVER & BOECKER Ennigerloher Str 64 +49-2522-300 Fax: +49-2522-30-404 Oelde North Rhine-Westphalia Germany D-59302 dw@haverboecker.com http://weavingideas.com Manufactures and distributes combustion equipment and systems for heat-processing applications. Product line includes burners, blowers, pulse-firing and other furnace, and kiln process control systems as well as gas-measuring and metering equipment. HC SPINKS CLAY CO INC 275 Carothers Loop Hwy 79S Paris TN US 38242 hcspinks@worldnet.att.net http://spinksclay.com 731-642-5414 Fax: 731-642-5493 Mines and processes ball clays in dried, semidried, and slurry forms, packaged in bulk, super-sack, and 50-lb bag. Chemical-grade limestones offered from plants in Texas, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. HC STARCK CERAMICS GMBH +49-9287-807-0 Lorenz-Hutschenreuther-Str 81 Fax: +49-9287-807-477 Selb Bavaria Germany D-95100 info@hcstarck.com http://www.hcstarck.com The H.C. Starck Group is a leading global supplier with 14 production sites in Europe, America, and Asia. It produces advanced ceramic and technology metal powders and processes these materials into mill products and fabricated parts. HC STARCK GMBH Im Schleeke 78-91 +49-5321-751-0 Fax: +49-5321-751-6191 Goslar Lower Saxony Germany D-38642 info@hcstarck.com http://www.hcstarck.com The H.C. Starck Group is a leading global supplier with 14 production sites in Europe, America, and Asia. It produces advanced ceramic and technology metal powders and processes these materials into mill products and fabricated parts. H.C.Starck HC STARCK NORTH AMERICAN TRADING LLC 45 Industrial PI Newton MA US 02461-1951 info@hcstarck.com http://www.hcstarck.com 617-630-5800 Fax: 617-630-5919 The H.C. Starck Group is a leading global supplier with 14 production sites in Europe, America, and Asia. It produces advanced ceramic and technology metal powders and processes these materials into mill products and fabricated parts. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 125 HEANY INDUSTRIES INC 249 Briarwood Ln PO Box 38 Scottsville NY US 14546 cliffr@heany.com http://heany.com 585-889-2700 Fax: 585-889-2708 Established 1938. Manufactures high-purity alumina and zirconia bodies for industrial and dental ceramic applications. Uses plasma thermal spray process for wear-resistant ceramic coatings. Applications include guides, bushings, pulleys, and more. HED INTL INC PO Box 246 Ringoes NJ US 08551 info@hed.com http://hed.com 609-466-1900 Fax: 609-466-3608 Manufactures and sells Unique/Pereny kilns and furnaces. Manufactures and supplies Isomax blue-flame burner systems. Specializes in tape-casting machines, custom-built equipment, and computer-controlled system integration. Import and export capabilities. +86-318-7020350 Fax: +86-318-7020350 HEBEI TENGFEI WIRE MESH CO LTD No 3-11 F District Wire Mesh World Anping Hebei China 053600 annie@soarmesh.com http://www.soarmesh.com Hebei Tengfei is an ISO 9001 Certified company with Production capacity of 1880 MT per year. Hebei Tengfei exports its high-quality products to a vast clientele in more than 20 countries worldwide. HEFA RARE EARTH CANADA CO LTD 170-2268 No 5 Rd 604-821-1884 Fax: 604-821-1876 Richmond British Columbia Canada V2X 2T1 terryb@baotou-rareearth.com http://baotou-rareearth.com Offers rare-earth products directly from one of the largest rare-earth factories in Inner Mongolia, China. Specializes in high-purity metals, oxides, carbonates, chlorides, and nitrates. HEIGHT ELECTRONIC CO Rm 1104 Heping Mansion Heping Rd +86-51988290908 Fax: +86-51986899070 Changzhou Jiangsu China 213004 czdaisy@gmail.com http://www.piezochina.com Ultrasonic sensors send an ultrasonic wave through the air and detect the ultrasonic echo from an impediment. Ultrasonic sensors are multipurpose: they are used as burglar alarms, range finders, automatic door openers, back sonar of vehicles, etc. HEINRICH CERAMIC DECAL INC 150 Goodard Memorial Dr Worcester MA US 01603 info@heinrich-decal.com http://heinrich-decal.com 508-797-4800 Fax: 508-799-9365 American manufacturer of high-quality custom waterslide and heat release decals for the glass and ceramic industry. Specializing in heavy-metal-free, four-color process, fine detailed print, and decals for industrial applications. HERAEUS QUARTZ UK LTD PO Box 6 Neptune Rd Wallsend Tyne & Wear UK NE28 6DD quarzglas@heraeus.com http://www.heraeus-quarzglas.com 191-262-5311 Fax: 44-191-263-8040 Manufacture fused quartz and fused silica materials and products for semiconductor, optical, fiber-optics, etc. Products include fused quartz and synthetic fused silica ingots, optical components, tubes, and rods. Worldwide exporter. HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS LAB PO Box 2008 Bldg 4515 Oak Ridge TN US 37831-6062 laracurzioe@ornl.gov http://ms.ornl.gov/htmlhome 865-574-5123 Fax: 865-574-4913 HTML is a DOE User Facility dedicated to solving materials problems that limit the efficiency and reliability of systems for power generation and energy conversion, distribution, and use. Includes six user centers. ADITYA BIRLA HINDALCO +91-831-2472739 Fax: +91-831-2472728 HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD Post Bag 1 Belgaum Karnataka India 590 010 http://hindalco.com The American, Society Established in 1938 as part of Alcan Group Co. Manufactures metallurgical, ceramic, and special grades of alumina Corporate Member and hydrates, carbon/graphite shapes, and semifabricated aluminum products. Acquired by Aditya Birla Group in 2000. +61 2 8003 4358 Fax: +61 2 4210 7338 HITECH MATERIALS PTY LTD 60-62 Murray Park Rd Figtree New South Wales Australia 2525 philip.walls@hitechmaterials.com.au http://www.hitechmaterials.com.au We investigate refractory and ceramic failures, offer testing and analysis services to any standard or nonstandard method, prepare expert witness reports, independently compare materials from different suppliers, and validate material properties. HOCKMEYER HOCKMEYER EQUIPMENT CORP 6 Kitty Hawk Lane Elizabeth City, NC 27909 sales@hockmeyer.com www.hockmeyer.com 252-338-4705 Fax: 252-338-6540 Hockmeyer Equipment is a leader in the wet grinding and dispersion industry and offers custom designed process equipment for mixing, blending, dispersing and particle size reduction as fine as 25 nanometers. HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE CO 62, Sec 2, Huang Shan Rd Nei HU District 886-2-26270383 Fax: 886-2-26270383 Taipei Taiwan Province Taiwan ROC inquiry@holystone.com.tw http://holystone.com.tw Established 1981. Design and manufacture multilayer ceramic capacitors and ceramic-based rf components. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with factories in Lungtan, Taiwan, and in Guangdong, China. Holystone International is the US-based subsidiary. HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA CO Sixth & Harrison Sts Newell WV US 26050 hlc@hlchina.com http://hlchina.com 304-387-1300 Fax: 304-387-0593 Established 1871. Domestic pottery-maker, employing more than 1100 skilled workers in a 37-acre facility, specializes in high-fired, lead-free glazes. Computerized kilns, state-ofthe-art production facilities, decorating equipment, and more. HORIBA INSTRUMENTS INC 34 Bunsen Dr Irvine CA US 92618 labinfo@horiba.com http://www.horiba.com 949-250-4811 Fax: 949-468-1790 Offering a wide range of analytical instruments, including particle-size and shape analysis, particle composition, surface area, water quality, ICP, Raman, X-ray microscopy, process gas analysis, and gloss metering. Worldwide network. HOSOKAWA MICRON POWDER SYSTEMS 10 Chatham Rd Summit NJ US 07901 chuag@hmps.hosokawa.com http://hmicronpowder.com 908-273-6360 Fax: 908-273-7432 Provides particle and powder-processing technologies for ceramic raw materials, rare earths, minerals, nanocomposites, and other materials, including size reduction, classification, mixing, drying, particle design, packaging, and analytical devices. HOTEK ALLIANCE LTD Century Rd Zibo Shandong China 255000 hoteksales@163169.net www.hotekalliance.com +86-533-381 Fax: +86-533-3811-827 Hotek Alliance Ltd is a leading manufacturer of heating elements in China. It was built in 1988. Ninety percent of our products are sold in Europe (UK, Poland, Germany, France), US, Canada, South Africa, Austrilia, Russia, South Korea and Japan. HOWMET RESEARCH CORP 1500 S Warner St Whitehall MI US 49461 gcole@howmet.com http://howmet.com/testing 231-894-7222 Fax: 231-894-7222 Offers complete chemical, mechanical, and physical testing of ceramics, plastics, alloys, and waxes. Also can provide process approval or failure analysis packages. ISO/Nadcapapproved laboratory. HTI TECHNOLOGIES +33-04-720-25690 Fax: +33-04-784-99735 49 Ave Franklin Roosevelt Decines Rhone-Alpes France 69150 pgautier@htitechnologies.com http://www.htitechnologies.com HTI is the only manufacturer in France to realize ceramic coating by plasma, advanced ceramic, and diamond machining. Business areas are diversified: medical devices, textiles, chemicals, machine tools, food processing, and pharmaceuticals. HUBER CONSTRUCTION INC 5220 Texas Ave Houston TX US 77001 sales@able-huber.com http://able-huber.com 713-926-9623 Fax: 713-926-6541 Installs and maintains brickwork, casting, gunning, ramming, and ceramic-fiber refractories. Design, fabricate, and install industrial furnaces to customer specifications. HUNTERLAB 11491 Sunset Hills Rd Reston VA US 20190 sales@hunterlab.com http://hunterlab.com 703-471-6870 Fax: 703-471-4237 Manufactures systems that measure reflected and transmitted color, and quantifies how color appears to the human eye. Measures incoming material as well as in-process and final product inspection. Systems measure color, achromaticity, whiteness, and more. HUNTSMAN CORP/ PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS 8600 Gosling Rd The Woodlands TX US 77381 zheng_chai@huntsman.com 281-719-7595 Fax: 281-719-7555 http://www.huntsman.com/performance_products Huntsman\'s ceramic additives increase casting rate and MOR of industrial and technical ceramics. Adds value in sanitaryware, dinnerware, and other whitewares; military vehicle armor; high-voltage insulation barriers; spark plugs; and catalytic converters. 126 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 HYFLUX CEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES PO Box 2128 +31-492-565-330 IMPACT ANALYTICAL Fax: +31 492 590010 Helmond North Brabant Netherlands 5700 DA rinse_terpstra@hyflux.com http://hyflux.com Manufactures, sells, and develops ceramic membranes and modules based on proprietary hollow-fiber technology. Applications include clarification of beverages, filtration and cold sterilization of dairy products (microfiltration), ultrafiltration, and nanofiltration. HYGAN PRODUCTS LTD Stoke Old Rd Hartshill +44-1782-6139 Fax: +44-1782-711614 Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire UK S74 6ES info@hygan.com http://hygan.com Specialist supplier of sponging consumables and equipment for moldmaking, clay, casting, and decorating departments. HYPER-THERM HTC 18411 Gothard St Units A/B/C Huntington Beach CA US 92648 info@htcomposites.com http://htcomposites.com 1910 W St Andrews Rd Midland MI US 48640 hill@impactanalytical.com http://impactanalytical.com 989-832-5555 Fax: 989-832-5560 Contract lab with experience in polymer technology and materials engineering, such as molecular analysis, physical properties testing, failure investigation, materials characterization, method development/validation, quality control, and more. IMPACTGLASS RESEARCH INTL 3938 E Grant Rd No 131 Tucson AZ US 85712 david_griscom@yahoo.com http://impactglassresearchinternational.com/ 520-829-4601 Interpretation of electron spin resonance spectra of glassy materials. Defect centers in pure and doped glassy silica. Radiation effects in optical fibers. Fractal kinetics of radiation-damage processes in glasses. 714-375-4085 Fax: 714-375-4087 INAX USA ING 21535 Hawthorne Blvd Torrance CA US 90503 877-800-4629 Fax: 424-237-1036 Established 1992. Produces state-of-the-art high-temperature composite materials, engineered coatings, and thermalstructural components using patented chemical vapor infiltration and chemical vapor deposition process technologies. I SQUARED R ELEMENT CO 12600 Clarence Center Rd Akron NY US 14001 sales@isquaredrelement.com http://www.isquaredrelement.com 716-542-5511 Fax: 716-542-2100 Established 1964. Manufacturer of Starbar SPC and Moly-D Mosi, heating elements for use in a wide range of atmospheres up to 1,800°C element temperature. Offers free furnace design consultation. IKONICS IMAGING-INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS 218-628-2217 4832 Grand Ave Fax: 218-628-3245 Duluth MN US 55087 info@ikonicsindustrial.com http://ikonicsindustrial.com Offers surface engineering and modification solutions to industrial consumers interested in alternative methods to selectively remove material and modify surfaces on ceramic, glass, and other brittle substrates. IMERYS 100 Mansell Ct E Ste 300 Roswell GA US 30076 770-645-3705 Fax: 770-645-3460 karla.smith@imerys.com http://imerys.com Imerys Ceramics, a business unit of Imerys, produces and supplies performance minerals for the ceramics and glass industries. A premier supplier of kaolin and ball clays, feldspar, ceramic bodies, glazes, mica, and silica sands, worldwide. IMERYS REFRACTORY MINERALS 100 Mansell Ct East Ste 615 Roswell GA US 30076 inquire@ceminerals.com http://www.ceminerals.com 770-225-7923 Fax: 770-225-7901 Imerys Refractory Minerals is the world leader in minerals for refractory, investment casting, and other industrial applications. Products include calcined aluminosilicates, chamottes, andalusites, fused silicas, refractory clays, and fused minerals info@inaxusainc.com http://inax-usa.com The Inax brand is the keystone of Lixil Corp., Japan\'s leading manufacturer of tiling, building materials, and sanitary fixtures for residential, commercial, and public buildings and facilities. INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY PO Jadavpur +91-33-2413-88 Fax: +91-33-2413-8878 Kolkata West Bengal India 700 032 info@incers.org http://incers.org Established 1928. Promotes the advancement of technical and scientific information, education, and research in ceramics in India. Membership confined to individuals who are scientists, technologists, partners, or proprietors of a firm. INDO-MIM COMPLEXITY SIMPLIFIED INDO US MIM TEC PVT LTD +91-80-2204-8800 No 45 P KIADB Industrial Area Fax: +91-80-2797-1624 Hoskote Bangalore Karnataka India 562 114 infohq@indo-mim.com http://indo-mim.com/home.html The American Ceramic Society Indo-Mim is a leading global supplier of metal injection molded products and is a fully integrated MIM parts producer with capabilities and proficiency in design, tooling, and materials, as well as a full range of finishing and assembly operations. Corporate Member INDUCERAMIC 285 Erb St W Unit 106 Waterloo Ontario Canada N2L 1W5 info@induceramic.com http://www.induceramic.com 519-220-5966 Fax: 519-220-5961 Induceramic, founded in Canada in 2006, specializes in industrial ceramic products and equipment. Induceramic focuses on applications and uses its broad experience to ensure excellent production capabilities for industrial ceramic products. INDUSTRIAL CERAMIC PRODUCTS INC 14401 Suntra Way Marysville OH US 43040 sales@industrialceramic.com http://industrialceramic.com 800-427-2278 Fax: 937-644-2646 Established 1936. Manufactures refractory specialties for ceramics, heat-treating, foundry, and investment-casting industries. Diverse product line includes pottery pins, gating components, pouring cups, and filters for molten metals. INDUSTRIAL CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY 37 Enterprise Dr Ann Arbor MI US 48103 ict2311@aol.com http://indceramictech.com 734-761-8137 Fax: 734-996-0808 Established 1984. Manufactures advanced ceramic-matrix composites using SiC whiskers. Applications include dies and tools for shaped-metal extrusion, wire-drawing dies, cutting tools, wear parts, and corrosive/high-temperature parts. INDUSTRIAL HARD CARBON LLC 771 Crosspoint Dr Denver NC US 28037 gbarr@industrialhardcarbon.com http://industrialhardcarbon.com Hard carbon deposition services. 800-752-7629 Fax: 704-489-2177 INDUSTRIAL TESTING LABORATORIES INC 314-738-9600 2672 Metro Blvd Fax: 314-291-3629 Maryland Heights MO US 63043 info@industrialtestinglabs.com http://industrialtestinglabs.com Established 1923. Offers a wide variety of testing services from wet chemical analysis and routine testing to more sophisticated, investigative, and customized analysis. Provides expert product testing, failure investigation, and materials identification. INDUSTRIAL TOOLS INC 1111 S Rose Ave Oxnard CA US 93033 info@iti-abrasives.com http://www.iti-abrasives.com 805-483-1111 Fax: 805-483-6302 Engineers, manufactures, and sells diamond abrasive tooling. Products include diamond blades and wheels, fine grinding (flat honing) plates, dressing boards and sticks, stone edge tooling, fine micron shop wheels, slitter knives, and more. INFINITY STAMPS INC 8577 Canoga Ave Canoga Park CA US 91304 inquiries@infinitystamps.com http://infinitystamps.com 818-576-1188 Fax: 818-576-1166 Manufactures metal stamps for marking clay materials with any logo, signature, or design. Great for precious metal clay. INNALOX BV Trappistenweg 2 +31-77-3525000 Fax: +31-77-3540800 Tegelen Limburg Netherlands 5932 NB info@innalox.com http://innalox.com Production and development of ceramic parts and materials for a wide variety of industrial applications with customer-based optimization on resistance to wear, high-temperature applications, corrosion resistance, and other special demands. INNOVATIVE CERAMIC CORP 432 Walnut St East Liverpool OH US 43920 info@innovativeceramic.com http://innovativeceramic.com 330-385-6515 Fax: 330-385-6510 Manufacture DuraFire marking inks that fire up to 3000°F for refractories and other ceramic components. Ink applications for brush, stamp, stencil, ink jet, pad, and screen printing. Manufacture ceramic decals, rubber stamps, and other marking devices INNOVATIVE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS LLC PO Box 299 Aurora IN US 47001 info@innovative-processing.com http://innovative-processing.com Fax: 812-926-3482 INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & PRODUCTS INC 203-569-7909 PO Box 16760 Fax: 928-395-8010 Stamford CT US 06905-8760 sales@innoresearch.net http://innoresearch.net Conducts market research and industry analysis in currentand new-generation technologies and products. Areas covered include advanced materials, nanotechnology and nanomaterials, processing technologies and products, advanced ceramics, metals/alloys. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 127 INNOVNANO-ADVANCED MATERIALS +351 21 00 58 621 Sales & Marketing Coordination 4 Mill Dr Henfield Sussex UK BN5 9RY paul.newbatt@innovnano.pt http://www.innovnano.pt Fax: +351 21 00 58 699 InnovNano manufactures nanostructured oxide powders and materials designed specifically for clients producing the next generation of advanced coatings, technical ceramics, and transparent conducting oxides. INSTAR ENTERPRISES INTL INC 35 Cotters Ln East Brunswick NJ US 08816-6609 grogers@instardecals.com http://instardecals.com 732-238-4100 Fax: 732-238-4102 Established 1948. Quality open-stock and custom-designed decals/transfers for vitrifiable and cold application. Art library. Designs concepts and reproduction services. Open-stock decal catalogue available in hardcopy, online, and on CD. IAM Institute for Applied Materials. Ceramics in Mechanical Engineering INST FOR APPLIED MATERIALS-CERAMICS IN MECHANICAL ENG Haid-und-Neu-Str 7 +49-721-608-4246 Fax: +49-721-608-48891 Karlsruhe Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany D-76131 kontakt@ikm.uni-karlsruhe.de http://www.iam.kit.edu/km/286.php The American Ceramic Society Scientists in the Institute of Ceramics in Mechanical Engineering within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering deal with the development of engineering ceramics for various high-tech applications. Corporate Member INSULATING FIREBRICK INC 610 E Butler Rd Butler PA US 16001 sales@insulatingfirebrick.com http://insulatingfirebrick.com 724-282-1012 INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIFFRACTION DATA 12 Campus Blvd Newtown Square PA US 19073 marketing@icdd.com http://www.icdd.com 866-378-9331 Fax: 610-325-9823 ICDD\'S material identification databases are designed for rapid materials identification and interfaced with diffractometers and data analysis systems of the world\'s leading software developers and manufactures of X-ray equipment. INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC ENGINEERING 235 Brooks St Worcester MA US 01606 mmulhern@intlceramics.com http://www.intlceramics.com 800-779-3321 Fax: 508-852-4101 We are specialists in the manufacture and fabrication of advanced ceramics and performance plastics. ICE provides engineering support, which includes material selection along with cost-effective design for your ceramic and plastic applications. INTL DECAL CORP 3318 Commercial Ave Northbrook IL US 60062 708-498-5820 Fax: 708-498-6356 idcjr@timrg.com http://internationaldecalcorp.com Established 1974. Manufactures and imports water slide-off decals for the ceramics and glass industries. Specialize in custom reproductions and limited-edition decals. Offers four-color process reproduction of original artworks and photographs, and more. Fax: 724-431-0944 IPSEN CERAMICS Offers a complete line of high-temperature insulating firebrick and in-house capabilities to provide arches, keys, wedges, and skews. Most grades and straights are stocked. INTEGRITY TESTING LABORATORY INC 80 Esna Park Dr Units 7-9 Markham Ontario Canada L3R 2R7 info@itlinc.com http://itlinc.com 905-415-2207 Fax: 905-415-3633 Offers testing and characterization of ceramics, refractories, insulation materials, anisotropic materials, and semitransparent materials. Thermal physical properties in any gas composition and pressure, in a wide temperature interval (-50°C to 1,800°C). INTELLIGENT MICRO PATTERNING LLC 735 Arlington Ave N St Petersburg FL US 33701 info@intelligentmp.com http://intelligentmp.com 727-522-0334 Fax: 727-895-1657 Provides microlithography equipment for maskless patterning and rapid prototyping of silicon and other materials with features as small as 1 micrometer. INTERCAT INC 107 Eli Whitney Blvd Savannah GA US 31408 info@intercatinc.com http://intercatinc.com 732-223-4644 Fax: 732-223-3447 Develops and manufactures fluid cracking catalyst additives that enhance the performance of the base catalyst and the unit itself. Markets a patented feed and integrated management system for controlling powder additions. Ipsen CERAMICS 325 John St PO Box 420 Pecatonica IL US 61063 dan.binz@ipsenusa.com http://ipsenceramics.com The American, Society 815-239-2385 Fax: 815-239-2387 Produces a wide variety of standard and custom refractory shapes and toll firing services. Typical ceramic shapes include plates, saggers, crucibles, and kiln furniture. Formulas include high-percentage alumina and fused silica. Toll firing services. Corporate Member ISOFORM LTD Maer Lane Ind Est 441-630-6527 Fax: 44-1630-652518 Market Drayton Shropshire UK TF9 1QS info@isoform.co.uk http://www.isoform.co.uk Designs and manufactures high-performance dry-bag isostatic presses (CIP), associated tooling, polyurethane molds, powder-filling devices, and unloading systems. A wide range of product shapes can be produced from most free-flowing powdered materials. ISRAEL CERAMIC & SILICATE INST Technion City Haifa Haifa District Israel 32000 goldaad@actcom.net.il http://isracer.org +972-4-8222107 Fax: +972-4-8325339 Performs contract and technological research in the field of ceramics and glass. Objective is the development of new products or fabrication technologies. Focus is on solid-state lasers, piezoceramics, ceramic armor, transparent ceramics, and glass. JACPA CERAMIC CRAFTSMEN 416 S Clare Ave PO Box 469 Harrison MI US 48625 jacpa@ejourney.com 989-539-9026 Established 1971. Custom-design, mold-tooling, glaze-making and manufacturing services available for the floral and garden, gift and novelty, house, and kitchenware markets. Specializing in small (500 pieces) to medium (25,000 pieces) production runs. JAMES INSTRUMENTS 3727 N Kedzie Ave Chicago IL US 60618 info@ndtjames.com http://www.ceramicndt.com 773-463-6565 Fax: 773-463-0009 Manufactures nondestructive test equipment for concrete and other coarse-grained materials. Supplies ceramic materials testing instruments that measure and analyze strength, structure, corrosion, and moisture in concrete, and more. 財団法人ファインセラミックスセンター JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER 2-4-1 Mutsuno +81-52-871-35000 Fax: +81-52-871-3599 Atsuta-ku Nagoya Aichi Japan 456-8587 http://www.jfcc.or.jp/ The American Ceramic Society Established 1985. R&D-based organization for standardization, quality improvement, and expansion of uses and applications of advanced ceramics, engineering ceramics, and electronic ceramics. Offers contract-basis tests and research. Corporate Member JENIKE & JOHANSON INC 400 Business Park Dr Tyngsboro MA US 01879 rbarnum@jenike.com http://www.jenike.com 978-649-3300 Fax: 978-648-3399 Powder and bulk solids material-handling specialists with more than 40 years of field experience. Based on the scientific approach to bulk-solids handling, our engineering services focus on achieving reliable flow. JET EDGE WATERJET SYSTEMS 12070 43rd St NE St Michael MN US 55376 sales@jetedge.com www.jetedge.com 763-497-8700 Jet Edge manufactures precision waterjet cutting machines, waterjet intensifier pumps, and waterjet parts. Jet Edge also makes mobile waterjet cutting systems and ultra-highpressure water-blasting systems for cleaning and surface preparation applications. JIFFY MIXER CO INC 1691 California Ave Corona CA US 92881-3375 jiffymixer@earthlink.net http://jiffymixer.com 951-272-0838 Fax: 951-279-7651 Produces a portable nonelectrical all-purpose mixer hand tool. JM Johnson Matthey JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CTR+44-118-9242000 Blount\'s Ct Rd Sonning Common Reading UK RG4 9NH waglanda@matthey.com http://www.matthey.com/ The American ramic Corporate Member Fax: +44-118-9242254 Johnson Matthey is a speciality chemicals company focused on its core skills in catalysis, precious metals, fine chemicals, and process technology. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 customerservice@ceramics.org http://ceramics.org 866-721-3322 Fax: 614-794-5892 This publication is one of the top sources for ceramic materials science research, providing scientists, engineers, and students with critically assessed, original research for almost 100 years. Ranked second in impact factor among all journals i nits category worldwide. 128 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 JIF MICROSCOPY SERVICES, LLC JTF MICROSCOPY SERVICES LLC 9064 Wixson Rd Hammondspur NY 14840 jtfmicroscopy@roadrunner.com 607-292-6806 Fax: 607-292-3932 An independent consulting company providing microanalytical services to customers worldwide, primarily from the glass, raw materials, refractory, furnace repair, recycling, and related industries. JUSTICE DESIGN GROUP LLC 500 S Grand Ave Ste 1100 Los Angeles CA US 90071 bruce@jdg.com http://jdg.com 213-437-0102 Fax: 213-437-0860 Established 1986. Manufactures earthenware ceramic lighting fixtures. Complete design, modeling, and hollowware slip-casting services available for contract work. JYOTI CERAMIC INDUSTRIES PVT LTD C21 NICE KEITH CO 8323 Loch Lomond Dr Pico Rivera CA US 90660-2507 info@keithcompany.com http://www.keithcompany.com 800-545-4567 Fax: 562-949-3696 Provides furnace systems for processing electronics and advanced materials as well as specialty metals from 500°C to 1,800°C. Company has 54 years of experience providing furnaces for high-temperature, precise, temperature, and atmosphere control. KERAFLEX US PO Box 2822 Gilbert AZ US 85299 admin@keraflex.us www.keraflex.us 877-394-3932 Keraflex Porcelain is made from ceramic raw materials and an organic binding matrix that burns out when fired to cone 10 (2,335°F/1,280°C), resulting in a strong and translucent pure porcelain. +91-253-23501 KERNEOS INC Fax: +91-253-2350023 Satpur Nashik Maharashtra India 422007 info@jyoticeramic.com http://jyoti.com Manufactures standard and custom-made industrial ceramics in a variety of ceramic compositions, such as aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, zirconia-toughened alumina, mullite, cordierite, steatite, and forsterite. Exports worldwide. KAESER COMPRESSORS INC PO Box 946 Fredericksburg VA US 22404 info.usa@kaeser.com http://kaeser.com 540-898-5500 Fax: 540-898-5520 Kaeser is one of the largest providers of compressed air systems and compressed air consulting services, with over 4,400 employees worldwide. KANTHAL HEATING SYSTEMS 495 Commerce Dr Ste 7 Amherst NY US 14228-0339 amy.petito@kanthal.com http://www.kanthal.com 716-691-4010 Fax: 716-691-7850 Manufacture Globar electric SiC heating elements for temperatures to 3,000°F in furnaces and kilns and Globar bulk ceramic power resistors, varistors, and capacitors for noninductive, high-impulse, and high-voltage conditions. ISO 9000 certified. KC ABRASIVE CO 3140 Dodge Rd Kansas City KS US 66115 ron@kcabrasive.com http://kcabrasive.com 913-342-2900 Fax: 913-342-0127 Established 1942. Specializes in precision grading of calcined alumina and fused aluminum oxide powders for lapping, fining, and polishing applications. Both materials are graded to 12 specific micrometer sizes. KC INDUSTRIES PTY LTD PO Box 1 +61 2 97979844 Croydon New South Wales Australia 2132 1316 Priority Ln Chesapeake VA US 23324 kus.info@kerneos.com http://kerneosinc.com 877-527-6367 Fax: 757-284-3333 Manufactures six refractory cements with alumina content (purity level) ranging from 40% to 80%. KEYRIA INC 7815 Shaffer Pkwy Littleton CO US 80127 info@keyria-inc.com http://keyria-inc.com 303-277-0404 Fax: 303-277-0506 Offers design and construction capability for complete or part of fully automated plants for the traditional ceramics industry. All related equipment, from the crushing plant to the supervision of production by a central computer, are offered. KOCH KNIGHT LLC 5385 Orchard View Dr East Canton OH US 44370 peter-john.hacker@kochknight.com http://kochknight.com 330-488-1651 Fax: 330-488-1656 Designs, builds, and installs acid-proof chemical-processing equipment for chlorine, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid production equipment as well as other acidic service chemical-processing applications. KONOSHIMA CHEMICAL CO LTD 80 Kouda +81-875-83-3155 Fax: +81-875-83-3342 Takuma-cho Mitoyo-gun Kagawa Japan 769-1103 info@konoshima.co.jp Manufactures ceramic construction materials and industrial chemicals. Also developing several transparent polycrystalline ceramics. Fax: +61 2 97988640 KOREA INSTITUTE OF KITECH KORNYLAK CORP 400 Heaton St Hamilton OH US 45011 kornylak@kornylak.com http://kornylak.com 513-863-1277 Fax: 513-863-7644 Designs, engineers, and manufactures equipment for materials handling and productivity improvement. Specialty and heavy-duty conveyors, conveying and automated systems, live storage systems, and specialty components are included. KOYO BEARINGS 29570 Clemens Rd Westlake OH US 44145 jaime.lox@jtekt.com http://www.koyousa.com 440-835-1000 Fax: 440-835-9347 Manufactures and supplies ball and roller bearings, including bearings for extreme special environments. KRAFT CHEMICAL CO 1975 N Hawthorne Melrose Park IL US 60160 sales@kraftchemical.com http://kraftchemical.com 708-345-5200 Fax: 708-345-0761 Distributes regular and specialty chemicals used in the ceramics industry. KRAUTZBERGER NA LLC 6769 Lake Dr Warrenton VA US 20187 r.black@krautzberger.com http://krautzberger.com 540-349-5358 Fax: 540-347-0770 Products include standardized solutions in the fields of conventional coating, airless and duo techniques, suction-extraction systems, and small automated equipment. Steam spray technology awarded prestigious 2011 Hermes Award. KRUMOR INC 7655 Hub Pkwy Valley View OH US 44125 sales@krumor.com http://krumor.com 216-328-9802 Fax: 216-328-9803 Manufactures thermocouples and RTD assemblies for process applications in the ceramics industry with temperatures to 3,100°F. Has served domestic and international markets for more than 35 years. Also, replacement components and accessories and more. VIRGINIA K KYANITE KYANITE MINING CORP PO Box 486 Dillwyn VA US 23936-0486 hankjamerson@kyanite.com http://kyanite.com The American SOPATIC 434-983-2085 Fax: 434-983-3579 Mines and markets raw and calcined kyanite (mullite), domestically and internationally. Available in grain sizes of 35, 48, 100, 200, and 325 mesh. Six plants in Virginia. Provides alumina silicate mineral. Corporate Member admin@kcindustries.com.au http://www.kcindustries.com.au Technical and industrial ceramics manufacturer for more than 70 years. KEIR MFG INC INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 7-47 Songdo-dong +82-10-7633-0902 Fax: +82-32-850-0230 Yeonsu-gu Incheon Sudogwon Republic of Korea master@kitech.re.kr http://www.kitech.re.kr/ 828-885-8444 The 133 McLean Rd Fax: 828-884-7494 American Brevard NC US 28712 sales@keirmfg.com http://keirmfg.com Manufactures specialty ceramic parts made of high-purity alumina (99.5%) or titania. Parts are made-to-order in quantities of 1-1,000,000. Parts are produced by extrusion, dry pressing, or injection molding. Strong green-machining capabilities available. Certific Society Corporate Member A government research institute to help develop technologies for the domestic industry, with focus on export competitiveness and SMEs. Receives government and private funding. Distributes its research grants to private companies. KYOCERA KYOCERA AMERICA INC 8611 Balboa Ave San Diego CA US 92123-1580 http://global.kyocera.com The American Ceramic Society 858-614-2592 Fax: 858-573-0159 Specializes in the manufacture, assembly, sales, and marketing of ceramic and organic packages for semiconductors and microelectronic devices. A wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International. Corporate Member American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 129 KYOCERA CORP R&D CENTER KYOCERA +81-995455-200 1-4 Kokubu Yamashita-cho Kirichima-shi Kagoshima Kagoshima Japan 899-4312 http://global.kyocera.com/ The American Cerartic Society Corporate Member Researches and develops basic and applied technologies and manufacturing process technologies for fine ceramic materials. KYOCERA KYOCERA INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS CORP 100 Industrial Park Rd Hendersonville NC US 28792 jack.johnson@kyocera.com http://global.kyocera.com/ 828-693-8244 Fax: 828-692-1340 Specializes in manufacture, sales, and marketing of engineered ceramic materials and components. A wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International Inc. L&L KILN MFG INC 505 Sharptown Rd Swedesboro NJ US 08085 sales@hotkilns.com http://hotkilns.com 856-294-0077 Fax: 856-294-0070 Manufactures ceramic electric kilns for more than 65 years. Services the industrial, professional, institutional, and hobby ceramics markets with top- and front-loading kilns that use ceramic Dyna-Glow element holders. Temperatures to 2,350°F. L&LSpecial FURNACE L&L SPECIAL FURNACE CO INC 20 Kent Rd PO Box 2129 Aston PA US 19014 sales@hotfurnace.com http://www.hotfurnace.com CO, INC 610-459-9216 Fax: 610-459-3689 Manufactures industrial electric and gas-fired furnaces and kilns up to 1,700°C maximum temperature. Features include car bottom, bottom loader, box furnace, controlled atmosphere (including hydrogen), pusher, and continuous types. LACHENMEIER APS Fynsgade 6-10 Sonderborg Denmark DK 6400 info@lachenmeier.com http://lachenmeier.com/bricks +45-7342-2200 Fax: +45-7342-2210 Established 1969. Manufactures pallet-packaging machinery, including shrink-wrapping equipment, stretch hood equipment, and relating stretch hood wrapping film. LAEIS GMBH Am Scheerleck 7 Wecker Luxembourg L-6868 info@laeis.eu http://laeis.eu +352-27-612-0 Fax: +352-27-612-109 Produces high-performance hydraulic presses, dryers, and kilns, mainly for refractories, advanced and technical ceramics, fine ceramics, building material, and other applications. LAGUNNA CLAY CO 14400 Lomitas Ave City of Industry CA US 91746 info@lagunaclay.com http://lagunaclay.com 626-330-0631 Fax: 626-333-7694 Manufactures dry, pugged, and slip clay (custom and stock), powder and liquid glazes (custom and stock), Pacifica potter\'s wheels, Laguna kickwheels, gas kilns, banding wheels, and ware racks. Supplies raw materials, hydraulic presses, jiggers, and mixers. LAKESIDE POTTERY CERAMIC STUDIO 543 Newfield Ave Stamford CT US 06905 studio@lakesidepottery.com http://www.lakesidepottery.com 203-323-2222 Ceramic art studio and an educational resource focused on clay art. Commission and custom-made stoneware pottery work at all levels of details made by our studio ceramic artists. Our gallery include diverse handmade pottery work made in our studio. LANCASTER PRODUCTS 920 Mechanic St Lebanon PA US 17046 info@lancasterprd.com http://www.lancasterprd.com 717-273-2111 Fax: 717-273-2967 Produces mixers (rotating pan, countercurrent, high-intensity, and muller mixer as well as pug mills), KT pneumatic conveyors with bulk-bag unloader, double-roll crushers, table feeders, AutoBrik molded brickmaking machines, and custom machines. LANLY CO 26201 Tungsten Rd Cleveland OH US 44132 sales@lanly.com http://www.lanly.com 216-731-1115 Fax: 216-731-7900 Established 1938. Designs and builds custom ovens and dryers for an extensive range of industries. Convection systems include integrated material handling for high-volume processing. On-site product development lab. LASERAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP 3021 N Delany Rd Waukegan IL US 60087 sales@laserage.com http://laserage.com 847-249-5900 Fax: 847-336-1103 Laserage offers fast, flexible, and cost-effective laser cutting, drilling, machining, and scribing for custom ceramics applications with guaranteed plug-free substrates. Laser processing services for most metals, plastics, and composites also available. LAVAL LABS INC 2567 Chomedey Blvd Laval Quebec Canada H7T 2R2 info@lavallab.com http://www.lavallab.com LEICO INDUSTRIES INC 250 W 57th St New York NY US 10107 leico@leicoind.com 212-765-5290 Fax: 212-582-5085 Established 1966. Supplies alumina solid rod, tubing, and double- and four-bore insulators; calcia-stabilized, yttria-stabilized, and magnesia-stabilized zirconia; beryllium and thorium oxides in various forms; and clear fused quartz tubing. LIBERTY MACHINERY CO 111 Schelter Rd Lincolnshire IL US 60069 sales@libertymachinery.com http://www.libertymachinery.com 847-276-2761 Fax: 847-276-2762 Liberty is a stocking dealer of used metalworking and fabricating equipment catering to the needs of the ceramics industry. Let us help you fulfill your machinery needs and turn your surplus equipment into liquid capital. LIGNOTECH USA 100 Grand Ave Rothschild WI US 54474-1198 mike.schoenherr@borregaard.com http://www.lignotech.com 715-359-6544 Fax: 715-355-3674 Produces lignosulfonate-derived organic binders, densifiers, and dispersants for use in manufacture of refractories, structural clay products, whitewares, technical, and other ceramics. Worldwide manufacturing, sales, and technical support. +49-9665-91400 Fax: +49-9665-1720 LINN HIGH THERM GMBH Heinrich Hertz Platz 1 Eschenfelden Bavaria Germany D-92275 info@linn.de http://www.linn.de Manufactures electrically heated industrial and lab furnaces; hf/rf mf generators; sample preparation systems for spectroscopy, microwave furnaces, and dryers; and precision fine casting machines for jewelry, aerospace, automotive, and dental industries. 888-667-7077 Fax: 450-681-9939 LINSEIS INC Distributes lab instruments: particle-size analyzers, zetapotential meters, 3-D powder blenders, lab grinders test sieves, sieve shakers, platinum labware, XRF borate fluxes, and LIBS spectrometer for elemental analysis. LAVIOSA CHIMICA MINERARIA SPA Via Leonardo da Vinci 21 Livorno Tuscany Italy 57123 additives@laviosa.it http://laviosa.it +39-0586-4343 Fax: +39-0586-410852 Supplies bentonite-based products worldwide for several fields of application. Bentonites are used as strengtheners in ceramics bodies and as plastifiers and suspensions in glazes and engobes. LECO CORP Leco 3000 Lakeview Ave St Joseph MI US 49085 info@leco.com http://www.leco.com The American Certific Society Corporate Member 800-292-6141 Fax: 269-982-8977 Manufactures and sells lab instruments for the analysis of ceramic and refractory material, sample preparation equipment, microscopes, hardness testers, and image analysis equipment. 109 N Gold Dr Robbinsville NJ US 08691 info@linseis.com http://www.linseis.com 800-732-6733 Fax: 609-223-2074 Manufactures thermal analysis instruments (DSC, TMA, DTA, TG, STA), dilatometers, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and laser-flash systems. Also chart recorders, XY recorders and data acquisition equipment. LIPPERT Boettgerstra 46 Pressath Bavaria Germany D-92690 lippert@lippert.de http://www.lippert.de +49 9644 67-0 Fax: +49 9644 8119 Lippert manufactures jolleying and jiggering plants, pressurecasting machines for cups, casting plants, glazing plants, foot and rim polishing machines, finishing machines, stamping machines, dryers, plaster blending machines, and handling systems. LIQTECH NA INC 1804 Buerkle Rd White Bear Lake MN US 55110-5245 debelakd@liqtechna.com http://liqtechna.com 651-773-5850 Fax: 651-773-5866 Manufactures recrystallized silicon carbide products, including kiln furniture, diesel particulate filters and ceramic filters with membranes for liquid-filter applications. 130 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 LITTLEFORD DAY INC 7451 Empire Dr Florence KY US 41042 sales@littleford.com http://littleford.com 800-365-8555 Fax: 859-525-1446 Manufactures processing equipment, including mixers, granulators, agglomerators, vacuum dryers, liquid dispersers, and pressure reactors. Also provides pilot-plant and lab equipment. Maintains a completely equipped test center to assist customers. LIXIL CORP LIXIL 3-77 Minatocyo Tokoname Aichi Japan 479-8588 global-site@lixil.co.jp http://global.lixil.co.jp/ The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member cabinets. LOCK 3 CO Established in 1924. Manufactures all types of tile, bathroom fittings and fixtures, sanitaryware, plastic bathtubs, prefabricated bathrooms, and vanity 1469 Delberts Dr Monongahela PA US 15063 cmuse@13company.com http://13company.com 724-258-7773 Fax: 724-258-8171 Offers minerals for refractories manufacture. Also crush, blend, screen, and package materials for third-party refractory companies. LOGOMATIC GMBH Behringstr 19A +49-6021-7900-90 Fax: +49-6021-7900-50 Mainaschaff Bavaria Germany D-63814 info@logomatic.de http://logomatic.de Grinding machines for semiconductor and solar industries. Diamond-wire saws and polish grinding machines. PV seed as well as monocrystalline and multicrystalline ingot-cutting diamond wire saws (3-in-1). PV wafer production lines. Wire guide regrooving service for HCT. LONDON TILE CO 419-929-1551 65 Walnut St Fax: 419-929-1552 New London OH US 44851 info@londontile.com http://www.londontile.com Manufactures ceramic floor, wall, and countertop tile. Also can do custom work. LUCIFER FURNACES INC 2048 Bunnell Rd Warrington PA US 18976 info@luciferfurnaces.com http://www.luciferfurnaces.com 800-378-0095 Fax: 215-343-7388 Manufacturer of industrial heat-processing furnaces, ovens, and kilns available in batch or continuous models with operation to 1,700°C. Economical, energy-efficient, electric and gas-fired models with protective atmospheres available. Sales worldwide. LUNZER INC 280 N Midland Ave Saddle Brook NJ US 07663 sales@lunzer.com http://lunzer.com 201-794-2800 Fax: 201-794-2338 Manufactures a full range of diamond products, core drills, milling tools, saws, blades, and grinding wheels for technical ceramic and refractory fabrication. M&M CLAYS INC 159 Railroad St PO Box 119 McIntyre GA US 31054 mmclays@alltell.net 478-946-5533 MARTIN ENGINEERING Fax: 478-946-3528 Mine and process coarse- and medium-particle-sized airfloat and slurry kaolin clay used in ceramics, rubber, adhesives, and chemicals. Mine and plant in McIntyre, Ga. M-TECH INSTRUMENTS PO Box 51 Canton Center CT US 06020 michaelmaulucci@comcast.net One Martin Pl Neponset IL US 61345 martinone@martin-eng.com http://martin-eng.com 309-594-2384 Fax: 309-594-2432 Products and services include customized chute design, air-supported conveyors, dust management systems, and conveyor components, including belt-cleaning systems, belttracking devices, and transfer point sealing systems. 860-693-0454 Fax: 860-693-6772 MARUTI REFRACTORIES Manufacturers\' representative for Stresstel and Freedom Technologies. Field-testing, consulting, instrument rental, eddy current, ultrasonics, and laser-gauging services, inspection services, and systems. MACHINED CERAMICS INC 629 N Graham St Bowling Green KY US 42101 machinedceramics@insightbb.com http://machinedceramics.com 270-781-0512 Fax: 270-781-9361 Custom precision machining and prototype and production runs. Developmental engineering services available. MACKEY BOWLEY INTL LTD Norfolk Rd Ind Est Gravesend Kent UK DA12 2PT mackeybowley@btconnect.com http://mackeybowley.co.uk +44-1474-3635 Fax: +44-1474-334818 Designs and manufactures new hydraulic presses. Also specializes in the supply of used/rebuilt equipment. MAGNECO METREL INC 223 W Interstate Rd Addison IL US 60101 MAGNECO METEL marketing@magneco-metrel.com http://www.magneco-metrel.com The American Cerartic Society 800-323-2511 Fax: 630-543-1479 A specialty refractory manufacturer supplying products and services for the smallest ceramic shapes to linings for the world\'s largest blast furnace. Product lines include colloidal silica sol-gel-bonded castables, pumpables, and shotcretes. Corporate Member MANUFACTURERS EQUIPMENT CO 35 Enterprise Middletown OH US 45044-8924 info@mecoservices.com http://mecoservices.com 800-642-6326 Fax: 513-424-3576 Manufacture brick-cutting, coil, autosetting machine, and texturing as well as hard chrome-plated die wires. GESG Div. is the brick industry\'s distributor for AccuRate feeders. Hanco controls, Burton refractories. De Boer automated soft-mud systems. MARK HYDRAULIKS PVT 707 Adarsh Nagar Mallerna Rd Faridabad Haryana India 121004 sales@markhydrauliks.com http://www.markhydrauliks.com/ Hydraulic cylinders manufacturers. MARKINTER CO 626 McLean Ave Yonkers NY US 10705 gwen@pipeline.com http://markinter.com GIDC Est Plot No 1605 Phase-4 Surendrangar Gujarat India 363035 hiren_prajapati62@yahoo.in http://www.kitkatfuse.com 919099453681 Established in 1989, Maruti Refractories is a promising manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of electrical porcelain, Kit Kat fuse, and Cutout fuse. MARYLAND CERAMIC & STEATITE CO INC 410-838-4114 PO Box 527 Fax: 410-457-4333 Bel Air MD US 21014 madlava@erols.com http://marylandceramic.com Established 1926. Produces industrial and technical ceramics. A large extrusion and dry-pretty business. Product line includes steatite, cordierite, lava, plastics, and tape casting. MARYLAND REFRACTORIES CO Salisbury Rd Irondale OH US 43932 ccarlson@mrcgrog.com http://mrcgrog.com 800-228-4672 Fax: 330-532-3224 Established 1926. Produces industrial and technical ceramics. A large extrusion and dry-pretty business. Product line includes steatite, cordierite, lava, plastics, and tape casting. MARYLAND WIRE BELTS INC 1001 Goodwill Ave PO Box 399 Cambridge MD US 21613 mwb@marylandwirebelts.com http://marylandwirebelts.com 800-677-2358 Fax: 800-884-2723 Established 1911. A division of Cambridge International. Manufacturer of metal conveyor belting and wire cloth products used in a wide variety of installations. Products support diverse industries, including food processing, automotive, and more. MASON COLOR WORKS INC 250 E 2nd St PO Box 76 East Liverpool OH US 43920-5076 http://masoncolor.com 330-385-4400 Fax: 330-385-4488 Established 1942. Manufactures high-quality ceramic colors. Services dinnerware, tile, sanitaryware, and artware industries with colorants for body, glaze, underglaze, engobe, and overglaze uses. Full lab services, including free plantexperienced technical staff. MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECHNOLOGY 617-253-6889 77 Massachusetts Ave Rm 13-4037 Fax: 617-258-6275 Cambridge MA US 02139-4307 wuensch@mit.edu Offers undergraduate curriculum in materials science and engineering that covers ceramics, metals, electronic materials, biomaterials engineering, materials science, archaeological materials, and polymers. 201-343-8983 MASTER BOND INC 917-374-9139 Fax: 630-839-3726 154 Hobart St Fax: 201-343-2132 Hackensack NJ US 07601 mail@masterbond.com Manufactures high-purity oxides and compounds for the glass, ceramics, and electronics industries as well as chemically synthesized oxide and alloy powders for varistors, thermistors, ferrites, fuel cells, batteries, thermoelectric devices, and more. http://masterbond.com Manufactures adhesives, sealants, epoxies, and conductive coatings. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 131 MATERIALS RESEARCH FURNACES INC Suncook Business Park Rte 28 & Lavoie Dr Suncook NH US 03275 mrf@interserv.com http://mrf-furnaces.com 603-485-2394 Fax: 603-485-2395 Manufactures high-temperature, vacuum, and controlledatmosphere furnaces. Specializes in custom-designed furnaces for the R&D community. Expertise includes lab and batch furnaces, hot presses, physical testing, and sintering furnaces. MSI MATERIALS SYSTEMS INC 543 Great Rd McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies MCDANEL ADVANCED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC 510 Ninth Ave Beaver Falls PA US 15010-4700 sales@mcdanelceramics.com http://mcdanelceramics.com The American Ceramic Society 724-843-8300 Fax: 724-843-5644 Manufactures industrial and technical ceramics from alumina, mullite, zirconia, fused silica, and SIAION. Corporate Member Specializes in developing custom prototypes to full-scale production of ceramic components. Materials Systems Inc. 978-486-0404 Fax: 978-486-0706 MEG SYSTEMS CORP PO Box 112067 214-415-3996 Fax: 214-495-3917 Carrollton TX US 75011-2067 Littleton, MA US 01460-1208 bdee@matsysinc.com http://www.matsysinc.com/ The American Cercic Society Materials Systems develops and manufactures subsystems, components, and advanced materials for defense and commercial systems customers. Products include sonar and industrial ultrasound transducers. Corporate Member A MATERION MATERION CERAMICS 6100 S Tucson Blvd Tucson AZ US 85706 ceramics@materion.com http://materion.com/ceramics The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member electronics. 520-741-3410 Leading supplier of beryllium oxide, a high-thermal-conductivity ceramic that offers heat dissipation. BeO ceramics are a critical component in automotive MATRIX ENTERPRISES 858 Maple Ln Toledo OH US 43566 info@matrix-ent.com http://matrix-ent.com 419-878-0001 Fax: 419-878-0001 Market boron carbide for Jinma Group USA. Powder is used for hot-pressing, nuclear, and antioxidant applications. Market nondestructive testing equipment (DEPA) for elastic properties of materials. Represent Allstates Refractory Contractors. MATTECH CORP 750 Redna Terr Level 3 Cincinnati OH US 45215 info@buyrefractory.com http://buyrefractory.com 513-237-7755 Fax: 513-672-3333 Fiber-free material for refractories, insulations, membranes, and filters. First e-commerce site for nanoceramic-fabricated products. Recent recipient of the Corporate Environment Achievement Award of The American Ceramic Society. MAXI-LIFT INC 16400 Midway Rd Addison TX US 75001 info@maxilift.com http://maxilift.com 972-735-8855 Fax: 972-735-8896 Offers injection-molded elevator buckets that are lightweight and abrasion resistant. Will custom fabricate steel buckets. Stocks a complete line of ductile iron buckets and elevator bolts in carbon steel, stainless steel, and zinc. MAXON CORP 201 E 18th St Muncie IN US 47302 info@maxoncorp.com http://maxoncorp.com 765-284-3304 Fax: 765-286-8394 Manufactures industrial combustion equipment, including combustion air blowers, gas and oil burners, and metal-tometal seated fuel shut-off valves for most high-temperature furnace applications as well as direct-fired air heating. mikec@megsystems.com http://megsystems.com Manufactures, sells, and services electric furnaces and equipment for temperature up to 1,850°C. Can customize a furnace for specific applications. MERKLE INTERNATIONAL INC 100 Perry St 815-777-2100 Fax: 815-777-2106 Galena IL US 61036 sales@merkleintl.com http://merkleintl.com Designs and supplies custom suspended refractory systems for glassmelting, copper, aluminum, and steel pelletizing, and reheat furnaces and incinerators. Manufactures blanket batch charger for glassmelting furnaces. MERSEN USA ST MARYS-PA CORP 215 Stackpole St St Marys PA US 15857 gerry.uberti@mersen.com 814-784-8489 Fax: 814-781-8570 Manufactures synthetic graphite for advanced ceramics, EOM, continuous-casting, semiconductor, metals, and glass applications. METOXIT AG PO Box 60 +41-52-645-0101 Fax: +41-52-645-0100 Thayngen Schaffhausen Switzerland 8240 info@metoxit.com http://metoxit.com Established 1978. Offers ceramic components for structural parts; wear-resistant, chemical, and high-temperature applications, and filters. Pioneer in orthopedic and dental applications. Bioceramics include alumina and zirconia, both FDA approved. METTLER-TOLEDO INC 1900 Polaris Pkwy Columbus OH US 43240 labinsidesales@mt.com http://mt.com Offers a complete range of products 614-438-4511 Fax: 614-438-4900 complement laboratory needs. Laboratory products include balances, titrators, pH meters, density meters, refractometers, moisture analyzers, and thermal analysis equipment. MICROCIM 340 Mad River Park PO Box 102 5673 Wartsfield VT US 05673 info@micro-cim.com http://www.micro-cim.com 802-595-1895 Cutting-edge ceramic injection molder using high-solids technology to manufacture complex, high-precision components for electronics, fiber optics, medical devices, and other industries, and develops high-value applications in micro and insert molding MICROCERAM CO 624 Antebellum Ln Mt Pleasant SC US 29464 microceram@aol.com 843-849-6869 Manufactures low-pressure injection-molding parts (hot pouring) of high-tech materials. These precision ceramic components are used for laser and sensor parts, vacuum and medicine technology, and nozzle and mechanical micro parts. MICROMECHATRONICS INC 200 Innovation Blvd Ste 155 State College PA US 16803-6602 contact@mmech.com http://micromechatronicsinc.com 814-861-5688 Fax: 814-861-1418 Specializes in development and commercialization of piezoelectric actuators, transformers, ultrasonic motors, transducers, multilayer piezotechnology, and their integrated systems, including support services, tools, and software. MICROMERITICS INSTRUMENT CORP 4356 Communications Dr Norcross GA US 30093 ussales@micromeritics.com http://www.micromeritics.com 770-662-3636 Fax: 770-662-3696 Micromeritics automated materials characterization analytical instruments determine surface area, pore volume, pore size, particle size, particle shape, material density, catalytic activity, temperature-programmed reactions, and water adsorption. MICRON INC 3815 Lancaster Pike Wilmington DE US 19805 jfficca@micronanalytical.com http://microanalytical.com 302-998-1184 Fax: 302-998-1836 Established 1966. Independent analytical service lab specializing in materials characterization (morphology, chemistry, and structure). MICROPLASMIC CORP 17 Esquire Dr Peabody MA US 01960-1704 info@microplasmic.com http://microplasmic.com 978-548-9762 Fax: 978-531-9145 Established 1994. An R&D company. Developed and patented Microplasmic ceramic-coating processes for aluminum, magnesium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, and zirconium alloys. Coatings are resistant to wear, corrosion, electricity, and heat. MICROPYRETICS HEATERS INTL INC 750 Redna Terr Cincinnati OH US 45215 sales@mhi-inc.com http://mhi-inc.com 513-772-0404 Fax: 513-672-3333 Manufactures high-temperature heating products, including custom and standard high-temperature patented molybdenum disilicide heating elements, furnaces (front-loading box, bottom loading, vertical and horizontal tube), and hot-air blowers. MICROTRAC INC 12501A 62nd St N Largo FL US 33773 jay_s@microtrac.com http://microtrac.com 727-507-9770 Fax: 727-507-9774 Supplies advanced laser-based particle-size systems. Measuring particle size from 0.0008 nanometers to 3,000 micrometers. MIDWESTERN INDUSTRIES INC PO Box 810 Massillon OH US 44648-0810 info@midwesternind.com http://midwesternind.com 330-837-4203 Fax: 330-837-4210 Manufactures a complete line of durable screening products, including round and rectangular screening equipment, custom wire cloth, screens and panels as well as replacement parts and motors. Offers free full-scale test facility. 132 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 MINCO INC 510 Midway Cir Midway TN US 37809 sales@mincoitc.com http://mincoitc.com 423-422-6051 Fax: 423-422-4802 Manufactures fused silica worldwide for ultralow-thermal expansion refractory shapes, precision investment-casting ceramics, and filler in electronic-grade epoxy encapsulants. Fax: +33-4-78-31-11-78 MINERAL RESEARCH PROCESSING +33-6-82-99-29-72 7 Rue F Garnier Meyzieu Rhone-Alpes France 69330 francoissorrentino@sfr.fr http://www.mineralresearchprocessing.com The American CONCITIC Society Corporate Member R&D of synthetic minerals with controlled chemistry and mineralogy in the field of silicates, aluminates, phosphates, or titanates. Synthetic minerals are devoted to labs in ceramic research. MORCO REFRACTORIES MISSOURI REFRACTORIES CO (MORCO) 1198 Mason Cir Dr N Pevely MO US 63052 morco@refractories.net http://www.refractories.net The American 636-479-7770 Fax: 636-479-7773 Morco is an engineering and manufacturing company, producing refractory specialties based on alumina, aluminosilicate, magnesia, spinel, zircon, silicon carbide, and fused silica. The company produces a full line of unshaped products. Corporate Member MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1400 N Bishop 223 McNutt Hall Rolla MO US 65409-0340 matlsci@mst.edu http://mse.mst.edu 573-341-4711 Fax: 573-341-6934 Offers BS, MS, and PhD in ceramic engineering as well as MS and PhD in materials engineering. Undergraduate curriculum emphasizes application of scientific principles to solve engineering problems and includes extensive hands-on experience. MIXER SYSTEMS INC 190 Simmons Ave Pewaukee WI US 53072 http://www.mixersytems.com 262-691-3100 Fax: 262-691-3184 Mixers, batch plants, control systems, material handling components, and more. Mixer Systems manufactures the longest line of equipment for the concrete products industry. mo.sci CORPORATION MO-SCI CORP 4040 Hypoint Blvd Rolla MO US 65401-8277 jschmit@mo-sci.com http://mo-sci.com The American Ceramic Society 314-364-2338 Fax: 314-364-9589 Manufactures microspheres ranging from submicrometer to larger than 150 micrometer in diameter in bioactive and custom glass compositions. Medical-grade glass production. R&D services include development of new glass compositions. Corporate Member MODERN TIMES LEGAL One Broadway 14th Fl Cambridge MA US 02142 bob@mxlegal.com http://mxlegal.com 617-401-2460 Fax: 617-401-3687 Law firm specializing in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications, particularly relating to ceramics, in the US and internationally. Patent attorney Bob Sayre is a memberat-large of the New England Section of ACerS. MOHR CORP Mehr CORPORATION PO Box 1600 Brighton MI US 48116 sales@mohrcorp.com http://www.mohrcorp.com 800-223-6647 Fax: 810-225-4634 Ceramic machinery, manufacturing facilities, and ceramic business broker, liquidator, and appraiser with worldwide trading. Specializing in ceramic process machinery and facilities from basic ceramic products to advanced technical ceramics. MOLD RELEASE PRODUCTS INC PO Box 1579 Hockessin DE US 19707 nyoil@aol.com http://lubekits.com 302-326-0200 Fax: 302-326-0400 Supplier of high-performance specialty lubricants, polymers, and boron nitride. Specialty lubricants include products for use at high-temperature and aggressive environments. MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC 22557 W Lunn Rd Strongsville OH US 44149 cs-na.ceramics@momentive.com http://momentive.com 440-878-5700 Fax: 440-878-5928 Provides high-purity quartz and advanced ceramic materials for the semiconductor, telecommunications, lighting, electronics, personal care, water purification, and other industries. Morgan Advanced Meterials MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS 26 Madison Rd Fairfield, NJ US 07004-2309 510-491-1100 Fax 510-491-1287 jerry.mcconvery@morganplc.com http://www.morgantechnicalceramics.com/ The American Ceramic Society Design and manufacture products for demanding applications in a variety of markets using a comprehensive range Corporate Member of advanced ceramic, glass, precious metal, piezoelectric, and dielectric materials. MorganAM&T MORGAN AM&T 251 Forrester Dr Greenville SC US 29607 http://morganamt.com The American Ceramic Society 800-999-6322 Fax: 864-281-0180 Globally recognized materials technology company with unparalleled expertise in the processing and applications of Corporate Member carbon, graphite, silicon carbide, oxide ceramics, and other related materials. MORGAN ELECTRO CERAMICS 232 Forbes Rd Bedford OH US 44146-5478 sales@morganelectroceramics.com http://morganelectroceramics.com 440-232-8600 Fax: 440-232-8731 Manufactures piezoelectric ceramics, transducers, sensors, accelerometers, and microphones. Facilities in Ohio, England, Wales, and Netherlands. Standard and custom formulations serving medical, commercial, military, aerospace, and consumer markets. MORGAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS 2425 Whipple Rd Hayward CA US 94544 http://morgantechnicalceramics.com 510-491-1100 Fax: 510-491-1287 Design and manufacture products for demanding applications in a variety of markets using a comprehensive range of advanced ceramic, glass, precious metal, piezoelectric, and dielectric materials. MORGAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS AUBURN 530-823-3401 13079 Earhart Ave Fax: 530-823-3410 Auburn CA US 95602 http://www.mtcauburn.com Morgan Technical Ceramics Auburn is a world leader in highpurity alumina and custom-made, high-precision ceramic components for a variety of applications and industries, such as medical, analytical, power generation, and aerospace. ✔ Morgan ThermalCeramics MORGAN THERMAL CERAMICS PO Box 923 Augusta GA US 30903 wendy.evans@thermalceramics.com http://morganthermalceramics.com The American Ceramic Society 706-796-4200 Morgan Thermal Ceramics designs, manufactures, and installs a broad range of thermal insulation products that significantly reduce energy consumption and emissions in a variety of high-temperature processing applications. Corporate Member MRA LABORATORIES INC 15 Print Works Dr Adams MA US 01220-1220 mralabs@verizon.net http://ceramics.com/mra/ 413-743-3927 Fax: 413-743-0305 Performs research, development, materials analysis, testing and manufacturing of electronic materials and components, including multilayer ceramic capacitors, sensors, customized dielectric, and electrode compositions. muRata Innovator in Electronics +81-759-51911 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO LTD Materials & Development Group 2288 Oshinohara Yasu-shi Shiga Japan 520-2393 http://www.murata.com The American Ceramic society Corporate Member Established 1944. Manufactures integrated electronic components. Main products include MLCC, piezoelectric components, microwave devices, and module products. Conducts R&D in a broad spectrum of functional ceramics and their potential applications. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 133 NABALTEC AG Alustra 50-52 Nabaltec +49-9431-53-0 Fax: +49-9431-61-557 Schwandorf Bavaria Germany D-92421 info@nabaltec.de http://nabaltec.de The American Ceramic Society Produces a wide range of calcined aluminas modified for special applications in the ceramics and refractory industries. Also produce sintered mullite, a synthetic raw material with high thermal shock resistance. Corporate Member Nabertherm MORE THAN HEAT 30-3000 °C NABERTHERM INC 54 Reads Way New Castle DE US 19720 contact@nabertherm-usa.com http://nabertherm.com The American Cercotic Society 302-322-3665 Fax: 302-322-3215 Offers a broad range of industrial kilns and furnaces for ceramics, glass, and metals up to 4,500°F (2,500°C), ranging from oxidation atmosphere to highvacuum or protective-gas atmospheres. Catalytic exhaust systems to meet EPA requirements available. Corporate Member NANOCEROX NATIONAL BORAXX CORP 3690 Orange Pl Ste 480 Cleveland OH US 44122 msennett@seaforthinc.com http://nationalboraxx.com 800-292-8680 Fax: 216-464-8619 Established 1987. Distributes numerous boron products in North America through a network of warehouses that Ihave the ability to supply product within 24 hours. Multiple applications include flame retardancy, fiberglass, insulation, lubricants, and more. NATIONAL LIME & STONE CO PO Box 120 Findlay OH US 45839-0120 jwells@natlime.com 419-422-4341 Fax: 419-422-3952 Produces dried dolomitic limestone for glass manufacturing, steel manufacturing, and other industrial mineral applications. Eight commercial stone plants in Ohio. NAVSEA WARFARE CENTERS Carderock Division NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CTR CARDEROCK DIV 9500 MacArthur Blvd West Bethesda MD US 20817-5700 curtis.a.martin@navy.mil 301-227-4501 http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/carderock/default.aspx 734-741-9522 The American Fax: 734-741-9533 Ann Arbor MI US 48108 712 State Cir info@nanocerox.com http://nanocerox.com Leading nanotechnology company producing nanopowders and optical ceramics for a wide variety of markets. NANOFILM NANOFILM 10111 Sweet Valley Dr Valley View OH US 44125-4249 info@nanofilmtechnology.com http://www.nanofilmtechnology.com The American Ceramic Society 216-447-1199 Fax: 216-447-1137 Nanofilm UltraSEAL coatings for glass and ceramic provide a water- and grease-repellent surface with higher abrasion resistance than untreated surfaces. Treated surface is easier to clean. They are easy to apply and cure quickly at room temperature. Corporate Member NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CERAMIC ENGINEERS 600 N Cleveland Ave Ste 210 Westerville OH US 43082 customerservice@ceramics.org http://ceramics.org 614-794-5821 Fax: 614-794-5881 NICE\'s mission is to coordinate the accreditation of ceramics, glass, and (with TMS) materials programs through ABET, ethical principles, and the Order of the Engineer, as well as the practice and education of ceramics. R&D of ceramics, refractory metals, ablators, and carbon/carbon composites for weapons systems applications, including rocket nozzles, leading edges, radomes, launchers, armor, seals, and bearings. Corporate Member NAYLOR HATHERNWARE Clough Green +44-1226-7905 Fax: +44-1226-790531 Cawthorne Barnsley South Yorkshire UK S75 4AD info@naylor.co.uk http://naylor.co.uk Supplies and manufactures industrial ceramics, including fully acid- and alkali-resistant chemical stoneware and porcelain. NEOPTIX 418-687-2500 1415 Boul Charest Ouest Ste 220 Fax: 418-687-2524 Quebec Quebec Canada G1N 4N7 mdore@neoptix.com http://neoptix.com Designs and manufactures fiber-optic temperature sensors for temperature monitoring under microwaves and rf. Made of dielectric materials, these temperature sensors are immune to radiation and other interferences. NETZSCH NETZSCH INSTRUMENTS NA LLC 37 North Ave Burlington MA US 01803 781-272-5353 Fax: 781-272-5225 NETZSCH NETZSCH PREMIER TECHNOLOGIES LLC 125 Pickering Way Exton PA US 19341 info.npt@netzsch.com http://www.netzsch-grinding.com The American COCITIC Society Corporate Member 800-676-6455 Fax: 610-280-1299 Provides proven nanotechnology solutions for a broad range of industries. Manufactures grinding and dispersing machinery for media milling, powder processing, dispersing, deaerating, and filling. Comprehensive global resources in engineering and R&D. NEVZ-CERAMICS CLOSE JSC 220 Krasny Prospect +7-383-225-82-75 Fax: +7-383-225-82-75 Novosibirsk Russian Federation 630049 international@nevz.ru http://www.nevz.ru NEVZ-Ceramics is one of the leading manufacturers of technical advanced ceramics in Russia. The product range includes armor ceramics, ceramic substrates, and bioceramics from alumina, steatite, forsteririte, and nitride ceramics. NEW CASTLE REFRACTORIES CO INC 606 McClear Ave New Castle PA US 16101-1329 ncr@ncrci.com http://ncrci.com 724-654-7711 Fax: 724-644-6322 Manufactures kiln furniture and special refractory shapes fabricated from SiC, mullite, alumina, and high-temperature fireclays. Other products include saggers, tile setters, dish setters for the whitewares industry, and insulating brick. NEW GLASS FORUM Japan Glass-Industry Center +81-36279-260 Fax: +81-33595-0255 3-21-16 Hyakunin-cho Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo Japan 169-0073 info@ngf.or.jp http://ngf.or.jp/ Nonprofit organization (private sector) under the jurisdiction of the Japanese government established to help create high-tech glass products and applications to user industries through activities, including R&D, technical surveys, and seminars. Newtech Ceramics NEW TECH CERAMICS INC 1923 Industrial Park Rd Rm A PO Box 387 Boone IA US 50036 sales@newtechceramics.com http://www.newtechceramics.com The American Cerartic Society 515-868-0055 Fax: 515-864-0034 Supplier of AlMgB14+. Processing service for powders, thin films, thick films, and sintered solids. All materials have extreme high hardness and low coefficient of friction that are thermally insulating and electrically conductive. Corporate Member The National Magnetics Group NATIONAL MAGNETICS GROUP INC 610-867-7600 Fax: 610-867-0200 1210 Win Dr Bethlehem PA US 18017-7061 sales@magneticsgroup.com http://magneticsgroup.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member Manufactures magnetic and advanced materials, including soft ferrites, ceramic magnets, powdered-iron products, microwave ferrites, dielectric resonators, and thermal deposition products. Subsidiary: TCI Ceramics Inc. 134 at@nib.netzsch.us http://e-thermal.com American Certific Society Thermal analysis and thermal properties measurement instruments. Contract testing services: DSC; DTA; Corporate Member DSC-TGA; DTA-TGA; coupling for FTIR and MS dilatometers; laser flash thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity; and more. NEXTECH MATERIALS NEXTECH MATERIALS LTD 404 Enterprise Dr Lewis Center OH US 43035 info@nextechmaterials.com http://nextechmaterials.com/energy/ The American Ceramic Society 614-842-6606 Fax: 614-842-6607 NexTech Materials provides product and process solutions to the energy and environmental markets, including materials, catalysts, interconnect coatings, sensors, and solid oxide fuel cells. NexTech is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. Corporate Member www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 NGK NTK NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. SPARK PLUGS TECHNICAL CERAMICS NGK SPARK PLUG CO LTD 2808 Iwasaki Komaki Aichi Japan 485-8510 info@mg.ngkntk.co.jp http://www.ngkntk.co.jp/ The American Certific Society Corporate Member +81-568-76-5953 Fax: +81-568-76-1295 Manufactures and sells spark plugs and related products for internal-combustion engines. Also manufactures advanced ceramics and applicable products. NILFISK-ADVANCE AMERICA INC 300 Technology Dr Malvern PA US 19355 questions@nilfisk-advance.com http://pa.nilfisk.advance.com 610-647-6420 Fax: 610-647-6427 Established 1960. Sales subsidiary of parent company that manufactures heavy-duty portable industrial vacuum cleaners and high-filtration portable dust collectors and toxic material collectors. Specialize in fine and abrasive powder applications. NOAH TECHNOLOGIES CORP 1 Noah Park San Antonio TX US 78249 sales@noahtech.com http://noahtech.com 210-691-2000 Fax: 210-691-2600 Manufactures ceramic powders, components and precursors. Metal salts and oxides are augmented with expanding organic and inorganic sol-gel products. Products manufactured in San Antonio, Texas, and Monterrey, Mexico. Export and import capabilities. NOBLE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP 26 Ridgewood Dr Gilmanton NH US 03237 nobletech@verizon.com 603-267-6344 Fax: 603-267-6344 Engineers and manufactures oxygen monitoring as well as inert-gas and nitrogen purification systems for precision applications. NOL-TEC SYSTEMS INC 425 Apollo Dr Lino Lakes MN US 55014 sales@nol-tec.com http://nol-tec.com 651-780-8600 Worldwide single-source supplier of high-quality, customengineered pneumatic conveying, bulk material handling, and integrated process control systems. Expertise includes dense and dilute-phase (pressure or vacuum) pneumatic conveying and weighing. NORECS AS Oslo Science Park Gaustadalleen 21 Oslo Norway 349 post@norecs.com http://norecs.com +47-22-95-86-23 Fax: +47-22-60-44-27 Manufacture high-temperature sample holder system for electrical and other characterization at high temperatures used in SOFC research and testing of ceramic membranes. NORCROSS CORP 255 Newtonville Ave Newton MA US 02458 sales@viscosity.com http://viscosity.com 617-969-7020 Fax: 617-969-3260 Manufactures process viscosity control equipment and viscosity monitors for use on ceramic slurries and other suspensions. NORSTONE INC PO Box 3 Wyncote PA US 19095 sales@norstoneinc.com http://norstoneinc.com 800-726-1366 NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES INC 211 Megunko Rd PO Box 349 Fax: 215-635-6355 Manufacturer of the abrasion-resistant long-lasting Polyblade and Turbo Polyblade as well as other abrasion-resistant linings and parts from various polymers, ceramics, and spray coatings. We also provide a wide variety of metal blades. NORTH STAR EQUIPMENT INC 1341 W 1st St Cheney WA 99004 info@northstarequipment.com http://www.northstarequipment.com 800-231-7896 Fax: 509-235-9203 At North Star we manufacture American-made slab rollers and extruders that work! Our line of quality equipment also includes throwing bats, ware carts, drying racks, custom pugmill and extruder dies, and studio worktables. NORTH STAR IMAGING INC 763-463-5650 19875 S Diamond Lane Rd Ste 10 Fax: 651-645-7568 Rogers MN US 55394 sbonnema@4ndtnsi.com http://4nsi.com Manufactures industrial nondestructive test systems. Specialists in industrial X-ray imaging systems, including computed tomography, microfocus X-ray imaging, automatic defect analysis, and digital X-ray imaging systems. NORTHERN AIR CORP 450 Richmond St Raynham MA US 02767 bill@pollutionfighter.com http://www.pollutionfighter.com 800-772-4394 Fax: 508-823-4949 Air cleaners for the industry where indoor air pollution has been an uncontrollable health and safety issue, more than a nuisance. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP Baltimore MD US 21203 kenneth.radford@ngc.com 410-765-1357 Fax: 410-981-4742 Provides R&D of ceramic materials and processes, including ceramic packaging, dielectrics, high-energy capacitors, integrated modules, electrooptic materials, ferrites, ferroelectrics, and piezoelectrics. Tapes, bulk materials, coatings, and thin films. NOVOMER 1601 Trapelo Rd Ste 152 Waltham MA US 02451 info@novomer.com http://novomer.com 781-419-9860 Fax: 781-672-2525 Novomer is a new materials company pioneering a family of competitively priced high-performance green plastics, polymers, and other chemicals. NSL ANALYTICAL SERVICES INC 4450 Cranwood Pkwy Cleveland OH US 44128 nsl@nslanalytical.com http://www.nslanalytical.com 216-438-5200 Fax: 216-438-5050 Commercial testing lab specializing in elemental chemistry, metallurgy, and polymer analysis. Certifications include ISO/ IEC 17025 and NADCAP. Techniques include trace elemental analysis using ICP/MS and dc arc, classical wet chemistry, and ICP-OES. NV BEKAERT SA +32-56-23-05-11 President Kennedypark 18 Fax: +32-56-23-05-43 Kortrijk West Flanders Belgium 8-8500 info@bekaert.com http://bekaert.com Offers sputter solutions and technology for such applications as architectural and automotive glass (including low-E and solar control films and antireflective coatings), display glass, and photovoltaic glass. Ashland MA US 01721 bbrothers@nyacol.com http://www.nyacol.com 800-438-7657 Fax: 508-881-1855 Nyacol offers nanosized inorganic oxides, including colloidal silica, alumina, zirconia, yttria, tin oxide, and ceria. Nanodispersions of zirconia, barium titanate, zinc oxide, yttria, and magnesium oxide in mineral spirits for MLCC applications. NYCO MINERALS INC 803 Mountain View Dr Willsboro NY US 12996 info@nycominerals.com http://nycominerals.com 518-963-4262 Fax: 518-963-4187 Produces and supplies wollastonite for use in whitewares, advanced ceramics, and structural clay products. General benefits of the mineral additive include improved green strength, decreased surface defects, improved impact, and more. OCEAN OPTICS INC 830 Douglas Ave Dunedin FL US 34698 info@oceanoptics.com http://oceanoptics.com 727-733-2447 Fax: 727-733-3962 Manufactures spectral instrumentation, precision optics, and optical components for online and lab UV-vis-NIR applications. Optical-sensing systems also can be configured for testing a variety of ceramic materials, components, and coatings. OCL INDIA LTD 11th Fl Narain Manzil 23 Barakhamba Rd +91-11-2332-12 Fax: +91-11-2373-1333 New Delhi Natl Capital Territory India 110 001 ocl_delhi@ocl.com http://ocl.com Established 1949. Manufactures and exports refractories in basic, high-alumina, silica refractories (especially coke-oven dense-silica brick), slide gate refractories, magnesia-carbon brick, castables, C.C. refractories, gunning mix, and spray materials. OGLEBAY NORTON INDUSTRIAL SANDS 2446 Glass Rock Rd Glenford OH US 43739 mechalcraft@oglebay.onco.com http://oglebaynorton.com 740-342-8701 Fax: 740-452-2822 Produces various grades of whole-grain and ground silica for use in the glass, whiteware, enameling, and ceramic powder industries. Plants in Ohio, Texas, and California. OLD HICKORY CLAY CO 962 State Rte 1241 PO Box 66 Hickory KY US 42051 ken@oldhickoryclay.com http://oldhickoryclay.com 270-247-3042 Fax: 270-247-1842 Established 1918. Specializes in ball clays for dinnerware, refractories, sanitaryware, tile, porcelain, glazes, and other ceramics manufacturing. Clay products available in airfloated, shredded, mechanically dried, and slurry forms. ONEIDA RESEARCH SERVICES INC 8282 Halsey Rd Whitesboro NY US 13492 dadelluomo@ors-labs.com http://ors-labs.com 315-736-5480 Fax: 315-736-9321 Offers a variety of analytical techniques to maintain and improve the quality of electronic components, printed circuit boards, and ceramics packaging. Services include internal vapor analysis, optical adhesive qualification, outgassing/ impurities, and more American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 135 OPF ENTERPRISES PO Box 16898 OPF Consulting/Equipment/Business Development Missoula MT US 59808 acers@ontheplantfloor.com http://www.ontheplantfloor.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 406-493-1102 Fax: 406-493-1102 Manufacturing support from lab to pilot to full operation. Cost-effective equipment selection process design/improvements/material selection. Offers custom milling and consulting equipment for submicron milling, mixing, and dispersing. OPTOCON AG Pohlandstr 17 +49 (0) 351 3101957 Fax: +49 (0) 351 3111951 Dresden Saxony Germany D-01309 info@optocon.de http://www.optocon.de We are the specialist for your fiber-optic temperature measurement needs! This includes fiber-optic thermometers as well as fiber-optic temperature sensors. OSRAM SYLVANIA OSRAM SYLVANIA INC 100 Endicott St Danvers MA US 01923 john.kelso@sylvania.com http://sylvania.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 978-777-1900 Fax: 978-750-2152 Research, development, and manufacturing of advanced ceramics for lighting applications OUTOTEC RESEARCH OY Kuparitie 10 PO Box 69 Pori Satakunta Finland hsc@outotec.com http://outotec.com/hsc +358-20-529-211 Fax: +358-20-529-3203 Provides plants, equipment, and services based mainly on its proprietary technologies. In-house-developed HSC chemistry software simulates chemical reactions and processes on a thermochemical basis. OWENS-ILLINOIS INC 어 1 Michael Owens Way Perrysburg OH US 43551-2999 http://o-i.com The American Ceramic Society 567-336-5000 Produces glass and plastic packaging systems for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries for commercial and retail use. Consulting/purchasing agreements available for technical assistance to noncompetitive glass producers and users. Corporate Member OXY-GON INDUSTRIES, INC. OXY-GON INDUSTRIES INC 42 Old Rte 28 PO Box 40 Epsom NH US 03234-0040 sales@oxy-gon.com http://oxy-gon.com The American Ceramic Society 603-736-8422 Fax: 603-736-8734 Manufacturer of high-temperature vacuum/controlled-atmosphere furnaces for laboratory and production applications as well as nitrogen and inert-gas gettering/purifying furnaces, hot presses, mechanical testing furnaces, and fiber-draw furnaces. Corporate Member P-KER ENGINEERING 1880 Waterport Rd PO Box 26 Waterport NY US 14571 sfm@pkerengineering.com http://pkerengineering.com PELTSMAN CORP 716-845-6398 Fax: 716-845-6479 PO Box 27484 Manufacture and metallize technical ceramics: alumina, beryllia, cordierite, forsterite, steatite, and zirconia. Metallize silicon nitride, SiC, and zirconia with refractory metals. Metalceramic joining and assemblies. PACIFIC CERAMICS INC 824 San Aleso Ave Sunnyvale CA US 94085-1411 info@pceramics.com http://pceramics.com 408-747-4600 Fax: 408-745-6162 Manufacturer of advanced microwave ceramic materials. Our products include rare-earth iron garnets, calcium vanadium garnets, lithium and magnesium ferrites, and titanate dielectrics. PACKAGING EQUIPMENT 5365 E Center Dr NE Canton OH US 44721 combi@thekarchergoup.com http://www.combi.com 800-521-9072 Fax: 330-456-4644 Combi Packaging Systems is a leading US manufacturer of custom end-of-line packaging equipment. With 30 years of experience in the packaging industry, we offer a wide range of innovative solutions. PANALYTICAL Lelyweg 1 PO Box 13 +31 546 534 444 Fax: +31 546 534 598 Almelo Overijssel Netherlands 7600 AA info@panalytical.com http://www.panalytical.com Worldwide supplier of analytical instrumentation and software for X-ray diffraction, fluorescence, and NIR spectrometry as well as X-ray tubes. Headquarters in in Almelo, Netherlands; application labs in Japan, US, and Netherlands; research at University of Sussex. PANGEA INTL LTD Unit 303 No 3 Ln 259 Huang Jin Cheng Rd Shanghai China info@pangea-intl.com http://pangea-intl.com +86-21-62082768 Fax: +86-21-54995682 Chinese supplier of high-quality zirconia, rare-earth materials, and zinc oxide-containing ceramic microgrinding media for technical applications. PARAGON INDUSTRIES LP 2011 S Town East Blvd Mesquite TX US 75149-1122 info@paragonweb.com http://www.paragonweb.com 800-876-4328 Fax: 972-222-0646 Paragon manufactures electric glass and ceramic hobby and studio kilns, lab furnaces, dental furnaces, and asphalttesting furnaces. Digital and manual kilns, customized and standard. Exports worldwide. Paragon kilns and furnaces are made in the US. PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY LABS 555 Rogers St Downers Grove IL US 60515 experts@particletechlabs.com http://particletechlabs.com 630-969-2703 Fax: 630-969-2745 Premier service laboratory, dedicated to particle size and characterization. Using more than 20 technologies, PTL has significant capacity to measure particle size, concentration, and shape as well as surface area, porosity, zeta-potential, and more. Minneapolis MN US 55427 mp@pelcor.com http://www.pelcor.com 763-544-5915 Manufactures machinery for molding ceramic and metal parts under low pressure. Dies and mixers. PERFORMANCE CERAMICS CO 2346 Major Rd Peninsula OH US 44264 dfb@performanceceramics.com http://performanceceramics.com 330-657-2884 Fax: 330-657-2226 Supplies ceramic powders for advanced and engineering ceramics as well as grinding media for processing these powders. PERL PIGMENTS LLC PO Box 1223 Teaneck NJ US 07666 zincdad@aol.com 201-836-1212 Fax: 201-836-3999 Manufactures and distributes French and American process zinc oxide. Provides calcined ceramic zinc oxide Denzox to manufacturers of tile, sanitaryware, and dinnerware. PETER PUGGER MFG INC 3661 Christy Ln Ukiah CA US 95482 office@peterpugger.com http://peterpugger.com 707-463-1333 Fax: 707-462-5578 Manufactures clay-processing and tile-cutting/forming equipment. Machines batch mix with pugmill output. Mix, recycle, deair, and pug in a single machine with variable speed. For studios, product development, lab, and test applications. PETER SCHULTZ CONSULTING LLC 2775 Essex Rd PO Box 87 Essex NY US 12936 pcschultz@mindspring.com http://www.peterschultzconsulting.com 678-575-3240 Fax: 419-793-0492 Technical and business consulting and expert witness, specializing in fused silica, fiber optics, and general glass and ceramics. PETRO MOLD CO 12775 Donation Rd Waterford PA US 16441 petro@velocity.net http://custommolds.net 800-404-5521 Fax: 814-796-6635 Offers custom mold-making and mold production services to all facets of the ceramics industry. Services include original sculpting, master mold design, and production mold manufacturing. PHOENIX COATING RESOURCES INC 2377 State Rte 37 S PO Box 1439 Mulberry FL US 33860 jwphoenix@verizon.net http://phoenixcoatingresources.com 863-425-1430 Fax: 863-425-1524 Leading manufacurer of EBPVD ingots and APS powders for the aeroengine, gas turbine, and fuel cell industries. Cooperative development of new, low-k ingot materials. Sales worldwide. ISO 9001:2008 certified. PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS CORP 195 Clarksville Rd Princeton Junction NJ US 08550 sales@pacndt.com http://mistrasholdings.com 609-716-4000 Fax: 609-716-0706 Develops and manufactures acoustic emission sensors, instruments, and systems; C-scan ultrasonic imaging systems; automated UT systems; leak detection instrumentation; and portable eddy current devices. Also performs reliable AE field-testing. 136 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 PIEZO TECHNOLOGIES 8431 Georgetown Rd Ste 300 Indianapolis IN US 46268 jhelgeland@piezotechnologies.com http://piezotechnologies.com 317-876-4670 Fax: 317-876-4681 PRAIRIE CERAMICS CORP 465 McCormick St Established 1968. Develops and manufactures piezoelectric ceramics and composites as well as ultrasonic transducers and sensors. PLANSEE SE Metallwerk-Plansee-Str 71 Reutte Tyrol Austria 6600 furnace.construction@plansee.com http://plansee.com San Leandro CA US 94577 ov@prairieceramics.com http://www.prairieceramics.com 510-562-4200 Fax: 510-562-4201 Supplies used in high-temperature furnaces. PTCR rings, kiln furniture, thermocouples, and heating elements. The relining and repair services for lab to production furnaces. Many short lead time items available. +43-5672-60-00 PRECISION CERAMICS 511 W Bay St Ste 350 Tampa FL US 33606 Manufactures heating elements of molybdenum, tungsten, and tantalum for use in vacuum and protective atmosphere furnaces up to 4,350°F (2,400°C). Local production and sales in Asia, Europe, and US. Advanced material qualities available (ML, TZM, WVM). PLASMA ETCH INC 3522 Arrowhead Dr Carson City NV US 89706 sales@plasmaetch.com http://plasmaetch.com 775-883-1336 Fax: 775-883-2559 OEM manufacturer of (plasma) surface modification systems. Patented process temperature control and patented electrostatic shielding. Excellent throughput, excellent uniformity and superior ceramic applications. PLIBRICO JAPAN CO LTD 1-23, Shiba 4-chome +81-3-3455-1359 Fax: +81-3-3455-1362 Minato-ku Tokyo Japan 108-0014 k-hirasawa@plibrico.co.jp http://plibrico.co.jp Established in 1954 under technology transfer from Plibrico USA. Manufactures monolithic refractories in factory located in Yokohama, Japan. A wholly owned subsidiary in China produces the same range of products. POLYMER INNOVATIONS INC 2426 Cades Way Vista CA US 92081 info@polymerinnovations.com http://www.polymerinnovations.com 760-598-0500 Fax: 760-727-3127 Polymer Innovations Inc. is a consulting and manufacturing company focused on water-based tape casting technology and polymer solutions for the electronics and energy fields. We are leading expert in tape casting, formulation of green tapes, and inks. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSN 5420 Old Orchard Rd Skokie IL US 60077-1083 cfield@portcement.org http://cement.org 847-966-6200 Fax: 847-966-6221 Conducts extensive research, market development, and educational work on behalf of its members (cement companies in the US and Canada). In Canada, operations are conducted by the Cement Association of Canada. PPT POWDER PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGY, LLC POWDER PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGY LLC 219-462-4141 5103 Evans Ave Valparaiso IN US 46383 sales@pptechnology.com http://www.pptechnology.com Fax: 219-462-0367 Developer and custom processer of inorganic chemical and ceramic powders. Production and pilot processing capability includes calcining, milling, spray drying, and sintering. Partnered with industry in electronics and advanced ceramics. info@pcusinc.com http://www.precision-ceramics.com (727) 388-5060 Precision Ceramics is a specialist in designing, manufacturing, and machining custom advanced technical ceramic parts. Since 1992, Precision Ceramics has been dedicated to developing the world\'s best and most advanced ceramic solutions. PRECISION FERRITES & CERAMICS INC 714-901-7622 5432 Production Dr Huntington Beach CA US 92649 kelli@semiceramic.com http://www.semiceramic.com Fax: 714-901-2008 PFC specializes in custom advanced ceramic products and services, machining the simplest to the most intricate of items and offering metallization and brazing of ceramics, inert and reducing atmospheres, and optical elements and assemblies. PRECISION MEASUREMENTS & INSTRUMENTS CORP 3665 SW Deschutes St Corvallis OR US 97333 info@pmiclab.com http://pmiclab.com 541-753-0607 Fax: 541-753-0610 Full-service thermophysical testing lab. Provides customized micromechanical and thermophysical measurements for design verification, quality assurance, component evaluation, and material characterization. PRED MATERIALS INTL INC 60 E 42nd St Ste 1456 New York NY US 10165 steve@predmaterials.com http://www.predmaterials.com 212-286-0068 Fax: 212-286-0072 Supplier of top-quality ceramic raw materials, including 99.99% aluminum oxide for making transparent ceramics and aluminum nitride powders for flexible circuits and other applications. PremaTech ADVANCED CERAMICS™ PREMATECH ADVANCED CERAMICS 160 Goddard Memorial Dr Worcester MA US 01603-1260 info@prematechac.com http://www.prematechac.com 508-791-9549 Fax: 508-793-9814 PremaTech offers machining of technical ceramics and other ultrahard materials for many applications in the semiconductor, aerospace, life science, and industrial markets. We also perform in-house polishing. ISO certified and 30 years experience. Premise FINE STONEWARE 91-11-26387997 Fax: 91-11-26387998 PREMIER CERAMIC INDUSTRIES 14 DSIIDC, Scheme-III, Okhla Industrial Area-Phase II New Delhi 110020 India premierabc2000@gmail.com http://www.premiercera.com/index.html The Ceramic American Society Corporate Member An ISO 9001-2008 certified company, Premier Ceramic Industries is the largest manufacturer of stoneware crockery in India. PRESTO STANTEST PRIVATE LTD I-42A DLF Ind Area Phase-1 Delhi Mathura Rd Faridabad Haryana India 121003 prestogroup1@gmail.com http://www.prestoquality.com/ The largest enterprise for the production of plastic testing instruments, melt flow index tester, Izod impact tester, Charpy impact tester, tensile-testing machine, dart impact tester, drop tester, hot-air oven, heat sealer, and color matching cabinet. PRESTO STANTEST PVT LTD I-42A DLF Ind Area Phase-1 Delhi Mathura Rd Faridabad Haryana India 121003 prestotesting@gmail.com http://www.testing-instruments.com 91-129-4272727 Fax: 91-129-4083111 Presto Testing Instruments is a manufacturer and exporter of testing machines, paper-testing instruments, universal testing machines, material-testing equipments, and paper packaging. PRESTO TESTING INSTRUMENTS I-42A DLF Ind Area Phase-1 Delhi Mathura Rd Faridabad Haryana India 121003 prestogroupindia@gmail.com http://www.prestogroup.com 91-129-4272727 Fax: 91-129-4083111 Testing instruments is part of the Presto Group. It manufactures and exports textile-testing equipment, rubber, yarn, laboratory, paint, paper, and packaging instruments. PRINCE MINERALS INC One Prince Plaza Quincy IL US 62306 bsiebers@princeminerals.com PrinceMinerals.com 646-747-4200 Fax: 217-228-0466 Produces and markets specialty mineral products with a focus on naturally occurring minerals and pigment applications. Products are used in brick, refractories, glass, ceramics, foundries, cement, steel, and numerous other industrial and agricultural applications. PRINT CONTROL SERVICES LLC PO Box 278 East Longmeadow MA US 01028 mmccall@printcontrolservices.com http://www.printcontrolservices.com 508-579-8325 The company works with printing companies and end users to create and produce the highest-quality, innovative decorated ceramics. Experienced with high-end products that use precision printing techniques to deliver the utmost differentiation. PRISM MONOLITHICS PVT LTD Panjarapole Rd Porbandar Gujarat India 360575 snkamdar@gmail.com http://prism.co.in +91-02862244 Manufactures all types of castables. Complete heat-treatment solutions. Currently supplies to cement, steel, glasscoke, and coal industries. Export inquires also are accepted. Complete testing equipment facilities available in house. PDI PROCESS DESTON & JANOVATION, INC PROCESS DESIGN & INNOVATION INC 10701 Plantside Dr Louisville KY US 40299-3895 hway@pdi-ky.com http://www.pdi-ky.com/ The American Ceramic Society 904-468-0307 Submicron- and nano-range ceramic particles, silicon carbide, boron carbide, alumina, etc. Custom toll manufacturing for submicron particles, wet grinding. Small batch manufacturing (kilograms) to large scale (tons). Corporate Member American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 137 PROCESS ENGINEERING SERVICES 353 County Rd NE 2050 Mt Vernon TX US 75457 pes@mt-vernon.com http://www.pesceramic.com 903-537-2787 Fax: 903-537-2787 PRYOR GIGGEY CO Provides ceramics and mechanical engineering support for manufacturing, including body and glaze formulation, custom equipment design and fabrication, used equipment, and consulting services. Also provides design and fabrication of prototype products. PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY INC 4130 Citrus Ave No 17 Rocklin CA US 95677 sales@prgtech.com http://prgtech.com 916-632-6715 Fax: 916-632-9348 Using the latest in CNC technology and with a combined experience of 150+ years in ceramic machining, we have created many ways to produce complex shapes and high volume. celeco® PROLEC SA DE CV Blvd Carlos Salinas de Gortari km 9.25 +011-52 (81) 8030-2553 Fax: +011-52 (81) 8030-2500 Apodaca Nuevo León Mexico 66600 jramirez@celeco.com.mx http://www.celeco.com.mx The American Corctic Society Corporate Member Manufactures electrical porcelain insulators for distribution and medium power (up to 138 kV) class. Is the most modern facility in its field, reaching an annual capacity of 12,000 tons. PROMAT GMBH Scheifenkamp 16 +49-2102-493251 Fax: +49-2102-493115 Ratingien North Rhine-Westphalia Germany D-40878 bl@promat.de http://promat.de Offers solutions for all high-temperature applications in various markets. Products include boards and composite elements for dryers, mineral wool, calcium silicate and vermiculite boards, ceramic-fiber products, refractory brick, and other products. PROMIS INDUSTRIES B-27, Phase-3 Adityapur Ind Area +91-657-2372929 Fax: +91-657-2372935 Adityapur Jamshedpur Jharkhand India 831013 info@promisindia.com http://www.promisindia.com Manufacturer of phenolic resin binder for refractory material, such as brick, taphole clay, melting furnace lining material, and binder for refractory. PROSCIENCE INC 92 Railside Rd Toronto Ontario Canada M3A 1A3 proscience@bellnet.ca http://proscience.com 2501 Alexandria Rd Anniston AL US 36201 allen.davis@pryorgiggey.com http://pryorgiggey.com 256-237-3373 Fax: 256-237-3473 Established 1948. Manufactures and distributes refractory mortars, castables, plastics, and ramming mixes. Specializes in low-cement castable technologies for the aluminum, steel, glass, cement, and non-ferrous refractory-consuming markets. PSC INC 21761 Tungsten Rd Cleveland OH US 44117 info@pscrfheat.com http://www.pscrfheat.com 216-531-3375 Fax: 216-531-6751 Manufactures rf (dielectric) heaters and dryers for ceramic powders, filtercakes, extruded shapes, fiber boards, and shapes as well as mat, catalytic converter substrates and coatings, and fiberglass packages, chopped strand and mat. PSH KILNS & FURNACES 1120 Speers Rd Oakville Ontario Canada L6L 2X4 mail@psh.ca http://psh.ca 905-849-5540 Fax: 905-849-0001 Designs, builds, and services electrically heated, air-atmosphere furnaces for production and R&D applications in the ceramics, automotive, aerospace, pulp and paper, fuel cell, electrical, and chemical industries. PTX-PENTRONIX INC 41160 Joy Road Plymouth, MI 48170 fran@ptx.com http://ptx.com 734-946-5850 Fax: 734-946-5851 Established 1966. Manufactures high-precision, high-speed powder-compacting presses and automatic parts-handling systems. Sales agents and representatives worldwide. QUALITY THERMISTOR INC 2108 Century Way Boise ID US 83709 qtisales@thermistor.com http://thermistor.com 800-554-4784 Fax: 208-376-4754 Our ISO 09001:2000 and AS 9100 certified manufacturing and testing facilities in Idaho enhance our ability to meet the needs of today\'s challenging temperature measurement and control applications. QUANTACHROME INSTRUMENTS 1900 Corporate Dr Boynton Beach FL US 33426 qc.sales@quantachrome.com http://quantachrome.com 561-731-4999 Fax: 561-732-9888 World leader in design and manufacture of laboratory instruments for characterizing properties of porous materials and powders. Specialize in instruments for the determination of surface area, pore size, pore volume, and density. 416-699-5555 Fax: 416-751-4224 Pale Ln Farm Manufactures, distributes, and repairs custom lab glassware. PROTECH MATERIALS INC 20919 Cabot Blvd Hayward CA US 94545 sales@protechmaterials.com http://www.protechmaterials.com 650-292-5435 Fax: 650-292-2172 Supplier of high-quality ceramic sputtering and evaporation materials supporting thin-films industries, including architectural glass, photovoltaic solar, hard coating, and optical coating. We also offer custom-engineered ceramic compositions. QUANTACHROME UK Harlley Witney Hook UK RG27 8DH info@quantachrome.co.uk http://www.quantachrome.co.uk +01-25-2819 From particle creation to particle characterization, Quantachrome UK offers the most advanced technological solutions to the particle technology community. QUANTUMSPHERE INC 2905 Tech Center Dr Santa Ana CA US 92705 qsi@qsinano.com http://www.qsinano.com 714-545-6266 Fax: 714-545-6265 QSI manufactures nanocatalysts and bulk nano-metal particles. Our products are used as catalysts in chemical and emission reduction applications as well as in batteries and fuel cells. QUARTZ SCIENTIFIC INC 819 East St Fairport Harbor OH US 44077 sales@qsiquartz.com http://qsiquartz.com 800-229-2186 Fax: 440-354-6381 Manufactures and fabricates clear-fused quartz products for lab and semiconductor uses. Expert glassblowers fabricate and repair special configuration of CFQ products. Manufactures transparalucent, heavy-wall tube for special applications. QUARTZITE PROCESSING INC 6 Holyoke St Malden MA US 02148 info@quartziteprocessing.com http://quartziteprocessing.com 781-322-3611 Fax: 781-322-9623 Offers precision-grinding services of ceramic materials, including ferrite, quartz, glass, aluminum oxide, SiC, and load materials. Specializes in custom and prototype jobs. RAM PRODUCTS INC 1091 Stimmel Rd Columbus OH US 43223 info@ramprocess.com http://ramprocess.com 614-443-4634 Fax: 614-443-4813 Manufacture Ram Press, Ram Process, power units, hydraulic presses, presses, ceramic dies, porous resign dies, models, and special tooling. Worldwide distribution. Sell replacement press parts and Ram Process die-making supplies. RATH INC 501 Silverside Rd Ste 131 Wilmington DE US 19809-1377 rathinfo@rath-usa.com rath-usa.com 302-793-0283 Fax: 302-793-0289 Manufactures and supplies high-temperature custom insulating materials and refractories, including ceramic-fiber insulation, coatings, adhesives, rigidizer, and mastics for use up to 1,800°C as well as specialty dense and high-alumina refractories. RD WEBB COMPANY INC 6 Huron Dr Natick MA US 01760 rdwebb@alum.mit.edu http://www.rdwebb.com 508-650-0110 Fax: 508-650-0555 Manufactures air-cooled laboratory and small-production vacuum furnaces for use to 2,200°C under vacuum or inert gas. Furnaces need no cooling water and consume 2 kW of power. Furnace applications include active metal brazing, sintering, and annealing. RE CARROLL INC 201 Acorn Dr Yardley PA US 19067 info@recarroll.com http://recarroll.com 609-695-6211 Fax: 609-695-0102 Incorporated 1925. Distributes domestic china clays, ZnO, magnesium carbonate, soda ash, lubricants, alumina trihydrate, and limestone. Warehouses at Trenton, N.J.; Akron, Ohio; Dalton, Ga.; and Dallas, Texas. READE ADVANCED MATERIALS 850 Waterman Ave Providence RI US 02914 info@reade.com http://www.reade.com 401-433-7000 Fax: 401-433-7001 A global distributor and value-added toll chemical processor/ packager of specialty chemical particle solids (metal, mineral, ceramic, composite) with four customer-care facilities in the Americas. Visit our 4,500 page website. RECCO FURNACES 8323 Loch Lomond Dr Pico Rivera CA US 90660-2507 info@reccofurnaces.com http://www.reccofurnaces.com 800-545-4567 Fax: 562-949-3696 Provides furnace systems for processing electronics and advanced materials as well as specialty metals from 500°C to 1,800°C. Fifty-four years of providing furnaces for high temperature, precise-temperature and atmosphere control that may include automation. 138 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 REED GUNITE & SHOTCRETE EQUIPMENT 13822 Oaks Ave Chino CA US 91710-7008 mike.newcomb@reedmfg.com http://reedpumps.com 888-779-7333 Fax: 909-287-2140 Produces double-piston shotcrete pumps and feed-bowltype gunite machines for a variety of applications, including refractory installation. REFERENCE METALS CO INC 1000 Old Pond Rd Bridgeville PA US 15017 jansto@referencemetals.com http://referencemetals.com 412-221-7008 Fax: 412-221-7355 A wholly owned subsidiary of Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao. Produces niobium metal and niobium oxide products. Products and compounds are supplied to reference metals by CBMM, which owns and operates the niobium mine in Araxa, Brazil. REFRAC SYSTEMS 7201 W Oakland St Chandler AZ US 85226-2434 service@refrac.com http://refrac.com REFRACTORY SPECIALTIES INC 330-938-2101 Fax: 330-938-2574 230 W, California Ave PO Box 189 Sebring OH US 44672 sales@rsifibre.com http://rsifibre.com Manufactures refractory ceramic-fiber shapes and boards for residential and commercial appliances and industrial/ agricultural equipment to 3,000°F. Products designed to contain, control, and reflect heat for space/water heating, cooking, and drying. Refractron TECHNOLOGIES CORP. REFRACTRON TECHNOLOGIES CORP 5750 Stuart Ave Newark NY US 14513 info@refractron.com http://refractron.com 480-940-0068 Fax: 480-940-9366 The Provides production vacuum hot-pressing to 3,800°C and vacuum brazing for nickel, cobalt alloys, reactive, refractory, and noble metals and ceramics. Specializes in performing planar high-volume diffusion bonding tollway services. REFRACTORY COMPOSITES INC PO Box 5022 Luthvle Timon MD US 21094-5022 sales@refractorycomposites.com http://rciusa.com 410-768-2490 Fax: 410-768-8126 Produce CVI-based ceramic composites and CVD coatings of ceramics as well as precious and refractory metals. Component design, development, and manufacturing capability. Products for aerospace and energy conversion industries. REFRACTORY CONSULTING SERVICES 121 Olde Farm Rd Oxford OH US 45056 ruthengel@refractoryexpert.com http://buyrefractory.com 513-378-0190 Fax: 513-523-2384 Refractory consultant with more than 30 years experience specializing in comprehensive approach for improved refractory life by integrating process requirements with novel refractory solutions, refractory failure analysis, and more. REFRACTORY MACHINING SERVICES 610 E Butler Rd Butler PA US 16002 refmachserv@refrmachscrv.com http://refrmachscrv.com 724-285-7674 Fax: 724-285-7673 Produces CVI-based ceramic composites and CVD coatings of ceramics as well as precious and refractory metals. Component design, development, and manufacturing capability. Products for aerospace and energy conversion industries. Refractory Minerals REFRACTORY MINERALS Materials and Processing 150 Jennersville Rd West Grove PA US 19390 info@phosphatebonds.com The American Corctic Society Corporate Member 610-869-3031 Fax: 610-869-9805 Manufactures and sells refractory binders and raw materials. Provides toll services, such as blending, fine grinding, calcining, and packaging. American Cercrtic Society Corporate Member Resodyn™ ACOUSTIC MIXERS RESODYN MIXERS INC 130 N Main St Ste 630 Butte MT US 59701 info@resodynmixers.com http://resodynmixers.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 406-497-5333 Fax: 406-497-5206 Provides advanced solutions for a broad range of industrial mixing problems. Service and equipment solutions (ram mixers) are based on the company\'s proprietary technology, ResonantAcoustic Mixing. 315-331-6222 Fax: 315-331-7254 RESOURCE MRL LLC PO Box 3205 Engineers and manufactures industrial ceramics for filtration, diffusion, and high-wear applications for chemical, waste water, and oil and gas industries. REFRATARIOS PAULISTA INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA Caixa Postal 182 Mogi Guacu Sao Paulo Brazil 13848-315 rpacapas@rpa.ind.br http://refratariospaulista.com.br +55-19-3019-1250 Fax: +55-19-3019-1283 Manufactures ceramic mullite rollers, cordierite slabs for ceramic kilns, mullite pieces for sanitary kilns and slip-cast materials, and ceramic filters for aluminum and iron foundries. Exports worldwide. REGAL DIAMOND PRODUCTS 1405 E 286 St Wickliffe OH US 44092 bobg@regaldiamond.com http://regaldiamond.com 800-327-3425 Fax: 440-944-7722 Manufactures diamond wheels in resin, metal, high-temperature copper, electroplated, and vitrified bond systems. Exports worldwide. RELIANCE TOOL & MANUFACTURING 900 N State St Elgin IL US 60123 rroberts@reliancetool.com http://www.reliancetool.com 847-695-1234 Fax: 847-695-0931 Specializing in the machining of silicon nitride and zirconia in traditional CNC lathes and mills, especially round rods and tubes, as in rollers cylinders, threading rods, and tubes, eliminating almost all grinding. RENITE CO PO Box 30830 Columbus OH US 43230 contact@renite.com http://renite.com 614-253-5509 Fax: 614-253-1333 Produces special lubricants, swabbing compounds, release agents, and coatings (developed for high-temperature application), heat-resistant atomizers, rotating or reciprocating spray equipment, and recirculating tank and pump systems. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST Dept of Matls Engrg Troy NY US 12181 doremr@rpi.edu 518-266-6373 Fax: 518-276-8554 Offers an undergraduate major in materials engineering, with the possibility of emphasizing ceramics in elective courses. Offers MS and PhD in materials engineering with specialization in ceramics. Stamford CT US 06905-0205 wgholroyd@prodigy.net 203-253-1699 Fax: 203-547-6008 Markets, represents, and provides logistics of mined and processed minerals, which originate principally from China, for refractory, abrasive, ceramic, steel, oil well, and other industries. RETSCH INC 74 Walker Ln Newtown PA US 18940 info@retsch-us.com http://www.retsch-us.com 267-757-0351 Fax: 267-757-0358 Retsch is the leader in solids sample preparation equipment for quality control and R&D laboratories. Our selection of mills, sieve shakers, sample dividers, and fluid bed dryers offer the industry standards for sample prep. REUSCHE & CO OF TWS INC 1299 H St Greeley CO 80631 info@reuscheco.com http://reuscheco.com 970-346-8577 Fax: 970-346-8575 Established 1906. Supply specialty and small-order colors for glass and china for screening, decals, spraying, banding, or brushing. Manufacture ceramic gold products. Import fine brushes for hand decorating. Supply sundry decorating supplies. RHI US LTD 1870 New York Ave Falconer NY US 14733-1740 rhimonofrax@rhi-ag.com http://rhi-ag.com 513-753-1254 Fax: 513-753-0984 Member of the RHI Group. Manufactures bonded- and fusedcast refractories for supply to the glass industry. RIO TINTO MINERALS RIO TINTO MINERALS 8051 E Maplewood Ave Greenwood Village CO US 80111 303-713-5000 Fax: 303-713-5058 minerals.communications@riotinto.com http://www.riotintominerals.com The American Certific Society Corporate Member Mines, manufactures, and refines borax, boric acid, anhydrous borax, boric oxide, talc, and chlorite for the glass and ceramics industries. RIVERSIDE REFRACTORIES INC 201 Truss Ferry Rd Pell City AL US 35128 jwilli@riversiderefractories.com http://riversiderefractories.com 205-338-3366 Fax: 205-338-7456 Established 1929. Mines and processes gunning fireclay for steel and foundry markets. Produces taphole clays, monolithic refractories, and precast shapes. Offers installation, construction, and maintenance services for a wide range of industrial furnaces. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 139 ROBOCASTING ENTERPRISES LLC 4501 Bogan Ave NE Ste B4 Albuquerque NM US 87109 robocasting@robocasting.net http://www.robocasting.net 505-883-0555 Fax: 505-883-0555 Robocasting specializes in automated manufacturing of lattice structures as alternatives to reticulated foams for filtration, catalysis, and mixing; custom labware, consumables for DTA/ DSC/TGA thermal analysis; and precision printing of materials. Roca RUSSELL FINEX INC PO Box 69 Pineville NC US 28134 sales@russellfinexinc.com http://russellfinex.com 704-588-9808 Fax: 704-588-0738 SAMPE Offers a complete range of vibratory screening and selfcleaning filtration equipment that enables ceramic powders and liquids to be screened down to 20 micrometers. The high-throughput units accurately remove any oversize contamination, lumps, or impurities. SAHUT CONREUR SA +33-327-469044 Fax: +33-327-299765 Raismes Nord-Pas-de-Calais France 59590 700 Rue Corbeau sahutconreur@wanadoo.fr 1161 Park View Dr Ste 200 Covina CA US 91724-3751 sampeibo@sampe.org http://www.sampe.org 626-331-0616 Fax: 626-332-8929 Founded 1944. International educational and scientific membership association dedicated to the exchange of data on new materials and processes. Provides a unique and valuable forum. Sponsors technical conferences and exhibitions and publishes proceedings. SANAMAR INC 856-234-4545 ROCA SANITARIO SA Rambla Lluch 2 Barcelona-Gava 08250 Spain http://www.roca.com The American Cerartic Society 3493-638-1600 Roca is a group of companies dedicated to the design, manufacture and commercialization of bathroom products for Corporate Member the architecture, construction and interior design sectors. The group has production centers on four continents and 21,100 employees all over the world. ROCCERA LLC RocCera Rochester Technology Pk 771 Elmgrove Rd Rochester NY US 14624 info@roccera.com http://roccera.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 585-426-0887 Fax: 585-426-0884 Manufacturer and fabricator of advanced ceramic, polyurethane, and steel components. Designs, consults, manufactures, and markets customized advanced ceramic components for industrial, commercial, and domestic applications. ROMILL SRO Tkalcovska 14 +420 518 714 111 Brno South Moravian Region Czech Republic 60200 mw@romill.cz http://www.romill.com ROmiLL is a leading provider of microwave technologies for various industries, with its own R&D capability as well as ample manufacturing capacity. For the ceramic industry, we deliver microwave predryers. ROSCO ENGINEERING PROCESS EQUIPMENT 562-930-0115 PO Box 6142 Fax: 562-438-1519 Broomfield CA US 80021-0003 rsrosco@verizon.net http://rsrosco@verizon.net Designs, engineers, and provides solids-handling equipment and systems. ROTEM BKG LLC 2115 Linwood Ave Fort Lee NJ US 7024 cohena@rotem-group.com rotem-bkg.com 201-242-3663 Fax: 201-242-0360 North American subsidiary of Rotem Amfert Negev, an Israelibased chemicals manufacturer and basic producer of phosphate and potassium phosphate chemicals. RUARK ENGINEERING INC 703 NE Pilgrim Way Lees Summit MO US 64086 ruarkend@aol.com http://www.ruarkengineering.com 941-730-2253 Fax: 888-370-2546 Ceramic engineer/kiln specialist experienced in kiln design and analysis, and improvement of kiln operations. Provides kiln analysis as well as improved yield and performance. Presents relevant training seminars on site. http://www.sahutconreur.com Designs and manufactures dry-process plants with doubleroll presses for briquetting and granulating by compaction of powders. Pilot plant is available for test runs and feasibility studies. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES 1 New Bond St PO Box 15008 Worcester MA US 01615-0008 ian.r.manter@saint-gobain.com http://sgabrasives.com 508-795-5000 Fax: 888-284-9170 Manufactures and markets coated-abrasive, bonded-abrasive, superabrasive, and nonwoven-abrasive products. Sells products under the Norton Abrasives, Winter Abrasives, and Amplex Abrasives brands. mmm SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS 23 Acheson Dr Niagara Falls NY US 14303 scd.sales@saint-gobain.com http://hexoloy.com 716-278-6233 Fax: 716-278-2373 Produce high-performance structural ceramics, including pressureless-sintered SiC, hot-pressed boron carbide, hot-pressed silicon nitride, and hot-pressed aluminum nitride. SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALS 1 New Bond St PO Box 15136 508-795-5577 Fax: 508-795-5011 M/S 301-432 Worcester MA US 01615-0136 ceramicsystems@saint-gobain.com http://www.refractories.saint-gobain.com Manufactures Lo-Mass kiln furniture, including beams, batts, multilug posts, plates, setters, and rollers for the ceramics market. Supplies a variety of refractory shapes and monolithics for the energy and metal-melting markets. ISO 9000:2008 SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO CORP 3840 Fishcreek Rd Stow OH US 44224-4306 norpro.stow@saint-gobain.com http://norpro.saint-gobain.com 330-673-5860 Fax: 330-677-7247 Formerly Norton Chemical Process Product, NorPro is made up of three businesses: Proppants; Process Ceramics; and Catalytic Products. Products include proppants, ceramicsbased catalyst carriers, catalyst bed supports, guard bed media, and heat-transfer materials. SAINT-GOBAIN RECHERCHE +33-1-4839-5800 39 Quai Lucien Lefranc BP 135 Fax: +33-1-4834-7416 Aubervilliers Cedex France 93303 (Paris) Ile-de-France patrick.garnier@saint-gobain.com http://saint-gobain-recherche.com Research on glass: flat glass, bottle glass, insulation glass fibers, and reinforcement glass fibers. PO Box 535 Mt Laurel NJ US 8054 rnisula@aol.com http://sanamar.com Fax: 856-866-8896 Established 1970. Manufactures diamond and CBN superabrasive wheels. Several bonds have been developed for the grinding of ceramic materials. Sandia National Laboratories SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES PO Box 5800 MS 0889 Albuquerque NM US 87185-0889 http://sandia.gov The American Ceramic Society Research, development, and application of glass and ceramics, includes developing glasses, glass-ceramics for hermetic seals, studying electrooptic effects, improving processes for making ferroelectric ceramics, and studying fracture of ceramics. Corporate Member SANDKUHL CLAY WORKS INC 05536 Kossuth-Amanda Rd Spencerville OH US 45887 sandkuhl@sandkuhl.com http://sandkuhl.com 419-657-2905 Fax: 419-657-2901 Manufactures clay and refractory products, including flue liners, drain tile, hexagon wine storage tile, partition tile, tower fill, handmade decorative chimney pots, and gating refractories for foundries. Also distributes Heat Stop refractory mortars. SASOL NORTH AMERICA INC 7800 S Kolb Rd Tucson AZ US 85706 ceralox@us.sasol.com http://ceralox.com 520-294-5201 Fax: 520-294-5208 Manufactures ultra-high-purity aluminas with median particle diameters from 0.05 to 100 micrometers. Manufactures ultra-high-purity magnesium aluminate spinel and other specialty aluminates and alumina compounds. SAUEREISEN INC 160 Gamma Dr Pittsburgh PA 15238 http://www.sauereisen.com Fax: 412-963-7620 Sauereisen manufactures a diverse line of electrically insulating inorganic cements. Choose from more than 20 air-setting, hydraulic-setting, and chemical-setting products offering continuous high-temperature service up to 3,000°F. 140 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 SCHOTT SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA INC 5530 Shepherdsville Rd Louisville KY US 40228-1012 hometech@us.schott.com http://us.schott.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 502-657-4417 Fax: 502-966-4976 Schott Corp. is the North American headquarters and holding company for Schott Group and operates 16 divisions and subsidiaries in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Schott is one of the world\'s leading manufacturers of optical glass and glass-ceramics. SCHUTTE-BUFFALO HAMMERMILL LLC 61 Depot St Buffalo NY US 14206 info@hammermills.com http://hammermills.com 800-447-4634 Fax: 716-855-3417 Manufactures grinding, crushing, and pulverizing equipment for size-reduction needs. Mills are made in an extensive range of capacities for a variety of materials. Stainless and carbon steel are available. Offers free test grinding. SCI ENGINEERED MATERIALS INC 2839 Charter St Columbus OH US 43228 sales@sciengineeredmaterials.com http://sciengineeredmaterials.com 614-486-0261 Fax: 614-486-0912 Produces high-quality source materials for photonic, thinfilm battery, hard disk, semiconductor, high-K dielectric, and other PVD applications. Offers high-purity ceramic- and metal-sputtering targets as well as superconducting materials. ISO 9001:2000. SE INTL INC PO Box 39 Summertown TN US 38483-0039 radiationinfo@seintl.com http://www.seintl.com 800-293-5759 Fax: 931-964-3564 Manufacture handheld ionizing radiation detection instruments for surface and air contamination. Applications in the health physics, hazmat, lab, research, and educational fields. SEAFORTH MINERAL & ORE CO INC 3690 Orange Pl Ste 495 Cleveland OH US 44122-4438 msennett@seaforthinc.com http://seaforthinc.com 800-292-9022 Fax: 216-292-1033 Supplies industrial minerals and ores to the iron, steel, aluminum, ceramics, agricultural, and fertilizer industries. Multiple warehouse locations can supply product within 24 hours. SECO/WARWICK CORP 180 Mercer St PO Box 908 Meadville PA US 16335 info@secowarwick.com http://seco-warwick.com SELLICK EQUIPMENT LTD PO Box 1000 Harrow Ontario Canada NOR 1GO sales@sellickequipment.com http://sellickequipment.com 877-735-5425 Fax: 519-738-3477 Manufactures rough-terrain and truck-mounted forklifts. Distributor of Teletruk telescopic forklift. SEM-COM CO INC PO Box 8428 SEM COM Toledo OH US 43623 sem-com@sem-com.com http://sem-com.com 419-537-8813 Fax: 419-537-7054 Established 1983. Manufactures specialty technical glass compositions for sealing, dielectrics; passivating glasses for electronic applications; and precision-forming or redrawing glass and glass-ceramics. Database of 30,000 compositions. SEMTECH SOLUTIONS INC Analytical Testing Laboratory 6 Executive Park Dr Billerica MA US 01862 labmanager@semtechsolutions.com http://www.atl.semtechsolutions.com 978-663-9822 Fax: 978-663-9823 SEMTech Solutions provides advanced analytical and R&D support to a wide array of customers. We use FE-SEMS, EDS, micro FTIR, and optical microscopy for materials testing and characterization. We have more than 25 years experience in this field. SENSOR PRODUCTS 300 Madison Ave Madison NJ US 7940 info@sensorprod.com http://sensorprod.com 973-884-1755 Fax: 973-884-1699 Markets sensing materials that change appearance upon exposure to pressure, temperature, or magnetic fields. Pressure-indicating films record distribution and magnitude between contacting surfaces. Also markets imaging systems to analyze pressure films. SEPPIC INC 30 Two Bridges Rd Ste 210 Fairfield NJ US 07004 robert.mckay@airliquide.com http://seppic.com SGS MINERALS SERVICES 185 Concession St PO Box 4300 Lakefield Ontario Canada KOL 2HO hugh.desouza@sgs.com http://sgs.com 705-652-2112 Fax: 705-652-3123 Provides analytical determination of major, minor, and trace elements. Quantitative analysis can be provided by a variety of in-house analytical techniques. Specializes in determination of uranium and thorium by INAA, XRF, and ICP-MS. +972-9-7461972 Fax: +972-9-7462727 SHAHAK & CO DIAMOND TOOLS LTD PO Box 185 Ra\'anana Tel Aviv District Israel 4310101 barneabo@netvision.net.il http://www.shahak.co.il Manufacture full range of diamond and cubic boron nitride products. Specialize in fine-grit tools for precision grinding, cutting, and polishing of all ceramic materials, including zirconia, alumina, sapphire, quartz, glass, carbides and technical ceramics SHAMROCK TECHNOLOGIES INC Foot of Pacific St Newark NJ US 07114 973-242-2999 Fax: 973-242-8074 marketing@shamrocktechnologies.com http://www.shamrocktechnologies.com Manufactures a broad line of micronized powders, dispersions, emulsions, and compounds, including PTFE, polyethylene, polypropylene, fluoro polymers, custom wax alloys, natural waxes, and specialty additives for the ceramics industry. SHANDONG DIANDUN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO Construction Ceramic Ind Pk Zibo Shandong China 255185 sddiandun@gmail.com http://www.diandunkeji.com +86-1505-3353293 Fax: +86-0533-6227788 The invention of antistatic ceramic tile not only solved worldwide technical problems, but also changed the history of global traditional construction ceramics. SHEFFIELD POTTERY US Rte 7 973-882-5597 PO Box 399 Fax: 973-882-5178 Sells materials for glass frosting (matting) by immersion, brush, or screen printing. 814-332-8400 Fax: 814-724-1407 SETARAM INC Custom-engineered vacuum furnaces for most processes, including hardening, tempering, annealing, solution heat treating, brazing, sintering, carburizing, carbon/carbon composition, CVD-graphitizing, high-pressure quenching, and degassing. SELEE CORP SELEE CORPORATION 700 Shepherd St Hendersonville NC US 28792-6400 cservice@selee.com http://www.selee.com/ The American Carctic Society Eles Corporate Member ment, and transfer. 828-364-0100 Fax: 828-693-1833 Manufactures technical ceramics for gas and liquid filtration/separation, heat and mass transfer, high-temperature mixing, catalysis, metal filtration/treat925-847-9500 5880 W Las Positas Blvd Ste 50 Fax: 925-847-9400 Pleasanton CA US 94588 rivera@setaram.com http://www.setaram.com Setaram is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-performance thermal analyzers, calorimeters, gas sorption, and high-pressure mass spectroscopy instruments. Offers complete and dedicated solutions for your specific application. SEVEN STARS INTL LLC PO Box 512 Richland WA 99352 7si-ctkang@usa.net 509-946-2495 Sells boron carbide powders, SiC powders, zirconia powders, and parts. Sheffield MA US 1257 sales@sheffield-pottery.com http://sheffield-pottery.com 413-229-7700 Fax: 413-229-0200 Established 1946. Produces stock and custom moist-clay bodies. Huge selection of raw materials and chemicals. Distributes ceramics equipment, including kilns, wheels, slab rollers, and pugmills. Ceramics supply showroom open daily. SHENANGO ADVANCED CERAMICS LLC 606 McCleary Ave PO Box 120 New Castle PA US 16103 sales@shenac.com http://shenangoceramics.com 724-652-6668 Fax: 724-652-6664 Manufactures cordierite, mullite, and low-mass recrystallized, nitride-bonded and reaction-bonded SiC kiln furniture. Distributes traditional oxide-bonded and nitride-bonded SiC, high-alumina, and mullite kiln furniture as well as rollers for roller hearth. SHIMADZU SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 7102 Riverwood Dr Columbia MD US 21046 webmaster@shimadzu.com http://www.ssi.shimadzu.com 800-477-1227 Fax: 410-381-1222 A leading manufacturer of analytical measurement and testing instrumentation for a broad range of applications in science and industry. Products include HPLC, GC, mass-spec, UV-vis, XRF/XRD, balances, and a wide variety of materials testers. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 141 SHINAGAWA ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAN INC 3555 Gilchrist Rd PO Box 8 Mogadore OH US 44260 s.ensch@samamericas.com https://samamericas.com 248-355-6444 Fax: 248-353-0649 North American representative for Shinaga Refractories Co. of Japan. Specializes in isostatically pressed products, including submerged-entry nozzles and ladle shrouds for continuous casting as well as BOF and EBT tap-hole sleeves for steelmaking. SSHOEI SHOEI CHEMICAL INC Shinjuku-Mitsui Bldg PO Box 230 +81-03-3344-6661 Fax: +81-03-3344-6658 Shinjuku-ku Tokyo Japan 163-0443 info@shoeichem.co.jp http://www.shoeichem.co.jp The American Ceramic Society Established 1956. Manufactures conductive, resistive, and dielectric pastes and fine powders of metals and metal Corporate Member oxides for electronic application; and precious metal/salt, precious-metal catalyst, and liquid precious metal for industrial applications. SHORT MOUNTAIN SILICA 170 Silican Rd Mooresburg TN US 37811 http://shortmtnsilica.com 423-272-5700 Fax: 423-272-9637 Offers silica sand as well as ground and whole-grain silica averaging 99.7% silicon dioxide. Available in bulk or bags. SIBELCO BENELUX De Zate 1 Mol Antwerp Belgium 2480 sales@sibelco.be http://sibelco.be SCP Silicon Carbide Products SILICON CARBIDE PRODUCTS INC 361 Daniel Zenker Dr Horseheads NY US 14845 scp@scprobond.com http://scprobond.com The American Ceramic Society 607-562-8599 Fax: 607-562-7585 Manufacturer of custom silicon carbide specialty shapes for demanding industrial wear, corrosion, and high-temperature applications. SCP offers SCProbond N\' reaction-bonded SiC. ISO 9001: 2000 certified. Corporate Member SIMOND INTL LLC 4701 14th St Plano TX US 75074 korat.usa@gmail.com http://www.simondfibertech.com 954-464-3378 Manufacturer and distributor of high-quality refractory ceramic products: ceramic fiber board; ceramic fiber bulk; ceramic fiber panel; and ceramic fiber module. SMAHT CERAMICS INC 181 W 1700 S Salt Lake City UT US 84115 sales@smahtcer.com http://smahtceramics.com 801-483-3100 Fax: 801-483-3101 SMAHT-Ceram specializes in production and R&D of very-low CTE, exceptionally thermal shock resistant, machinable (NZP) ceramics and custom-developed products based on zirconia and ZTA. We also provide materials testing and consulting services. +32-14-837211 Fax: +32-14-837232 SOCIETY OF GLASS & CERAMIC DECORATED PRODUCTS PO Box 2489 740-588-9882 Fax: 740-588-0245 Worldwide producer of various industrial ceramic minerals, including silica, cristobalite, clays, nepheline, and feldspar, as well as sand in powder form. Kindly consult with us on your specific requirements. SICCO ENGINEERING WORKS No 454 Sidco Ind Estate Ambattur Chennai Tamil Nadu India 600 098 kanmani@synchrony.co.in http://www.siccoengineering.co.in 91-44-26254792 Fax: 91-44-26250513 Sicco has developed equipment for unit-handling systems, including range of gravity rollers, silent-running live roller conveyors of our innovative single-chain design, load adjustable accumulation conveyors, and compact inline lifting tables. SIGMADIAMANT Pol Ind Supoi 8 Parc M5 B1, Nave 17 Almazora Castellon Spain 12550 export@sigmadiamant.com http://www.sigmadiamant.com +34 964562713 Fax: +34 964562713 Diamond tools and abrasives for polishing, lapping, cutting, mitering, beveling, squaring, and shaping ceramic tile, porcelain tile, marble, granite, and any natural stone. Hi-tech range, adapted to the type of material, available for any brand of machinery. SIL-BASE CO INC 4 Juniper St Mckeesport PA US 15132 silbase@aol.com http://silbase.com Zanesville OH US 43702 info@sgcd.org http://www.sgcd.org International professional/trade association focusing on technology and marketing of glass and ceramic decorating materials as well as legislative/regulatory/environmental issues. Publishes newsletter, annual directory of decorators, and suppliers. SOILMOISTURE SOILMOISTURE EQUIPMENT CORP 801 S Kellogg Ave Goleta CA US 93117 sales@soilmoisture.com http://soilmoisture.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member SONIC-MILL\" MACHINING THE UNMACHINABLE SONIC-MILL 7500 Bluewater Rd NW Albuquerque NM US 87121-1962 contact@sonicmill.com http://www.sonicmill.com 505-839-3535 Fax: 505-839-3525 Contract machine shop and manufacturers of rotary and sinker ultrasonic equipment for machining technical ceramics and glass materials. R&D, low production, and precision machining provided. Capable of deep-hole drilling and multihole drilling. SONS OF GWALIA LTD Level 3 30 The Esplanade +61-8-9263-5555 Fax: +61-8-9481-5133 Perth Western Australia Australia 6000 minerals@sog.com.au http://spodumene.com Produces spodumene concentrates and lithium carbonate for the glass and ceramics industries, tantalum concentrates, tin metal, and kaolin. SONYA CERAMICS (EXPORT DIV) 711 Anil Rd +91-79-22202588 Fax: +91-79-22202074 Near Anil Starch Mill Ahmedabad Gujarat India 380 025 info@sonyaceramics.com http://www.sonyaceramics.com We specialize in manufacturing and exporting technical ceramics made of porcelain, steatite, cordierite porcelain, cordierite refractory, alumina refractory, and high-alumina of various grades. SPARKLER CERAMICS PVT LTD J-508 MIDC Bhosari Pune Maharashtra India 411026 piezo@sparklerceramics.com http://www.sparklerceramics.com +91-20-30692878 Fax: +91-20-2713 0955 Manufactures lead zirconate titanate, and lead titanate-based piezoelectric elements for ultrasonic cleaners, welders, atomizers, and NDT probes; hydrophones, sonars, accelerometers, armament impact fusing, and energy harvesting; and scores of other applications. Specialty GLASS Inc. solving the science of glass™ 805-964-3525 Fax: 805-683-2189 SPECIALTY GLASS INC 305 Marlborough St Oldsmar FL US 34677 Since 1955, Soilmoisture has provided the world\'s largest selection of porous ceramics in a broad variety of shapes and sizes with a wide assortment of air entry values to meet your specific needs. SOMANY SOMANY CERAMICS LTD 1-800-103-0004 Fax: +91-1276-241006 Kassar Bahadurgarh Haryana India 124 507 ggt@somanytiles.co.in http://www.somanyceramics.com/ 412-751-2314 Fax: 412-751-2100 The Specialty precast refractories company servicing the heattreating and coke-making industries. American Ceramic Society USD200 million company and leading tile manufacturer in India under renowned Somany brand. Company has certificate of registration under ISO 9001:2008; ISO 14001:2004; BS OHSAS18001:2007; ISO 22000:2005; ENIS014411:2006; and ISO 1515622:2006. Corporate Member info@sgiglass.com http://sgiglass.com The American Ceramic Society Since 1977 813-855-5779 Fax: 813-855-1584 Providing custom melting, forming, and wet/dry milling of glass and glassCorporate Member ceramic compositions. Offering technical assistance and composition engineering. Electric and gas melting up to 1,625°C. Volume quantities from pounds to tons. SPECTRONICS CORP 956 Brush Hollow Rd Westbury NY US 11590 info@spectroline.com http://spectroline.com 800-274-8888 Fax: 516-491-6868 Manufacture UV lamps used to cure ceramics, adhesives, and coatings in applications ranging from windshield repair to spot curing on PC boards. Offer radiometers to check the intensity of UV lamps for curing. Lamps also custom-made for specific curing purposes. 142 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 SPENCER TURBINE CO 600 Day Hill Rd Windsor CT US 06095 marketing@spencer-air.com http://spencerturbine.com 800-232-4321 Fax: 860-688-0098 Established 1892. Manufactures heavy-duty central and mobile vacuum systems; separators for wet or dry collection; centrifugal and regenerative blowers; pneumatic conveying systems; vacuum systems accessories (hose, tool, tubing, and fittings); and more. SPHERIC TECHNOLOGIES INC 4708 Van Buren St Phoenix AZ US 85008-6908 info@spherictech.com http://spherictech.com 602-218-9292 Fax: 602-218-9299 Full line of high-temperature computer controlled microwave furnaces. Continuous and batch production furnaces. Laboratory furnaces of various capacities and power. Customer process and product development service. SPONTANEOUS MATERIALS 8505 E Temple Dr Unit 474 Denver CO US 80237 strout@ieee.org http://spontaneousmaterials.com 303-955-8537 A consultancy specializing in the rare earths, magnetic materials, technical training, and technical writing. SPRAY DRYING SYSTEMS INC 5320 Enterprise St Ste J Eldersburg MD US 21784 sales@spraydrysys.com http://www.spraydrysys.com STELTER & BRINCK LTD 201 Sales Ave Cincinnati OH US 45030 marketing@stelterbrinck.com http://www.stelterbrinck.com 513-367-9300 Fax: 513-367-1524 Direct-fired process air heaters: duct style and packaged heaters. Indirect-fired process air heaters: nonrecirculating and recirculating. Gun-style process air heaters: for gaseous and/or liquid fuels. Combustion burner service and parts. STEPHAN SCHMIDT KG Bahnhofstr 92 +49-6436-6090 Fax: +49-6436-60949 Dornburg Hesse Germany D-65599 marketing@schmidt-tone.de http://schmidt-tone.de Established 1947. Supplies ceramic raw materials and complete ceramic batches. Offers ceramics lab and consultant services for development of ceramic raw materials. STRAINOPTICS INC 108 W Montgomery Ave North Wales PA US 19454 stress@strainoptics.com http://www.strainoptics.com 215-661-0100 Fax: 215-699-7028 Designs and manufactures stress-measuring instruments for the glass and ceramics industries, including polariscopes, polarimeters, and online stress scanners for float-line as well as QC stations for visual and PC-based inspection of residual stress. 410-549-8090 Fax: 410-549-8091 STRICO AG Allmendstr 14 Designs and sells spray dryers. SDS spray dryers produce free-flowing ceramic powders with a controlled particle size. High yields and quality products, at competitive pricing. SRI INTL SRI International 333 Ravenswood Ave Menlo Park CA US 94025-3493 customer-service@sri.com http://sri.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member other organizations. STAHLI USA INC 650-859-2000 An independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored R&D for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and 505 Oakwood Rd Ste 180 Lake Zurich IL US 60047 s.nelson@stahliusa.com http://stahliusa.com 847-719-0360 Fax: 847-719-0361 Stahli is one of the leading companies worldwide in the manufacture of flat honing, lapping, and polishing machines. To our customers, we are known just as much by our standard products as by our custom-made and need-oriented special products. STARFIRE SYSTEMS INC 2165 Technology Dr Schenectady NY US 12308 info@starfiresystems.com http://starfiresystems.com 518-899-9336 Fax: 518-289-2261 Offers the solution for high-temperature materials creating high-performance products. Our chemistry enables control of molecular structures combining ceramic materials with other materials to produce composites, laminates, and coatings. STEDMAN MACHINE 307 S Buffalo St 812-926-0038 Fax: 812-926-3482 Warsaw IN US 46580 sales@stedman-machine.com http://stedman-machine.com Established 1834. Manufactures size-reduction equipment. Offers custom ceramic engineering services. +41-43-377-3010 Fax: +41-43-377-3011 Fehraltorf Zurich Switzerland CH 8320 strico@strico.ch http://www.strico.ch Kiln-proof, sequentially numbered bar code labels for the individual identification of ceramic sanitaryware. STUDIOLX PO Box 563 Lincolnshire IL US 60069 info@studiolx.com http://studiolx.com 847-630-0539 Traditional and contemporary ceramic vases, bowls, platters, and other decorative objects. Contemporary, decorative, and colored art glass vases, bowls, and platters. STURTEVANT INC 348 Circuit St Hanover MA US 02339 sales@sturtavantinc.com http://www.sturtavantinc.com 800-992-0209 Fax: 781-829-6515 Established 1883. Manufactures grinding, crushing, pulverizing, separating, and processing equipment. Lab sample testing facilities available. Export facilities. SUNROCK CERAMICS CO 2625 S 21st Ave Broadview IL US 60155 dthurman@sunrockceramics.com http://www.sunrockceramics.com 708-344-7600 Fax: 708-344-7636 US manufacturer of high-alumina ceramics and specialty refractories, including kiln furniture for firing advanced ceramics. Many formulations available for demanding hightemperature applications with a wide assortment of pressed or cast shapes. SUNTECH SUNTECH PRECISION CERAMICS (HK) LTD SUPER FINE LTD Sultam Bldg +972-4-959-772 Fax: +972-4-959-7737 Yokneam North District Israel 20692 superfin@netvision.net.ie http://super-fine.com Offers pulverizing technology based on rapid air-pressure changes in a vortex chamber. System enables micronizing and submicronizing of hard and superhard ceramics in a single stage. SUPERCONIX INC 2440 Lisbon Ave Lake Elmo MN US 55042 info@superconix.com http://superconix.com 651-777-8464 Offers single crystals for semiconductor, piezoelectric, substrate, laser, nonlinear, photorefractive, acoustooptic, electrooptic, IR, and magnetooptic applications as well as hightemperature superconducting crystals, rods, substrates, thick films, and more. SUPERIOR SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO 10 S Riverside Plaza Chicago IL US 60606 dlaughton@superiorgraphite.com http://www.superiorgraphite.com GRAPHITE 312-559-2999 Fax: 312-559-9064 Produces alpha- and beta-SiC powder for use in sintered wear parts, toners, MMCs, and abrasives. Produces PS SiC tile for armor. Produces advanced (graphite) materials for use in many industries. SUPERIOR QUARTZ PRODUCTS INC 2701 Baglyos Cir Bethlehem PA US 18020 superior@sqpuv.com http://sqpuv.com/ceramics/ceramics.html 610-317-3450 Fax: 610-317-3451 SQP master craftsmen form technically pure grade amorphorous non-crystalline silicon dioxide (quartz) lamps capable of generating ultraviolet, visible, or infrared spectral ranges. We also offer precision outside and inside diameter grinding, precision cutting as well as threading and slotting. STI SUPERIOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP. 898-1990 SUPERIOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP 600 Ind Park Rd St Albans VT US 05478 sales@superiortechceramics.com http://superiortechceramics The American Ceramic Society 802-527-7726 Fax: 802-527-1181 Established 1898. Manufactures custom technical ceramics components using extruding, dry-pressing, isopressing, green-forming, and diamondmachining techniques. Also manufactures prototype-throughproduction quantities on contract. Corporate Member SURMET Engineering Better Material Solutions\" SURMET CORP 31 B St 00852-35860105 Unit 2209 22-F WuChung House Fax: 00852-35853837 213 Queen\'s Road E Hong Kong China 999077 yctan@esuntech.com http://www.suntechceramics.com/ The American COFCITIC Society Corporate Member Design, development, and manufacture mechanical ceramic components, with the batching, mixing, molding, sintering, and machining of ceramics fully in house. Burlington MA US 01803 sales@surmet.com http://www.surmet.com The American Ceramic Society 781-272-3969 Fax: 781-272-9185 A specialty materials manufacturing company known for its leadership in ALON, the superior lightweight transparent armor. Surmet\'s transparent spinel is stronger and tougher. Surmet produces and supplies aluminum nitride powder/products in tons. Corporate Member American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 143 SWECO 8029 US Hwy 25 Florence KY US 41042 info@sweco.com www.sweco.com 859-371-4360 Fax: 859-283-8469 Established in 1917. SWECO manufactures processing equipment, including wet- and dry-grinding and dispersion mills for fine particle-size reduction and deagglomeration; separators for sizing and filtering wet or dry materials; and more. SWINDELL #DRESSLER SWINDELL DRESSLER INTERNATIONAL CO 412-788-7100 5100 Casteel Dr Coraopolis PA US 15108 jhopkins@swindelldressler.com http://www.swindelldressler.com American The Ceramic Society Fax: 412-788-7110 Established in 1912, Swindell Dressler engineers, designs, and constructs shuttle, bell, electric, roller hearth, and tunnel kilns for the ceramics and carbon industries. The company also offers car-moving equipment. Corporate Member SYMPHONY TRADECOMM PVT LTD 919301180677 Raipur Chhatish Garh India 493221 Fax: 917714010200 symphonytpl@yahoo.com http://www.indiamart.com/symphony-tradecomm/ We manufacture microsilica and amorphous silica for several uses in the world. Also manufacture rice husk ash tundish covering product for ironmaking and steelmaking as well as a product for super concrete based on rice husk ash. TQ ABRASIVE MACHINING 3338 W Castor St Santa Ana CA US 92704 info@tqabrasivemachining.com http://tqabrasivemachining.com 714-972-2047 Fax: 714-972-2067 Offers precision ceramic machining of complex designs for a wide range of industrial applications. Designs and manufactures advanced technical ceramic precision components and parts. TABER INDUSTRIES 455 Bryant St 716-694-4000/800-333-5300 Fax: 716-694-1450 North Tonawanda NY US 14120 sales@taberindustries.com http://taberindustries.com Manufacturer of test instruments that aid the understanding of material physical properties, including abrasion and scratch resistance. Test results aid in R&D, process control, and quality assurance for ceramics, coatings, and other materials. TAKASAGO INDUSTRY CO LTD 2321-2 Dachi-cho Toki-city Gifu Japan 509-54 hitoshi_ando@takasago-inc.co.jp http://www.takasago-inc.co.jp +81-572-598899 Fax: +81-572-593848 Designs and manufactures electric-heated and gas-fired industrial kilns. Specializes in roller hearth kilns, rotary kilns, tunnel kilns, and periodic kilns including shuttle kilns, microwave kilns, microwave+electric or +gas hybrid kilns, various dryers, and more. TAM CERAMICS TAM CERAMICS 4511 Hyde Park Blvd Niagara Falls NY US 14305-1215 ehanson@tamceramics.com http://www.tamceramics.com The American Ceramic Society 716-978-9403 Fax: 716-278-9571 Leading manufacturer of high-purity engineered powders, including zirconia, titanate-, and zircon-based materials for a variety of industries and applications. Provides services, such as custom toll processing and materials recycling. Corporate Member TAPE CASTING CONSULTANTS, INC. 215-493-6470 CASTING Richard E. Mistler President TAPE CASTING CONSULTANTS INC 1038 Lafayette Dr Yardley PA US 19067 drblade@juno.com 215-493-6470 Established 1983. Consulting services for technical ceramics, specializing in tape-casting technology. TAPECASTING WAREHOUSE DIV 1037 Lafayette Dr Yardley PA US 19067 tapecast@juno.com http://www.drblade.com 800-641-1034 Fax: 215-321-0805 Established 1983. Stocks and sells materials and equipment for tape casting. TAYLOR TUNNICLIFF LTD Normacot Rd Longton +44-01782-501 Fax: +44-01782-328807 Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire UK ST3 1PA info@taylortunnicliff.co.uk http://taylortunnicliff.co.uk Manufactures pyrometric devices, Bullers Rings, bars, and disks used by ceramics-manufacturing companies. Contract spray-drying facility. Agents and distributors worldwide. TECHNICAL PRODUCTS INC PO Box 189 Hubertus WI US 53033 tpi@technicalproductsinc.com http://technicalproductsinc.com 800-869-2008 Fax: 262-335-3606 One of the largest Macor distributors in the world with expertise in machining, engineering, specifying, developing, and manufacturing simple or complex designs to precise tolerances in high-tech ceramics and plastics. TECHNISONIC RESEARCH INC 328 Commerce Dr Fairfield CT US 06825 tonyr@technisonic.net http://technisonicinc.com 203-368-3600 Fax: 203-368-1922 Manufactures ultrasonic transducers for nondestructive-testing applications, including flaw detection, thickness gauging, and weld inspection. Medical and industrial types are offered. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT & TRANSFER (TA&T) 133 Defense Hwy Ste 212 Annapolis MD US 21401 info@techassess.com http://www.techassess.com TEMPO PLASTIC 1227 N Miller Park Ct Visalia CA US 93291 tempo@tempo-foam.com http://www.tempo-foam.com 800-350-7711 Stock and custom protective packaging for wafers and substrates. Automated foam molding process. TENMAT LTD +44-161-872-21 Ashburton Rd W Trafford Park Fax: +44-161-872-7596 Manchester Greater Manchester UK M17 IRU peter.sharp@tenmat.com http://tenmat.com Produces high-performance engineering ceramics, including reaction-bonded SiC, Refel and, in particular, mechanical seals and wear parts for mineral separation equipment. Produces reaction-bonded Nitrasil R for induction heating, welding, and more. TERIO CORP 18-A Huaren Intl Bldg 2A Shandong Rd Qingdao China 266071 jackyan@teriocorp.com http://www.terio.cn +86-532-86069596 Fax: +86-532-83893695 Established 1993. A diversified chemical company with a strong reputation in zirconia, YSZ, SSZ, LSM, YTP, barium carbonate/hydroxide, and zirconium acetate. Operates four factories in China. A Responsible Care company and ISO 9001/14001 certified. TEVTECH LLC 978-667-4557 Fax: 978-667-4554 100 Billerica Ave North Billerica, MA 01862 http://www.tevtechllc.com TevTech delivers state-of-the-art materials-processing hightemperature vacuum furnace systems and components that enable your company to maintain its competitive edge. Texas General Ceramics LLC TEXAS GENERAL CERAMICS LLC 12920 Audelia Rd Apt 279 Dallas, TX US 75243 info@advanceceramics.com http://www.advanceceramics.com/ 410-224-3710 Fax: 410-224-4678 The American Sputtered thin films; chemical vapor infiltration ceramic composites; monolithic transparent ceramics; laser gain media; strengthened carbon foams; rapid prototyping via ceramic stereolithography; and direct manufacturing of ceramic microdevices. TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS 21090 Cielo Vista Way Wildomar CA US 92595 sam@xraydiffrac.com http://xraydiffrac.com 951-471-8194 Fax: 951-471-8193 Analytical lab specializing in analysis of materials using XRD (Rietveld quantification and size/strain), thermal analysis (DTA/TG), microscopy (SEM/EDS), and FT-IR. Also specializes in clay and soil mineralogy. TEETER MARKETING SERVICES LLC 2377 Braley Rd Ransomville NY US 14131-9606 cereng19@aol.com Certific Society Corporate Member 972-375-3194 Texas General Ceramics can offer significant performance and cost advantages in design and manufacturing of materials for the cable industry, medical equipment applications, engine components, and thermal processing. TFD INC 1180 N Tustin Ave Anaheim CA US 92807 purchasing@tfdinc.com http://www.tfdinc.com 714-630-7127 Fax: 714-630-7119 Leader in high-volume coatings for electrooptical, solar, and flat-panel displays. TFD\'s unique TCO process with surface roughness of 10 angstrom with a 1,500 angstrom ITO thickness. ITO, nanotubes, nanoparticles, IMITO, LTITO, lamination, photoetch, and patterning. THALES TRT Palaiseau Paris France 91767 RD 128 716-510-1408 Provides industrial market research, business planning, product development and introduction, marketing communications, and education and training services for companies in the high-performance materials field. Serves as managing director for the SECA. +33-1-69-41-58-91 jean-pierre.ganne@thalesgroup.com http://www.thalesgroup.com/Group/Innovation Provide R&D on electroceramic materials and devices. 144 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 THE COOKE CORP 6930 Metroplex Dr Romulus MI US 48174 info@cookecorp.com http://cookecorp.com 248-276-8820 Fax: 248-276-8825 Manufactures, sells, and markets electrooptical dimensional and lab measuring systems, light-measuring instrumentation, and high-speed electronic and cooled CCD imaging and analysis systems. The Mysore Stoneware Pipes and Potteries LTD THE MYSORE STONEWARE PIPES AND POTTERIES LTD 080-23614696 Fax: 080-23614697 No 30 Sapthagiri 10th Cross Rmv Extension Bangalore 560080 India msppoffice@gmail.com http://mysorestonewarepipesandpotteriesltd1.getit.in/home. html The American Ceramic Society TOGNI SA MATERIAIS REFRACTARIOS +55-35-2101-2222 R Antonio Togni 2439-CP 598 Fax: +55-35-3714-2420 Pocos de Caldas Minas Gerais Brazil 37704-356 togni@togni.com.br http://togni.com.br Producer of shaped and unshaped refractories, including magnesia, magnesia-carbon, magnesia-chrome, high-alumina, mullite, and alumina-carbon. TOYAL AMERICA INC 1717 N Naper Blvd Naperville IL US 60563 nicolas.justeau@toyala.com http://toyala.com 630-505-2170 Fax: 630-505-2176 Producer and distributor of various grades of aluminum nitride for sintering. Also produces silica-coated aluminum nitride with excellent thermal conductivity properties. Atomized spherical and conventional aluminum powders are offered. TOYOTA CRDL, INC. Corporate Member Founded in 1937, the company is a manufacturer and supplier of pipes based in Bangalore. 가 770-662-0456 Fax: 770-242-6210 TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS INC 41-1 Yokomichi Nagakute Aichi Japan 480-1192 Fax: +81-561-63-6419 THERMAL PRODUCTS CO INC 4520 S Berkeley Lake Rd Norcross GA US 30071-1639 info@thermalproductsco.com http://www.thermalproductsco.com Fabricates and distributes ceramic fiber and biosoluble insulation, ceramic-fiber modules and SiC heating elements. Die-cutting and slitting capabilities of insulation, ceramic ropes, and braids for kiln car seals and door gaskets. Large modules for kilns. THERMAL WAVE IMAGING INC 845 Livernois St Ferndale MI US 48220 dmurdock@thermalwave.com http://thermalwave.com 248-414-3730 Develops and manufactures pulse thermographic NDT equipment. THERMCRAFT INC 3950 Overdale Rd Winston Salem NC US 27107 info@thermcraftinc.com http://www.thermcraftinc.com 336-784-4800 Fax: 336-784-0634 Provides furnaces for industrial, R&D, OEM, and end users for all industries. Manufactures lab- and industrial-heating elements, furnaces, and control systems. Systems are available for temperatures to 1,700°C. THOMPSON ENAMEL INC 650 Colfax Ave Bellevue KY US 41073 info@thompsonenamel.com http://thompsonenamel.com 859-291-3800 Fax: 859-291-1849 Manufactures jewelry enamel frits for application onto copper and precious metals. Catalog supplier to artists and hobbyists. Offers custom smelting of porcelain enamels and glasses for industry. TIANJIN INNOVA TECH CO LTD Xingang Dajie +86-22-25883805 Tanggu District Tianjin Tanggu Tianjin China 300450 leo_lpxz@yahoo.com.cn http://innovatj.com Supplies zirconia-derivative products, such as high-purity zirconia, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ or TPZ), TPZ milling media, and structural zirconia ceramics. TILE HERITAGE FOUNDATION PO Box 1850 Healdsburg CA US 95448 foundation@tileheritage.org http://tileheritage.org 707-431-8453 Fax: 707-431-8455 Established 1987. Nonprofit historical organization dedicated to research and preservation and to promote an awareness and appreciation of ceramic surfaces in the US. http://www.tytlabs.co.jp/eindex.html The American Ceramic Society Producer and distributor of various grades of aluminum nitride for sintering. Also produces silica-coated aluminum nitride with excellent thermal conductivity properties. Atomized spherical and conventional aluminum powders are offered. Corporate Member TRANS-TECH INC 5520 Adamstown Rd Adamstown MD US 21710 transtech@skyworksinc.com http://www.trans-techinc.com 301-695-9400 Fax: 301-695-7065 Manufactures ceramic components for rf, microwave, and specialty powder applications. Products include dielectric resonators, coaxial resonators, band-pass filters, ferrite phase shifter elements, ferrite circulator and isolator elements, and ferrites. TREIBACHER INDUSTRIE AG Althofen +43-4262-5054-410 Fax: +43-4262-505-8410 Althofen Carinthia Austria 9330 helene.leitner@treibacher.com http://treibacher.com Established 1898. Rare earths, rare-earth oxides, and rareearth oxide compounds are produced for several applications. The product portfolio also includes a broad range of carbide, boride, and nitride powders. TREIBACHER SCHLEIFMITTEL NORTH AMERICA INC 2000 College Ave Niagara Falls NY US 14302 marketing@treibacher-us.com 800-394-8872 Fax: 716-286-1224 Manufactures fused aluminum oxide and silicon carbide grains for use in production of grinding wheels, sandpaper, refractories, compounds, and composites. Other uses include pressure blasting, polishing, and deburring. TRENT INC 201 Leverington Ave Philadelphia PA US 19127 trentheat@aol.com http://trentheat.com 215-482-5000 Fax: 215-482-9389 Manufactures electrically heated process equipment for industrial applications. Manufactures furnaces and ovens for the glass and ceramics industries as well as replacement heating elements. TRI-MER CORP 1400 Monroe St Owosso MI US 48867 kevin.moss@tri-mer.com http://www.tri-mer.com 801-294-5422 Fax: 989-723-7844 Glass furnace emissions: UltraCat Catalyst Filters are the technology of choice for container and flat glass. Also kilns, ceramic production, and cement. Remove any combination of PM, SOX, NOX, HCI, HF, and metals to below EPA standards. TRIANGLE CERAMICS 991 Aviation Pkwy Morrisville NC US 27560 http://triangleceramics.com/ 919-415-1546 Produce aluminum nitride and tantalum carbide parts, components, and bulk stock material. The highest melting point material on earth, TaC, is a high-hardness electrical conductor while AIN is an excellent thermal conductor and electrical insulator. TRINITY CERAMIC SUPPLY INC 9016 Diplomacy Row Dallas TX US 75247 trinityceramic@sbcglobal.net http://trinityceramic@sbcglobal.net 214-631-0540 Fax: 214-637-6463 Established 1950. Distributes raw materials and chemicals to the tile, sanitaryware, brick, porcelain enamel, artware, and hobby industries. Inventories include opacifiers, kaolins (foreign and domestic), feldspars, nepheline syenite, ball clays, and more. TSI INC 500 Cardigan Rd Shoreview MN US 55126-3996 particle@tsi.com www.tsi.com 651-490-2811 Fax: 651-490-3824 Established 1966. Develops aerosol research instrumentation. Offers complete solutions for sizing, counting, characterizing, generating, and dispersing aerosol particles. UCM ADVANCED CERAMICS GMBH +44 7836 50 59 58 Ferroweg 1 Fax: +49(0)7763933489 Laufenburg Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany D-79725 gordon.bennett@ucm-fm.com Fused stabilized and unstabilized powders for refractories and submicron zirconia powders for structural and functional ceramics. End markets include oxygen sensors, fuel cells, advanced plasma coatings, textile machinery, wire drawing, and seals. UKAM INDUSTRIAL SUPERHARD TOOLS 28231 Ave Crocker Unit 80 Valencia CA US 91355 brian1@ukam.com http://ukam.com 661-257-2288 Fax: 661-257-3833 Manufactures ultrathin and high-precision diamond blades, diamond drills, 0.001 from 0.001 in. thick to 48 in. in diameter dicing blades, lab dicing saws, sectioning saws, grinders, and polishers for sample preparation. Manufactures custom industrial diamond tooling. UMG - UNITED MINERALS GROUP Rozy Luxemburg 48B Donetsk Ukraine 83050 market@umgukraine.com.ua http://umgukraine.com +38-06-23118 United Minerals Group is the largest Ukrainian white plastic ball clay extracting group. The clay produced by UMG is considered to be ideally suitable for porcelain tile (gres). It brings high whiteness, high strength, and high plasticity. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 145 UNIFRAX UNIFRAX I LLC 600 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 120 Tonawanda NY US 14150 info@unifrax.com http://www.unifrax.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 716-268-6500 Fax: 716-268-6400 Global leader in the development and manufacture of high-temperature insulation products, including Fiberfrax ceramic fiber as well as revolutionary Insulfrax and Isofrax soluble fiber products. UNIMIN CORP 258 Elm St UNIMIN. UNIMIN CORPORATION New Canaan CT US 06840 qualityceramics@unimin.com http://www.unimin.com 203-442-2500 Fax: 800-243-9005 Produces and markets kaolin and ball clays, silica sands, ground and microcrystalline silica, and nepheline syenite for the pressed wares, cast wares, formed wares, enamel, and ceramic-powder industries. Operations throughout North America. UNION PROCESS 809 White Pond Dr Ste C Akron OH US 44320 unionprocess@uninprocess.com http://unionprocess.com 330-929-3333 Fax: 330-929-3034 Manufacture equipment for fine grinding of ceramic products and equipment designed to provide rapid reduction of particles, in some cases, submicron in size. Narrow particle size attainable. UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT 1100 Woodlawn Ave Collingdale PA US 19023 uteinc@verizon.net 800-932-8653 Fax: 610-586-0151 Provides equipment, supplies, and accessories for nondestructive testing and evaluation. UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE Nuevo León Av Universidad s/n +52-81-8352-1984 Fax: +52-81-8376-0477 Cd Universitaria San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León Mexico 66450 infoecomateriales@gmail.com http://www.uanl.mx Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León is a public university with seven campuses across Nuevo León, Mexico. It is the oldest university, and largest university in the state in terms of student population. IFKB Universität Stuttgart UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART/MTCCC +49-711-685-68300 Allmandring 7B Fax: +49-711-685-68299 Stuttgart Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany D-70569 rainer.gadow@ifkb.uni-stuttgart.de http://uni-stuttgart.de/home/ The American Cercitic Society Main material R&D of new manufacturing technologies for ceramic components and composites, focused on structural/functioning ceramics, fiberreinforced materials, surface/coating technologies, numerical process simulations, and materials characterization. Corporate Member US ELECTROFUSED MINERALS INC 600 Steel St Aliquippa PA US 15001 info@usminerals.com http://www.elfusa.com.br 800-927-8823 Fax: 800-729-8826 Established 1960. Manufactures electrofused raw materials for abrasives, ceramics, and refractories, including white and brown alumina, mullite, magnesia-alumina spinel, fused magnesia, and nonstabilized and calcia- and magnesiastabilized zirconia. US FOAM CORP 7412 Jager Ct Cincinnati OH US 45230 promgrusf@fuse.net http://us-foam.com 800-830-2183 Fax: 513-528-9802 Manufactures various high-quality hydrophilic grout sponges, nonabrasive epoxy sponges, specialty sponges, nylon scrub pads, laminate underlayment, and quality diamond saw blades. US SILICA CO US SILICA™ 8490 Progress Dr Ste 300 Frederick MD US 21740 sales@ussilica.com http://www.u-s-silica.com 800-345-6170 Fax: 304-258-8295 Produces aplite, round angular and subangular wholegrain sand, ground silica, fine-ground silica, and assorted clay materials. Materials available in bulk and bagged quantities. UV PROCESS SUPPLY INC 1229 W Cortland St Chicago IL US 60614-4805 info@uvps.com http://www.uvprocess.com 773-248-0099 Fax: 773-880-6647 Manufacture and distribute a conmprehensive line of UV curing equipment and related supplies, including safety products, maintenance and shop supplies, graphic arts tools, film thickness, and curing controls. Now offering high-power UV LED lamps. VALLEY DESIGN CORP Two Shaker Rd Bldg E-001 Shirley MA US 01464 info@valleydesign.com http://valleydesign.com 978-425-3030 Fax: 978-425-3031 Manufactures substrates, windows, wafers, shims, and spacers from ceramics, glass, and metals. Precision lapping, polishing, four-axis CNC machining, dicing, edge-polishing, thinning, and grinding services. Specializes in ultrathin, ultraflat, superpolishing. Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC A Wholly Owned Subediory of Ronde Holding Company inc VANDERBILT MINERALS LLC PO Box 5150 Norwalk CT US 06856-5150 rjohnson@rtvanderbilt.com http://www.vanderbiltminerals.com The American Ceramic Society 203-295-2140 Fax: 203-855-1220 Vanderbilt Minerals LLC specializes in industrial minerals and chemicals, including Kaolin clays, pyrophyllite, wolCorporate Member lastonite, smectite and hectorite clays, dispersing agents, and xanthan gum. VAR LAC OID CHEMICAL CO 13 Foster St Bergenfield NJ US 07621 info@cesium-chloride.com http://cesium-chloride.com 201-387-0038 Fax: 201-387-0291 Manufactures and distributes high-purity metals, metal powders, oxides, and other compounds to meet the needs and material requirements of the R&D community. VECTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC 414-247-7100 6820 N 43rd St Milwaukee WI US 53209 Fax: 414-247-7110 sales@vector-vacuums.com http://vector-vacuums.com Designs and manufactures industrial vacuums for brick, clay, and ceramic-tile industries. VELCO GMBH Haberstr 40 +49-2051-2087-0 Fax: +49-2051-2087-20 Velbert North Rhine-Westphalia Germany D-42551 info@velco.de http://velco.de Produces gunning machines, gunning robot for hot repair of EAF, ladle, RH etc., and pneumatic injection machines for the steel and refractory industries worldwide. Using the patented GUNMIX system, it is possible to apply LC qualities in dry gunning. VERITY TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS LLC 1266 Dobbins Dr New Albany OH US 43054-9409 djeter@verityconsultants.com http://www.verityconsultants.com 614-440-1306 Fax: 614-254-1040 Verity provides technical investigations, analysis, reports, testimony, and consulting toward the resolution of litigation and claims involving failures of glass and ceramic materials, product liability, and industrial workplace safety incidents. VESCO JSC m/b 19 +38-06267-34542 Fax: +38-06267-32916 Druzhkovka Donetsk Ukraine 84205 vesco@vesco.donetsk.ua http://vesco.dn.ua Produces, distributes, and exports clay mixtures of various chemical composition according to customer specification. VESUVIUS 753 Enterprise Rd Dillon SC US 29536 debbie.alexander@us.vesuvius.com www.vesuvius.com 843-774-6026 Fax: 843-774-3735 Vesuvius is a worldwide leader in advanced ceramics for the solar, glass-tempering, and glass-forming industry. VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC 1500 Mittel Blvd Wood Dale IL US 60191-1073 info@videojet.com http://videojet.com 800-843-3610 Fax: 630-616-3623 Manufactures and distributes large- and small-character inkjet and laser-coding systems, labeling systems, ink-jet inks and accessories, and inline control systems. Products sold and serviced worldwide. VIRIDIS 3D LLC 92 Bolt St Lowell MA US 01852 sales@viridis3d.com http://www.viridis3d.com 978-455-0131 Develops and commercializes materials for advanced applications in additive manufacturing, including technical and art ceramics and metal casting. Provides complete solutions with hardware, software, installation, training, and materials. VITCAS LTD 8 Bonville Rd +44-11-7911-7895 Fax: +44-11-7971-1152 Brislington Bristol Bristol UK BS4 5NZ info@vitcas.com http://www.vitcas.com British manufacturer of refractory cement, fire cement, refractory castables, fire brick, ceramic-fiber products, acidresistant cements, zircon refractory products, coatings, tap hole clays, refractory mouldables, taming mix, and highalumina mortars. 146 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 VITO - FLEMISH INST FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH Boeretang 200 MOL Belgium 2400 frans.snijkers@vito.be http://www.vito.be +32-14-335665 Fax: +32-14-321186 Research in field of processing of ceramic materials, fabrication of technical and functional ceramics, porous structures, prototypes, and small series. Spray drying, granulation, powder compaction, cold isostatic pressing, sintering, hard machining. VITTA CORP 7 Trowbridge Dr Bethel CT US 6801 info@vitta.com http://vitta.com 203-790-8155 Fax: 203-778-6478 Produces metalizing, conductive, glazing, glass-sealing, ceramic, silver and transfer tapes and pastes as well as tapetransfer machines for their application. Provides transfer preforms for manual or automated systems. Custom-fabricated transfer tapes. WARREN RUPP INC 800 N Main St Mansfield OH US 44902 info@warrenrupp.com 419-524-8388 W WESBOND CORPORATION WESBOND CORP 1135 E 7th St Wilmington DE US 19801 wmjones@wesbond.com http://wesbond.com The American Ceramic Society 302-655-7917 Fax: 302-656-7885 Established 1976. Develops and manufactures new binding and bonding systems for refractory-fiber shapes and Corporate Member ceramic composites as well as ceramic shell molds for investment castings. Products include colloidal alumina, as well as silica and mullite binders. WEST PENN Spectrochemical Laboratories WEST PENN TESTING GROUP 1010 Industrial Blvd New Kensington PA US 15068 cnaughton@westpenntesting.com http://westpenntesting.com Fax: 419-522-7867 The Founded 1965. Produces diaphragm pumps and accessories. Products are marketed worldwide. WASHINGTON MILLS WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CO 1801 Buffalo Ave Niagara Falls NY US 14302 info@washingtonmills.com http://www.washingtonmills.com 716-278-6600 Fax: 716-278-6650 Manufactures fused synthetic minerals for use in refractory raw materials, abrasives, ceramic raw materials, and industrial applications. Products include silicon carbide, brown fused alumina, white fused alumina, boron carbide, bubble alumina, and more. +44-1270-7526 Fax: +44-1270-752601 American Cercric Society 724-334-1900 Fax: 724-334-9785 Chemical testing services are used to evaluate glass, ceramics, raw materials, cements and concretes, slag, corrosion, refractory brick and castings, Corporate Member anions, and aggregates. WHETSTONE TECHNOLOGY 891 Winfield Rd Cabot PA US 16023 budr@whetstone-ceramics.com whetstone-ceramics.com 724-352-0255 Fax: 724-352-0256 Manufactures precision precast shapes. Offers complete design and build service. Specializes in custom-designed products. WHIRL AIR FLOW CORP 20055 177th St Big Lake MN US 55309 whirlair@whirlair.com http://whirlair.com 763-262-1200 Fax: 763-262-1212 Established 1946. Manufactures dry bulk material-handling equipment, storage facilities, batch blenders, and densephase pneumatic conveying equipment. Complete line of central vacuum systems. WISTRA 2 Rue Columbia +33 5 55 04 24 54 Fax: +33 5 55 04 24 55 Parc d\'Ester Limoges Limousin France 87068 contact@wistra.com http://www.wistra.com Wistra manufactures thermal equipment, sintering units, turnkey plants. Supplies the technical ceramics market and with global and performing solutions. Wistra, part of the Cerinnov Group also revamps existing equipment. WISTRA GMBH +49 2421 277 302 15 Zum Maehlengraben 16-18 Fax: +49 2421 277 302 79 Duren North Rhine-Westphalia Germany D-52355 gerhard.nievelle@wistra.com http://www.wistra.com Wistra GmbH, part of the Cerinnov group, manufactures thermal equipment, sintering units, turnkey plants. Supplies the technical ceramics market with global and performing solutions. It also revamps existing equipment. WYSSMONT CO 1470 Bergen Blvd Fort Lee NJ US 07024 sales@wyssmont.com http://wyssmont.com 201-947-4600 Fax: 201-947-0324 Provides continuous equipment systems for drying, calcining, cooling, activating, regenerating, and solids handling (lump breakers, rotary air locks, multiple screw feeders). Observation ports available. Test facilities and in-plant rental units. INNOVACERA XIAMEN INNOVACERA ADVANCED MATERIALS CO Rm 615, No 398 Jiahe Rd Huli District Xiamen Fujian China 361009 sales@innovacera.com http://www.innovacera.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 0086-592-5589735 Fax: 0086-592-5589733 Innovacera\'s main business is to produce metallization ceramics and ceramics components as customers\' request. WBB MINERALS Brookside Hall Sandbach Cheshire UK CW 114TF sales@wbbminerals.com http://wbbminerals.com Provides industrial minerals to ceramics, glass, foundry, construction, and sports surface industries. It offers plastic clay blends, refined ball clays, refined kaolins, red-firing clays, prepared ceramic bodies, engobes, composite bodies, etc WCS INC 5028 Alhambra Ave Los Angeles CA US 90032 sales@claymachinery.com http://claymachinery.com WHITACRE GREER CO 1400 S Mahoning Ave 330-823-1610 Fax: 330-823-5502 Alliance OH US 44601 info@wgpaver.com http://wgpaver.com Established 1916. Manufactures and distributes structural clay products and refractories. PULVERIZER CO INC 2701 N Broadway XINJIANG LONGHAI SILICON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CO LTD No. 101 Kashi East Road Kuitun Xinjiang 833299 China amandawanghuijie@126.com The American Ceramic Society Corporate Member 86-992-7362222 Fax: 302-656-7885 Fax: 86-992-7362222 +86-353-2047171 323-222-1141 Fax: 323-222-4590 WILLIAMS PATENT CRUSHER & 314-621-3348 Fax: 314-436-2639 YANGGUAN METALS & MINERALS IMPORT & EXPORT CO LTD 263 Taonan E Rd Fax: +86-353-202-3213 Yangguan Shaanxi China 045000 Established 1912. Represents manufacturers of equipment for the heavy-clay products industry, including extruding, grinding, screening, conveying, automatic handling, burning, and drying equipment. WELL DIAMOND WIRE SAWS INC 4708 S Old Peachtree Rd Norcross GA US 30071 wellws@welldiamondwiresaws.com http://welldiamondwireaws.com 770-582-9887 Fax: 770-582-9339 Provide precision diamond wire saws designed for testing and production (up to 630 mm in diameter) as well as precision high-speed wire saws that use an endless diamond wire. St Louis MO US 63102 sales@williamscrusher.com http://williamscrusher.com Offers a complete line of processing equipment for the ceramics industry, including primary and secondary impact crushers, nonclog hammer mills, single- and double-roll crushers, impact dryer mills, roller mills, and direct-fired coal pulverizers. WINTECH DIAMONDS PRODUCTS Old No 132 New No 45 Harivaradhan St Santhosh Nagar Kandanchavadi Chennai Tamil Nadu India 600026 kanmani@synchrony.co.in http://www.wintechdiamondprods.com alfrdliu@hotmail.com http://ygmm.net Supplies various refractory brick, castables, and mortars to customer specifications. YOUNG INDUSTRIES INC 570-546-3165 +91-44-2496 16 Painter St PO Box 30 Muncy PA US 17756 Fax: 570-546-1888 Wintech diamonds products are the result of a technical know-how that brings about optimum tool performance providing fast cutting without sacrificing their long lifespan. They are manufactured with international quality standards. mktinfo@younginds.com http://younginds.com Designs and manufactures process equipment, including size reduction and classification, mixing and blending, air pollution control, and pneumatic conveying systems. Operations include national sales network and engineering services. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 147 YXLON INTL INC 3400 Gilchrist Rd 330-798-4800 Fax: 330-784-9854 Akron OH US 44260-1221 yxlon@akr.yxlon.com http://yxlon.com Innovative high-tech company supplying quality industrial X-ray testing and process control solutions to companies worldwide. Z-TECH LLC 8 Dow Rd Bow NH US 03304 info@z-techzirconia.com http://z-techzirconia.com ZILI USA INC 5629 Snowdon Place San Jose, CA 95138 jsum@ziliref.com ZILI LIMITED 自立股份408-728-1849 Fax: 408-532-6188 http://ziliref.sycars.com/en/index.aspx 603-228-1305 Fax: 603-228-5234 The American Ceramic Society Manufactures monoclinic-zirconia powders utilizing plasmaarc process for ceramic color pigments, electronics, coatings, refractories, and structural component applications. Suited for applications requiring uniform chemical composition and PSD. ZERO REFRACTORIES INC 15333 Racho Rd Taylor MI US 48180 rjruth@hughes.net 734-374-2300 Fax: 734-433-0339 Manufactures customer-unique refractory mortars. Custom blend and package fine-grained aggregates. Manufactures 80-percent-alumina gaskets as a sealant for slide gate and nozzle refractories. ZHENGZHOU HAIXU ABRASIVES CO A-801 Kaixuanmen Tongbai S Rd +86-371-60305639 Fax: +86-371-60305637 Zhengzhou Henan China 450000 sales@zzhaixu.cn http://www.haixuml.com Zhengzhou Haixu Abrasives Co. Ltd. was founded in 1999. It specializes in white fused alumina, brown fused alumina, silicon carbide, and other related products. Our production runs under the certifications of GB, ISO, FEPA, and JIS. ZHENGZHOU MISSION CERAMIC PRODUCTS CO LTD No 11 Zhengshang Rd Zhengzhou Henan China 450000 frank@mscera.com http://www.mscera.com 86-371-56689683 Fax: 86-371-67103091 We are a professional manufacturer of high-purity alumina (99.7%) and zirconia tubes, rods, plates, balls, crucibles, boats, nozzles, and other custom-made special parts. Large quantity in stock, with very competitive prices. ZHHENGZHOU PEAKLAND INDUSTRIAL CO LTD 8637186055950 Taohuali High & New Technology Development Zone Zhengzhou Henan China 450000 sales@peaklandcn.com http://www.peaklandcn.com Zhengzhou Peakland Industrial Co., Ltd. the group engaged in finding solutions for clients, high-temperature heating applications in various furnaces and kilns, was founded in 2001. ZIB GUANGTONG CHEMICAL CO No 27 London Rd Qingdao Free Trade Zone +86-532-86767896 Fax: +86-532-86760085 Qingdao Shandong China 266555 Corporate Member Shangyu Zili Corp New Material Co. Ltd. (Zili Corp.) specializes in refractories, chemical materials, and domestic and overseas trade. ZINCOX RESOURCES PLC Knightway House Parkstreet Bagshot Surrey UK GU19 5 AQ marketing@zincox.com http://zincox.com +44-12764501 Fax: +44-1276850281 Recycles zinc through recovery out of EAFD followed by refining. Mines from a single plant 75,000 ton per year of high-quality zinc oxide. Target is to become a low-cost zinc producer. ZIRCAR CERAMICS INC 1100 Woodlawn Ave PO Box 519 Florida NY US 10921-0458 sales@zircarceramics.com http://zircarceramics.com 845-651-6600 Fax: 845-651-0441 Manufactures and markets a wide range of high-temperature (to 1,825°C) thermal insulation and heating (to 1,900°C) element products and castertip (aluminum strip) products. Standard products consist of boards, blankets, papers, cements, and particulates. ZIRCAR REFRACTORY COMPOSITES INC PO Box 489 Florida NY US 10921 sales@zrci.com http://zrci.com 845-651-2200 Fax: 845-651-1515 Manufactures and markets a wide range of high-temperature (to 1,825°C) thermal insulation and heating (to 1,900°C) element products and castertip (aluminum strip) products. Standard products consist of boards, blankets, papers, cements, and particulates. Zircar Zirconia, Inc. ZIRCAR ZIRCONIA INC PO Box 287 Florida NY US 10921 sales@zircarzirconia.com http://www.zircarzirconia.com 845-651-3040 Fax: 845-651-0074 Manufactures the original Zircar products, with more than 40 years experience in high-performance insulation for applications up to 2,400°C. Produces yttria-stabilized zirconia fiber insulation, including felts, cloths, boards, cylinders, and cements. ZIROX TECHNOLOGIES f-8 phase III Riico Industrial Area Beawar Rajasthan India 305901 ssr@zirox.co.in http://zirox.co.in +91-1462-512340 Fax: +91-1462-226966 Zirox technologies is a premier Indian exporter of engineered nano zirconia ready-to-press spray-dried granules, zirconia beads, ZTA, alumina, nano- and submicron-sized yttrium oxide, cerium oxide, and spray-grade powders. ZOCHEM PO Box 1120 Brampton Ontario Canada L6V 2L8 oxide-info@zochem.com http://zochem.com 800-424-1806 Fax: 416-362-3542 Supplies high-purity, low-lead, zinc oxide powders and pellets for use in the ceramics industry. ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ 70 Georgia Hwy 22 W Milledgeville GA US 31061 pcuthbertzsus@windstream.net http://zschimmer-schwarz.com 478-454-1942 Fax: 478-453-8854 Manufactures special chemical products for the ceramics industry. Plants in US, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Brazil. ZYP COATINGS INC PO Box 2590 Oak Ridge TN US 37831-2590 info@zypcoatings.com http://zypcoatings.com 865-482-5717 Fax: 865-482-1281 Produces specialized coating formulations, primarily refractory coating for reactive-metal melting and transport, high-temperature lubricants and release agents, and high-temperature marking inks. Worldwide sales. wilshere1985@gmail.com http://www.gtchems.com Zibo Guangtong Chemical Co. is a new and high-tech enterprise in Shandong, China. Its main products are zirconium oxychloride, zirconium dioxide, zirconium carbonate, longchain dibasic acid, nylon products, etc. ZIRCOA INC Zircoa 31501 Solon Rd Solon OH US 44139 sales@zircoa.com http://zircoa.com The American Certific Society 440-248-0500 Fax: 440-248-8864 Produces wide range of zirconia products for extreme service applications in all industries, such as coatings for aircraft engines, nozzles for flow control of steel, crucibles for melting superalloys and platinum, and mill media for electronic ceramics. Corporate Member 148 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 92, No. 9 Innovations in Biomedical Materials: Focus on Ceramics At the intersection of medical practitioners, materials researchers, manufacturers and marketers. CALL FOR POSTERS! 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