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By Leslie Nemo Detectors in space: Analyzing cosmic ray 34 tracks in barium phosphate glasses with 56 Buyers Guide ceramic SOURCE American DECEMBER 2022 VOLUME 3 • ISSUE 4 39 Ceramic Glass www.ceramics.orgiveawiavdgusonavacring MANUFACTURING unknown environmental information Track-etch detectors allow for precise identification of cosmic rays. This case study explores how one might examine tracks in a detector glass plate for which detailed environmental provenance is unknown. By Nicholas J. Tostanoski, Darren Stohr, and S. K. 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While expansion of land-based mineral extraction and processing operations outside of China is a main target in many government plans, some companies push the envelope by exploring the possibility of mining a previously unfathomable location-the deep seabed. Deep-sea mining is the process of retrieving mineral deposits from the seabed at ocean depths greater than 656 feet (200 meters). Since the 2000s, interest in deep-sea mining has grown as miners search for new mineral sources beyond the depleted or difficult-to-access land-based deposits. To date, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), an autonomous international organization established by the United Nations to govern resources of the deep seabed, has issued 31 exploratory contracts to scope out deep-sea mineral deposits. But even as the ISA develops regulations to move from exploration to exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources, there is concern in the scientific community that much still remains unknown about the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining. Marine experts stress that if deep-sea mineral exploitation is allowed too soon, it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems. On Sept. 7, 2022, an announcement by Canadian mining startup The Metals Company (TMC) triggered fresh discussion of these risks. The company said the ISA greenlit a plan submitted by TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) to perform a trial extraction of polymetallic nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean. It is the first time since the 1970s that such trials will be conducted in this area. The trial extraction will see NORI\'s offshore strategic partner, Swiss undersea contractor Allseas, deploy a prototype collector to vacuum polymetallic nodules from three miles under the ocean\'s surface. Approximately 3,600 tonnes of polymetallic nodules are expected to be collected during the trial, which begins later this month and should conclude in the fourth quarter of 2022. According to TMC\'s announcement, the trial will be independently monitored by ocean scientists from a dozen different institutions, who will analyze the impact of the mining submarine and the machinery used to raise the nodules to the surface processing ship. Their assessment will be used by the ISA to determine if full-scale mining is warranted. An investigative report published by The New York Times in August 2022 questions the choice of TMC to conduct this Canadian mining startup The Metals Company received approval from the International Seabed Authority to conduct a polymetallic nodule extraction trial in the deep sea. Pictured is the Hidden Gem, TMC\'s surface production vessel. century\'s first industrial trial. The report details how TMC\'s executives spent 15 years gaining influence with the ISA, and how the ISA shared important data with them, including the locations of valuable pieces of seabed that it later reserved for TMC to exploit. The New York Times also raises concerns about how TMC and ISA\'s relationship undercuts the system meant to provide developing nations a place at the table. In theory, developing nations should get access to data in certain mining areas before companies do. \"But the reverse happened: A top executive at the firm got the vital data first, then secured two tiny island nations [Nauru and Tonga] as sponsors,\" The New York Times reports. With these sponsors—in addition to a sponsorship that TMC secured from the central Pacific island country of Kiribati in 2015-TMC now has rights to three of the seven exploratory contracts issued by the ISA in areas reserved for developing nations. Regardless of the results from TMC\'s extraction trial, full-scale mining cannot take place until the ISA finishes developing its extraction regulations. Those regulations will likely be completed sooner than later—Nauru, one of TMC\'s sponsors, invoked a provision in 2021 that effectively mandates the adoption of extraction regulations by next summer (June 2023). I American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 3 Onews & trends Shallow-water mining is not the answer to deep-sea mining Because of the environmental and economic concerns associated with mining mineral deposits on the deep seabed, some companies and countries are considering shallow-water mining instead. Unlike deep-sea mining, which is defined as mining the seabed at ocean depths greater than 656 feet (200 meters), shallow-water mining is not strictly defined by depth but rather by location. It usually refers to operations that occur on the continental shelf with easier access to the coast. Proponents of shallow-water mining argue that, in addition to being more accessible than deep seabeds, better knowledge of shallow-water ecosystems and their shorter recovery times makes mining these areas less environmentally and economically risky. However, a recent open-access paper raises concerns about viewing shallow-water mining as an eco-alternative to deep-sea mining. The Finland-based authors are Laura Kaikkonen from the University of Helsinki and Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission and Elina A. Virtanen from the Marine Research Centre at the Finnish Environment Institute. In their paper, they show how the arguments given above for shallow-water mining rely on scant critical evaluation. Yet numerous shallow-water mining projects are already taking place because, unlike the stringent intergovernmental regulations for deep-sea exploration and exploitation, coastal areas often fall under the jurisdiction of national legislatures. Take Indonesia, for example. Indonesia is the world\'s largest exporter of tin and second largest producer of the metal, behind China. As land-based tin resources dwindled, Indonesia turned to dredging tin off the coast of the BangkaBelitung Islands. The huge expansion of shallow-water mining operations has heightened tension with fishermen, who say their catches have collapsed due to steady encroachment on their fishing grounds since 2014. Marine placers Phosphorites Polymetallic nodules Overview of the currently known main marine mineral resources (marine placers, phosphorites, and polymetallic nodules) on the continental shelf, which have extraction potential defined by their proximity to the coast and depth of the resource. 4 Credit: Kaikkonen and Virtanen, Trends in Ecology & Evolution (CC BY 4.0) \"We used to get at least 10 kilograms in a day. Now, only two kilograms, and sometimes we come back with nothing because the location has been destroyed by an illegal mining site,\" a fisherman tells Reuters in an interview. The evidence of mining\'s coastal effects is not just anecdotal. Conservation news site Mongabay reports that the Indonesian Forum for the Environment found tin mining in Bangka has degraded 5,270 hectares (13,022 acres) of coral reef and 400 hectares (988 acres) of mangrove forest. \"Considering the absence of environmental regulation and risks to marine biodiversity, shallow-water mining is not a low-risk solution to overcome the environmental and ethical issues of mining on land and in the deep sea,\" Kaikkonen and Virtanen write. Thus, \"precautionary conservation measures and systematic comparisons of alternative ways to obtain the required minerals must be taken before seabed mining, be it in the shallow water or in the deep sea, is allowed to proceed.\" The open-access paper, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, is “Shallow-water mining undermines global sustainability goals\" (DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.001). I First-of-their-kind drones can 3D print in flight One benefit of additive manufacturing is the ability to fabricate complex shapes that are difficult to achieve using subtractive methods. But to realize such precision, 3D-printing equipment is generally rooted tightly in place so each layer can be deposited in the desired location. As such, using additive manufacturing to repair objects in difficult-to-access locations, such as at the top of tall buildings, is not convenient because the equipment cannot be transported there easily. A new technology developed by an international research team would make such repairs not only feasible but desirable. The team, co-led by drone expert Mirko Kovac of Empa (Dübendorf, Switzerland) and Imperial College London and autonomous manufacturing researcher Robert Stuart-Smith of University College London and University of Pennsylvania, developed a swarm of cooperative, 3D-printing drones that can print materials for building or repairing structures while flying. The system, called Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM), features two types of drones: BuilDrones, which deposit the materials, and quality-control ScanDrones, which measure the BuilDrones\' output and inform their next manufacturing steps. The drones are fully autonomous in flight, but a human controller can monitor progress and intervene if necessary. In a paper published in Nature, the researchers demonstrated proof-of-concept prints, including a 2.05-meter-high cylinder (72 layers) made of a rapid-curing insulation foam material and a 0.18-meter-high cylinder (28 layers) made of a structural pseudoplastic cementitious material. They developed the latter material themselves so the drones would remain light enough to take flight even while carrying the printing material. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 A newly developed swarm of cooperative, 3D-printing drones can print materials for building or repairing structures while flying. It took the drones 300 seconds per layer to construct the cement-like cylinder, or 2.3 hours in total. In an interview with The Daily Beast, Stuart-Smith says the drones will get faster and more efficient as the technology is refined, particularly when testing begins outdoors with larger, more powerful drones. The researchers also simulated builds of cylinders and domes with groups of three and more drones, using beams of light instead of physical materials and taking time-lapse images of the results, to demonstrate how the system could print larger structures. An Empa press release states the researchers plan to work with construction companies to validate the solutions and provide repair and manufacturing capabilities. Glass bead geoengineering to protect sea ice may actually accelerate its loss A recent open-access paper written by Melinda Webster at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Stephen Warren at the University of Washington warns that a proposal to protect Arctic sea ice through geoengineering could ultimately hasten its loss instead. In 2018, nonprofit organization Ice911 (now called Arctic Ice Project) published an open-access paper on hollow silica glass microspheres that allegedly could be spread on sea ice to increase its albedo (ability to reflect sunlight) and thus help conserve the ice. When the authors presented their work at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to other scientists working on sea ice, a few expressed doubts about the project\'s feasibility. For example, oceanographer Seth Danielson noted in a University of Alaska Fairbanks article that using an icebreaker to distribute the beads would decrease the reflectiveness of the pack ice field as the ship broke through, counteracting the purpose of the beads. The new paper by Webster and Warren confirms some of the hesitations that university researchers expressed following the 2019 presentation. They begin by critiquing the experimental design used in the 2018 paper. Specifically, they point out that that paper investigated the albedo of thin ice with no snow cover, \"but that surface type occurs on the Arctic Ocean mostly during times of the year when sunlight is minimal and the albedo is therefore irrelevant.\" So, \"To estimate the radiative forcing achievable by spreading HGMs [hollow glass microspheres] over the Arctic Ocean, we must consider the various surface types that are largely representative of Arctic sea ice, with their spectral albedos, and how their seasonal cycles relate to the seasonal cycle of sunlight,\" they write. When seasonal differences in the sea ice surface are considered, Webster and Warren found the glass microspheres actually hasten melting. While the glass microspheres reflect 43% of the incoming sunlight and allow 47% to pass through, the remaining 10% is absorbed. This absorption means the glass microspheres darken any surfaces with an albedo of more than 0.61, such as snow-covered ice. \"The net result is the opposite of what was intended: spreading HGMs would warm the Arctic climate [by an annual average of 3.3-3.5 Wm-2] and speed sea-ice loss,” they write. If nonabsorbing glass microspheres were developed-and could be transported and distributed over the Arctic without contamination-then this method could help cool the climate, Webster and Warren write. However, the challenge then becomes one of quantity. About 360 million tons would be needed for an annual one-time application to cool the climate. Ultimately, “The use of microspheres as a way to restore Arctic sea ice isn\'t feasible,\" Webster says in a University of Alaska Fairbanks press release. “While science should continue to explore ways to mitigate global warming, the best bet is for society to reduce the behaviors that continue to contribute to climate change.\" The open-access paper, published in Earth\'s Future, is \"Regional geoengineering using tiny glass bubbles would accelerate the loss of Arctic sea ice\" (DOI: 10.1029/2022EF002815). | Pictured are the hollow glass microspheres that are meant to protect sea ice but will likely hasten its melting instead. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 5 Credit: Ned Rozell, University of Alaska Fairbanks international year of glass Each month, we will be highlighting articles from different areas of glass science in the online blog Ceramic Tech Today. INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF GLASS 2022 Emerging from the pandemic, glass packaging is set for growth By Scott Cooper ince the invention of the auto☑mated glass bottle machine in the early 1920s, glass has been a staple to safely store, transport, and enjoy food and beverages. World events over the decades naturally led to ebbs and flows of the prominence of glass on shelves and in home pantries. In the post-World War II era of the 1950s and \'60s, glass had a strong presence in homes as products like milk and beer were delivered in refillable glass bottles, with systems to collect and clean the bottles. The 1970s brought a plastic revolution continuing into the early 2000s, which introduced a culture of \"throw away\" packaging and decreased the demand for glass. However, in the 2000s, emerging economies such as Brazil, India, China, and the former Soviet Union lifted the overall global demand for packaged food and beverages, and a corresponding increase for glass. Following the Great Recession in 2008, consumers were more price-sensitive, which encouraged mass market beer to shift from glass to aluminum packaging. Now at the end of 2022, the International Year of Glass, the fundamentals for glass packaging are at the strongest in more than 20 years. This current market power is due to several factors. First, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated change in our world-and without a doubt, behavior toward food and beverage consumption as well. As people stayed at home, there was a reinvigoration of cooking and eating well at home. Rather than treating themselves at restaurants, people preferred to indulge at home with higher-end foods, sauces, or cocktails, which tend to be packaged in glass rather than other materials. Second, a preference for healthier products such as kombuchas, enhanced waters, and low alcohol drinks began before the pandemic and has continued. Glass inherently aligns with brands that project a \"better for you\" image. Third, consumers are slowly becoming more aware of the sustainability impact created by their packaging. As reports continue to emerge of the environmental toll from plastic packaging, glass is uniquely positioned as a material because it is truly recyclable. As the world\'s largest manufacturer of glass packaging, O-I has supported these changes in the world. For example, in the last five years, O-I\'s North America product mix shifted in O-I\'s new Drinktainer packaging innovation provides restaurants a way to offer drinks to-go. response to consumer demands from largely beer-focused to greater production of food, nonalcoholic, and spirits products. The pandemic offered a unique opportunity to successfully pilot and launch a packaging innovation: the Drinktainer. This product is a unique wide-mouth design that can be filled onsite at the brewery or bar and served to-go. It offers the sensory experience of drinking from a wide-mouthed glass while also being functional by being capped and sealed for transport. This design was piloted during the pandemic as restaurants were looking for ways to offer drinks to-go. The Drinktainer is now commercially available with Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, Calif., and Blue Moon Brewing in Denver, Co., being just a few who are using this new to-go packaging option. The challenges of the last three years demonstrated that glass is an essential material in the supply chain of food and beverages. The glass packaging industry strongly persisted through the challenges of those years, and is ready to seize new opportunities in the postpandemic world. About the author Scott Cooper is Global Glass and Materials Science Group Leader at O-I Glass in Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact Cooper at scott.cooper@o-i.com. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 business and market view A regular column featuring excerpts from BCC Research reports on industry sectors involving the ceramic and glass industry. bcc Research Aerospace ceramics: Global markets to 2026 By BCC Publishing Staff The he global market for aerospace ceramics was valued at $4.7 billion in 2020, although it was slowed that year by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is estimated to grow at a compound annual Table 1. Properties of some key ceramics. Source: TWI Ltd. Ceramic Melting point (°C) Density Strength (g/cm³) (MPa) Coefficient of thermal expansion Thermal conductivity Elastic modulus (x 10-6/°C (W/mK) (GPa) Beryllium oxide 2,530 3.1 246 7.4 210 400 Alumina 2,050 4.0 455 8 40 380 Zirconia 2,700 5.6 175 10.5 19 140 Aluminum nitride 1,900 3.3 441 4.4 180 320 Silicon nitride 1,900 3.2 210 3 17 175 Boron carbide 2,350 2.5 350 4.3 25 450 Silicon carbide 2,700 3.2 140 4.3 50 210 growth rate (CAGR) of 12.2% industry to deploy new, lighter weight, to reach $8.8 billion in 2026. The aerospace industry is broken down into three segments: commercial, defense, and space. • The commercial segment refers to aircraft manufactured to cater to demand from airlines, along with business jets, private jets, and cargo planes. It accounts for the largest share of the market due to the use of composites to replace metals and alloys in airline vehicles. • The defense segment includes aircraft such as fighter jets, unmanned air vehicles (UAV), and drones. Though fighter jets are increasingly using composites, the prime driver is exponentially growing demand from UAVs and drones. Unlike the commercial segment, end-users of defense products are mainly government authorities and organizations, which have set budgets allocated at the beginning of a year or deal. As such, demand remains mostly unaffected by environmental and microeconomic factors. • The space segment refers to vehicles designed to transport people as well as materials to space. It is expected to be the fastest growing segment during the forecast period, driven by demand for small satellites for telecommunication, surveillance, and entertainment purposes. The U.S. leads the satellite manufacturing industry, accounting for more than 60% of the global market. Rising demand for improved fuel efficiency, enhanced performance, and increased safety is driving the aerospace stronger materials that were once considered too costly or too difficult to use for day-to-day production activities. Advanced materials are particularly important in current engine designs. Today\'s lean-burn engines can reach temperatures up to about 3,800°F. Geographically, the top players in each region are • North America (U.S. and Canada). The U.S. dominates the regional as well as global aerospace manufacturing industry and also leads in ceramics and composites consumption. The region also leads in the exports of aircraft-related products, with the U.S. contributing more than a 40% share in global exports. Europe. Several countries in Europe, notably France, Germany, the U.K., and Italy, are home to leading manufacturers and consumers of aerostructures and components made from ceramics and composites. Globally, the region ranks second in terms of aircraft production and exports. Asia-Pacific. With a growing population, growing disposable income, and increasing defense budgets in the region, the domestic market for airline service and aircraft increased in the last decade in the Asia-Pacific. The regional demand for such products and services are mainly driven by Japan, Australia, Singapore, and South Korea. However, the market in China and India is also growing due to a rising standard of living and high defense expenditures. China globally American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org Table 2. Companies and government agencies in the space industry, by top five countries (number). Source: Space-Tech Country Space companies Government agencies U.S. 1,741 22 China 147 3 France 170 2 Russia 8 2 Japan 72 1 ranks second in terms of its domestic aviation market and is soon expected to replace the U.S. at the top. • Rest of the world (Middle East, Africa, South America). In the Middle East and Africa, the aerospace manufacturing industry is led by United Arab Emirates and Israel. The South American aerospace industry is led by Brazil, due to the presence of multinational aerospace manufacturer Embraer S.A. About the author BCC Publishing Staff provides comprehensive analyses of global market sizing, forecasting, and industry intelligence, covering markets where advances in science and technology are improving the quality, standard, and sustainability of businesses, economies, and lives. Contact the staff at Helia.Jalili@bccresearch.com. Resource BCC Publishing Staff, \"Aerospace ceramics: Global markets to 2026\" BCC Research Report AVM218A, October 2021. www.bccresearch.com. Oacers spotlight SOCIETY Welcome new ACers Corporate Partners DIVISION SECTION CHAPTER NEWS ACerS is pleased to welcome its newest Corporate Partners LRS LARKIN REFRACTORY SOLUTIONS UES Excellence in Science & Technology To learn about the benefits of ACerS Corporate Partnership, contact Marcus Fish, director of development and industry relations, at 614-794-5863 or mfish@ceramics.org. 8 Volunteer spotlight ACerS Volunteer Spotlight profiles a member who demonstrates outstanding service to the Society. Angelo Cristante is development engineer at Vesuvius. He holds a B.S. in materials engineering from the Federal University of Itajuba-Campus Itabira and an M.S. in materials engineering from the School of Engineering of Lorena at University of São Paulo, Brazil. Cristante also has experience in industry-academic collaborative projects both in Brazil and in the United States. Cristante Cristante joined ACerS in 2020 and has since volunteered for the Book Publishing Subcommittee, Young Professionals Network Steering Committee, and Webinar Subcommittee, as well as the Young Professionals Industry Task Force. He also serves as chair of the Subcommittee on Monolithics of the ASTM Committee on Refractories (C08) and as young professional chair of the Refractories Systems Technology Committee of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology. Davey | Theresa (Tessa) Davey is assistant professor in the Fracture and Reliability Research Institute of the School of Engineering at Tohoku University, Japan. She has an M.S. in theoretical physics and an M.S. in extreme conditions physics from Imperial College London, U.K. Before relocating to Japan in 2017, she completed her Ph.D. and worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Materials at Imperial College London. She also is undertaking discipline-based educational research, specifically regarding individual-centered education methods to improve equitable access to education. Davey has been a member of ACerS since 2014, with involvement in the Refractory Ceramics, Engineering Ceramics, and Basic Science Divisions. She was a delegate of the President\'s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA) and was the first international PCSA FOR MORE INFORMATION: and recently became chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittee. chair in 2016. Since then, she helped establish the United Kingdom and Japan Chapters and served as secretary for both. Davey is a member of the Member Services Committee ceramics.org We extend our deep appreciation to Cristante and Davey for their service to our Society! www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 ACerS Sections network and present at in-person events Members of the Carolinas Section gathered for networking during ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Members of the New Mexico Section review posters at the 32nd Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials on Oct. 24, 2022. Colorado Section members attended the Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics Conference (CCAC) on Aug. 16-17, 2022, at the Colorado School of Mines. Organized by the graduate students at the Colorado School of Mines, CCAC is one of the largest technical ceramic conferences in the region. The Colorado Section also provided sponsorship for the event. \'Maintaining, repairing, and replacing terra cotta roofs\' presented by the Western New York Section On Sept. 15, 2022, the Western New York Section co-hosted a presentation by Alfred University librarian and university archivist Laurie Lounsberry Meehan on the terra cotta industry. The presentation was followed by a Section leadership meeting and dinner at the Rosebush restaurant in Alfred, N.Y. Welcome to the newest ACerS Section! ACerS Board of Directors recently approved a petition to establish the New Jersey/Metro New York/Philadelphia Section of The American Ceramic Society. As a local source of ceramic and glass industry education, information, and interaction, ACerS Sections bring the Society\'s vast resources directly to our members. The Section welcomes involvement of students in New Jersey, Metro New York, or the Philadelphia area. To learn more and to get involved with the new Section, contact Marilyn Stoltz at mstoltz@ceramics.org or the Section officers. • Chair: Lisa Klein, Rutgers University • Laurie Lounsberry Meehan Treasurer: Ryan Sills, Rutgers University • Secretary: Ashutosh Goel, Rutgers University American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 9 acers spotlight more SOCIETY DIVISION SECTION Glass Cymposium Germany Chapter co-hosts Symposium on CHAPTER Glass, Sept. 22-23, 2022, in Mainz, Germany NEWS Names in the news Members-Would you like to be included in the Bulletin\'s Names in the News? Please send a current head shot along with the link to the article to mmartin@ ceramics.org. The deadline is the 30th of each month. The German Glass Society, SCHOTT AG, and the ACerS Germany Chapter co-hosted the Symposium on Glass, Sept. 22-23, 2022, in Mainz, Germany. Symposium topics included advanced processing, study of glass transitions, and the chemical processing of functional ceramics. ACerS president Sanjay Mathur (pictured right) was among the eight invited guests. Approximately 60 students, scientists, and industry representatives participated in fruitful discussions during the two-day event. Serbia Chapter members attend local ceramics conference Ressler Singh Kevin Ressler joined the CoorsTek executive leadership team in the role of chief commercial officer. Mrityunjay Singh received the Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lecture Award of ASM International. Varshneya Arun Varshneya will serve as the 58th president of the Society of Glass Technology. Members of the ACerS Serbia Chapter attended the Advanced Ceramics and Application Conference in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 26-27, 2022. Spain Chapter organizes Ceramics and Vitreous Materials for the 21st Century Workshop Approximately 25 students and scientists attended the Ceramics and Vitreous Materials for the 21st Century Workshop at Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica on Oct. 19, 2022. Spain Chapter treasurer José Serafín Moya (left) and chair Arnaldo Moreno Berto (right). itc50 4-1900 10 The Americ 1993-19 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 ceramic Tech The American Ceramic Society chat www.ceramics.org Ceramic Tech Chat: Valerie Wiesner Hosted by ACerS Bulletin editors, Ceramic Tech Chat talks with ACerS members to learn about their unique and personal stories of how they found their to careers in ceramics. New episodes publish the second Wednesday of each month. way In the October episode of Ceramic Tech Chat, Valerie Wiesner, research materials engineer at NASA Langley Research Center, shares how she became involved with the materials side of space research, describes working on mitigation strategies to minimize the impact of lunar Exploring space and the future of travel: Valerie Wiesner dust, and gives her thoughts on what to expect from space exploration and travel in the coming years. Check out a preview from her episode, which features Wiesner describing the challenge of lunar dust. “Lunar dust is a major problem that can really hinder a lot of the surface operations, whether it\'s landing on the surface, establishing a human habitat. The dust is everywhere. It basically coats the moon, and coupled with being under vacuum, and being exposed to UV radiation from the sun, among other things, there are a lot of interesting and really damaging effects that can come from the interactions with lunar surface dust. ... So, we\'ve been exploring different ceramic-based coatings that offer wear resistance or abrasion resistance, really, against that lunar dust to try to figure out, \'Hey, can we the improve that performance and ultimately the life and durability of a lot of the components that we have operating to enable our sustainable human presence on the moon?\"\" Listen to Wiesner\'s whole interview-and all our other Ceramic Tech Chat episodesat http://ceramictechchat.ceramics.org/974767. Bioceramics 32, Venice, Italy, Sept. 20–23, 2022 ME The American Ceramic Society endorsed the 32nd Symposium and Annual Meeting IN MEMORIAM of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics 32) held in Venice, Ian Hastings James Keski Some detailed obituaries can also be found on the ACers website, www.ceramics.org/in-memoriam. Italy, on Sept. 20-23, 2022. During this event, ACerS sponsored a well-attended session on \"Antibacterial bioceramics for smart prosthetic applications\" with speakers from Italy, Germany, France, India, and other countries. The ACerS Bioceramics Division (represented by Bikramjit Basu, Annabel Braem, and Sadaf Batool) attended. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 11 acers spotlight AWARDS BSD presents first Early Discovery Award AND DEADLINES 12 FOR MORE INFORMATION: ceramics.org/members/awards Announcing the launch of ACers online Society awards portal ACerS recently partnered with Open Water, an online application and review software platform, to provide a streamlined experience for our members to submit Society award nominations. Several notable features include • • • Single sign-on using your ACers login • Ability to begin, save, complete, and submit nominations • Option to add collaborators to allow other ACerS members to upload letters of support, signatures, or other documentation • Online award subcommittee collaboration and judging Deadline for Society award nominations is Jan. 15, 2023. Visit https://bit.ly/ ACerSOnlineAwards to log in and start the award nominations process! The Basic Science Division\'s Early Discovery Award recognizes an early career member of ACerS who has demonstrated a contribution to basic science in the field of glass and ceramics. Yanhao Dong is the first awardee of the BSD\'s Early Discovery Award. Dong is an assistant professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University. He obtained a B.S. in materials science from Tsinghua University; his M.S. in materials science, M.S. in applied mechanics, and Ph.D. in material science all come from The University of Pennsylvania. Previous awards through the Society include the Electronics Division\'s Edward C. Henry Award and ACerS\' Morgan Medal and Global Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award. His current research focuses on advanced ceramics for structural and energy applications. The Early Discovery Award includes an ACerS lifetime membership and a certificate of recognition. Ceramographic Awardees Roland B. Snow Award for Best in Show Heart of chromium-by Roei Broneschter and Wayne D. Kaplan; Technion Israel Institute of Technology Scanning electron microscopy category First: Finding Dory MXene-by Nithin Chandran B. S., Anupma Thakur, and Babak Anasori; Indiana University-Purdue University Second: Dandelion meadow-by Stepan Vorotilo and Kseniia Vorotilo; Drexel Nanomaterials Institute Third: Rare earth oxide cornflakes-by Christian Stern, Doris Sebold, Martin Bram, and Olivier Guillon; Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH Transmission electron microscopy category First: Waterfall hidden in deep mountain-by Bo Yang, Haiyan Wang, and Xinghang Zhang; Purdue University Second: Nano cake & goldberries-by Jianan Shen, James P. Barnard, and Haiyan Wang; Purdue University Third: A buried gem-by Chao Shen, Anyu Shang, Haiyan Wang, and Xinghang Zhang; Purdue University Optical microscopy category First: Strontium titanate mustang-by Hudson Shih, Yayoi Takamura, Seung Sae Hong; University of California, Davis Second: Polycrystal SrTiO, galaxy-by Chukwudalu Okafor, Jürgen Rödel, and Xufei Fang; Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Third: Great white heron \'spotted\' on CaF2-by Alexander Frisch, Jürgen Rödel, and Xufei Fang; Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Undergraduate student contribution First: Heart of chromium-by Roei Broneschter and Wayne D. Kaplan; Technion Israel Institute of Technology Scanning probe category First: Nanoparticle growth in a twisted relationship-by M.L. Weber, C. Lenser, O. Guillon, and F. Gunkel; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Nomination deadline for Division awards: Jan. 15 or Jan. 21, 2023 Contact: Karen McCurdy | kmccurdy@ceramics.org Division Award Nomination Deadline AACS Anna O. Shepard Jan. 15, 2023 BIO Young Scholar Jan. 15, 2023 BIO Global Young Bioceramicist Jan. 15, 2023 BIO Larry L. Hench Lifetime Achievement Jan. 15, 2023 BIO Tadashi Kokubo Jan. 15, 2023 BSD Early Discovery Jan. 15, 2023 BSD Robert B. Sosman Award Jan. 15, 2023 Cements Early Career Jan. 15, 2023 EPDC Greaves-Walker Lifetime Jan. 15, 2023 Service Award EPDC Arthur L. Friedberg Jan. 15, 2023 Engineering Tutorial and Lecture EPDC Outstanding Educator Jan. 15, 2023 GOMD Norbert J. Kreidl Jan. 21, 2023 GOMD George W. Morey Jan. 21, 2023 GOMD L. David Pye Lifetime Jan. 21, 2023 GOMD Stookey Lecture Jan. 21, 2023 GOMD Varshneya-Mauro-Jain Jan. 21, 2023 Guru-Chela Travel Fund MFG John E. Marquis Jan. 15, 2023 Description Presented to an individual(s) who has made outstanding contributions to materials science applied to art, archaeology, architecture, or cultural heritage. Recognizes excellence in research among current degree-seeking graduate students and post-doctoral research associates. Recognizes the outstanding young ceramic engineer or material scientist who has made significant contributions to the area of bioceramics, for human healthcare around the world. Nominations are invited for candidates from academia, industry, or government-funded national laboratories around the world. Presented to a deserving individual(s) in recognition of lifetime dedication, vision, and accomplishments in advancing the field of bioceramics, particularly toward innovation in the field and contribution of that innovation to translation of technology toward clinical use. Presented to a deserving individual(s) in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the field of bioceramics research and development. Recognizes an early career member of ACers who has demonstrated a contribution to basic science in the field of glass and ceramics. Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics. Recognizes an outstanding early career scientist who is conducting research in the field of cement and concrete in academia, industry, or a government-funded laboratory. Presented to an individual who has rendered outstanding service to the ceramic engineering professions and who has exemplified the aims, ideals, and purpose of EPDC. Given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to ceramic engineering that relate to the processing or manufacturing of ceramic products. The awardee must be a member of EPDC and ACerS. Recognizes truly outstanding work and creativity in teaching and mentoring, in directing student research, or in the general educational process (e.g., lectures, publications on education, workshops, textbooks, short courses, videos, interest lectures) among ceramic/glass educators. Recognizes research excellence in glass science. Open to all degree-seeking graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D.) or those who have graduated within a twelve month period of the annual GOMD meeting. Recognizes new and original work in the field of glass science and technology. The criterion for winning the award is excellence in publication of work, either experimental or theoretical, done by an individual. Recognizes a lifetime of dedication, vision, and accomplishments in advancing the fields of glass science, glass engineering, and glass art. Recognizes an individual\'s lifetime of innovative exploratory work or noteworthy contributions of outstanding research on new materials, phenomena, or processes involving glass that have commercial significance or the potential for commercial impact. Recognizes the special bond of knowledge, trust, and growth between a teacher (\"Guru\") and a student (\"Che-la\"), benefiting both. Presented to the author or authors of a paper on research, engineering, or plant practices related to manufacturing in ceramics and/or glass published in the prior calendar year (2022) in a publication of the Society, which is judged to be of greatest value to the members and to the industry. ■ American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 13 Oacers spotlight STUDENTS MS&T22 student contest winners AND The Material Advantage Student Program sponsored various contests for undergraduate and graduate students during MS&T22 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Thank you to all who helped judge and organize the contests this year, and congratulations to all the student winners. OUTREACH Material Advantage graduate FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.ceramics.org/students student poster contest 1st place-$250 Sien Liu, The University of TokyoEffect of interfacial microstructure on tensile property and fracture behavior of bicrystal and polycrystal Fe/Ni interface 2nd place-$150 David Guirguis, Carnegie Mellon University-Quantification of melt pool variability for L-PBF additive manufacturing by high-speed imaging 3rd place-$100 Matthew Julian, Institut d\'Electronique et des Technologies du numérique (IETR)-Structural and dielectric properties relationship in strontiumtantalum based oxide ceramics for DRA applications Material Advantage undergraduate student poster contest 1st place-$250 Jack Beardshear, Carnegie Mellon University-Impact of itaconic acid on the stabilization reaction of poly(acrylonitrileco-itaconic acid) as examined using solidstate NMR under air and vacuum conditions 2nd place-$150 Caitlyn Santiago, Carnegie Mellon University-Fabrication of threedimensional ceramic architectures with micro-scale resolution and near zero age using aerosol jet printing 3rd place-$100 shrinkMeddelin Setiawan, The Pennsylvania State University-A novel high-energy X-ray diffraction microscopy (HEDM) processing algorithm for reconstructing large 3D intragranular orientation gradients Material Advantage undergraduate student speaking contest 1st place-$500 Aliya Kaplan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University-New ceramic approach to active cooling 2nd place-$250 Kira Martin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-Material characterization of TiN films motivated by time and energy resolved mass spectroscopy 3rd place-$150 Abigail Stanlick, Iowa State University—Little known nylon: Nylon 5,9 synthesis and scientific importance 4th place-$100 Christopher Barns, West Chester University of Pennsylvania-Structural phase patterning of MoS2 Material Advantage Ceramic Mug Drop Contest-Organized by Keramos Winner-$100 and trophy Mitchell Lensing, Colorado School of Mines Most aesthetic mug-$50 Mitchell Lensing, Colorado School of Mines Material Advantage Ceramic Disc Golf Contest-Organized by Keramos Winner-$100 and trophy Victoria Rambo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Most aesthetic disc-$100 Makayla Gamiel, Missouri University of Science and Technology Material Advantage Social Media Contest $100 Caitlyn Santiago, Carnegie Mellon University $100 Nolan Clark, McMaster University 14 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 ACerS student tours resume at MS&T 2022, courtesy of Almatis, Inc. As a conclusion to a successful MS&T 2022 conference, nine graduate and undergraduate students were given the opportunity to tour Almatis, Inc.\'s Leetsdale, Pa., manufacturing plant. This tour was organized by the ACerS President\'s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA) and is the first physical tour the PCSA hosted since MS&T 2019. Students from seven universities from across the globe attended. Special thanks are extended to Marilyn Kunka, Leslie Beiter, Bill Smith, John Holloway, and the entire Almatis Leetsdale team. The tour began with an overview of Almatis\' global structure and product portfolio. While the Leetsdale Almatis location is primarily involved in grinding tabular and calcined alumina to controlled sizes for customer needs, Almatis is a global leader in premium alumina with a wide range of specialty materials. The Almatis team answered questions ranging from alumina logistics to the development of new product lines, and attending Here, students saw how aluminum oxide balls from Almatis\' Bauxite, Arkansas, location are crushed and milled to size, characterized, and bagged for shipment. Coming from mostly research environments, the high degree of automation in Almatis\' operations was eye-opening to many tour participants. The highlight of the tour was Almatis\' ball mills, some of the largest in the world, which are employed to produce alumina powder of tightly controlled particle sizes. Toward the end of the tour, students saw the product testing, characterization, and quality control labs, an environment many of the student researchers found more familiar. Almatis, Inc. students were immediately able to learn about the differences between sourcing laboratory-scale and industrial-scale quantities of material. Few tour participants had ever measured supplies by the railcar-load! After meeting the Almatis team and learning about the company structure, the tour proceeded to the factory floor. ACerS\' evolving mentor programs The Education and Professional Development Council (EPDC) created the EPDC Mentor Program Subcommittee in 2021 to manage and create new mentor programs based upon the framework of the PCSA\'s long running and successful Student Mentor Program. The EPDC Mentor Program Subcommittee launched a new Faculty Mentor Program this year to provide more opportunities for our academic-focused ACerS members. Several Faculty Mentor Program participants were matched and will officially continue their mentor relationship at least through the end of 2022. For this upcoming year, the EPDC Mentor Program Subcommittee put together a new Industry Mentor Program to cater to even more of ACerS membership. We encourage all who are interested to sign up for one or more of the mentor programs offered. The ACerS Mentor Programs are designed to equip participants with the insight, tools, and connections necessary to make a lasting impact in their future career. Many mentor program participants choose to return each program year to take on a new mentee and/or continue with an existing mentee. These student tours at MS&T are a critical event for broadening students\' understanding of the ceramics industry. By interacting with current professionals in the industry and seeing large-scale manufacturing in operation, students learn about ceramics in a way that can be impossible in a laboratory or a classroom. The PCSA is proud to resume this aspect of our conference programming. We hope many of our readers can attend the ACerS Student Tour at MS&T 2023, and would like to again thank Almatis, Inc. for hosting student attendees and providing this opportunity. The MS&T 2022 ACerS Student Tour was organized in partnership with The American Ceramic Society and the Programming Committee of the PCSA. Some of the 2022 mentor program participants, along with some of ACers leadership, gathered during ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T22. Pictured, from left, are Sanjay Mathur, Victoria Blair, and Monica Ferraris. We gathered together some of the 2022 mentor program participants, along with some of ACerS leadership, during ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T this year, and we hope to do the same at the Annual Meeting at MS&T23 as well. Be sure to visit www.ceramics.org/mentorship to sign up for the 2023 mentor programs! | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 15 Oacers spotlight CERAMICANDGLASSINDUSTRY FOUNDATION CGIF scholarship recipient does not give up on his goals—or his family Beaming in front of a royal blue curtain on the Zoom call, one cannot help but think of a magician when speaking with CGIF scholarship recipient Devon Woodfine. A quick glance upon his impressive email signature implies he really is a magician, or perhaps Woodfine simply mastered the art of being the hardest worker in the room. Let us go with the latter. Born and raised in South Los Angeles-or South Central Woodfine grew up in a single-parent household with an emphasis on the importance of education. \"Ever since I was a kid, education has always been a big push in my family to obtain and I\'ve always had an interest in STEM,\" Woodfine says. \"I\'m big into manga and comics, so my favorite characters in those are usually the scientist or gadget guy, so I knew I was gonna get into engineering or something or like computer science.\" Woodfine is a rising junior at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he studies mechanical engineering. Last fall, Woodfine received $5,000 through the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) on behalf of the CGIF and ACerS. In 2019, Woodfine assumed the head of his household and now serves as the primary caregiver for his mother, who became chronically ill when Woodfine was still in high school. Woodfine says this scholarship allowed him to pay off most of his tuition for this year. SAVE THE DATE OCT. 1-5, 2023 \"I\'m truly grateful that the (CGIF) selected me as the winner this year,\" Woodfine says. In the future, Woodfine aspires to attend graduate school, earn his Ph.D., and create his own startup company, but he also considers delving right into the engineering industry. \"I\'m thinking of doing product design for maybe a fan corporation in Silicon Valley, but I\'m also open to working in the biomedical space,\" Woodfine says. Woodfine recognizes that materials science can play a crucial role in protecting the environment from harmful substances. \"From plastics to biodegradable materials used for the consumer market, medical devices [are] made from biocompatible tissue,\" Woodfine says. \"And weather resistant batteries for electric vehicles are all problems materials science will solve in the upcoming years that will revolutionize how we imagine life.\" Last year, Woodfine served as a pilot manufacturing intern at Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine. This summer, he worked as a process informatics intern at Pfizer. He also serves as vice president of NSBE at Cal Poly Pomona. While the list of achievements goes on for Woodfine, family is still at the forefront of his life. \"You can\'t just give up, because there\'s somebody depending on you,\" Woodfine says. \"My mom was in that situation with me where I\'m probably sure there were days that she didn\'t want to go forward but she had to do it because she had a son to take care of, so it\'s like—it\'s paying it forward.\" Technical Meeting and Exhibition MS&T23 MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER COLUMBUS, OH USA MATSCITECH.ORG 16 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 ceramics in biomedicine Kicking cancer to the curb: A review of ceramics and glasses for cancer diagnosis and therapy The use of ceramic and glass materials for cancer diagnosis and therapy is a growing area of interest. Currently, cancer typically is treated through surgical removal of the tumor followed by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy to destroy any remaining pieces. However, chemotherapy can trigger severe side effects caused by inherent offtarget toxicity of the drugs, while radiotherapy can damage nearby healthy cells. Thus, new methods are needed for early detection and targeted treatment of cancer. Researchers from The University of Hong Kong, Southern University of Science and Technology (China), University College London (U.K.), and Columbia University (U.S.) wrote a 26-page paper overviewing the main ceramics and glasses being explored for cancer detection and treatment, including their properties and possible applications. Materials for cancer diagnosis and therapy Among the ceramics used in cancer diagnosis and therapy, the phosphate family is widely explored. Calcium phosphates are the major inorganic constituents of biological hard tissues, such as bones and teeth, and therefore offer inherent biocompatibility. Ceramics in cancer diagnosis and therapy Diagnostic functions - Optical imaging - Ultrasound imaging - Computed tomography - Magnetic resonance imaging - Single-photon emission computed tomography Multimodal imaging Therapy approaches - Chemotherapy - Hyperthermia - Gene therapy - Photodynamic therapy - Radiation therapy Pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which takes place in October. Nanostructured amorphous calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, and calciumdeficient hydroxyapatite are frequently used because they are easy to make from aqueous solutions using a simple precipitation method. In recent decades, tricalcium phosphate became more attractive as well due to its biodegradability. Bioactive glasses for medical applications are mainly composed of varying proportions of silica, calcium oxide, sodium oxide, and phosphorous pentoxide. The specific properties of these glasses are often modified by controlling their synthesis at the nanometer scale. Doping ceramics and glasses with magnetic ions (e.g., Fe²+/Fe3+, Mn2+, Gd3+) allows the materials to be used for magnetic targeting, magnetic-induced treatment guidance, and magnetic hyperthermia. Development of ceramic-based cancer theranostics Theranostics (therapy + diagnostics) is a novel concept that entails the use of nanoparticles in a single system for both molecular sensing/imaging and therapy for cancer. Though there are a few single-component nanoparticle systems that may be used for theranostics, such systems have major limitations and have not been vigorously pursued. Instead, composite or hybrid nanoparticles hold the American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org Credit: Angiola Harry, Unsplash greatest promise for cancer detection and treatment. Mesoporous silica nanoparticle-based theranostics are one much studied system due to their potential as carriers for either imaging contrast agents or therapeutic agents. Calcium phosphates are of interest in theranostics as well because they may provide stimuli-triggered drug release resulting from pH-dependent dissolution. Challenges and future opportunities Though there are substantial reports on biological studies performed in vitro and in animal models, the authors found very few clinical trials on either singlecomponent or hybrid ceramic theranostics. Bringing ceramic-based theranostics to clinical trial or commercialization will involve the following steps. • Consider both short-term and longterm toxicity of the potential theranostic materials. Currently, most reports present only short-term biological test results. • Improve the targeting ability of theranostics and thereby ensure sufficient dosage. Fortunately, there exists a body of knowledge on tumor-specific targeting ligands, targeting efficiency, and mechanisms to overcome targeting barriers. This knowledge provides a framework for future studies. • Develop new methods for clini cal use that achieve detection and/or therapy function in the body. According to the authors, a \"good percentage\" of published detection and therapy methods are not applicable or usable when the theranostics are at the targeted tissue site in the body. • Formulate controllable and reproducible synthesis processes for theranostics. Because hybrid ceramics are the most promising systems for theranostics, manufacturers must ensure precise control of the synthesis parameters to avoid batch-to-batch variations. The paper, published in Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society, is \"Hybrid ceramics-based cancer theranostics\" (DOI: 10.1007/s43207-022-00217-w). 17 ceramics in manufacturing Injection molding may offer path to high-throughput manufacturing of transparent ceramics In a recent open-access paper, German researchers showed that transparent magnesium aluminate spinel ceramics can be shaped and structured using conventional injection molding machinery. Fabrication of transparent ceramics typically involves casting powders from water-based solutions or pressing raw powders followed by a sintering process. This approach only produces simple geometries; more complex structures require time-consuming post-processing steps such as grinding, polishing, or etching. Some studies on additive manufacturing of transparent ceramics have taken place, but these methods are not suited for mass-market manufacturing. Powder injection molding is a wellknown method for manufacturing small, complex-shaped inorganic components. It involves mixing metal or ceramic powders with polymeric binders and then pushing the heated mixture under pressure into a die cavity, where it cools and is subsequently ejected. The composite then undergoes heat treatments to remove the polymeric binder and achieve final density. The authors of the recent paper come from Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg and include colleagues from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. They describe using a two-step debinding process followed by sintering and hot isostatic pressing to fully densify their transparent ceramics. Notably, no sintering aids were used because \"it has been shown repeatedly\" that dopants can affect the final properties of a transparent ceramic, they write. Without further post-processing steps, the magnesium aluminate spinel ceramics achieved high optical transmissions of up to 84% and high surface quality with a roughness of less than 20 nm. Additionally, the researchers could create the ceramics in a variety of sizes, from macroscopic components with wall thicknesses up to mm down to microstructured components with single micrometer resolution. 18 Example of an injection molded transparent ceramic shaped like a gear. Scale bar: 5 mm. The open-access paper, published in Advanced Science, is \"Injection molding of magnesium aluminate spinel nanocomposites for high-throughput manufacturing of transparent ceramics\" (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204385). Thermoformed boron-based ceramics may offer new frontier in customized electronic components In a recent paper, Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) researchers demonstrate how the proper microstructure can allow a ceramic to be formed via a method traditionally reserved for plastics and sheet metals. Thermoforming involves heating a sheet-shaped material to a pliable temperature and then laying it over a mold using pressure or vacuum forming methods. It is useful for fabricating parts that require large-scale designs and shorter production runs. The typically brittle nature of ceramics keeps it from being formed via thermoforming methods. However, the Northeastern University researchers successfully demonstrated that certain ceramics can be formed via thermoforming. Their ceramic matrix composite (CMC) consists of highly oriented hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) particles within a boron oxide matrix. They explain that the atomic structure of hBN gives it high thermal anisotropy, which allows the CMC to quickly transmit heat and flow effectively during the molding process. To fully harness this innate property of hBN, the researchers used a vibrationassisted casting method they previously developed to align high volume fractions Credit: Mader et al., Advanced Science of hBN particles (60 vol%) in a liquid photoresin. They then subjected the dense particle suspension to vibration energies during a tape casting process to further fluidize and shear align the hBN in-plane to a high degree. Following tape casting, the researchers applied ultraviolet light to the suspension to polymerize the photoresin, locking in the oriented hBN particles. Finally, they subjected the samples to pressureless sintering in oxygenated environments to grow a matrix of boron oxide that replaced the polymeric matrix and engulfed the hBN. The researchers characterized the CMC\'s flow regimes into a phase diagram and determined the optimal flow properties for thermoforming occurred between 500-700°C. With this knowledge, they thermoformed the boronbased CMC to a variety of molds and feature sizes, achieving feature sizes as small as 200 μm at 700°C. To demonstrate the potential of ceramic thermoforming on the electronics field, they compared the cooling performance of an incumbent aluminum heat sink against a press-fit, thermoformed CMC on a Raspberry Pi computer. When the heat sinks were normalized by height, the CMC showed a cooling advantage 10× over the aluminum. According to a Northeastern University press release, the researchers are now developing the thermoformed CMC via their startup, Fourier LLC. The paper, published in Advanced Materials, is \"Thermoformable boron nitride based all-ceramics\" (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202203939). Example of a new boron-based ceramic matrix composite that can be thermoformed into complex parts, for example, heat spreaders for printed circuit boards. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Northeastern University O bulletin | cover story Star power! How glass and ceramics push us deeper into space By Leslie Nemo Astronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist, anchored to a foot restraint on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, carries the Starboard One outboard nadir external camera. ucked into museums, private collecTH tions, and even archaeological sites are some nondescript tubes with bubbly, blemish-filled glass inside. Though it would be easy to write off the old instruments as unimpressive, the assortment of these strange devices scattered over Europe represent some of the world\'s earliest known telescopes-the first instruments people used to bring stars, planets, and outer space closer to home, even if only for an evening. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 19 Credit: NASA Star power! How glass and ceramics push us deeper into space Figure 1. Marvin Bolt, first-ever curator of science and technology at The Corning Museum of Glass before his retirement in 2020, peers through an early telescope made around 1650 CE. The telescope is part of the Astronomisch-Physikalisches Kabinett collection in Kassel, Germany. The oldest telescopes available today date to the early- and mid-17th century, not long after the technology itself was born (Figure 1). And even though it took a while for telescope users to focus the tubes on the skies-the earliest versions were meant for surveying landscapes and monitoring enemies as they approached-glass has been integral to the collecting and focusing of light as long as the devices have been around. The earliest iterations were full of imperfections from inconsistent raw materials and rudimentary processing situations. Glass quality did not see a significant boost until the late 1600s with leaded varieties, which fostered mass production of telescopes. Lens design and glass types continued to evolve, eventually leading to borosilicate compositions, which still features in the world\'s largest and most ambitious space exploration projects.² Even as we venture into space instead of only watching it from home, glass and the exploration of our universe have stayed inextricably linked. Ceramics, too, have wound their way into the technologies that get us closer and closer to the rest of our universe due to their ability to withstand the extreme environments found in space. Temperatures in space run a range that is difficult to comprehend-spots near the poles of the moon can drop to -424°F GLOBAL MARKETS FOR CERAMICS IN SPACE Expanding space programs and operations, including the current commercial space travel boom, ensure a strong future for ceramic space markets. For North America alone, the market for space operation ceramics was valued at $158.2 million in 2020 and is predicted to reach $902.9 million in 2026. Though North America, the United States in particular, represents the largest space ceramic market, other global markets are growing as well. European, Asian-Pacific, and Chinese markets should reach $473.7 million, $438 million, and $150.4 million by 2026, respectively. Learn more about these markets in the \"Business and Market View\" column on page 7.3 20 20 Credit: Michael Korey or -253°C, while reentering the Earth\'s atmosphere can generate temperatures over 4,800°F or 2,649°C.5 A mission and all of its precious cargo must handle temperature changes within this spectrum, all while withstanding battery from other destructive forces. For example, in low-Earth orbit, which extends about 1,000 kilometers off Earth\'s surface, 6 the atmosphere consists of about 96% atomic oxygen.? These highly reactive single oxygen atoms can erode spacecraft exteriors, and so pose a threat to the satellites located in low-Earth orbit, as well as the International Space Station (ISS). Radiation exposure is an issue as well, both in Earth\'s immediate area and deeper into space. Over time, cumulative bombardment by high-energy subatomic particles can wear down equipment. If a particle strikes an electrical circuit just right, computers and communication systems can crash. For all that space can throw at a mission, glass and ceramics handle the hazards well. Ceramics are often good insulators and can protect internal heat-sensitive materials and instruments. Additionally, many glass and ceramic materials have good thermal stability, meaning there is minimal expansion, contraction, or warping when they undergo extreme temperature shifts. Both also are fairly chemically stable and can withstand atomic oxygen and radiation better than, say, aluminum⁹ or silicon. 10 Plus, in the vacuum that is space, materials can outgas, meaning molecules come off and drift away. Overall mass drops, and the particles could land on instruments aboard the craft, clouding operations. Glass and ceramics largely resist this kind of vacuum-induced loss. Glass and ceramics also hold strong appeal in the space industry for a seemingly-minor but fairly important reason: The materials have a long track record. Research and design for space missions is expensive and time-consuming. Whatever goes past Earth\'s atmosphere must endure every condition it might meet and, in many cases, needs to ensure the wellbeing of human passengers. \"People who design space vehicles are fairly conservative for obvious reasons,\" says Sylvia Johnson, retired chief materials technologist for the Entry Systems and Technology Division at NASA Ames Research Center, in an interview. \"If a material has been proven not just by testing but by [for example] landing on Mars, that gives a lot more confidence.\" Glass has hundreds of years of proven space imaging utility. And when it comes to launching equipment into space, use of ceramics to mitigate high temperatures has a history stretching back to 1981, when the Space Shuttle first launched. Portions of the craft that saw the highest temperatures were protected by ceramic tiles designed by University of Washington engineer James Mueller and his team. (Apollo mission heat shields had fiberglass-reinforced epoxy components, where the epoxy composite was designed to ablate away as it deflected heat from the astronauts during reentry.¹¹) For all these reasons, glass and ceramic materials frequently have a place in space exploration from beginning to end-from launch and return, to all the travel, data collection, and learning in between (Figure 2). www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Offworld exploration Lunar and Martian regolith for 3D printing components in space • • International Space Station Microgravity experimentation on glasses Manufacturing of optical fibers, turbine blades, and concrete 00 Satellites • Glass-fiber and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers for structural elements • Ceramic coatings for thermal and radiation protection • Silicate glasses and gallium arsenide for solar panels • Gallium nitride and silicon carbide circuitry • Chalcogenide phase-change materials for photonic applications Exit and reentry from space Ceramic coatings and composite structural elements for thermal protection systems • Concrete-based pads for launch complexes •⚫ Fiber-reinforced ablative materials and ultrahigh-temperature ceramics for thermal protection during reentry Ground-based observations Glass and glass-ceramics for lenses and mirrors Figure 2. Glass and ceramic materials play a role in space exploration from beginning to end—from launch and return to all the travel, data collection, and learning in between. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 21 Credits: Offworld exploration-Thomas Cizauskas, Flickr (Public Domain); International Space Station-NASA Johnson, Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0); Satellites-Rawpixel; Exit and reentry from space-Official SpaceX Photos, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0); Ground-based observations-Pachango, Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) Star power! How glass and ceramics push us deeper into space 500/949 ZERODUR Figure 3. Thomas Werner, head of the Extremely Large Telescope project, pictured with the 500th ZERODUR mirror blank for the M1 primary mirror. 10 Figure 4. Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA\'s Kennedy Space Center, technicians dressed in cleanroom suits have installed a back shell tile panel onto the Orion crew module and now are checking the fit next to the middle back shell tile panel. Credit: Dimitri Gerondidakis, NASA LOOKING BEYOND OUR ATMOSPHERE: GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES Though telescopes have progressed from the warped, speckled tubes of several centuries ago, the instruments—whether on land or in the skies—still rely on glass. The material provides an ultrasmooth, durable mirror blank for metal coatings, such as aluminum, that collect light in the telescope. The seven 27.5-foot-diameter blanks making up the primary reflector in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), for example, are made of E6 low expansion borosilicate glass. 12 Not only is borosilicate glass relatively affordable compared to other glass options for the project, but it can withstand chemical erosion. Every few years, the telescope lenses for the GMT will get new aluminum coatings to make sure the reflective surface is in good condition. Removing the remnants of the previous coating calls for strong acids and bases to dissolve it away. Borosilicate glass can handle the chemical exposure. The assembly of each mirror starts with the Ohara Corporation glass manufacturer shipping lumps of the glass from their production site in Japan to the University of Arizona\'s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. There, the research team selects which glass blocks to melt into a honeycombshaped mold. The hexagonal pattern, which is reinforced by silicon carbide bolts, means the final product is a fraction of the weight of a traditional solid-glass mirror. Once in place on the GMT-a project projected to cost $1 billion dollars 13-the mirrors will help produce images with 10 times the clarity of the Hubble Space Telescope from the Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes.14 Glass-ceramics, a newer class of materials, are also making their way into telescopes. Across the Atlantic in Germany, Schott is manufacturing a suite of 949 hexagonal mirror blanks using its trademark ZERODUR glass-ceramic for the European Southern Observatory\'s Extremely Large Telescope (Figure 3), 15 which will sit in the Atacama Desert, also in Chile. 16 Mirror production started in 2020 and will extend into 2024. Before making their way to the $1.3 billion dollar telescope, the glassceramic hexagons will go to Safran Reosec for polishing. 3, 2, 1...LAUNCHING INTO SPACE When it comes to getting a spacecraft through the atmosphere and back again, ceramics are core to the heat-protective elements. \"If we\'re talking about something that\'s intended to be reused with little or minimal TPS [thermal protection system] refurbishment, then we\'re looking at ceramic-based systems, almost universally,\" says Marc Rezin, senior project manager on NASA\'s Artemis and Orion programs, in an interview. Some of what is in use today is an evolved version of the rigid ceramic tiles that coated parts of the Space Shuttle, with new renditions including alumina fibers as well as the silica fibers that were in the original shuttle ceramics. Ceramics also withstand impacts from debris better than other thermal protection systems, which is why ceramic tiles are on the back shell of the Orion spacecraft. The craft is not designed for multiple trips. But Rezin and his colleagues chose ceramic tiles for the back half of Orion because the material 22 22 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Figure 5. Aerial view of the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 48. Launch Complexes 39A and 39B are both visible behind the pad. can withstand encounters with micrometeoroids-a meteoroid fragment smaller than a grain of sand 17-and space debris from defunct, human-made objects (Figure 4). It might seem counterintuitive to praise the durability of a material that is typically thought of as brittle and could be susceptible to crack propagation, Rezin says. But in space, the collisions occur at such high speed, the porous portions of a ceramic thermal protection system take in the energy of collisions and the cracks do not spread like they would in other settings. “The rigid fiber-based tiles are pretty darn good at absorbing the micrometeorite hits,\" Rezin says. As the sheer volume of debris in space continues to grow, there is a chance for ceramic protection systems and their ability to withstand strikes to grow in popularity too, he adds. The Space Shuttle tile technology also helped inspire a new ceramic-based TPS called TUFROC that \"is like a Space Shuttle tile that can go to an even higher temperature,\" says Jay Feldman, high-temperature reusable materials project manager at the Thermal Protection Systems branch of NASA Ames, in an interview. TUFROC, which is used on the leading edge of the wings of the Space Force\'s X-37B vehicle, 18 has two layers: A shuttlelike tile sits below a composite material made of a silicon oxycarbide matrix with embedded carbon fibers. The carbon-heavy outside reradiates heat while the underlying tile insulates whatever material it covers. 19 Oftentimes, the composite is capped with a black glass made of tetraboronsilicide and borosilicate glass. 20 A range of surface treatments between the composite and the glass ensure that the thermal expansion of the two materials more closely align. Without those coatings, the glass could pop off with enough use or thermal shock, Feldman says. Though TUFROC has a complex production process, it is generally easier to fabricate than carbon-carbon composites or carbon-silicon carbide. It has already started to be adopted by companies, for example, Boeing; a derivative is in use by the Sierra Nevada Corporation. As corporate interest in TUFROC shows, a growing private space industry also means that reusable ceramic thermal protection systems are seeing an increase in demand. Companies around the world are developing reusable mission equipment. Tokyo-based ispace wants to land its first moon lander by the end of 2022 and eventually shuttle materials between the moon and Earth.21 Meanwhile, SpaceX\'s HLS Starship was chosen last year by NASA to bring astronauts from the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back using a system that is meant to eventually become reusable.22 Those hoping for cost-efficient shields on their reusable spacecrafts get help from Feldman and AMA Incorporated research scientist Adam Caldwell. Feldman and Caldwell help private industry get a handle on what thermal protection systems are available, how to access them, and, if need be, how to manufacture them. Currently, a fair number of companies are asking the last question-how to make their own ceramic TPS-because sourcing TPS components has become increasingly challenging. A given tile might have alumina fibers, silica fibers, and aluminum borosilicate fibers. \"Actually turning [the fibers] into a porous ceramic tile is not trivial, and there\'s a very limited number of places where they can do that successfully,\" Feldman says. “There are not enough sources and given the growth in the industry, it\'s become very difficult for folks to source these materials.\" Besides thermal protection systems, ceramics have an important role in the support structure beneath rockets. Concrete is the standard launch pad material. A version called Fondu Fyre, produced by Allied Mineral Products, served as the basis for Kennedy Space Center\'s Shuttle Launch Pads 39A and 39B, 23 which launched missions ranging from Apollo to the Space Shuttle.24 American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 23 Star power! How glass and ceramics push us deeper into space Though the Fondu Fyre has since been removed, NASA used another concrete-based pad for a new launch complex built at Kennedy in 2020, the first new one built since the 1960s (Figure 5).25 Along with a four-foot-thick concrete pad, Launch Complex 48 includes a small basin to capture water from a sound suppression system and an area where fuel tankers containing propellants can be stored on site. The pad was specifically designed to host a wide range of different propellant types—a feature that caters to commercial spaceflight. For decades, NASA experimented with Martyte, an epoxy with embedded ceramics, as a thermal protective coating on launch pads. Even in the 1960s, Martyte held appeal for the way the resin burned away and kept the launch surface cooler in the face of extreme heat from rocket exhaust. 26 As recently as 2020, SpaceX also relied on Martyte as a protective covering for underlying concrete pads.27 At least one company turned to graphene to make launches possible. Orbex, a launch service company with offices in the U.K. and Denmark, developed a reusable launch vehicle where the main structure and its tanks are a carbon fiber and graphene composite. 28 The relatively small system-62 feet tall and can carry a payload just shy of 400 pounds—should take off for the first time from the company testing site in Scotland later in 2022.29 SAFETY AND OPERATIONS IN SPACE After launch, mission equipment still relies on glass and ceramics for durability, protection, and the key instruments needed to execute the program goals. Durable materials protect key components Though space machinery includes everything from helicopters to space vehicles, satellites are the devices that market analysts predict will drive most of the coming growth in the aerospace ceramics sector.³ More specifically, versions meant to look back at Earth for data collection on weather, agriculture, water, and other planetary systems will see the largest increase in deployments. Figure 6. Close-up of a set of thrusters on the BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module that will carry the two science orbiters-the Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter-to the innermost planet. The silver/ white thermal blanket is covered with Nextel, a ceramic cloth known for its heat-resistive properties, which will allow the thrusters to be exposed directly to the sun. 24 Credit: European Space Agency Satellites, which stay closer to home and provide services for humans on Earth, are growing in popularity. OneWeb plans to offer global internet access with a network of 648 already launched low-Earth orbit satellites, while SpaceX\'s satellite internet service, Starlink, is available in 32 countries. 30 Some of these satellites-and the equipment used to get them in orbit-turn to glass-fiber (GFRPs) and carbonfiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs). At Beyond Gravity, the space-oriented segment of the Swiss technology group RUAG, both materials are popular for crafting lightweight but durable space structures. The company produces payload fairings (the protective elements around a spacecraft payload that pop off at the final destination) for clients such as rocket manufacturer United Launch Alliance. They also make satellite bodies and dispensers, which is a sort of tube that carries multiple satellites at once and releases them into orbit. Beyond Gravity already made CFRP-based dispensers for aforementioned OneWeb and recently signed a contract for a similar order that is reported to be the largest so far for the company. Beyond Gravity will make satellite dispensers for Amazon\'s Project Kuiper, which also aims to create broadband access via a net of satellites around the world. 31 To balance weight and durability in their products, Beyond Gravity often manufactures structures with a kind of CFRP sandwich. Thin layers of the composite material house an inner substance, often aluminum, shaped into a honeycomb. Aluminum is a more affordable material compared to CFRP, but the latter material provides enough stiffness that the company can trust products like a dispenser will hold onto its cargo until the exact right moment. The stiffness also means the company can scale up the length of a dispenser fairly easily with CFRP and accommodate a larger number of satellites, says Luca Luzzatto, materials and processes engineer with Beyond Gravity, in an interview. The company also can trust that the CFRP will not expand or contract severely as products cycle through temperature extremes during deployment, such as from -150°C to 150°C. GFRPs can also work well for parts of equipment where radiowaves need to be transmitted through the craft exterior, Luzzatto says. Repeatedly manufacturing CFRPs for space equipment requires product control. Inspections-some physical, some chemical, some destructive, and some simply observationalensure that batches of CFRP are up to standard and not struggling with defects, such as pockets of included air or foreign objects stuck in the composite. With each batch that is made, Beyond Gravity will create designated testing samples for more invasive inspections, such as the compression strength of the product or its tensile properties. If the ordered product happens to need bits cut away for, say, doors or other openings, the team will apply the same tests to the scraps as well because they are part of the larger CFRP pieces that will go to customers. The team will also examine the CFRP interior via ultrasound to see if any empty areas are in the polymer and to generally make sure the entire composite is homogenous. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Satellite missions that go farther and for longer may demand materials designed for longer-lasting durability, says Adrian Tighe, senior materials and processes engineer in the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality at the European Space Agency, in an interview. Ceramic coatings are a popular form of protection against changing temperatures and the space environment as a whole. Tighe worked on BepiColombo, a two-satellite system that will arrive at Mercury in 2025. For this and other systems like the ESA Solar Orbiter heading toward the sun, extreme heat could melt a craft body made of aluminum. Thin spray-on ceramic coatings, provided by companies such as Germanybased CeraNovis or U.S.-based Cerakote, tolerate the temperature changes better and protect the underlying materials (Figure 6). On BepiColombo, a white ceramic layer covers the craft\'s antenna and edges of the solar array to help deflect solar radiation. The coating, which consists of a water glass binder, alumina, and hexagonal boron nitride mix developed by Ceranovis GmbH, required nearly two years of testing to ensure it would not crack and would retain the reflective white color, Tighe says. Tests included ultraviolet light exposure and time in a vacuum chamber oven. Mirrored glass can also serve as a guard against rising temperatures-panels of the material on the side of a craft reflect solar radiation and radiate heat. Solar power is a primary power source for spacecraft, 32 and glass plays a crucial role in these components. Borosilicate³ and aluminosilicate 34 glasses still dominate coverings for solar panels, often enhanced with cerium or cerium dioxide to protect solar cells from electron, proton, and ultraviolet radiation. 35 The doping with other species also can keep the glass from growing darker over the course of a mission, Tighe says. Excelitas is one of the few manufacturers of cerium-doped coverglass. Gallium arsenide is another dependable solar cell material for space applications because the material absorbs a wider bandwidth of light and is more resistant to gamma radiation. The Hubble Space Telescope received GaAs solar cells in 2002, as did the Orion spacecraft and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity. This last craft has GaAs solar panels from SolAero Technologies, 36 which is now owned by EMCORE RocketLab. The parent company still makes GaAs solar arrays for satellite, along with Nano Avionics. Advanced materials keep operations running Aboard spacecrafts, ceramics have found their way into the electronic components. Ever since the Apollo era,³ 37 silicon chips have been the go-to circuitry option for space missions. But silicon has its limits, and increasingly far-flung missions are pushing them. Typically, silicon stops working as a semiconductor around 250°C and, therefore, needs enclosed spaces CHALCOGENIDE PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS: CHANGING OUR APPROACH TO AEROSPACE PHOTONICS By Lisa McDonald As we continue to push the limits of space exploration and travel, demands on next-generation space systems will increase while being constrained by lean SWaP-C (size, weight, power, and cost) budgets. Realizing subsystems that meet such performance demands requires novel photonic material platforms. Chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs) such as GeSbTe, GeSbSeTe, and SbTe demonstrate great potential to fulfill these needs. Chalcogenide PCMs have the ability to repeatedly switch between two distinct, nonvolatile solid phases: crystalline and amorphous, where the crystalline phase demonstrates high conductivity and reflectivity and the amorphous phase demonstrates low conductivity and reflectivity. There is widespread use of chalcogenide PCMs in commercial nonvolatile memory devices. However, investigations into its potential photonic applications such as tunable filters, active metaoptics, and switchable fiber-optics-picked up rapidly in the past decade.a The small size, weight, and power metrics of chalcogenide PCMs promise reconfigurable optical systems that are ultracompact, lightweight, energy-efficient, and have rugged characteristics, which are highly prized in the space industry. Possible future applications of chalcogenide PCMs in space applications include • Photonic integrated circuits, such as used for high-speed communications and sensing; • LIDAR and imaging spectroscopy components, for example, spatial light modulators, beam steerers, and tunable filters; • Deep-space imaging, including autofocus/real-time phase-corrective lenses and planar adaptive optics; and JWST NFCam Star HIP 65426 Exoplanet HIP 65426 b F300M NRCam F444W MIRI Digitized Sky Survey Planet F1140C MIRI Image of a gas giant exoplanet by the James Webb Space Telescope, as seen through four different light filters. Spacebased exoplanet imaging requires real-time wavefront corrections to lessen the effects of thermal gradients, optical imperfections, and diffraction issues. Chalcogenide PCMs could be used to simplify the correction system. • Satellite temperature management/thermal homeostasis, such as tunable/dynamic thermal emission control. To advance commercialization of optical PCM devices, improving cycle lifetime is a main focus. While endurance and failure mechanisms are extensively characterized for PCMs in electronic applications, much effort is still required to fully validate optical PCM longevity. a❝L. Martin-Monier, C. C. Popescu, L. Ranno, et al., “Endurance of chalcogenide optical phase change materials: a review,\" Optical Materials Express 2022, 12(6): 2145-2167. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 25 Star power! How glass and ceramics push us deeper into space STAGE STAGE Figure 7. Integrated silicon carbide circuit before (above) and after (below) testing in Venus atmospheric conditions. on a craft that shield the electronics from high heat. Though space agencies successfully designed silicon chips for Mars missions in the past, space environments like that of Venuswhich reaches 460°C and includes sulfuric acid clouds that are tens of kilometers deep 38-are beyond the abilities of silicon. Gallium nitride-based materials, on the other hand, could open new avenues in space applications. GaN can handle a wider range of temperatures and often needs less active cooling compared to silicon devices. Plus, GaN is inherently radiationresistant (though how it withstands radiation is still not completely understood). 39 Despite some unknowns concerning GaN durability, ESA plans to use GaN in several upcoming projects. GaN circuits will be used in the Hisdesat telecom satellites launching in 2023 and 2024.40 The Biomass satellite, launching in 2023 to conduct a census of all trees on Earth, will feature GaN-based radiofrequency amplifiers. Two companies-United Monolithic Semiconductors and OMMIC-have made ESA\'s European Preferred Part list for manufacturing GaN circuits and semiconductor processes. Silicon carbide could one day work its way into spacecraft circuitry as well. NASA\'s Glenn Gas Sensors team and Glenn Physical Sensors team expect the temperature and radiationresistant nature of silicon carbide will lead to future electronics that need less protective equipment.4¹ Reducing weight dedicated to temperature control reduces the launch cost-or, alternatively, increases the number of instruments that can fit on a given satellite. In 2017, the Glenn Research Center reported testing the first silicon carbide circuit that could withstand Venus-like conditions without any protective or temperature-controlling equipment (Figure 7).42 The chip lasted nearly 22 days inside the Glenn Extreme Environments Rig, 43 an apparatus that sim26 ulates the heat and pressure environment of Venus. The experiment only ended because other planned work forced the lab to shut the rig down. A research team at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology also assembled several prototype versions of silicon carbide circuits and showed they can operate at 500°C.44 Typically, a spacecraft also carries aboard lenses and other optical equipment. While a smaller satellite with a shorter lifespan might opt for straightforward lenses like what is used on Earth, radiation-resistant glass that will not take on a brown tint during a mission is the current standard material for most advanced systems. \"If it\'s a billion-dollar mission, it\'s worth getting a more resistant glass,\" Tighe says. This “rad-hard” glass is offered by Schott as well as the Ohara Corporation. Optical benches-the bars that support cameras and lenses within a telescope-are often made of ceramic, for example, silicon carbide and silicon nitride. The extreme thermal stability of the ceramic keeps the mounted instruments steady, leading to higher-resolution measurements from the equipment. There are some unexpected uses for ceramics in mission technologies as well. The ESA Aeolus satellite, for example, emits laser pulses to create a Doppler effect, measuring how long it takes the light bursts to come back to the device for a sense of how wind and moisture is moving in the atmosphere. The laser pulses are magnified by optical lenses in the satellite, with one of the mirrors being two pieces of sintered silicon carbide and a silicon alloy.45 The mirror and the manufacturing process came from a partnership between EADS-Astrium and Boostec. SPACE-BASED MANUFACTURING: ISS EXPERIMENTS AND BENEFITS OF MICROGRAVITY FABRICATION Oftentimes, the final destination of a payload is not far-flung planets but the U.S. National Laboratory aboard the ISS. Since the living and research station first started operating in 2000, astronauts have conducted more than 3,000 experiments aboard the international destination, 46 with glass experimentation occurring even before the ISS on a space shuttle in the 1980s.47 On Earth, material flaws such as unintentional density gradients or unwanted depositions often show up because of the influence of gravity. To learn if removing some of gravity\'s pull leads to final products with fewer errors, companies and research teams have taken experiments onto the ISS, which flies in low-Earth orbit. Though drop towers and parabolic flights can create the lower-gravity situations available on Earth, the conditions only last for a few seconds or a few minutes. Any extended period of time in a semiweightless state has to happen off Earth\'s surface. Most of what is investigated on the ISS relates to what happens in microgravity-in other words, how chemical, biological, and physical processes occur when there is less of Earth\'s constant pull acting on the materials. Private companies may participate in experiments aboard the ISS, and some have had a chance to examine what kinds of glasses can be formed in such unique conditions. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Materials Development, Inc. (MDI) is one such company. The instrumentation and research company dedicates a lot of its earthbound work to providing universities, national laboratories, and private companies with containerless processing systems. Using sound waves or gas pressure, the devices levitate and heat small samples of material. Eliminating contact between the sample and any other surfaces ensures that these materials, which are generally no larger than 3 millimeters across, do not react with other materials. Lack of contact with, say, containers or furnace elements also lets researchers experiment with structure and properties. For example, operators can supercool fluids that are not so easily quenched in full-gravity environments. In its experiments onboard the ISS, MDI turns to similar technologies for its own investigations—in particular, creating glass out of atypical compositions. The company currently has two projects aboard the ISS that, in short, look to expose compounds to unusually high temperatures and study how the materials change. Sent to the ISS via SpaceX, the MDI study samples make their way to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency\'s electrostatic levitation furnace. 48 Like the levitation instruments that MDI assembles on Earth, the JAXA device keeps samples from touching other materials during heating or cooling-except these experiments take place in microgravity. Current experimental materials include calcium or magnesium aluminate as well as titanates. \"They\'re reluctant glass formers, but they make interesting glasses,\" says Rick Weber, founder and president of MDI in a Ceramic Tech Chat podcast.49 Astronauts and the MDI team assess how the thermalphysical properties of the liquids change as temperatures rise and fall. Actual manipulation of the furnace happens from a station in Japan while Weber and his team communicate with astronauts and the control team about what experimental stages should happen next. Any glass made in the process will come back to Earth for MDI to examine further. \"You really don\'t know until you run a particular sample the kinds of things you might encounter,\" Weber says. Also, the ISS experiences communications outages roughly once every hour. Experiments have to be timed so that materials do not reach ideal temperatures right as the communication cuts out. Though the MDI team pushes liquids to extreme temperatures and situations that might not be accessible on Earth, Weber thinks that exploring phase formation in the limit of micorgravity will be valuable for eventually designing functional, not just experimental, glasses. Companies also are exploring space manufacturing of materials meant to be shipped back and used on Earth. Research indicates that manufacturing glass or ceramic products such as optical fibers without the interference of gravity could lead to final products with fewer defects. The results of ISS testing have been encouraging. Several bouts of testing in the past decade showed that ZBLAN optical fibers can be made more uniform in space manufacturing settings. In July 2022, FOMS, Inc. and Mercury Systems sent another batch of material to test ZBLAN optical fiber production on the ISS.50 Figure 8. Full-scale prototype of the LIFE habitat. Redwire operates two production systems on the ISS. The ceramic manufacturing module 3D prints ceramic goods and ran its first proof-of-concept test in 2021 by making turbine disks out of layered blades, often called blisks.51 The company also operates an industrial crystal-growing facility. ISS manufacturing experimentation has even included concrete production. The Pennsylvania State University and chemical company BASF had concrete samples mixed on the ISS to see what the final microstructure looked like.52 Though the ISS houses experiments for now, the craft was not designed for full-scale manufacturing. NASA announced that the facility will likely be retired after 2030.53 Private companies, however, plan to replace what will be lost when the ISS is brought down—including Sierra Space. By 2027, the company plans to have a space manufacturing research module up and running. Called the Large Integrated Flexible Environment, or LIFE, habitat (Figure 8), the center will be part of a commercial space station called Orbital Reef that Sierra Space is creating with Blue Origin. Early products coming out of Sierra Space facilities will likely be small pieces of technical equipment that could most benefit from space-based construction. The finer and more miniaturized a piece of technology is, the greater the impact a single flaw has on its functionality, explains Jonathan Volk, senior manager of in-space manufacturing and advanced materials for Sierra Space, in an interview. For example, manufacturing a graphene-based semiconductor could involve laying down the carbon via a chemical vapor deposition process. Any hiccups or jolts during the deposition process could impact the semiconductor functionality because the graphene is one atomic-layer thick. As it turns out, the waferthin goods that could most benefit from flawless production also make for lightweight and relatively inexpensive payloads. Booming growth in the communications technologies market makes it an appealing sector for manufacturing developAmerican Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org 27 Star power! How glass and ceramics push us deeper into space ment as well. The previously mentioned fiber optics market is set to reach $13.7 million by 2026, nearly 40% higher than the same market in 2022.3 Graphene semiconductors could reach a market value of about $70 million by 2030.54 The LIFE habitat, which will combine living quarters, a kitchen, a garden, and production space, will account for about 80% of the volume of the ISS and could possibly manage crystal growth and ceramic stereolithography. Down the line, other more energy-intensive processes might become part of the Sierra Space offerings, such as furnaces similar to the one JAXA runs on the ISS. \"The idea of supporting a furnace that can reach any melting point of any material known to man at this point is going to have some design challenges,\" Volk says in an interview. RETURNING TO EARTH When a given mission, whether experiment or expedition, is complete, spacecrafts often will return to Earth. During reentry, the vehicle exterior reaches extreme temperatures due to adiabatic compression and friction. Early spacecraft relied on sacrificial, or “ablative,\" layers to withstand these temperatures, for example, the Apollo series of spacecraft featured ablative heat shields. These layers consisted of materials that vaporized upon extreme heating, helping to deflect and carry away the heat. 55 Most ablative materials are made of polymers, sometimes with fiberglass reinforcement, but the foundation supporting the ablative portion can be ceramic based, says Peter Marshall, research scientist with Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) Incorporated working with the Thermal Protection Materials branch at NASA Ames, in an interview. ULTRAHIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMICS ‘LEAD\' THE WAY IN HYPERSONIC VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT By Lisa McDonald Imagine traveling between New York City and London in less than two hours rather than the current average of seven. That fantasy may not be so unreal if hypersonic aircraft are successfully developed. \"Hypersonic\" refers to speeds that exceed five times the speed of sound. While intercontinental ballistic missiles easily reach such speeds, the fastest sustainable speeds achieved to date by aircraft are just over three times the speed of sound (~2,200 mph accounting for altitude).a Aerodynamic heating is one of the biggest challenges to developing aircraft capable of hypersonic speeds. This heating is produced by friction and compression processes as a high-speed solid body passes through the air, particularly along sharp-shaped structures like wings and nose cones. It also affects space shuttles during reentry into the atmosphere. To protect against this heat, missiles, which are intended for single use over a short time span, rely on ablative (sacrificial) layers that vaporize to carry away the extreme heat. In contrast, aircraft and space shuttles, which ideally are reusable over longer time spans, may use ablative layers but more so rely on insulating layers that can withstand repeated exposure to extremely high temperatures. Current materials used for thermal protection systems, such as reinforced carbon-carbon, offer protection up to about 1,650°C (~3,000°F). Georgia-based startup Hermeus is one company looking to advance commercialized hypersonic travel. It is developing a 20-passenger hypersonic airliner called Halcyon (rendering shown above) in collaboration with government agencies. However, as aircraft and space shuttles are developed to travel at faster speeds, they will require protection from temperatures between 2,000-3,000°C (~3,600-5,400°F).b Ultrahigh-temperature ceramics (UHTCs) are an emerging class of materials of interest for use in the leading edges of hypersonic vehicles. UHTCs are most often defined as compounds with melting/decomposition temperatures above 3,000°C. Borides, carbides, and nitrides of early transition metals, such as ZrB2, HfB2, ZrC, HfC, TaC, and HfN, are prime examples of UHTCs. Reports of UHTC synthesis date back to the late 1800s, but technological interest in these materials grew dramatically during the space race in the late 1950s and 1960s; interest renewed in the late 1980s. Today, knowledge of UHTC synthesis, processing, densification, thermomechanical properties, and oxidation advanced significantly thanks to abundant research conducted during the past 30 years. Most characterization and testing of UHTCs is carried out under ambient conditions due to the difficulties of testing materials in extreme environments. Of the testing that has occurred in relevant environments, much of it is restricted or classified. However, it is known that monolithic UHTCs often fail during testing due to thermal shock, limiting their practical use. Instead, groups are now exploring composites consisting of UHTC matrices reinforced by continuous and/or chopped fibers due to their improved fracture toughness and noncatastrophic failure behavior.d a\" NASA Armstrong fact sheet: SR-71 Blackbird,\" NASA, 23 Feb. 2014. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-030-DFRC.html b\"Ames contributions to Orion,\" NASA, 2 Dec. 2014. https://www.nasa.gov/ames/orion C\"Ultra-high temperature ceramics,\" edited by W. G. Fahrenholtz, E. J. Wuchina, W. E. Lee, and Y. Zhou. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, New Jersey (2014). dL. M. Rueschhoff, C. M. Carney, Z. D. Apostolov, and M. K. Cinibulk, \"Processing of fiber-reinforced ultra-high temperature ceramic composites: A review,\" International Journal of Ceramic Engineering & Science 2020, 2(1):22-37. Credit: Hermeus, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) 28 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 T 42964-01 Credit: NASA Credit: P. Carril, ESA Figure 9. Heat shield thermocouple plug with ceramic insulator along the sidewall. Some form of ablative material will be on the Mars Sample Return Earth Entry Vehicle. The job of this particular craft is spelled out in its name: to bring samples of Mars\' surface, as collected by the Perseverance rover, back for research.56 One candidate ablative system is the 3D Medium Density Carbon Phenolic (3DMCP). This particular mission is looking for an ablator with higher density and more mechanical strength, which the engineering team thinks will likely be found in the woven structure of 3DMCP. \"I think that these 3D weaves for carbon fiber really also leveraged a lot of our best past experience for pre-woven C/SiC or C/C or some of the other full ceramic systems,\" Marshall says. The thickness of the 3DMCP and the kind of matrix embedded in the fibers can be customized for each application, which is a departure from standard materials that change little but are applied to a range of projects. \"We\'re heading in the direction of being able to tailor TPS. So rather than a monolithic, we may have a multilayer TPS material, depending on mission needs,\" says Mairead Stackpoole, chief of the Thermal Protection Materials Branch of NASA Ames, in an interview. Nowadays, creating reusable shuttles is a focus for government and privately funded aerospace initiatives. As such, materials that can withstand repeated exposure to extremely high temperatures without burning up are needed, and ultrahightemperature ceramics are one solution (see sidebar: Ultrahigh-temperature ceramics \'lead\' the way in hypersonic vehicle development). The reentry period also serves as an invaluable opportunity to collect data on what exactly a craft is exposed to as it careens back through our atmosphere. Figure 10. Artist impression of a lunar base concept, featuring solar arrays for energy generation, greenhouses for food production, and habitats shielded with regolith. \"Those environments cannot be fully replicated on the ground with our test facilities,\" says Jose Santos, aerospace flight systems engineer in the Thermal Protection Materials Branch of NASA Ames, in an interview. When it comes to researching what a potential reentry system might look like, the gold standard simulation is a model that predicts environmental conditions based on real-life measurements collected during flight. Ceramic-based TPS components can ensure the readings captured on reentry are accurate. For example, reentry temperature measurements are often made with onboard thermocouples (Figure 9). To ensure the highest-quality temperature reading possible, the wires may be sheathed in ceramic tubes that are typically 99% or more alumina, Santos says. Recently, Santos and his colleagues looked to further miniaturize the thermocouples and their insulator systems to increase accuracy and reduce footprint. Additive manufacturing technologies might be the solution, although so far, finding a supplier has proved challenging, Santos says. STAYING IN SPACE: MOON BASES, MARS COLONIES, AND BEYOND Even in the instances where a mission will not return to Earth, ceramics are key to developing spacecrafts that can go the American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org distance and keep people functioning on other planets (Figure 10). Both NASA and ESA are investigating moon bases where astronauts would live for longer periods on the lunar surface. But an extended stay requires supplies and equipment-everything from housing to tools to replacement vehicle parts. What if components were made from regolith, the surface material covering whatever satellite rock or planet humans are on? If that were possible, missions could launch smaller payloads, and the raw material certainly would be plentiful. \"For Mars, it is not only a wish, but it\'s almost a necessity,\" says Advenit Makaya, advanced manufacturing engineer at the European Space Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency, in an interview. \"It takes a long time to go there and takes a long time to come back. You want to make the most of the time you have there.\" The need to produce components in space pushes companies and space agencies to test different manufacturing methods with simulated regolith. Missions to potential base areas show that the minerals on extraterrestrial surfaces are fairly similar to what is on Earth, save differences in proportions and chemical compositions, Makaya says. But in-space manufacturing will lack 29 Star power! How glass and ceramics push us deeper into space Credit: European Space Agency Figure 11. Finely detailed ceramic parts that were 3D printed using simulated lunar regolith. The European Space Agency and Lithoz collaborated to investigate how 3D printing could be used to support a lunar base. the mineral refinement processes we use on Earth. Mining and purifying regolith would consume too much energy and infrastructure. Besides, any water found on the planets will have to be dedicated to more pressing needs such as human consumption or fuel production, not manufacturing. Any astronauts assembling CLEANING UP OUR ATMOSPHERE: TACKLING THE ISSUE OF SPACE DEBRIS The return of a spacecraft is not always considered-equipment has historically been left to circulate our planet on its own, creating a lot of garbage in near-Earth orbit. Everything from broken equipment to paint flecks to abandoned launch vehicle components are circulating and threatening the duration or safety of active missions. The Department of Defense Space Surveillance Network tracks 27,000 pieces of trash, and that is only a small fraction of what is floating around.a As Alexandra Navrotsky and Megan Householder wrote in a recent review article, \"we have done a remarkable job gumming up the Earth with our refuse. We are doing an equally remarkable job gumming up near space with all sorts of remnants from satellites and rockets.\"b The ESA Cleansat program intends to reduce the hazards of obsolete devices with a range of tactics, including \"Design for Demise.\" The assembly premise aims to construct crafts and satellites that incinerate as they reenter Earth\'s atmosphere, avoiding space waste and incoming debris. A candidate \"Design for Demise\" material could be CFRP or GFRP. ESA testing of possible components that would perform as desired and burn up on reentry has included electronics cards and battery housing made of GFRP and a CFRP magnetorquer (a satellite component that aligns the craft with Earth\'s magnetic fields). The latter piece of equipment is generally made out of other materials that let it withstand reentry. In Germany, a hypersonic plasma wind tunnel subjected the GFRP and CFRP components to a simulation of atmospheric reentry conditions and several-thousand-degree-Celsius heat.d The CFRP magnetorquer, which was provided by Portugal-based LusoSpace,e burned up nicely. a\"Space debris and human spacecraft.\" NASA, 26 May 2021. \"Alexandra Navrotsky and Megan Householder. \"New worlds, new chemistry, new ceramics.\" Int J Ceramic Eng Sci. 2021; 3: 252-266. https://doi. org/10.1002/ces2.10104 \"Beck, James et al. \"Plasma wind tunnel demisability testing of spacecraft equipment.\" International Orbital Debris Conference, 2019 d\"Magnetorquer beforehand.\" European Space Agency, 17 June 2019. \"Burning up a magnetorquer in a plasma wind tunnel.\" European Space Agency, 23 April 2019. 30 components and structures from regolith will be working with essentially raw material and all its varieties and complexities. While terms like “lunarcrete\" might be thrown around to communicate the intended purpose or durability of regolith products, Makaya says vocabulary meant to make extraterrestrial construction sound like Earth-based construction materials will never be a perfect fit. For now, researchers working with simulated regolith use renditions mimicking specific attributes of the complex original. Work concerned with seismic activity will study a simulant focused on replicating particle size distribution, Makaya says, while experimentation with a manufacturing process that essentially aims to melt the regolith into a kind of glass will rely on a mockup with the right chemical composition. Makaya and his ESA colleagues studied simulated regolith alongside Lithoz, a 3D ceramics printing company. More specifically, the team tested lithography-based ceramic manufacturing with a regolith simulant developed by the European Astronaut Center, 57 containing ingredients such as silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, and calcium oxide (Figure 11).58 The production process involves a mixed ceramic and polymer material that is 3D printed.59 The polymer acts as a kind of glue that keeps ceramic particles together. Debinding, or the burning out, of the polymer leaves behind a ceramic structure that needs sintering to completely densify. The sample screws, nuts, and bolts the ESA and Lithoz team printed were too fragile, Makaya says, but the team is investigating alternative applications such as mesh screens or filters. \'SPACE\' FOR EXPLORATION As the timelines and production schedules of various missions indicate, space missions take years and even decades to execute. The money and testing required to get people and equipment farther than ever before takes time-but when information such as the exact mineral composition of Earth\'s only satellite or the precise depth of a far-away planet\'s gassy clouds come back to us, the investment in carefully assembling spacecrafts and space equipment is worth it. The far-flung gear is, in a way, extensions of ourselves. It serves essentially as our ears, eyes, hands, noses, and mouths in new places. Even if it takes decades (or longer) for humans to set foot on these far-off places, we can thank glass and ceramics for getting there first and helping make each extreme environment that much more intriguing and accessible. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 SAMPLING OF COMPANIES PRODUCING OR PURCHASING FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS LOCATION Seattle, Wash., USA COMPANY Amazon BASF Blue Origin Kent, Wash., USA Boeing Boostec Ceranovis GmbH EMCORE Excelitas FOMS, Inc Kyocera Corporation Lithoz GmbH lusospace Materials Development, Inc MDA Mercury Systems Nano Avionics Ohara Corporation OMMIC Ludwigshafen, Germany Chicago, III., USA Bazet, France Saarbruecken, Germany Alhambra, Calif., USA Waltham, Mass., USA San Diego, Calif., USA Kyoto, Japan Vienna, Austria Lisbon, Portugal Evanson, III., USA Brampton, Ontario, Canada Andover, Mass., USA Vilnius, Lithuania Rancho Sanata Margarita, Calif. and Branchburg, N.J., USA Limeil-Brévannes, France PRODUCTS Satellite production and launch Chemical company Space flight equipment Space flight equipment Silicon carbide for scientific instruments Industrial coatings GaAs solar cells for satellites Glass for solar cells Fiber optic manufacturing in space Ceramic components for satellites, space observation, and astronomy Ceramic 3D printing with simulated regolith Space equipment engineering Space experimentation Satellite components Aerospace and defense, including ZBLAN fiber production Solar arrays Manufacturing glass for telescopes OneWeb Redwire Rocketlab Safran Reosec Schott London, United Kingdom Jacksonville, Fla., USA Long Beach, Calif., USA Saint-Pierre-du-Perray, France Mainz, Germany Sierra Nevada Corporation Sparks, Nev., USA Sierra Space SpaceX United Monolithic Semiconductors REFERENCES Broomfield, Colo., USA Hawthorne, Calif., USA Ulm, Germany \"Galileo and the telescope.\" From the Library of Congress collection Finding our place in the cosmos: From Galileo to Sagan and beyond. https://www.loc.gov/collections/finding-our-place-in-the-cosmos-with-carl-sagan/ articles-and-essays/modeling-the-cosmos/ galileo-and-the-telescope 2Gocha, April. \"Peering into the past: What early telescopes reveal about glass technology and scientific evolution.\" The American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 94, No. 4 3BCC Publishing Staff. “Fiber optic instrumentation market.\" BCC Publishing, March Semiconductors Internet satellites Space manufacturing Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer facesheets for satellites, GaAs solar cells Optical technologies/polishing glass for telescopes Glass-ceramics for mirrors, cerium-doped glass for solar panels Space flight equipment Space manufacturing and experimentation Rockets, satellites, and vehicles Semiconductors 2022. 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Heat transfer in aerospace applications.\" 2017. https://www.sciencedirect.com/ book/9780128097601/heat-transfer-inaerospace-applications 56\"Mars sample return.\" Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology. 57 Altan Alpay Altun, Florian Ertl, Maude Marechal, Advenit Makaya, Antonella Sgambati, Martin Schwentenwein, \"Additive manufacturing of lunar regolith structures,\" Open Ceramics, Volume 5, 2021, 100058, ISSN 2666-5395, https://doi.org/10.1016/j. oceram.2021.100058 58 Oney, Faye. \"3D-printed ceramic parts could support lunar colonies.\" Ceramic Tech Today, The American Ceramic Society, 23 Nov. 2018. 59\"Webinar | LMT Lab Day 2020 - LCM as a tool for fully digital workflow.\" YouTube, uploaded by Lithoz GmbH, 6 Nov. 2020. 32 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 The American Ceramic Society www.ceramics.org UPCOMING DATES JAN. 17-20, 2023 Register now! 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ACers Glass & Optical Materials Division will hold its annual meeting in New Orleans, La., from June 4-9, 2023. PURCHASE NOW UPGRADED SOFTWARE EVEN EASIER TO USE DISTINCTIVE NEW DIAGRAMS UNIQUE ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES 50 PHASE Equilibria Diagrams The American Ceramic Society www.ceramics.org NIST UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org ACERS NIST PHASE EQUILIBRIA DIAGRAMS NIST STANDARD REFERENCE DATABASE 31 www.ceramics.org/phase 33 33 Detectors in space: Analyzing cosmic ray tracks in barium phosphate glasses with unknown environmental information By Nicholas J. Tostanoski, Darren Stohr, and S. K. Sundaram W Figure 1. Example of cosmic rays traversing through the STAR detector in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The straighter paths indicate faster moving particles while the curved paths indicate slower moving particles. This information allows researchers to determine particle charge information. hile traveling to distant star systems in a reasonable time period is currently beyond our capabilities, there are other ways for us to learn about faraway stars and planets. Cosmic rays are heavily ionized particles from outside our solar system that travel through space at nearly the speed of light (Figure 1). Analyzing the composition of cosmic rays can provide a rich source of information on the chemical evolution of the universe. Track-etch detectors allow for precise identification of cosmic rays. These detectors consist of glasses that are marked when cosmic rays pass through them. These cone-shaped marks, or “tracks,\" trace the trajectory that the particles took through the glass and are revealed via chemical etching.¹ Interest in tracking cosmic rays in glass dates back to the late 1980s. Price et al. 2,3 identified phosphate glasses as good materials for track-etch detectors because of their increased sensitivity due to low bond strength. Wang et al.³ performed a systematic study of phosphate glasses free of uranium and identified BP-1, a barium phosphate glass with composition 58P2O5-21BaO-11SiO2-10Na₂O mol%,\' as the best choice for the application. In the 1990s, the U.S.-Russian collaborative TREK COSmic ray experiment used BP-1 on the external surface of the 34 Russian Mir space station to help identify and quantify the elemental abundance of ultra-heavy nuclei and isotopes in galactic cosmic radiation. However, currently, literature related to examination of the TREK track-etch detectors is inadequate, due in part to lack of knowledge about the environment during the experiment. Temperature and pressure during irradiation exposure in long-term space missions play a critical role in determining the charge resolution of the glass.5 Unfortunately, no information is known about the temperature and pressure of the local BP-1 environment before, during, or after the TREK experiment. Additionally, after the experiment, the samples were placed in storage with unknown environmental conditions. These unknowns affect the ability of researchers to analyze tracks multiple decades after the conclusion of the TREK experiment. Our study shows how one might examine tracks in a detector glass plate for which detailed environmental provenance is unknown. Experimental procedure In theory, and limitedly reported in literature, glass tracketch detectors can be analyzed using optical and electron microscopy techniques, where hydrofluoric acid (HF) reveals tracks in the glass. In our study, we used a JEOL JSM-7800F (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan) scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to analyze the BP-1 in both secondary (SE) and backscattered (BSE) imaging modes, and EDS for elemental analysis. BP-1 was cross-sectioned, ground, and polished. www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory (a) (b) Samples underwent additional chemical etching using 40-45 vol% HF for two minutes and 49-51 vol% HF for five minutes at room temperature. These ranges were chosen because Price et al.5 and Randhawa et al.6 concluded 48 vol% HF was the most suitable etchant to reveal etchpits under SEM. An electrical conducting gold coating was applied. Results and discussion Interaction of cosmic rays with a bulk glass would potentially result in local chemical and structural changes along the narrow, cone-shaped etch trajectory. It is suspected such changes could be viewed using BSE imaging modes, where elemental and compositional changes would be observed and made clear by lack of a specific element along the trajectory. The BP-1 cross-section was examined using SEM-EDS point, line, and map scans. A line scan was used in the region between the apex of paired etched conical features running through the midpoint, on the border, and within the bulk, as shown in Figure 2. Analysis resulted in no measurable elemental intensity variations or structural changes. It is suspected that a narrow trajectory connecting the paired etched conical features would be highlighted through additional etching; however, further etching resulted in no visible trajectories or observable changes between etched conical features. We suspect the BP-1 was initially etched, due to conical features on the as-received sample. We do not see any damage along the trajectory. This observation may be attributed to healing over extended time or removal of the damaged layer during sample preparation. Conclusion Our investigation did not reveal any structural changes or narrow tracks in BP-1, suggesting such compositional changes are beyond the sensitivity of the instrument or perhaps the damage healed with time. Unfortunately, we lack access to new pristine and exposed glasses for comparison. Our results underline the challenges in determining how cosmic radiation x(c) 50 μm Ad OK NSK PKLE 100 μm 100 μm 100 μm Figure 2. SEM of (a) as-received etched SE image of fracture surface and (b) polished and further etched BSE image featuring paired etched conical features. SEM-EDS line scan (c) between the apex and (d) on the border of the paired etched conical features. influences glass structure when environmental information before, during, and after the experiment is unknown. However, despite these challenges, it is important to pursue research in this area because understanding and developing means to study glass from track-etch detectors will assist scientists in determining what lies beyond our solar system. Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank James E. Martinez from NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, for supplying the BP-1 samples. The authors would like to acknowledge Brookhaven National Laboratory for allowing permission to include the cosmic ray image. Nicholas Tostanoski acknowledges teaching assistant support from the Inamori School of Engineering. S.K. Sundaram acknowledges support from Kyocera Corporation in the form of Inamori Professorship. About the authors Nicholas J. Tostanoski, Darren Stohr, and S. K. Sundaram are Ph.D. candidate, scanning electron microscopist, and Inamori Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, respectively, in the Inamori School of Engineering at The New York State College of American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org Ceramics, Alfred University, N.Y. Contact Tostanoski at njt2@alfred.edu. References \'He Y, Westphal AJ, Price PB. \"Response of the BP-1 phosphate glass detector to relativistic heavy ions.\" Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 1994, 84(1):67-76. 2Price P, Cook L, Markert A. \"Phosphate glasses for identification of heavy ions.\" Nature 1987, 325(6100):137-8. 3Shicheng W, Barwick SW, Ifft D, Price PB, Westphal AJ, Day D. \"Phosphate glass detectors with high sensitivity to nuclear particles.\" Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 1988, 35(1):43–9. *Price P, Lowder D, Westphal A, Wilkes R, Brennen R, Afanasyev V, et al. “TREK: A cosmic-ray experiment on the Russian space station MIR.\" Astrophysics and space science 1992, 197(1):121-43. 5Price P, Park H-S, Gerbier G, Drach J, Salamon M. \"VG-13: a nuclear-track-recording glass detector with uniquely high resolution.\" Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 1987, 21(1-4):60-7. \'Randhawa G, Virk H. \"Study of charged particle tracks in barium phosphate (BP-1) glass.\" Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 1997, 132(4):653-9. 35 ACers meeting highlights Global themes \'steel\' the show at ACerS 124th Annual Meeting at MS&T22 in Pittsburgh All photos (Credit: ACerS) ollowing last year\'s challenges with pandemic-related travel restrictions, the 2022 Materials Science & Technology Pittsburgh, Pa., saw a resurgence in attendance. In addition to renewed attendance, this year welcomed a new collaboration between the MS&T partners and commercial exhibition firm Event Partners. Event Partners sold and managed the full exhibition at MS&T22, as well as co-located two commercial exhibitions within the conference: The Advanced Materials Show and the first-ever Nanotechnology Show. \"Being able to welcome so many people-including international members!―to an in-person conference after two years of mostly virtually meetings was a gratifying way to wrap up ACerS 2022 conference schedule,\" says Mark Mecklenborg, ACers executive director. \"The energy was especially noticeable during our student events and in the co-located Advanced Materials Show and Nanotechnology Show exhibitions during MS&T22. We look forward to continuing this success at MS&T2023 in Columbus, Ohio.\" Below are highlights from ACerS 124th Annual Meeting at MS&T22. EMBRACING THE GLOBAL NATURE OF ACERS In the past few years, ACerS international members faced challenges attending the Annual Meeting due to pandemicIncoming ACerS president Sanjay Mathur, left, accepts the ceramic gavel from outgoing ACerS president Beth Dickey during the Annual Business Meeting on Monday, Oct. 10. related travel restrictions. Fortunately, attendance from outside the United States witnessed a boost this year as countries around the world continue to ease their travel requirements, with 53 countries outside the U.S. represented. ACerS newly seated president Sanjay Mathur highlighted the importance of ACerS international members throughout his time at the conference. As director of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Cologne in Germany, he personally knows the challenges that international members may face engaging with the Society. On Saturday, Oct. 8, the 2022-23 delegates of the President\'s Council of Student Advisors met for their annual business meeting. This year\'s cohort consists of 46 students from 28 universities, representing eight countries. During his term as president, Mathur plans to “refocus and reframe\" the role of international members within ACers, with talent pool, topical diversity, and global partners serving as guiding topics for future initiatives. \"I think 2023 is going to be a turning point,\" he said during the Annual Business Meeting on Monday, Oct. 10. This year already witnessed a notable expansion of ACers globally with the first-ever Pan American Ceramics Congress and Ferroelectrics Meeting of Americas, held July 24-28 in Panama City, Panama. 36 www.ceramics.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 ACers women past presidents at the Annual Awards banquet. From left: Dana Goski (2020–21), Marina Pascucci (2010-11), Beth Dickey (2021-22), Sylvia Johnson (2018–19), Katherine Faber (2006-07), and Kathleen Richardson (2014-15). GLASS FEATURES IN SEVERAL AWARD LECTURES AS IYOG WINDS DOWN This year witnessed countless thoughtful and informative presentations on glass in honor of it being the United Nations International Year of Glass. Several distinguished speakers added to this repertoire by giving glass-themed award lectures during ACerS Annual Meeting. Monday morning kicked off with the Arthur L. Friedberg Ceramic Engineering Tutorial and Lecture by Rutgers University Distinguished Professor Lisa Klein. She shared how her introduction glass involved studying glass in moon rocks before going on to explain her experience synthesizing glasses via sol-gel processing. On Tuesday morning, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute associate dean for research and graduate programs Liping Huang delivered the Cooper Session Distinguished Lecture on how new approaches to glass formation can uncover previously \"hidden\" glasses. That afternoon, Mathur delivered the Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Lecture on ceramic and glass particles for precision drug delivery. In addition to the glass-focused lectures, other award talks covered emerging ceramics of interest. Drexel Distinguished University and Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Professor Yury Gogotsi delivered the Frontiers of Science and Society Rustum Roy Lecture on MXenes, Andrew Wereszczak (left) and Jeffrey Swab (right) organized a symposium to recognize the contributions of George Quinn (center) to the field of structural ceramics and glasses. while Missouri Science and Technology Curators\' Professor of Ceramic Engineering William G. Fahrenholtz discussed ultrahightemperature ceramics during the Robert B. Sosman Lecture. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY FOLLOWING PANDEMIC-RELATED SLOWDOWNS Student engagement was an oft-quoted example of the pandemic\'s effects, with professors citing difficulties encouraging camaraderie among students without in-person activities. Fortunately, numerous activities and competitions during ACerS Annual Meeting provided students a chance to meet face to face. View a full list of student award winners at https://bit.ly/ MST22studentwinners. Visit the ACerS Flickr page for more photos from ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T22. Next year, ACerS 125th Annual Meeting at MS&T23 will take place in Columbus, Ohio, from October 1-5. raphene and Graphite GLACE TH The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation launched its newest program GLOW (Glass Learning Opportunities Workshop) during MS&T22 at the Pittsburgh Glass Center on Wednesday, Oct. 12. KOCKS A mug shatters during the Material Advantage Ceramic Mug Drop Contest, organized by Keramos, on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The winner of the contest was Mitchell Lensing of the Colorado School of Mines. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramics.org MARKE pletics fooms Attendees explored the two commercial exhibitions during MS&T between conference sessions. 37 O deciphering the discipline A regular column offering the student perspective of the next generation of ceramic and glass scientists, organized by the ACerS Presidents Council of Student Advisors. Ceramics for space exploration: Development of in situ resource utilization technologies In the past decade, there has been a resurgence of interest in space exploration, both from the commercial sector and government agencies. However, as mission concepts and proposed projects become more ambitious, breakthrough technologies that can reduce the cost of space exploration need to be developed. In situ resource utilization (ISRU) is one area of space technology that will be critical in the future. Currently, all space exploration missions require every necessary resource to be brought along in the initial launch. For crewed missions, these resources include the propellant, life support, and power systems for the initial and return journey. ISRU technologies allow necessary resources to be created at the destination or along the way, overcoming the requirement of bringing these resources along from the start. But these technologies must operate in extreme environments while remaining efficient and reliable. So, ceramic materials are at the core of many of these ISRU technologies. For example, in 2020, NASA included the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) aboard the Mars-destined Perseverance rover. MOXIE is a technology demonstration unit designed to show that oxygen can be produced from the carbon dioxiderich Martian atmosphere. MOXIE generates oxygen using solid oxide electrolysis operating at approximately 800°C. The ceramic electrolyte in MOXIE is scandia-stabilized zirconia (ScSZ).¹ ScSZ was selected for its superior ionic conductivity at operating temperatures. However, ScSZ is not as thermally stable and mechanically robust compared to more traditional zirconias, such as yttria-stabilized and magnesia-stabilized zirconias. As a result, the thermal design for MOXIE incorporates novel ceramic insulation to avoid large thermal gradients that could accelerate degradation of the ScSZ electrolyte. The insulation 38 Figure 1. Prototype induction heating testbed for melting lunar regolith simulants in a graphite crucible. includes a ceramic aerogel composite consisting of silica fiber-reinforced amorphous silica as well as titania powder, which provides infrared opacifiers to limit radiative thermal losses.³ In 2021, MOXIE successfully performed the first extraterrestrial ISRU experiment and produced about 50 grams of oxygen, paving the way for a largescale unit that could support oxygen production for propellant use.¹ Moving to the human side of space exploration, NASA established the Artemis program in 2017 with the longterm goal of creating a permanent lunar settlement and supporting future crewed missions to Mars. ISRU technologies are critical to Artemis because they lower the cost of establishing and maintaining a lunar settlement. Lunar regolith (soil) is comprised of mostly oxides of silicon, iron, calcium, and aluminum, along with other metals at lower concentrations.4 This composition makes it a great resource for producing oxygen for life support and propellant use and metals for construction purposes. There are several competing processes for reducing lunar regolith, such Kevin Yu Guest columnist as carbothermal reduction and molten regolith electrolysis. Both processes involve melting lunar regolith, which produces a complex, corrosive silicate melt at extremely high temperatures (>1,500°C). Handling and stable containment of this melt, as well as any reduced molten metals, is a complicated materials challenge. My doctoral research, funded by NASA\'s Space Technology Mission Directorate, will focus on identification of ceramics that can survive the extreme environment of lunar regolith processing. I am just getting started on this work, but I am optimistic that we can identify and develop ceramics that will enable ISRU technologies to operate long-term on the lunar surface to support a new generation of space exploration. References J. A. Hoffman, M. H. Hecht, D. Rapp, et al., \"Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) - Preparing for human Mars exploration,\" Science Advances, vol. 8, iss. 35, 2022. 2C. N. Kumar, R. Bauri, “Enhancing the phase stability and ionic conductivity of scandia stabilized zirconia by rare earth co-doping,\" J. Phys. Chem. Solids, vol. 75, iss. 5, 2014. 3A. Aboobaker, C. Smith, J. Hua, E. Farias, P. Bhandari, \"Thermal design for an oxygengenerating electrolysis system on Mars,\" 48th International Conference on Environmental Systems (July 8-12, 2019). https://ttu-ir. tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/74103/ ICES_2018_105.pdf 4D. B. Stoeser, D. L. Rickman, S. Wilson, \"Design and specifications for the highland regolith prototype simulants NU-LHT-1M and -2M,\" NASA Technical Reports Server, NASA/TM-2010-216438, 2010. Kevin Yu is a Ph.D. student in Katherine Faber\'s research group at the California Institute of Technology. He previously worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a materials and process engineer prior to starting graduate school. 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For your free subscription, go to www.ceramics.org/ CGMsubscribe. 1 41 2 42 CERAMIC & GLASS MANUFACTURING | VOL. 3, NO. 4 INDUSTRY NEWS ARDAGH BEGINS ONSITE SOLAR POWER PROJECTS Ardagh Group S.A. started construction of three solar projects in the Netherlands. The installations will supply renewable, onsite-generated electricity to Ardagh\'s Dongen, Moerdijk, and Oss facilities and are part of the company\'s strategy to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030. The Netherlands is the first country where Ardagh will supply all its production facilities with onsite-generated energy via large-scale solar installations. The company says its overall strategy is built on a combination of onsite, near-site, and offsite renewable electricity projects. CerAMing holds numerous patents around the layer-wise slurry deposition printing process. In Europe, Ardagh plans to replace 14,500 MWh of electricity consumption from the grid. LITHOZ ACQUIRES GERMAN 3D-PRINTING STARTUP CERAMING Lithoz GmbH announced the acquisition of Germany-based CerAMing, the patent holder of the layer-wise slurry deposition ceramic 3D printing process. Founded in 2019 in Berlin, CerAMing is a spinoff of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing. With the acquisition, Lithoz says it now has a complete \"all-from-one-source portfolio\" of complementary, market-relevant processes in 3D printing for advanced ceramics. SOLAR FAÇADE PANEL PLANT OPENS IN GERMANY Envelon opened a solar panel production facility at the headquarters of the Grenzebach Group in the Bavarian town of Hamlar, Germany. Envelon has been part of the Grenzebach Group, which has more than 20 years of experience producing photovoltaic systems, since 2021. The company says the facility has solar façade panel production capacity of up to 300,000 square meters per year and will help the company meet significant demand from China and the United States. Envelon is a supplier of photovoltaic façades and building envelopes. Grenzebach is consolidating production of Envelon photovoltaic building façades in Hamlar, Germany. Orora has a goal of 60% recycled content for glass beverage containers by 2025. ORORA OPENS $25M GLASS RECYCLING PLANT Glass packaging provider Orora began operating a new $25 million glass beneficiation plant in South Australia that will significantly increase the recycled content in its manufactured glass products. Construction was supported by $8 million in grant funding from the Australian government. The plant has the capacity to produce a maximum of 150,000 tonnes of furnace-ready, recycled glass each year, with 100% of it to be used by Orora to produce glass packaging for its customers across the beverage industry. www.ceramics.org/ceramicandglassmanufacturing STRATEGIC MATERIALS ACQUIRES GLASS RECYCLER Strategic Materials, Inc. announced it acquired Kansas City, Mo.based Ripple Glass. SMI says the acquisition will accelerate its plan to expand glass collection programs and increase glass recovery rates across North America. All Ripple Glass employees were retained by the company. SMI says it is North America\'s largest glass recycler, with nearly 50 locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Ripple Glass, founded in 2009, provides passive solutions for post-consumer and post-industrial glass throughout the Midwest and operates a glass processing facility in Kansas City. Schott reduced its carbon emissions despite an increase in energy consumption. SMI says it plans to reproduce the Ripple Glass collection model nationwide. SCHOTT REACHES MILESTONES IN GREEN ENERGY PLAN Specialty glass manufacturer Schott says it achieved the first milestones in its plan to become a climate neutral producer by 2030, by switching to 100% green electricity and making a 60% reduction in carbon emissions. Schott says it relies on renewable energies purchased through independently verified green electricity certificates and on power purchase agreements, which are contracts with operators of renewable energy plants, such as wind farms. \"We are investing a mid-double-digit million-euro amount to achieve our climate targets,\" says Jens Schulte, head of Schott\'s zero carbon program. RWE AGREES TO BUY CON EDISON CLEAN ENERGY UNIT RWE AG signed a purchase agreement with Con Edison, Inc. to acquire all shares in Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. The purchase will include 3 gigawatts of operating capacity and a development pipeline of more than 7 GW. The companies say they agreed on a purchase price of $6.8 billion. When completed, the purchase will make RWE the second-largest solar operator in the United States. Germany-based RWE says it has earmarked up to 15 billion euro for investment in the U.S. as part of its growth strategy there. RWE has a project pipeline of more than 24 GW in onshore wind, solar, and batteries in the U.S. Saint-Gobain wants to reduce its direct and indirect carbon dioxide emissions by 33% by 2030. SAINT-GOBAIN CO₂ REDUCTION TARGETS GAIN INDEPENDENT APPROVAL Saint-Gobain says the Science Based Targets initiative approved its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, confirming they are consistent with the organization\'s net-zero standard and the Paris Climate Agreement. The Science Based Targets initiative is a collaboration of CDP Worldwide, the United Nations, the World Resource Institute, and the World Wildlife Fund that independently evaluates corporate targets for transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Saint-Gobain says it is the first company in its sector worldwide to receive the approval since the standard was introduced at the end of last year. 3 43 4 CERAMIC & GLASS MANUFACTURING | VOL. 3, NO. 4 BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO INNOVATION: HOW TO KEEP GROWING IN THE FACE OF NEW CHALLENGES By David Holthaus 44 Saint-Gobain engineers developed durable ceramic rollers to reduce downtime in the hot-stamping process. Credit: Saint-Gobain nnovation is essential for manufacturers to grow market share, develop new products, improve efficiency, and increase revenue and profits. But given the economic conditions of our time, fostering and maintaining a culture of innovation can get lost in the crush of meeting day-to-day operational challenges. A global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, a labor shortage, and inflationary cost increases have converged to make the operating environment difficult, with the risk that developing new products and new technologies may become lesser priorities. So how does a manufacturer keep growing, changing, and innovating in the face of these pressures? It begins with staying close to the customer. \"It starts with customer discovery, listening, and being empathetic,\" says Brandon Cornuke. \"There\'s opportunity there.\" Cornuke is vice president of strategy and innovation at Clevelandbased Magnet, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology\'s Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He consults with manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and other organizations to help bring new ideas to fruition. Innovation, he says, is a catch-all term that can lose its meaning, but at its root, it is about creating new value by constantly solving problems that move the business forward. It usually does not involve world-changing ideas but incremental changes that lead to growth. That starts with connecting with the customer. \"You really have to find ways to solve problems for your customers,\' he says. \"Any customer segment that has a problem should be someone you can focus on and do your best to listen to.\' \" That is how the product development process starts at Superior Technical Ceramics. Based in St. Albans, Vermont, privately owned STC has been in the ceramic materials business since 1898. As a small manufacturer, it prides itself on customer service and technical innovation. Research and development at STC begins with \"sitting down with our customers and talking about what direction they see their comwww.ceramics.org/ceramicandglass manufacturing panies going and what they need from us,\" says Kelleen Loewen, vice president of sales and marketing at STC. That could be new shapes, new products, or new technologies. \"You have to listen to find out what\'s coming down the pipeline,\" she says. The same holds true at big manufacturers. Saint-Gobain is a 44-billion-euro company that employs more than 166,000 people around the world. It operates eight research centers globally, where engineers are responsible for about 400 patents a year. \"I \"Innovation is central to everything we do as a company,\" says Adam Stevenson, director of research for specialty grains and powders at Saint-Gobain\'s North American research and development hub in Northborough, Mass. \"The biggest key to having a good innovation program is working very closely with your customers.\" That is where Saint-Gobain\'s development work begins. \"The more you can be hand-in-hand with your customers, understanding their problems, understanding their pain points, and understanding the directions they want to go, then you can develop the R&D programs that answer those problems,\" Stevenson says. An example is the company\'s work with automobile manufacturers who are striving to make lighter-weight vehicles, particularly for the electric vehicle market. Hot stamping emerged as a manufacturing process for the vehicle frame and can result in lightweight steel that retains its durability and strength. However, the hot stamping proBrandon Cornuke cess can result in contamination and damage to the ceramic rollers that convey the steel through the process, and that can cause production downtime. Working with the auto manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers, SaintGobain engineers developed specialty rollers that mitigate contamination and weakening, allowing for significantly longer lifetimes in the furnaces and fewer problems in the hot-stamping operation, Stevenson says. That is the kind of innovation that falls under the category of \"near-in\" or incremental innovation-making something a little better or a little faster. \"That is the majority of what organizations do, about 70% of the time,\" Cornuke says. He adds that about 20% of innovation falls in the second tierfinding a new market for a product, or delivering a product differently or more efficiently. The final 10% of innovations typically have a much longer horizon-new customers, new products, new sales channels. Saint-Gobain has a team of engineers and material scientists dedicated to projects in that final category, termed \"Horizon 3 projects,\" which may not produce results for five to 10 years, Stevenson says. \"These are high risk-reward efforts,\" he says. \"These are megatrends you want to hitch yourself to, but there\'s a huge amount of transition risk.\" Indeed, that is the top barrier to innovation in Cornuke\'s experience, particularly among manufacturers that do not have the huge R&D budget that a company the size of Saint-Gobain does. \"The number one barrier among small manufacturers we work with is aversion to risk,\" he says. \"They have people on the payroll and products to get out the door. Taking a risk is hard for them to do.\" For the last two to three years, STC has been producing at its capacity, spending most of its time managing orders from current customers, Loewen says. But in 2023, it will focus on where it can find production capacity it can fill and assess potential customers for that work. The sales and marketing team will work closely with the manufacturing side to assess sales inventory and operations, planning budgets, and determining where there is room to grow, she says. The company also made a recent acquisition that provided additional capacity. At the end of 2020, it closed on the purchase of Santa, Ana-Calif.based IJ Research, a manufacturer specializing in sapphire-to-metal brazed hermetic assemblies. STC will look to expand the markets of that division, Loewen says. Even large manufacturers can be averse to the risks of innovation. It is the major barrier internally to innovation at Saint-Gobain, Stevenson says. \"Anytime you enter into a major development program, there\'s a risk-reward that you have to balance,\" he says. \"You have to find ways to reduce the risk or make sure the business has the tolerance.\" That tolerance can begin with leadership that values risk-taking and makes it part of a corporate culture, Cornuke says. \"It helps to have a leader who supports risk taking with smart steps and smart investment,\" he says. \"You can\'t succeed if you don\'t have a leader who says we\'re going to support risk-taking and we\'re not going to crucify people who don\'t succeed.\" Accepting, even celebrating, failure should be part of the culture, he says. \"That\'s anathema to small organizations, or really any organization,” he says. \"You have to find a way to say we tried this and we learned.\" 5 45 6 CERAMIC & GLASS MANUFACTURING | VOL. 3, NO. 4 Saint-Gobain\'s advanced ceramic materials division serves markets including aerospace, automotive, energy, and semiconductors. Credit: Saint-Gobain 62 Other barriers to innovation include finding labor and talent. \"It\'s very hard to find engineers and technical people,\" Loewen says. \"It seems all of these people were around four or five years ago, but they\'re nowhere to be found now.\" Supply chain constraints are slowing innovation as well. Some manufacturers are asking their customers to order much farther in advance, and many are \"reshoring\" their suppliers domestically to shorten the supply chain. A Bank of America survey of 3,000 companies found that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a shift in manufacturing to the U.S. and Europe and away from China. Seventy-five percent of the respondents said they were reshoring operations to their home bases or to neighboring countries. However, that is not always possible, and doing so can be costly. Bank of America projected that shifting production that is not meant for China out of China would cost $1 trillion over five years. Adam Stevenson Innovation also requires constant assessment of the dynamics of the economy to spot where new opportunities may lie. STC, for example, is looking to grow its business among oil and gas producers as the rising cost of energy is expected to stimulate production. A huge market for ceramic manufacturers-aerospace-was down in 2020 and 2021 as the pandemic hampered travel, but the sector has rebounded, and jet engine manufacturers are expected to ramp up production. GE Aerospace, for example, one of the world\'s biggest jet engine makers, recently reported a 24% increase in its third quarter revenue from a year ago. Other industries ripe for innovation include anything to do with the hydrogen economy, semiconductors, electric vehicle batteries, and businesses in human health and security, such as antimicrobial surfaces, Stevenson says. The long-term move toward the decarbonization of industry is another trend that will demand innovation. \"There\'s a massive number of industrial processes that will need ancillary changes,\" Stevenson says. He points out that research and development is just one part of the innovation system. Sales and marketing and purchasing are critical cogs in the innovation machine too, as they understand what the internal and external customer needs are. Innovation requires doing new things and doing things differently, and the path can be full of obstacles. \"Innovation is a messy process,\" Stevenson says. \"You fundamentally have to accept failure along the way. There\'s a lot of behaviors that you have to build into an innovative culture. One of them is understanding that it\'s a messy process. But ultimately it\'s exceptionally rewarding.\" ▼ 46 46 www.ceramics.org/ceramicandglass manufacturing US MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS By Devon Bistarkey Devon Bistarkey is a strategic communications lead in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The complete version of this article was originally published on the U.S. Department of Defense website, www.defense.gov. Reprinted with permission. Approaching an era where automation and cognitive computing seamlessly connect to smart factories, supply chains are entering into a fourth industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0. This transformation, through advanced digital technologies across engineering and manufacturing, is set to bring the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem to the forefront of modernization—and with it, a demand for a sustained pipeline of talent and strong domestic manufacturing centers. \"America\'s manufacturing ecosystem has been a vital engine of economic growth, innovation, and competitiveness for over 200 years― and has played a critical role in developing and driving the technologies that sustain our national security,” says Bill LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. \"Today, the U.S. is in a technological and economic race to maintain its manufacturing edge, particularly as it concerns critical defense systems, such as satellites, advanced munitions and communications technologies.\" Advanced manufacturing is changing the nature of manufacturing― creating new, technically advanced and higher-paying positions. Known manufacturing chokepoints across sectors—including skilled labor, machine tools, critical chemicals and a reliance on foreign resources are impacting operational readiness. The Defense Department is taking decisive action to combat these challenges to achieve two imperatives: to maintain capability and capacity to sustain legacy systems, and to expand and modernize manufacturing capabilities to build tomorrow\'s defense systems. This effort requires significant investment in American workers and infrastructure, including $372 million in the president\'s fiscal 2023 budget to strengthen the nation\'s ply chains through domestic manufacturing. supDepartment of Defense Office of Small Business programs director Farooq Mitha, right, visited the LIFT Manufacturing Innovation Institute in Detroit in March. Credit: Devon Bistarkey The Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program within the Department\'s Acquisition and Sustainment office is leading multiple projects designed to increase industrial manufacturing capability, supply chain capability and resiliency, and workforce development. With 64 active and planned projects in key defense industrial base sectors, program efforts assemble a coalition of stakeholders and public-private partnerships designing, building, and producing critical technologies and chemicals to ensure warfighters maintain enduring advantages. Defense-critical sectors at the focus of these efforts include workforce, castings and forgings, microelectronics, batteries, kinetics, and critical chemicals. Addressing the threat that an aging and shrinking manufacturing workforce poses to U.S. national security, IBAS invested approximately $130 million across 16 unique workforce-related projects since the launch of its National Imperative for Industrial Skills initiative in 2020. The model\'s key principles emphasize identifying industry needs and driving collaboration with education, as well as looking at mutual reliance on like facilities, equipment, and processes driven by relevant industry needs. This approach focuses on developing a deeper and sustained collaboration among all levels of education (K-12, two-year post high school, and four-year post high school) and industry (small and medium manufacturers, large original equipment manufacturers), as well as nonprofit and governmental support activities. One flagship IBAS effort working to addresses critical machine tool needs in support of defense manufacturing is America\'s Cutting Edge program, which launched in March 2020. The effort combines the scientific expertise of the Department of Energy\'s Oak Ridge National Laboratory; the research and teaching expertise of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the workforce development leadership of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation to revitalize the U.S. machine tool sector through transformative thinking, technology, and training. Through ACENet, an associated network of regional machine tool innovation and workforce development hubs in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, the Defense Department is working to increase efficiency of existing machine tools while developing skills and training for next-generation machine tools for composites and metals. These initiatives include establishing efforts to rapidly train the next generation of machine tool designers and operators. 7 47 8 CERAMIC & GLASS MANUFACTURING | VOL. 3, NO. 4 For Stevanato Group, years of innovation have paid off By David Holthaus When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, the race was on to not only develop a vaccine but to find ways to distribute it around the world. As drugmakers unexpectedly developed vaccines in a matter of months, the next critical step was to figure out how to contain, store, and safely ship massive quantities of the drugs so they could be administered at clinics, doctors\' offices, hospitals, and drive-through sites everywhere. For Italy-based Stevanato Group, a producer of pharmaceutical glass containers, it was an opportunity to respond to a global health crisis, expand its already growing business, and improve on an innovation the firm had developed a few years earlier that could accelerate the vaccine shipping and distribution network. The company was one of the first to market At the Technology Excellence Center in Boston, Stevanato researchers test container performance and conduct chemical analysis. Credit: Stevanato Group a full range of ready-to-use glass vials for the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, drug manufacturers had to clean and sterilize glass vials before they could start filling the containers. It is an expensive and time-consuming process that demands resources that could be put to better use elsewhere in the pharmaceutical development process. Stevanato\'s innovation, which it calls EZ-fill, provides drug makers with clean, sterilized glass containers that are ready to use and can be easily integrated into the drug manufacturer\'s processes. \"Everything that has to do with the cleaning and sterilization of the vials we do ourselves,\" says Riccardo Butta, president of Stevanato\'s Americas division. \"What we ship to customers is ready to be filled.\" \"It was a major innovation for the market,” he says. \"It cuts down the cost of goods for our customers and makes life simpler for them.\" The shipping process also avoids glass-to-glass contact, a critical factor in the transportation of vials, as it lowers the risk of scratches and other defects. \"We\'ve increased the quality of the product we send to our customers,\" he says. Riccardo Butta The availability of the ready-to-use innovation allowed Stevanato Group to quickly respond to the demands of vaccine makers during the pandemic and cut the time to market for their life-saving drugs. It also led to record sales, as the Group saw revenue grow 27.5% in 2021 to 843.9 million euro. Nearly 15% of the Group\'s overall revenue in 2021 came from its COVID-related business, it says. Stevanato Group is a rapidly expanding international company that sees innovation as a pillar of its growth strategy. In late 2021, the company broke ground on the construction of a huge manufacturing facility, its first in the U.S., in Fishers, Ind., just north of Indianapolis. The $145-million facility will support the expansion of its ready-to-use technology and put the company closer to its customers in North America. Central Indiana is developing a life sciences sector, building on the presence of healthcare companies there, such as Eli Lilly and Roche. The presence of Indiana University and Purdue University is also helpful to recruit engineering and scientific talent, Butta says. And it is closer to Stevanato\'s home base in Northern Italy than the West Coast. \"The time zone is important,\" Butta says. \"Six hours to Italy is important, as opposed to nine or more from California.\" The Indiana site is expected to begin operating in 2023. The plant will be a key piece of the Group\'s North America footprint, allowing it to serve its customers from the design and product development phase through manufacturing and commercialization. One of those customers is the U.S. government. Earlier this year, the company announced a $95-million agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services\' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to expand capacity at the Indiana plant and provide priority access to BARDA vaccine and drug development partners. 48 www.ceramics.org/ceramicandglassmanufacturing 9 The agreement \"further confirms our strategic approach in the United States to invest and broaden our product offering,\" says Franco Stevanato, the company\'s executive chairman. The manufacturing facility will work closely with researchers who do design and scientific analysis at Stevanato\'s Technology Excellence Center in Boston, which it opened in 2020. Located in the rapidly developing Seaport District of Boston, the R&D lab tests the impact of powerful drugs on glass containers. It also gathers data on the impact of the filling process on the formulations, and analyzes different types of container-closure systems, all of which are designed to help their pharmaceutical company customers minimize their time to market as they scale up and commercialize new drugs. \"The cost of these drugs is going up, Researchers at Stevanato\'s Boston R&D center use high-resolution analysis to detect microscopic particles in glass. Credit: Stevanato Group so it becomes more critical for us to have the right quality,\" Butta says. \"Some drugs are very aggressive to the glass. We need to look for solutions for that so the container is not affected by the chemical properties of the drug.\" Boston was chosen as the site for the lab partly to overcome one of the chief obstacles to innovation-finding the right talent. \"There\'s a lot of competition for talent,\" Butta says. \"Here there is the talent that we need.\" Greater Boston, including Cambridge, home of Harvard University, is a biotech hub, with companies such as Boston Scientific, Sanofi, Pfizer, and Novartis maintaining operations there. \"Many of our customers are here with their development centers,\" Butta says. \"It\'s being embedded in the right ecosystem.\" Stevanato is innovating to increase the speed at which it can assemble and inspect its products. \"Speed gives you lower cost on everything,\" Butta says. The company is also employing artificial intelligence in the inspection process, allowing for its products to be more efficiently inspected for defects without human intervention. Founded in 1949, Stevanato Group accelerated its expansion in recent years. What began as a family-owned company, went public in 2021, raising $672 million in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Earlier this year, it announced the acquisition of a facility in China, where it will employ 270 people to produce its EZ-fill syringes and vials and grow its presence in that market. And in May of this year, it announced the construction of another manufacturing facility in Italy that will employ 190 people when it begins operating in the second half of 2023. The company is also innovating beyond its core product of pharmaceutical-grade glass vials. It is manufacturing an auto-injector that allows patients to administer their own drugs. It is also manufacturing a small, wearable, infusion device that can be programmed for a range of medications. These innovations contributed to the company\'s announcement that it is raising its revenue expectations for the full year 2022, even as revenue from its COVID-related business decreases as the global vaccine push tapers off. A little more than year after going public, \"We have met or exceeded our financial targets while advancing our long-term strategic goals,\" Franco Stevanato says. 49 10 50 CERAMIC & GLASS MANUFACTURING | VOL. 3, NO. 4 ADVERTISERS NOEX DECEMBER 2022 • VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4 ADVERTISERS The American Ceramic Society www.ceramics.org C&GM 11, Outside back cover (51,52) VOLUME 3 Ceramic Glass MANUFACTURING Alfred University www.alfred.edu/cact C&GM Inside back cover (40) Issue Theme April 2022 The rare earth economy June/July 2022 Globalization: Threat vs. opportunity September 2022 Latest trends and tools for quality assurance December 2022 Breaking down barriers to innovation LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REACH CERAMIC AND GLASS INDUSTRY DECISION MAKERS? ON A CONSISTENT BASIS? 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ASTRAL MATERIAL INDUSTRIAL CO LTD +86 757-8266-7101 Rm 2303 Block 1 Fax: +86 757-8270-1478 JunNing Bldg No 213 Funing Rd ChanCheng Dist FoShan 528000 China http://www.amic.biz sales@amic.biz AMI produces thermal ceramics, technical ceramics for tile factories, sanitaryware factories, and tableware factories. We also supply to new energy industry, precision casting, chemical industry, and environmental protection industry. We are an ISO9001:2015 certified enterprise. AMI is dedicated to provide products and service with good quality and assist customers with cost. ASTRO MET ADVANCED CERAMICS INC +1 513-772-1242 9974 Springfield Pike Fax: +1 513-772-9080 Cincinnati OH 45215 http://astromet.com fgorman@astromet.com Established 1961. Manufacturers precision toleranced advanced ceramic components on a custom order basis per customer design with a focus on wear and corrosion applications. Materials include alumina, zirconia, ZTA, and Macor machinable ceramic. ATLANTIC EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS 24 Industrial Ave PO Box 181 Upper Saddle River NJ 07458 http://micrometals.com info@micronmetals.com +1 201-299-6476 Fax: +1 201-387-0291 Manufactures and distribute high-purity metals, metal powders, oxides, and other compounds to meet the needs and material requirements of the R&D community. AVALON ADVANCED MATERIALS INC 130 Adelaide St W No 1901 Toronto M5H 3P5 Canada http://www.AvalonAM.com ilondon@avalonventures.com +1 416-364-4938 Fax: +1 416-364-5162 Emerging Canadian producer of petalite concentrates wellsuited for specialty glass/ceramic formulations demanding high purity lithium minerals. Avalon developed proprietary process technology to produce petalite products from its Separation Rapids mineral resource (near Kenora, Ontario, Canada). Avalon\'s standard petalite product (4.0-4.2% Li₂0) is notable for its low iron content and consistent SiO:AI,O ratio. The super petalite (>4.5% Li₂0) product also achieves exceptionally low levels of alkalis. AVEKA 2045 Wooddale Dr Woodbury MN 55125 https://www.aveka.com aveka@aveka.com +1 651-730-1729 AVEKA is a contract manufacturing and R&D company specializing in particle toll processing. Processing capabilities include drying, milling, blending, screening, and particle characterization. AVEKA is an ISO 9001:2015 registered company providing processing solutions from lab-scale samples to full-scale production for a wide variety of industries. AVS INC 60 Fitchburg Rd Ayer MA 04132 http://avsinc.com sales@avsinc.com +1 978-772-0710 Fax: +1 978-772-6462 Manufactures standard and custom vacuum furnaces. Debinding, sintering, hot isostatic or axial pressing, diffusion bonding in lab to production scale units. Vacuum to 2,500 psig. Specializes in custom-designed systems for advanced materials processing. AVX CORP 1 AVX Blvd Fountain Inn SC 29644 http://avx.com inquiry@avx.com +1 843-448-9411 Fax: +1 843-448-2106 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. B&P LITTLEFORD 1000 Hess Ave Saginaw MI 48601 https://www.bplittleford.com sales@littleford.com +1 800-365-8555 Fax: +1 859-525-1446 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. 114 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 C&L Development Corp BAIKOWSKI MALAKOFF INC +1 704-587-7100 BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD 6601 Northpark Blvd Ste H Charlotte NC 28216 http://www.baikowskimalakoff.com info@baikowskimalakoff.com Subsidiary of Baikowski Intl. Corp. Produces Bayer-derived intermediate and high-purity (99.8-99.99%) calcined alphaand gamma-alumina. BAKELITE SYNTHETICS 1800 Tower Rd Louisville KY http://www.bakelite.com information@cldmarcomm.com +1 237-492-5467 Bakelite Synthetics is a leading global producer of phenolic specialty resins, aromatic polyols, molding compounds, and formaldehyde & derivatives. Bakelite is organized around four key end-markets (building materials, industrial applications, transportation, and chemical intermediates). BASIC MACHINERY CO INC 1220 Harold Andrews Rd PO Box 688 Siler City NC 27344 http://www.basicmachinery.com ceramic-sales@basicmachinery.com +1 888-522-7420 Fax: +1 919-663-2172 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. BASSTECH INTL 400 Kelby St Fort Lee NJ 07024 http://basstechintl.com info@basstechintl.com +1 201-569-8686 Fax: +1 201-569-7511 Supplies chemicals and other raw materials to the ceramics industry in North America and Europe. Materials inventoried in warehouses strategically located throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia to guarantee continuity of supply. BAYVILLE CHEMICAL SUPPLY CO INC 70-G E Jefryn Blvd Deer Park NY 11729 http://www.bayvillechemical.net info@bayvillechemical.net +1 631-586-4309 Fax: +1 631-254-5591 Bayville Chemical is a supplier of ultrahigh-purity chemicals (organic and inorganic), ceramics, metals, optics, crystals, sputtering targets, evaporation and coating materials, and vitreous carbon. The company services small research, R&D, and production facilities. BEIJING CERAMETEK MATERIALS CO LTD +86 10-6156-6641 Fax: +86 10-6156-1674 A3 No 9 YongChun St Ste No 501 GuangMing ShenZhen GD 518106 China http://www.cerametmaterials.com sales@cerametmaterials.com Cerametek materials (Al-Zr): metal(s) oxide, carbide, nitride, boride, fluoride, sulfide, diamond, graphite, quartz, metal, alloys, and rare-earth compounds. Also, 98%-5N grade, submicron to mesh (mm), powder/rods/tube/foil/porous, complex compounds. BEKESON GLASS LLC 1001 Underwood Drive Flowood MS 39232 http://www.bekeson.com info@bekeson.com +1 601-383-6288 Fax: +1 601-932-3620 Bekeson Glass is a woman-owned small business specializing in the manufacture of specialty glass beads, frits, powders, and flaked glass for industrial applications in quantities ranging from a few hundred pounds during process development to hundreds of tons at full production. The company\'s focus is on applications requiring stringent control of glass composition and physical properties of the end product. BHEL House Siri Fort New Delhi 110049 India http://www.bhel.com kumar@bhelepd.com +91 80-2218-2244 Fax: +91 80-2334-4231 Ceramic Technological Institute, Corporate R&D, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is engaged in industrial process and product development in ceramics, such as microwave sintering, ceramic membranes, coatings, nanomaterials, and CSP for energy sector. BLASCH Where your ideas take SHAPE in CERAMIC BLASCH PRECISION CERAMICS INC 580 Broadway Albany NY 12204 http://blaschceramics.com tconnors@blaschceramics.com +1 518-436-1263 Fax: +1 518-436-0098 Manufactures complex ceramic shapes requiring closely controlled tolerances and uniform composition and structure. Products include alumina, fused silica, and SiC items. BLASTCRETE EQUIPMENT CO 2000 Cobb Ave Anniston AL 36202 http://www.blastcrete.com info@blastcrete.com +1 800-235-4867 For 60 years, Blastcrete Equipment Co manufactures 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. BOCA BEARING COMPANY 1420 Neptune Dr Ste A Boynton Beach FL 33426-8420 http://www.bocabearings.com info@bocabearings.com +1 561-998-0004 Fax: +1 561-998-0119 Boca Bearing Company is a proud supplier of bearings and lubricants catered toward the robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing industries. Boca Bearing\'s ceramic bearings can be used in manufacturing environments ranging from extreme temperatures to high speeds and heavy loads. Full ceramic bearings can be used in robotic applications underwater, in vacuum, and space environments. Ceramic bearings are nonmagnetic, nonconductive, noncorrosive, and can operate without lubrication. BOMAS BOMAS MACHINE SPECIALTIES INC 334 Washington St Somerville MA 02143 http://www.bomas.com jannese@bomas.com BMS +1 617-628-3831 Fax: +1 617-628-6108 Since 1959, we provide advanced ceramics machining for wear applications in all types of environments. Servicing the aerospace, automotive, dental, electronic, government, medical, nuclear, education, semiconductor, and wind and solar industries. BOSAI MINERALS GROUP CO LTD 46-47TH F World Trade Center 131 Zourong Road Yuzhong District Chongqing China http://cqbosai.com info@nanchuanminerals.com +86 23-6388-6666 Fax: +86 23-6388-6582 A Chinese raw-material-group that concentrates on mining (bauxite), fusion manufacturing (brown-fused alumina and metallurgical alumina), and mineral processing (calcined bauxites, flint clays, kaolin and barites). U.S. sales office. BRICK INDUSTRY ASSN +1 703-620-0010 12007 Sunrise Valley Dr Ste 430 Fax: +1 703-620-3928 Reston VA 20191 http://www.gobrick.com brickinfo@bia.org 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 +1 631-758-3200 750 Blue Point Rd Fax: +1 631-758-3255 Holtsville NY 11742 https://www.brookhaveninstruments.com info@bic.com Manufactures quality instrumentation for colloid and polymer characterization, quality control, and research applications. Particle-size measurements are obtained utilizing dynamic light scattering or discentrifugation. BUCHER EMHART GLASS SA Hinterbergstrasse 22 PO Box 2251 Cham 2 CH-6330 Switzerland http://bucheremhartglass.com webmaster@bucheremhartglass.com +41 41-749-42-00 Fax: +41 41-749-42-71 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 41 Waukegan Rd Lake Bluff IL 60044 https://buehler.com info@buehler.com +1 800-283-4537 Fax: +1 708-295-7979 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. BULLEN 1301 Miller Williams Rd Eaton OH 45320 http://www.bullentech.com sales@bullentech.com +1 937-456-7133 Fax: +1 937-456-2779 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. BUZZMAC INTL LLC 638 Congress St No 202 Portland ME 04101 http://www.buzzmac.com support@buzzmac.com +1 414-352-5419 Nondestructive-testing equipment/services for measuring the damping and dynamic elastic properties (Young\'s modulus, shear modulus, Poisson\'s ratio) of materials using the impulse-excitation technique (Ping test) as described in ASTM E1876/C1259. C&L DEVELOPMENT CORP 1821 Saratoga Ave Ste No 210 Saratoga CA 95070 http://candldevelopment.com info@candldevelopment.com +1 408-864-0680 Fax: +1 408-864-0930 Manufactures and imports oxides, compounds, and metals, including rare earths, zirconium, molybdenum, tungsten, indium, germanium, chromium, and barium. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 115 Cancarb Limited Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member CANCARB LIMITED 1702 Brier Park Crescent NW Medicine Hat T1C 1T9 Canada http://www.cancarb.com customer_service@cancarb.com +1 403-527-1121 Fax: +1 403-529-6093 CELSIAN GLASS & SOLAR BV Achtseweg Zuid 241-A Bldg TZ Eindhoven North Brabant 5651 GW The Netherlands +31 40-249-0100 CERAKOTE CERAMIC COATINGS 7050 6th St +1 866-774-7628 Cancarb is the only company dedicated to manufacturing Thermal Carbon Black. 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CARBO 5050 Westway Park Blvd Ste 500 Houston TX 77041 https://carboceramics.com customerservice@carboceramics.com +1 281-921-6400 CARBO creates innovative, industry-leading technologies and products engineered to significantly improve our customers\' performance and deliver value across a diverse range of industries and applications. We collaborate closely with our customers to understand their needs and apply over 40 years of material science, technology development and manufacturing expertise to create technology-based solutions. CARBOLITE GERO Parsons Ln Hope Hope Valley S33 6RB UK http://www.carbolite-gero.com/company info@carbolite-gero.com +44 1433-620011 Manufactures high-temperature furnace and other products for the lab and production environment. Offers a comprehensive range of box, tube and bottom-loading furnaces to 1,800° and ovens to 600°. Also offers refractorytesting and custom-built furnaces. CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY LLC One North Broadway White Plains NY 10601 +1 800-233-2343 Fax: +1 914-681-7446 https://www.zeiss.com/microscopy/int/home.html micro@zeiss.com Offers all types of high-performance microscope systems for the inspection and measurement of ceramics, plastics, and other substrates. Offers upright, inverted, stereo, and the latest in confocal microscopes. CAROLINA MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES +1 704-846-3737 1801 Kilmonack Ln Charlotte NC 28270 http://www.cmtnc.com info@cmtnc.com Carolina Material Technologies offers engineering and consulting services, as well as providing turnkey bulk material handling system solutions. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY +1 216-368-4230 White Bldg 10900 Euclid Ave Cleveland http://case.edu jxc41@cwru.ed 116 http://www.celsian.nl infodesk@celsian.nl Celsian, formerly TNO Glass Group is the expert on melting and optimization. CelSian supports the glass industry with the energy transition by providing simulation software, industrial contract research, sensor technology, and our laboratory to keep your furnace compliant, running for longer or improving yield. CelSian: your partner towards future-proof glass! CENTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES 577 Main St Ste 270 Hudson MA 01749 +1 978-568-1330 Fax: +1 978-568-1334 http://www.centerlinetech-usa.com sales@centerlinetech-usa.com 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 55 Northeastern Blvd Nashua NH 03062 https://vacuum-furnaces.com sales@centorr.com +1 603-595-7233 Fax: +1 603-595-9220 Centorr Vacuum Industries is a manufacturer of custom vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces for the sintering, debinding, and heat treatment of advanced ceramics, such as SiC, Si¸N, AIN, BN, and BC; stainless steels; refractory metals; cermets; and hardmetals. Available in laboratory to production size at temperatures to 3,000°C and pressures to 1,500 psig, with graphite or refractory metal hot zones and optional Sweepgas binder removal systems to handle any binder or lubricant. CENTRAL GLASS & CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 196 Raja S C Mullick Rd West Bengal Kolkata 700 032 India https://www.cgcri.res.in brmandal@cgcri.res.in +91 33-2473-3469 Fax: +91 33-2473-0957 Provides scientific industrial research and development in the area of glass, ceramics, and related materials that maximizes the economic, environmental, and societal benefit for the people of India. CERADYNE INC-A 3M CO 2416 Merchant St Lexington KY 40511 http://www.3m.com/specialtyglass specialtyglass@mmm.com +1 800-831-0658 From manufacturing a new generation of precision electronics to enabling a world powered by clean, renewable energy, specialty glasses from Ceradyne Inc, a 3M Co, are inspiring innovation in electronic, solar power, and semiconductor applications. 3M specialty glass compounds and solar metallization paste additives are vital to many groundbreaking electronic and mechanical components. These versatile materials are precision-manufactured for unmatched consistency, batch after batch-nd they are backed by Ceradyne\'s 50 years of insight and experience. From glass design and engineering, to in-house analytical support and quality control, to scale-up and full-scale production, Ceradyne has the breadth and depth of knowledge to help customers make tomorrow\'s breakthroughs today. White City OR 97503 https://www.cerakote.com info@cerakote.com Founded in 1984, Cerakote is a division of NIC Industries Inc that focuses 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 No 2 Troy NY 12180 http://ceralink.com patricia@ceralink.com +1 518-283-7733 Comprehensive microwave testing center staffed to assist customers in implementing and optimizing microwave processing in the ceramics, glass, and metal industries. CERAMCO INC 1467 E Main St PO Box 300 Center Conway NH 03813 http://ceramcoceramics.com sales@ceramcoceramics.com +1 603-447-2090 Fax: +1 603-447-3906 A manufacturer of near-net shape technical ceramics by ceramic injection molding from prototype to high-volume production. Diamond grinding for high precision components. Ceramic fasteners in stock. CERAMIC ARTS NETWORK 550 Polaris Pkwy Ste No 510 Westerville OH 43082 http://ceramicartsnetwork.org editor@ceramicartsdaily.org +1 855-350-2529 Inspiration and instruction from ceramic artists and leading professionals in the field. The Ceramic Arts Network 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. The Ceramic Arts Network includes Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, CLAYflicks, the International Ceramic Artists Network (ICAN), and Ceramic Recipes. CERAMIC COLOR & CHEMICAL MFG CO +1 724-846-4000 1100 13th St Fax: +1 724-846-4123 New Brighton PA 15066 http://ceramiccolor.com info@ceramiccolor.com Manufactures ceramic colors and inorganic pigments. Producer of custom chemicals and compounds. Melts specialty frits and glasses. Distributor of raw materials. CERAMIC POWDER TECHNOLOGY AS Kvenildmyra 6 Tiller N-7093 Norway http://www.cerpotech.com sales@cerpotech.com +47 916-71-332 CerPoTech manufactures advanced ceramic powders for applications such as fuel cells, batteries, membranes, piezoceramics, and many more. With its unique process, CerPoTech synthesizes high quality ceramic powders that are tailored to specific requirements of customers and partners. CERAMIC SERVICES INC 1060 Park Ave Bensalem PA 19020 http://www.kilnman.com kilns@kilnman.com +1 215-245-4040 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. www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 CM Furnaces Inc CERAMITEC Messegelande 1 Eingang Ost Munchen 81823 Germany http://www.ceramitec.com info@ceramitec.com +49 89-94911378 Ceramitec is a leading trade fair for the ceramics industry— hub for sector-wide expertise and technology that brings the industry together. CERAMTEC NORTH AMERICA CORP 1 Technology Pl Laurens SC 29360-0089 http://www.ceramtec.us sales@ceramtec.com +1 864-682-3215 Fax: +1 864-682-1140 Produces a wide range of ceramics in 11 worldwide manufacturing locations, including a state-of-the-art laser facility in the U.S. Products include alumina and aluminum nitride substrates (pressed, stamped, lasered) and piezoceramics. CERAMTEC-ETEC An der Burg Sulz 17 Lohmar 53797 Germany +49 2205-9200169 Fax: +49 2205-9200144 https://www.ceramtec.com/subsidiary/ceramtec-etec info@etec-ceramics.de Ceram Tec-ETEC is a CeramTec subsidiary that offers solutions made from ALOTEC advanced ceramics for wear and corrosion protection; ceramic armor for ballistic protection of personnel, vehicles, and assets; ALOSLIDE inrun track systems for ski jumping events; and PERLUCOR transparent ceramics. CERANOVA CORPORATION 85 Hayes Memorial Dr Marlborough MA 01752 http://www.ceranova.com info@ceranova.com +1 508-460-0300 CeraNova is an industry leader in product/process development and pilot-scale manufacturing of advanced ceramics. We specialize in near net shape, controlled microstructure, transparent ceramics, with superior optical and mechanical properties that provide unique, cost effective solutions for defense, aerospace, and commercial customers. CERCO LLC 453 W McConkey St Shreve OH 44676 http://www.CerCoCorp.com diamonite@cercollc.com +1 330-567-2145 Fax: +1 330-915-4925 Supplies advanced structural ceramics for customengineered 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. CERINNOV Parc d\'Ester 2 Rue Columbia Limoges 87068 France http://www.cerinnov.com j.daems@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. cerion nanomaterials Custom Design & Manufacturing CERION NANOMATERIALS 1 Blossom Rd Rochester NY 14610 http://www.cerionnano.com sales@cerionnano.com +1 585-271-5630 Cerion is a leader in the science of designing, scaling and manufacturing metal, metal oxide and ceramic nanomaterials for commercial, defense and life science companies developing products or systems. The cost of developing advanced expertise in nanomaterials is prohibitively expensive and time intensive, resulting in a significant barrier to entry for companies considering its adoption. 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CERIX-GROW PLATFORM GMBH Albert Einstein Strasse 6 Kempten 87437 Germany http://www.cerix-ceramics.de info@cerix-ceramics.de +49 831-54075342 CERIX grow platform GmbH is a start-up company from Robert Bosch GmbH. We produce high-tech ceramics for various markets and offer functional components for sensors, medical products, consumer goods, automotive components, and industrial products made of alumina and zirconia. CIM in combination with in-mold labelling and 3D printing enable us to manufacture complex functional components with the highest degree of precision. CERLASE +33 5-55-04-24-54 Parc d\'Ester 2 Rue Columbia Fax: +33 5-55-04-24-55 Limoges 87068 France http://www.cerinnov.com q.joly@cerinnov.com 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, decoration (laser sintering, total transfer, heat decal), and heat treatment. CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE 2540 Olentangy River Rd Columbus OH 43210 http://cas.org help@cas.org +1 614-447-3600 Fax: +1 614-447-3751 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 - A DIVISION OF EVANS ANALYTICAL GROUP 2672 Metro Blvd Maryland Heights MO 63043 http://www.chemir.com info.chemir@eag.com +1 314-291-6620 Fax: +1 314-291-6630 Testing lab provides investigative analytical chemistry to solve challenging problems. Services include deformulation (reverse engineering), material/contaminant identification, polymer analysis, failure analysis, and litigation support. ISO 9001:200 CHIZ BROS: REFRACTORY AND INSULATION SPECIALISTS 2117 Lincoln Blvd +1 412-384-5220 Elizabeth PA 15037 http://www.chizbros.com mrhoajr@chizbros.com Chiz Bros. is committed to providing personalized solutions for refractory applications and installations. We are dedicated to supplying high-quality, competitively-priced products, and on-time delivery. At Chiz Bros., we promise immediate response and superlative customer service while meeting regulatory, safety, and environmental industry requirements. Chiz Bros. has served the metals, power, glass, and ceramics industries for nearly 50 years. We have vast knowledge of product applications and installation specifications. Our customers represent a wide array of companies ranging from international, publicly-traded American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org major manufacturers to walk-in, small furnace operators. Our on-site warehouse is fully-stocked to meet most customer needs. We carry Fiberfrax® ceramic fiber products, non RCF soluble fiber products, fire protection products, castables, gunite mixes, firebrick, silica fiberglass products, and heating elements. We have a large inventory of miscellaneous refractory-related needs including blades, adhesives, boards, and lining. We have the ability to manufacture custom shapes, blocks, plugs, ducts, coil pads, and an expansive assortment of specialty products. Our experienced sales and manufacturing staff has the expertise to provide custom solutions for your refractory needs. CHRISTY MINERALS LLC 833 Booneslick Rd PO Box 159 High Hill MO 63350 http://www.christyco.com/minerals sbower@christyminerals.com +1 636-585-221 Fax: +1 636-585-2220 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. 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CINCINNATI GASKET & INDUSTRIAL GLASS 40 Illinois Ave Cincinnati OH 45215 https://cgindustrialglass.com ueckerm@cincinnatigasket.com +1 513-761-3458 A leading U.S. manufacturer specializing in a wide range of machined glass products for use in nearly every major industry in the world from steel and chemical industries to machine tool and power generation. CLEVELAND VIBRATOR CO 2828 Clinton Ave Cleveland OH 44113 http://www.clevelandvibrator.com sales@clevelandvibrator.com +1 800-221-3298 +1 216-241-3480 Since 1923, the Cleveland Vibrator Company provides material flow and processing solutions to over 15,000 customers through a broad range of industrial vibrators and vibratory equipment components, including pneumatic and electric bin and hopper vibrators, vibratory feeders, vibratory tables, and vibratory screeners and sieves. CM FURNACES INC 103 Dewey St Bloomfield NJ 07003 http://www.cmfurnaces.com info@cmfurnaces.com +1 973-338-6500 Fax: +1 973-338-1625 Established 1946. Manufactures lab and production furnaces for a wide variety of ceramics applications and services a temperature range to 2,000°C in air, inert, and reducing atmospheres. Batch and continuous furnaces offered in a variety of sizes. 117 CMC Laboratories Inc Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member CMC LABORATORIES INC 7755 S Research Dr Ste 115 Tempe AZ 85284 http://cmclaboratories.com info@cmclaboratories.com +1 480-496-5000 CMC Laboratories Inc is a failure analysis laboratory located in Tempe, Arizona, that focuses on root cause analysis and failure mode identification. CMC\'s analysis goal is to provide customers with the root cause of a failure and work closely with the customer to identify process or control changes that can eliminate failure. COBER MUEGGE LLC 30 Moffatt St Stratford CT 06615 http://cobermuegge.com sales@cobermuegge.com +1 203-855-8755 Fax: +1 203-855-7511 Designs and manufactures microwave ovens for ceramic heating, sintering, and more. 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COMTRUST ARCHITECTURAL MESH CO LTD +86 318-706-3609 Fax: +86 318-706-1960 No 323 Weimin St of Anping County Hebei 053600 China http://www.coildrapery.com sales@coildrapery.com Produce a variety of styles of architectural mesh, architectural mesh panels, mesh facade, and decorative mesh. CONTROL INSTRUMENTS CORP 25 Law Dr Fairfield NJ 07004 http://www.controlinstruments.com sales@controlinstruments.com +1 973-575-9114 Fax: +1 973-515-0013 Manufactures detection systems for hazardous gases and vapors. Products include LFL analyzers, BTU analyzers, infrared analyzers, flame-ionization detectors, and gas sensors. COORSTEK 14143 Denver West Pkwy Ste 400 Golden CO 80401 https://www.coorstek.com info@coorstek.com +1 303-271-7100 With manufacturing locations across four continents, CoorsTek is the international partner of choice for companies requiring the unique, high-performance properties of engineered technical ceramics. 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DATAPAQ INC 3 Corporate Park Dr Derry NH 03038 http://datapaq.com websales@datapaq.com +1 603-537-2680 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 55987 http://dcm-tech.com info@dcm-tech.com +1 507-452-4043 Fax: +1 507-452-7970 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 U.S. manufacturer that sells and services factory direct. DELKIC & ASSOCIATES PO Box 1726 Immokalee FL 32004 +1 904-285-0200 Fax: +1 904-273-1616 International ceramic consultants specializing in energysaving ceramic coatings and fiber modules. 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CYCLONAIRE CORP 2922 N Division York NE 68467 http://cyclonaire.com sales@cyclonaire.com +1 800-445-0730 Fax: +1 402-362-2001 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). 1007 E 75th Ave Unit E Denver CO 80229-6442 http://www.dkfdllc.com mary@dkfdllc.com +1 303-433-5939 Custom design and optional build of electric kilns and furnaces for the energy communities. ISO 9001:2015 certified. ASME NQA-1 2008 Quality Assurance. DENKA CORP 780 3rd Ave New York NY 10017 http://www.denka.co.jp/eng Sales@denka.us.com +1 212-688-8700 Fax: +1 212-688-8727 Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Denka) is a chemical company operating in a wide range of business fields, including organic and inorganic materials for industrial manufacturing, materials for construction and civil engineering, electronic materials, food packaging materials, and pharmaceuticals. www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Electro Abrasives Corp DETROIT PROCESS MACHINERY 5911 N Via Verdosa Tucson AZ 85750 http://www.detroitprocessmachinery.com sales@detroitprocessmachinery.com +1 248-251-5692 DOW CORNING CORP 2211 HH Dow Way Midland MI 48686 Buys and sells powder presses, isostatic presses, piston extruders, mixers, blenders, attritors, spray dryers, pulverizers, and process mills. We conduct ceramic plant liquidations and auction sales. DIACUT INC 773 Hwy 105 Palmer Lake CO 80133 http://diacut.com sales@diacut.com +1 719-481-4205 Fax: +1 719-481-0872 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. DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL TOOLS INC 6712 Crawford Ave Lincolnwood IL 60712 http://todit.com hgsachsel@gmail.com +1 800-227-5905 Fax: +1 800-441-7771 Manufactures and distributes precision-grinding systems and related diamond abrasive products. DIAMORPH AB +44 161-872-2181 c/o Tenmat Ltd Ashburton Road West Manchester M17 1TD UK http://www.diamorph.com sales@diamorph.com Diamorph AB is an advanced material company dealing with especially demanding industrial applications. DIANAMIC ABRASIVE PRODUCTS INC 2566 Industrial Row Dr Troy MI 48084 http://www.dianamic.com info@dianamic.com +1 248-280-1185 Fax: +1 248-280-2733 Industry leading manufacturer of electroplated single layer Diamond and CBN (galvanic process) superabrasives since 1985. Our grinding wheels, saw blades, routers, and peripheral Diamond tooling are made to customer drawings. Services include the inspection of spent tooling for damage prior to strip / re-plate with new Virgin Diamond. Our process allows us to Diamond electroplate steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. With 36+ years manufacturing experience, we offer application oriented Diamond type and mesh size selection for maximum performance, repeatable production results, and form retention. All our products are made 100% in the USA in our Troy Michigan plant. DIGITAL PRESS INC 90 S Commerce Way Bethlehem PA 18017 +1 610-758-9680 Fax: +1 610-758-8510 http://www.digitalpressusa.com/index.php Digital Press is leading the industry when it comes to hydraulic powder compacting presses. DIVERSIFIED CONTROLS & SYSTEM 645 Persons Street East Aurora, NY 14052 http://divconsys.com DORST AMERICA INC 64 S Commerce Way Bethlehem PA 18017 +1 716-652-1460 +1 610-317-2000 Fax: +1 610-317-6416 https://www.dorst.de/en/dorst-america.html info@dorstamerica.com 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. http://www.dowcorning.com product.info@dowcorning.com +1 989-496-6000 Fax: +1 989-496-8026 Worldwide supplier of additives, adhesives, coatings, reinforcing fillers, process aids, and release agents. DOWA HIGH TEMP FURNACES 1C 2nd Phase Peenya Industrial Area Bangalore Karnataka 560058 India http://www.dowahightemp.com sales@dowahightemp.com +91 80-2839-5917 Fax: +91 80-2839-0490 Manufacturer and supplier of industrial heat treatment furnaces with Japanese technology, including batch type integral sealed quench and soft nitriding furnaces, mesh belt furnaces, decarb annealing and blueing, and controlled atmosphere brazing. DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY 155 S Rebecca St Saxonburg PA 16056 http://www.du-co.com sales@du-co.com +1 724-352-1511 Fax: +1 724-352-1266 Dry-press, roll compaction, and extruded forms in steatite, cordierite, MgO, forsterite, porcelain, mullite, and alumina. High purity materials are also available in MgO and alumina. Secondary operations include machining, glazing, grinding, and tumbling. Toll spray drying services are also available. Facilities in Saxonburg, PA (main) and Monroe, NC. DUNHUA ZHENGXING ABRASIVE CO LTD No 4 Industry Rd Development Zone Dunhua http://boroncarbide.cn rula@boroncarbide.cn +86 433-634-0878 Fax: +86 433-634-0868 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 Springtown PA 18081 http://dynacut.com rplatt@dynacut.com +1 610-346-7386 Fax: +1 610-346-6770 Established 1965. Manufactures precision cutoff machines for glass, ceramics, metallurgical, composite, and geological applications. Designs and manufactures custom production cutting and grinding machinery. EBL PRODUCTS INC 91 Prestige Pk Cir E Hartford CT 06108 http://www.eblproducts.com sales@eblproducts.com +1 860-290-3737 Fax: +1 860-291-2533 Provides standard, application-specific, and industrial piezoceramic transducer elements to researchers as well as manufacturers of piezoelectric transducers according to their terms and specifications. Orton EDWARD ORTON JR CERAMIC FOUNDATION 6991 Old 3C Hwy Westerville OH 43082 http://ortonceramic.com info@ortonceramic.com +1 614-895-2663 Fax: +1 614-895-5610 The Edward Orton Jr Ceramic Foundation manufactures and markets pyrometric cones, TempCHEks, TempTab\'s, electronic temperature controllers, thermoanalytical instruments, and provides materials testing services. EIRICH MACHINES INC 4033 Ryan Rd Gurnee IL 60031 http://www.eirichusa.com eirich@eirichusa.com +1 847-336-2444 Fax: +1 847-336-0914 EIRICH offers innovative technologies for the preparation of raw materials and bodies in the ceramic industry. EIRICH develops and manufactures equipment (stand-alone machines and complete systems) for material processing, including grinding, mixing, granulating, kneading, and suspending. The equipment is used for preparing refractory mixes for shaped and unshaped products, tap hole clay, silicate ceramics slurries for table and sanitary ware, technical ceramics for dental and ballistic protection application, proppants, and much more. The unique design of the EIRICH Mixer allows for mixing, granulating, kneading, and dispersing in one single machine, which saves on costs, energy, time, and space. The tool speed can easily be adjusted and guarantees short batch times and homogenization. The mixer sizes for ceramics applications range from 1 liter to 7,000 liters and can be combined with vacuum drying technology. EIRICH also offers mills for grinding and size reduction. Companies are welcome to visit EIRICH Machines\' in-house, fully-equipped test lab in Gurnee, Illinois, to optimize batch times and homogenization, develop recipes, and perform R&D. Due to COVID-19, EIRICH Machines now also offers virtual tests via livestream video, where customers can interact with the Test Lab Manager during the trial and watch everything that goes on with their product. ELAN TECHNOLOGY 169 Elan Ct Midway GA 31320 http://www.elantechnology.com info@elantechnology.com +1 912-880-3526 As one of the largest glass and ceramics manufacturers in the United States, Elan Technology produces glass preforms from hundreds of proprietary electronic glass compositions, commonly matched for glass-to-metal seals. Glass materials are also offered as milled or spray dried powders. Elan Technology also offers a variety of ceramic materials, such as alumina ceramic, steatite, zirconia, and cordierite. Ceramic materials are used for wear-resistant parts, insulators, and ceramic inserts for industrial applications. For more than 70 years, Elan Technology develops and manufactures advanced ceramics and glass materials. Its expert team of engineers can offer custom compositions to fit the most demanding applications. ELCAN INDUSTRIES INC 20 Marbledale Rd Tuckahoe NY 10707 http://elcanindustries.com info@elcanindustries.com +1 800-283-5226 Elcan sells advanced screening equipment that is unmatched in quality and performance. The company owns a large toll manufacturing facility in New York, where it sieves powders for companies and also does extensive testing for companies from all around the world. ELCON PRECISION LLC 1009 Timothy Dr San Jose CA 95133 https://www.elconprecision.com sales@elconprecision.com +1 408-292-7800 With more than 50 years of experience, Elcon Precision is a trusted provider of photochemically machined parts, metallized sapphires & ceramics, and vacuum & atmosphere brazed assemblies. ELECTRO ABRASIVES CORP 701 Willet Rd Buffalo NY 14218 http://electroabrasives.com info@electroabrasives.com +1 800-284-4748 Fax: +1 716-822-2858 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, refractories. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 119 Electrosciences Ltd Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member ELECTROSCIENCES LTD Farnham Surrey UK https://www.electrosciences.co.uk markys.cain@electrosciences.co.uk Electrosciences Limited provides specialized scientific and technical consultancy to industry and academia in the technical discipline of multifunctional materials research and development. The company\'s technical director is professor Markys G Cain, who has over 30 years of experience in applied R&D in both academic and industrial environments. Our business is modeled on the supply of scientific consultancy services. Expertise ranges from scientific strategy development for small business to bespoke scientific measurement solutions to your scientific and technical problems. Experience of over 30 years in the field of materials science and physics of the solid state lends itself to delivery of competent solutions to your scientific needs. Our specialist capabilities in the measurement of the properties of ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and multifunctional materials, films, crystals, and devices is offered with unique access to in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction studies of these materials. ELKEM METALS INC Airport Office Park Bldg 2 400 Rouser Rd Moon Township PA 15108 http://www.silicon.elkem.com siliconinfo@elkem.com +1 304-552-9266 Fax: +1 412-299-7238 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. EMPOWER MATERIALS INC 91 Lukens Dr New Castle DE 19720 +1 302-225-0100 Fax: +1 302-225-0101 http://www.empowermaterials.com customerservice@empowermaterials.com Manufactures and sells QPAC polyalkylene carbonate binders worldwide. QPAC features excellent green strength and processability, and extremely clean burnout in a variety of atmospheres. Available in solids, solutions, and water-based emulsions. ENDICOTT CLAY PRODUCTS COMPANY +1 402-729-3315 57120 707th Rd Fax: +1 402-729-5804 Endicott NE 68350 http://www.endicott.com endicott@endicott.com Endicott Clay Products Company, celebrating our 100th anniversary in 2020 is a leading family owned manufacturer of face brick, pavers, and thin brick. Producing over 100 millions bricks a year from our four Kiln process our 300 employees are proud of our quality and customer service. Endicott continues to grown in numbers, robotics and automation by striving to be the very best. ENGIS CORP 105 W Hintz Rd Wheeling IL 60090 http://www.engis.com kwerner@engis.com +1 847-808-9400 Fax: +1 847-808-9430 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 155 Chandler St Ste 5 Buffalo NY 14207 http://www.enrg-inc.com kolenick@enrg-inc.com +1 716-873-2939 Fax: +1 716-873-3196 Manufacturer of ultrathin, durable, flexible, and high temperature tolerant ceramic foils. Substrate applications include solid state devices, portable electronics, lightweight solar PV, durable labels, displays, sensors, protective cladding, and bio-compatible devices. ER ADVANCED CERAMICS INC 600 E Clark St +1 330-426-4500 Fax: +1 330-426-1859 East Palestine OH 44413 http://www.usrefractories.com info@usrefractories.com Comprised of US Stoneware, US. Refractories, and US Pumps. US Stoneware is a designer and manufacturer of process equipment for milling, grinding, and blending. ESL ELECTROSCIENCE 416 E Church Rd King Of Prussia PA 19406 http://www.electroscience.com sales@electroscience.com +1 610-272-8000 Fax: +1 610-272-6759 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. ETHER NDE Endeavour House 3 Roundwood Lane +44 1582-767912 Fax: +44 1582-767912 Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 3BW UK http://ethernde.com sales@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 Liessentstraat 9f Fax: +31 413-283-369 Uden5405 AH The Netherlands http://www.eurosupport.nl eurosupport@eurosupport.nl Euro Support Advanced Materials is an inorganic specialty materials producer, a.o. catalysts, dielectrics, and customized materials; including toll manufacturing. Over 20 years experience producing high purity barium titanate for the electronics industry. EVANS ANALYTICAL GROUP LLC 810 Kifer Rd Sunnyvale CA 94086 http://www.eaglabs.com info@eaglabs.com +1 408-530-3500 Fax: +1 408-530-3501 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. EXOTHERMICS INC 14 Columbia Dr Amherst NH 03031 http://www.exothermicsinc.com exo.info@exothermicsinc.com +1 603-821-5660 Advanced materials company that specializes in the development of ultrahigh temperature refractory compounds and ceramics for demanding aerospace, defense, and other niche applications. EZG MANUFACTURING INC 1833 North Riverview Rd Malta OH 43758 +1 800-417-9272 https://ezgmfg.com/refractoryprecast-equipment sales@ezgmfg.com The quality of EZG\'s precast and refractory equipment is what sets the company apart from competing manufacturers. We work closely with our customers and listen to their needs before streamlining our equipment to better serve you. This is why after nearly two decades of making model improvements our mixers are second to none. Our team is committed to pairing our customers with the equipment that suits their needs best. EZG\'s Hog line is renowned for its longevity, customizable options and dedicated customer service team. FCT INGENIEURKERAMIK GMBH Gewerbepark 11 Frankenblick Thuringia D-96528 Germany http://fcti.de k.berroth@fct-keramik.de +49 36766-8680 Fax: +49 36766-86868 Produces customized components made of silicon nitridebased ceramics, sintered silicon carbide, C/C-SiC composites, and zirconia. Major applications are in light-metal casting, wear protection, chemical and mechanical process engineering, electronics, precision optics, testing equipment, metal forming, and brake pads. FCT SYSTEME GMBH +49 36766-8240 Gewerbepark 16 Frankenblick Fax: +49 36766-824150 Thuringia D-96528 Germany http://www.fct-systeme.de info@fct-systeme.de Develop and manufacture sintering systems, such as hot presses and systems for spark plasma sintering, gaspressure sintering, and vacuum sintering up to ultrahigh temperatures for engineering ceramics, powder metallurgy, photovoltaics, and more. FEDERAL-MOGUL 27300 West 11 Mile Rd Southfield MI 48034 http://federal-mogul.com CPTinfo@federalmogul.com +1 734-254-8313 Fax: +1 734-254-8905 Global automotive supplier. Champion spark plugs, glow plugs, igniters, and spark ignition devices. Four ceramic manufacturing plants in North America and Europe. Ceramic development in Plymouth, Michigan. Produces high-volume alumina ceramic components. FELDCO INTL 12402 Circula Panorama Santa Ana CA 92705 http://feldcointernational.com feldcointernational@gmail.com +1 714-602-2415 Fax: +1 714-602-2417 Technical ceramic materials supplier, including boron carbide, boron carbide powder and sputtering targets, ceramics, metal, alloys, and others. FERRO-CERAMIC GRINDING INC 5 Cornell Pl Wilmington MA 01887 http://www.ferroceramic.com jonathans@ferroceramic.com +1 781-245-1833 Here at Ferro, we specialize in the precision machining and grinding of hard materials. We work with a large variety of advanced ceramic and different composite materials ranging from Alumina Oxides and Ferrites to Quartz Glass and Sapphire. FERROTEC CERAMIC PRODUCTS 2590 Nanhuan Rd Binjiang District Hangzhou Zhejiang 310053 China +86 571-8514-7487 http://ceramics.ferrotec.com/ceramics-home lutt@ferrotec.com.cn We are a Japanese company with manufacturing location in China. Our ceramics and quartz division is the largest manufacturer of semiconductor components in China since 2007. FINEWAY CERAMICS 367 Askin Ave Windsor N9B 2X1 Canada http://www.finewayceramics.com info@finewayinc.com +1 226-526-9785 Since 2008, Fineway Ceramics has been supplying advanced technical ceramics in North American markets. Fineway offers a range of industrial and advanced ceramics, including alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, and silicon nitride. In addition, Fineway also provides ceramic raw materials, including silicon nitride, silicon carbide, and alumina powder. 120 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 General Material Industrial Co FIREBIRD THERMAL PRODUCTS CO +86 371-6580-1713 Rm 4-39 No 111 Hongzhuan Rd Zhengzhou Henan 450002 China http://firebirdindustry.en.ec21.com firebirdcorp@yahoo.cn Firebird Thermal Products Co is founded on the principle of quality, value, and service. We apply ourselves to meet our customer\'s various demands on high-temperature materials, including refractories, ceramics, and industry raw materials. FIVES NORTH AMERICAN COMBUSTION INC 4455 E 71st St Cleveland OH 44105 https://combustion.fivesgroup.com fna.sales@fivesgroup.com +1 216-271-6000 Fax: +1 216-641-7852 Supplier of combustion systems, products, and controls. FLUID ENERGY PROCESSING & EQUIPMENT CO +1 215-721-8990 Fax: +1 215-721-2355 4300 Bethlehem Pike Telford PA 18969 http://fluidenergype.com websales@fluidenergype.com 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. FOSBEL INC 20600 Sheldon Rd Brook Park OH 44142 http://www.fosbel.com fosbel.inc@fosbel.com FRITSCH GMBH - MILLING AND SIZING +49 6784-700 Industriestrasse 8 Idar Oberstein Fax: +49 6784-7011 Rhineland-Palatinate D-55743 Germany http://www.fritsch.de info@fritsch.de Internationally respected manufacturer of applicationoriented laboratory instruments used in sample preparation and particle size analysis for industrial applications in process control, quality assurance, and high-precision research. FRITSCH MILLING & SIZING INC 57 Grant Dr Ste G Pittsboro NC 27312 http://www.fritsch-us.com info@fritsch-us.com +1 919-229-0599 An internationally respected German manufacturer of lab mills and particle size/shape instruments. Capabilities into the nano range. For size reduction, homogenization, mechanical alloying, mechanochemistry, chemical activation, and more. 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Additionally, Harper kilns are widely used to calcine powders and sinter components such as thermistors, varistors, and monolithic and multilayer capacitors. www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Indian Ceramic Society HARROP Fice our imagination HARROP INDUSTRIES INC 3470 E 5th Ave Columbus OH 43219 http://harropusa.com sales@harropusa.com +1 614-231-3621 Fax: +1 614-235-3699 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. HEARTLAND WOOD FLOORING 4100 North Powerline Rd Ste B-3 Pompano Beach FL 33073 http://www.heartlandwood flooring.com admin@heartlandwoodflooring.com +1 754-600-9990 Fax: +1 754-300-1488 Heartland Wood Flooring supplies laminate, marble, tile, carpet, vinyl, solid and engineered wood, and cork flooring. HED INTL INC PO Box 246 Ringoes NJ 08551 http://hed.com info@hed.com +1 609-466-1900 Fax: +1 609-466-3608 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. HERAEUS QUARTZ UK LTD Neptune Rd +44 191-262-5311 Fax: +44 191-263-8040 Wallsend Tyne & Wear NE28 6DD UK http://www.heraeus-quarzglas.com quarzglas@heraeus.com Manufacture fused quartz and fused silica materials and products for semiconductor, optical, fiber-optics, and more. Products include fused quartz and synthetic fused silica ingots, optical components, tubes, and rods. Worldwide exporter. Manufacturing. HEXION INC 180 East Broad St Columbus OH 43215 http://www.hexion.com service@hexion.com +1 614-986-2497 Fax: +1 877-443-9466 Based in Columbus, Ohio, Hexion Inc is a global producer of epoxy specialty resins, modifiers, and curing agents thermoset resins. Thermoset resins now encompass global operations that produce high performance phenolic, epoxy, and unsaturated polyester resin technologies. HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS LAB +1 865-574-5123 PO Box 2008 Fax: +1 865-574-4913 Bldg 4515 Oak Ridge TN 37831 http://www.html.ornl.gov laracurzioe@ornl.gov 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. HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED Post Bag 1Belagavi Karnataka 590 010 India http://www.hindalco.com hindalco@adityabirla.com +91 831-247-2739 Fax: +91 831-247-2738 Established 1938 as part of Alcan Group Co. Manufactures metallurgical, ceramic, and special grades of alumina and hydrates, carbon/graphite shapes, and semifabricated aluminum products. Acquired by Aditya Birla Group in 2000. HITACHI Inspire the Next HITACHI HIGH-TECH AMERICA INC 22610 Gateway Center Dr Ste 100 Clarksburg MD 20871 https://www.hitachi-hightech.com/us hta-microscopy@hitachi-hightech.com +1 800-253-3053 Hitachi provides technologically advanced imaging solutions to the materials science, biological and academic research, and industrial manufacturing sectors. Our innovative and reliable instrumentation includes SEM, TEM, dedicated STEM, FIB, Ion Milling instrumentation, tabletop microscopes, and sample prep systems. Hitachi\'s new portfolio of SPM products offer extraordinary levels of performance and ease-of-use, including revolutionary environmental controls that support a variety of in-situ observations. HITECH MATERIALS PTY LTD 60-62 Murray Park Rd Figtree 2525 Australia http://www.hitechmaterials.com.au Info@hitechmaterials.com.au +61 419-991-930 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 supplier, and validate material properties. HOCKMEYER EQUIPMENT CORP 6 Kitty Hawk Ln Elizabeth City NC 27909 https://hockmeyer.com sales@hockmeyer.com +1 252-338-4705 Fax: +1 252-338-6540 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. HORIBA INSTRUMENTS INC 9755 Research Dr Irvine CA 92618 http://www.horiba.com labinfo@horiba.com +1 949-250-4811 Fax: +1 949-468-1790 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. HOTEK ALLIANCE LTD Century Rd Zhangdian Zibo Shandong 255000 China http://www.hotekalliance.com hoteksales@163169.net +86 533-381-1405 Fax: +86 533-381-1827 Established in 1988, Hotek Alliance Limited is a leading manufacturer of heating elements in China. 90% of its products are sold internationally to Europe (U.K., Poland, Germany, France), U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, Russia, South Korea, and Japan. HUNTER CHEMICAL LLC 220 Commerce Dr Ste 405 Fort Washington PA 19034 http://www.hunterchem.com greg@hunterchem.com +1 215-461-1900 Fax: +1 215-461-1919 Hunter Chemical is an ISO9001:2015 certified supplier of nickel, cobalt, and chrome-based raw materials, including oxides and carbonates used in ceramic, refractory, and related applications. Materials are stocked at multiple locations across the U.S. for prompt delivery. HUNTERLAB 11491 Sunset Hills Rd Reston VA 20190 http://hunterlab.com sales@hunterlab.com +1 703-471-6870 Fax: +1 703-471-4237 Manufactures systems that measure reflected and transmitted color, and quantify 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. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org HYSITRON INC 9625 W 76th St Minneapolis MN 55344 https://www.hysitron.com info@hysitronindia.com +1 952-835-6366 Fax: +1 952-835-6166 Hysitron is the world leader in developing nanomechanical test instruments and designs cutting edge technology for the scientific community since 1992. As the pioneers of in situ imaging with nanomechanical property measurement capabilities, Hysitron grew with the nanotechnology market for over two decades. I²R ISQUARED RELEMENT I SQUARED R ELEMENT CO 12600 Clarence Center Rd Akron NY 14001 http://www.isquaredrelement.com sales@isquaredrelement.com +1 716-542-5511 Fax: +1 716-542-2100 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. IFB INSULATING FIREBRICK INC 899 Bedford St Claysburg PA 16625 http://insulatingfirebrick.com sales@insulatingfirebrick.com +1 724-282-1012 Fax: +1 724-431-0944 Offers a complete line of high-temperature insulating firebrick and in-house capabilities to provide arches, keys, wedes, and skews. Most grades and straights are stocked. IMERYS 100 Mansell Court East Ste 300 Roswell GA 30076 http://imerys.com karla.smith@imerys.com +1 770-645-3705 Fax: +1 770-645-3460 Imerys Ceramics, a business unit of Imerys, produces and supplies performance minerals for the ceramics and glass industries. A premier worldwide supplier of kaolin and ball clays, feldspar, ceramic bodies, glazes, mica, and silica sands. IMERYS FUSED MINERALS MURG GMBH +49 7763-933500 Ferroweg 1 Fax: +49 7763-933989 Laufenburg D79725 Germany http://www.imerys-fusedminerals.com ifm-mu@imerys.com Manufacturer of zirconia and other oxide powders and grains for refractories, engineering ceramics, and coatings. IMERYS REFRACTORY MINERALS PO Box 37 Andersonville GA 31711 http://imerys-refractoryminerals.com irmusa_inquire@imerys.com +1 229-924-4461 Fax: +1 229-924-4461 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. +91 33-2413-88 Fax: +91 33-2413-8878 INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY CSIR-Central Glass & and Ceramic Research Institute 196 Raja S.C Mullick Rd Jadavpur PO Opposite of Jadavpur Police Station Kolkata 700 032 India http://incers.org info@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. 123 Indo US MIM Tec Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member +49 721-60844246 Fax: +49 721-60848891 INDO US MIM TEC No 45 P KIADB Industrial Area Hoskote Bangalore +91 80-2204-8800 Fax: +91 80-2797-1624 INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED MATERIALSCERAMICS IN MECHANICAL Karnataka 562 114 India http://indo-mim.com/home.html infohq@indo-mim.com 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, and a full range of finishing and assembly operations. INDUCERAMIC 285 Erb St W Unit 106 Waterloo N2L 1W5 Canada http://www.induceramic.com info@induceramic.com +1 226-476-1298 Fax: +1 226-666-7122 Induceramic, founded in Canada in 2006, specializes in industrial ceramic products and equipment. 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IVOCLAR VIVADENT INC Bendererstrasse 2 Schaan 9494 Principality of Liechtensteinen http://www.ivoclarvivadent.com John.Isherwood@ivoclarvivadent.com +423 235-35-35 Ivoclar Vivadent is a global leader in innovative materials and processes for quality, esthetic dentistry. The company employs over 3200 people and operates in over 120 countries throughout the world. Ivoclar Vivadent is headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein. J RETTENMAIER USA 16369 US Highway 131 S Schoolcraft MI 49087-9150 http://www.jrs.eu/jrs_en tradeshows@jrsusa.com +1 269-679-2340 The J Rettenmaier & Söhne Group (JRS) dedicates itself to research, development, and processing of high quality organic fibers derived from vegetable raw materials. JRS makes many features of these valuable natural substances available for industrial purposes, including products made of cellulose, cereal, and fruit fibers or woodfibers, processed into microfibers, compacts, granules, mixtures, or special dosage forms as needed. The basis of these concepts is an innovative enhanced process technology (EPT) with JRS\'s unique, innovative process engineering modular system. JAMES INSTRUMENTS 3727 N Kedzie Ave Chicago IL 60618 http://www.ndtjames.com info@ndtjames.com +1 773-463-6565 Fax: +1 773-463-0009 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. JADCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 167 Evergreen Mill Road Harmony PA 16037 http://www.jadcomfg.com info@jadcomfg.com +1 724-452-5252 Fax: +1 724-452-1318 JADCO Manufacturing, Inc is an American manufacturer of wear steel meant for the most extreme conditions imaginable. Providing a range of impact and abrasion resistant steels that are engineered to provide longevity to the necessary applications. JADCO\'s products are made in the USA. JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER 2-4-1 Mutsuno Atsuta-ku Nagoya Aichi 456-8587 Japan http://www.jfcc.or.jp +81 52-871-3500 Fax: +81 52-871-3599 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. JENIKE & JOHANSON 400 Business Park Dr Tyngsboro MA 01879 https://jenike.com info@jenike.com +1 978-649-3300 Jenike & Johanson specializes in solids handling with expertise in storage, feeding, conveying, and processing. Our skilled, highly technical team of experts and industry-leading innovations has successfully delivered engineering solutions for 50 years. We are the world\'s leading technology company in this field. Our solutions achieve reliable solids flow with 124 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Laeis GmbH minimized variations based on proven theories and extensive project experience. Typical project focuses include raw material storage and metering, mixed batch handling and process/furnace feeding, root cause investigation of mixed batch variations due to segregation, as well as finished powder storage and packing. Understanding material flow properties is at the core of all our work, including the effects of temperature, storage times, humidity/moisture migration and other process conditions. Every one of our projects is truly unique. We offer our clients maximum flexibility in selecting services to meet their project requirements. We do not follow the one size fits all concept which can be a dangerous pitfall in engineering. Decisions made during the feasibility and engineering stages of a project are critically important for its success. If your process equipment is not engineered from the outset to handle the unique characteristics of your materials, start-up can be significantly delayed and design capacity may never be reached. JEOL USA INC 11 Dearborn Rd Peabody MA 01960 http://www.jeolusa.com salesinfo@jeol.com +1 978-535-5900 Fax: +1 978-536-2205 Since 1949, the JEOL legacy is one of outstanding innovation in developing instruments used to advance scientific research and technology. JEOL has 60 years of expertise in the field of electron microscopy, more than 50 years in mass spectrometry and NMR spectrometry, and more than 40 years of e-beam lithography leadership. JET EDGE WATERJET SYSTEMS 12070 43rd St NE St Michael MN 55376 http://jetedge.com sales@jetedge.com +1 763-497-8700 Jet Edge manufactures precision waterjet cutting machines, water jet intensifier pumps, and waterjet parts. Jet Edge also makes mobile waterjet cutting systems and ultrahigh pressure water blasting systems for cleaning and surface preparation applications. JIFFY MIXER CO INC 1691 California Ave Corona CA 92881 http://jiffymixer.com sales@jiffymixer.com +1 951-272-0838 Fax: +1 951-279-7651 Produces a portable, nonelectrical, all-purpose mixer hand tool. JILIN CHANGYU ADVANCED MATERIALS CO LTD No.720 Jianfeng Street Kuancheng District, Jilin Province Changchun City China http://www.cyceramic.cn market@cyceramic.cn +86 431 8113 3197 Changyu Advanced Materials Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as CYTT) was founded on July 20, 2017, located in Beihu Science and Technology Development District, Changchun New Area (or CCNA), Jilin Province, covering an area of 50,000 square meters. It is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, and product production of non-oxide advanced ceramic materials in China. The company mainly focuses on high-purity and ultra-fine transition metal carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides, borides and other high-end non-oxide ceramic powders, cermet tools, highperformance ceramic tools, cemented carbide cutting tools, sophisticated wear-resistant ceramic components and other advanced ceramic parts, etc. Compared with the traditional process, the submicron ceramic powders produced by CYTT has the characteristics of higher purity, fine and uniform granularity, better fluidity, and the advantages of low oxygen and free carbon content. It is more suitable for customers of high-end structural products research and production with existing process improvement and material system iteration needs. In the field of cemented carbides, cermets, and advanced ceramic products, CYTT powders can be used as a matrix materials or additives, conducive to improve the performance of the original products, and also can provide diversified customized services of R&D according to personalized needs of customers. JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE +44 118-924-2000 Fax: +44 118-924-2254 Blounts Court Rd Sonning Common Reading RC4 9NH UK http://www.matthey.com group.info@matthey.com 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 550 Polaris Pkwy Ste 510 Westerville OH 43082 http://ceramics.org customerservice@ceramics.org KOREA INST OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 7-47 Songdo-dong Yeonsu-gu Incheon Sudogwon Korea http://www.kitech.re.kr master@kitech.re.kr +82 10-7633-0902 Fax: +82 32-850-0230 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. +1 866-721-3322 Fax: +1 614-794-5892 KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA 7 Research Dr This publication is one of the top sources for ceramic and glass science research, providing scientists, engineers, and students with critically assessed, original research for over 100 years. JTF MICROSCOPY SERVICES, LLC 9064 Wixson Rd Hammondsport NY 14840-9334 http://www.jtfmicroscopy.com terry@jtfmicroscopy.com +1 607-731-8863 JTF Microscopy Services, LLC is an independent company that provides microscopic analysis of solid defects in glass, and glass technology services to glass manufacturers around the world. We also provide analytical services to raw materials and refractory manufacturers, furnace repair companies, and cullet/recycling entities, as well as pharmaceutical and automotive parts manufacturers. JYOTI CERAMIC INDUSTRIES PVT LTD +91 253-235-0120 C-21 NICE Fax: +91 253-235-0023 Satpur Nashik Maharashtra 422007 India https://www.jyoticeramic.com info@jyoticeramic.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. KEELING & WALKER LTD Whieldon Road Stoke on Trent UK ST4 4JA http://www.keelingwalker.co.uk sales@keelingwalker.co.uk +44 1782 744136 +44 1782 744126 Keeling & Walker Ltd. is the leading manufacturer of tin oxides. Superlite is the most known grade and brand for high quality tin oxide for making ceramic color pigments or for opacification. Keeling & Walker offers tailor made tin oxide grades for the glass, friction, electrical, and electronic industries. Keeling & Walker manufactures also functional pigments on mixed metal oxide basis for applications in electroceramics and as near infrared absorbing materials. KEITH CO 8323 Loch Lomond Dr Pico Rivera CA 90660 http://www.keithcompany.com info@keithcompany.com +1 800-545-4567 Fax: +1 562-949-3696 Provides furnace systems for processing electronics and advanced materials, as well as specialty metals from 5001,800°C. Fifty-four years of experience providing furnaces for high temperature, precise temperature, and atmosphere control. KERNEOS INC 1316 Priority Ln Chesapeake VA 23324 http://kerneosinc.com kus.info@kerneos.com +1 877-527-6367 Fax: +1 757-284-3333 Manufactures six refractory cements with alumina content (purity level) ranging from 40-80%. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org Greenville SC 29607 http://www.jtekt-na.com Sales.Inquiries@jtekt.com +1 864-770-2100 Manufactures and supplies ball and roller bearings, including bearings for extreme special environments. KYANITE MINING CORP 30 Willis Mountain Plant Ln Dillwyn VA 23936 http://kyanite.com hankjamerson@kyanite.com +1 434-983-2085 Fax: +1 434-983-3579 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. KYOCERA KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC 8611 Balboa Ave San Diego CA 92123 http://global.kyocera.com fcsales@kyocera.com +1 619-576-2600 Established in 1959, Kyocera\'s track record in Fine Ceramics is unmatched. Expanding its reach into everyday products and fostering discoveries into uncharted territories, we utilize our extensive resources in research, development and production to select the optimal raw materials and manufacturing methods for each application. Breakthroughs and improvements in a wide range of industries are facilitated by the unique qualities of Kyocera\'s Fine Ceramics. L&L KILN MFG INC 505 Sharptown Rd Swedesboro NJ 08085 http://hotkilns.com sales@hotkilns.com +1 856-294-0077 Fax: +1 856-294-0070 Manufactures ceramic electric kilns for more than 70 years. Services the industrial, professional, institutional, and hobby ceramics markets with top-loading, bell-lift, car bottom, and front-loading kilns that use ceramic Dyna-Glow element holders. Temperatures up to 2,350°F. L&L Special FURNACE CO. INC L&L SPECIAL FURNACE CO INC 20 Kent Rd PO Box 2129 Aston PA 19014 https://llfurnace.com sales@llfurnace.com +1 610-459-9216 Fax: +1 610-459-3689 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. LAEIS GMBH Am Scheerleck 7 Wecker Luxembourg L-6868 http://laeis.eu info@laeis.eu +352 27-61-20 Fax: +352 27-61-21-09 Produces high-performance hydraulic presses, dryers, and kilns, mainly for refractories, advanced and technical ceramics, fine ceramics, building material, and other applications. 125 Laguna Clay Co Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member 165 Jordan Rd Troy NY 12180 LAGUNA CLAY CO 14400 Lomitas Ave +1 626-330-0631 Fax: +1 626-333-7694 LITHOZ GMBH City Of Industry CA 91746 http://lagunaclay.com info@lagunaclay.com 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. LANCASTER PRODUCTS 920 Mechanic St Lebanon PA 17046 https://www.lancasterproducts.com info@lancasterproducts.com +1 717-273-2111 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. LASERAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP 3021 N Delany Rd Waukegan IL 60087 http://laserage.com sales@laserage.com +1 847-249-5900 Fax: +1 847-336-1103 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 are also available. LECO CORPORATION 3000 Lakeview Ave St Joseph MI 49085 http://www.leco.com info@leco.com +1 800-292-6141 Fax: +1 269-982-8977 Manufactures and sells lab instruments for the analysis of ceramic and refractory material, sample preparation equipment, microscopes, hardness testers, and image analysis equipment. LEICO INDUSTRIES INC 107 Stuyvesant Ave Flr 2 Lyndhurst NJ 07071 http://www.leicoind.com/index.html leico@leicoind.com +1 212-765-5290 Fax: +1 212-582-5085 Established 1966. Supplies alumina solid rod, tubing, and double- and four-bore insulators; calcia-stabilized, yttriastabilized, and magnesia-stabilized zirconia; beryllium and thorium oxides in various forms; and clear fused quartz tubing. LIBERTY MACHINERY CO 111 Schelter Rd Lincolnshire IL 60069 http://www.libertymachinery.com sales@libertymachinery.com +1 847-276-2761 Fax: +1 847-276-2762 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 54474 http://www.lignotech.com lignotech@borregaard.com +1 715-359-6544 Fax: +1 715-355-3674 Produces lignosulfonate-derived organic binders, densifiers, and dispersants for use in manufacturing refractories, structural clay products, whitewares, technical, and other ceramics. Worldwide manufacturing, sales, and technical support. LINSEIS INC 109 North Gold Dr Robbinsville NJ 08691 http://www.linseis.com info@linseis.com +1 609-223-2070 Fax: +1 609-223-2074 Manufactures thermal analysis instruments (DSC, TMA, DTA, TG, STA), dilatometers, thermal conductivity, and thermal diffusivity systems. 126 http://www.lithoz.com/en sallan@lithoz-america.com +1 518-224-3490 Lithoz is the system provider for additive manufacturing (3D-printing) of ceramics. As a technology provider, Lithoz covers the whole process chain, from the development of the machine and the material up to the application. Lithoz, based in Vienna, Austria, developed the LCM-technology, which is a slurry-based additive manufacturing-technology based on photopolymerisation with a very high resolution and very good reproducibility. It allows the production of very delicate structures and fine details directly from the CAD-data. Most sinterable powders can be processed by the LCM-technology. Additive manufacturing provides a new design freedom and allows geometries with nearly no limit. LIXIL CORPORATION 3-77 Minatocyo Tokoname Aichi 479-8588 Japan http://global.lixil.co.jp global-site@lixil.co.jp Established in 1924. Manufactures all types of tile, bathroom fittings and fixtures, sanitaryware, plastic bathtubs, prefabricated bathrooms, and vanity cabinets. LUBRIZOL PERFORMANCE COATING 9911 Brecksville Road Brecksville OH 44141 https://www.lubrizol.com/Coatings PCGCustomerSupport@Lubrizol.com Lubrizol Performance Coatings is one of the leading supplier of polymeric dispersants and rheology control additives for the coating and ink industry. We\'re now using the experience gained in dispersing inorganic particles in solvents, water, plastics and UV monomers to develop unique solutions for application in the Advanced Ceramics and Electronic markets. With an extensive range of hyperdispersants and dedicated brands like Solsperse TM AC, our technical team would be glad to support you in the development of consistent slurry formulations. LUCIDEON LUCIDEON Queens Rd Penkhull Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 7LQ UK http://www.lucideon.com enquiries@lucideon.com +44 1782-764428 Fax: +44 1782-412331 Lucideon, formerly Ceram, is a leading international provider of materials development, testing, and assurance. LUCIFER FURNACES INC 2048 Bunnell Rd Warrington PA 18976 http://www.luciferfurnaces.com info@luciferfurnaces.com +1 215-343-0411 Manufacturer of industrial heat-processing furnaces, ovens, and kilns available in batch or continuous models with operation up to 1,700°C. Economical, energy-efficient models with protective atmospheres available. LUXFER MEL TECHNOLOGIES 500 Barbertown Pt Breeze Rd Flemington NJ 08822 http://www.luxfermeltechnologies.com Pat.jones@luxfer.com +1 908-782-1669 Luxfer MEL Technologies is a leading developer and producer of highly engineered zirconium materials, including monoclinic and stabilized zirconias for technical ceramics, electronic ceramics, wear parts, fuel cells, and sensors. Manufactured in U.K. M&M CLAYS INC 159 Railroad St PO Box 119 McIntyre GA 31054 mmclays@alltell.net +1 478-946-5533 Fax: +1 478-946-3528 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, Georgia. MACHINED CERAMICS INC 629 N Graham St Bowling Green KY 42101 http://machinedceramics.com sales@machinedceramics.com +1 270-781-0512 Fax: +1 270-781-9361 Custom precision machining and prototype and production runs. Developmental engineering services available. MAGNECO METREL INC 223 W Interstate Rd Addison IL 60101 http://www.magneco-metrel.com marketing@magneco-metrel.com +1 800-323-2511 Fax: +1 630-543-1479 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. MARYLAND CERAMIC & STEATITE CO INC PO Box 527 Bel Air MD 21014 http://marylandceramic.com madlava@erols.com +1 410-838-4114 Fax: +1 410-457-4333 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 43932 http://mrcgrog.com ccarlson@mrcgrog.com +1 800-228-4672 Fax: +1 330-532-3224 Established 1926. Produces industrial and technical ceramics. A large extrusion and dry-pretty business. Product line includes steatite, cordierite, lava, plastics, and tape casting. MASON COLOR WORKS INC 250 E 2nd St PO Box 76 East Liverpool OH 43920 http://masoncolor.com +1 330-385-4400 Fax: +1 330-385-4488 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 technicians. MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECHNOLOGY +1 617-253-6889 77 Massachusetts Ave Fax: +1 617-258-6275 Rm 13-4037 Cambridge MA 02139 http://www.mit.edu admissions@mit.edu Offers undergraduate curriculum in materials science and engineering that covers ceramics, metals, electronic materials, biomaterials engineering, materials science, archaeological materials, and polymers. MASTER BOND INC 154 Hobart St Hackensack NJ 07601 http://masterbond.com mail@masterbond.com +1 201-343-8983 Fax: +1 201-343-2132 Manufactures adhesives, sealants, epoxies, and conductive coatings. www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Mixer Systems Inc MATERIALS RESEARCH FURNACES INC +1 603-485-2394 Fax: +1 603-485-2395 65 Pinewood Rd Allenstown NH 03275 http://www.mrf-furnaces.com mrf@interserv.com 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. MATERION 6100 S Tucson Blvd Tucson AZ 85706 http://materion.com/ceramics ceramics@materion.com +1 216-383-6800 Leading supplier of beryllium oxide (beryllia) and aluminum oxide (alumina). BeO has the highest thermal conductivity of any non-metal other than diamond. BeO ceramics are critical components in automotive electronics, power electronics, defense, lasers, and many other applications. High purity alumina is offered in custom shapes and sizes to your print small quantities OK. MATERION ADVANCED MATERIALS 2978 Main St Buffalo NY 14214 +1 800-327-1355 http://www.materion.com/advancedmaterials advancedmaterials@materion.com Materion Advanced Materials Group is a global supplier of over 2,000+ inorganic chemicals manufactured to meet exact specifications. Among the company\'s offerings are: borides, carbides, fluorides, hydrides, nitrides, oxides, phosphides, selenides, silicides, sulfides, tellurides, plus customized compounds. Inorganic chemicals are available in a range of forms, from granules to pellets to powders, and can be produced in small R&D quantities to full production lots. MATEXCEL 17 Ramsey Road Ste 210 Shirley NY 11967 https://www.matexcel.com contact@matexcel.com +1-631-869-4956 Fax: 1-631-910-2166 Matexcel is a leading service provider in materials science, with years of commitment to supplying better polymers, nanoparticles and other materials for worldwide customers from both academia and industry. We offer a full range of materials covering polymers, metals, ceramics and natural materials, in addition to professional consultation service in manufacturing and characterization. MATMATCH +49 89-262075200 Munich 80807 Germany Leopoldstr 250A https://matmatch.com info@matmatch.com Matmatch is an online platform that helps engineers and product developers find, evaluate and source materials. With a free of charge database of thousands of materials, an intuitive search tool, and supplier listings, it changes the way product teams find materials for their projects. For material suppliers, we offer a new way to reach customers online. As a go-to source of information for engineers, Matmatch is the perfect platform for suppliers to raise awareness of their products and brand. We offer insights, analytics and opportunities for material suppliers to promote their expertise. MCDANEL ADVANCED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC 510 Ninth Ave Beaver Falls PA 15010 http://mcdanelceramics.com sales@mcdanelceramics.com +1 724-843-8300 Fax: +1 724-843-5644 Manufactures industrial and technical ceramics from alumina, mullite, zirconia, fused silica, and SiAION. Specializes in developing custom prototypes to full-scale production of ceramic components. MCGILL AIRCLEAN 1777 Refugee Rd Columbus OH 43207 http://www.mcgillairclean.com cmurray@mcgillairclean.com +1 614-829-1354 MICRON INC McGill Air Clean provides complete turnkey systems for your air pollution needs. With over 40 years of experience, we can engineer, manufacture, and install a system to meet your air pollution control requirements. Depending upon your emission control needs, we can supply a system that combines any of the following equipment: Particulate Control Wet or dry electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters, or catalytic/ceramic filters. Acid Gas Control (SOX, HCI, HF, B203, and Se) - Dry sorbent injection or spray dry scrubber systems, including reagent storage, and delivery equipment. NOx Control - Selective catalytic reatorcs (SCRS), or catalytic filters, including ammonia storage and delivery equipment. VOC Control - Regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOS) with either electric heaters or gas burners. Auxiliary Equipment Including evaporative cooling chambers, ductwork with supports, fans, steel stacks, and complete power and control systems. We also provide complete construction services (erection, wiring, piping, insulation and siding, and foundations), we hire local qualified contractors who work under direct supervision of McGill\'s own field superintendents. McGill field engineers provide the equipment check-out, start-up, and training services. MEGGITT PIEZO TECHNOLOGIES 8431 Georgetown Rd Ste 300 Indianapolis IN 46268 http://www.piezotechnologies.com jane.haynie@meggitt.com +1 317-876-4670 Fax: +1 317-876-4681 Piezo Technologies, a Meggitt PLC group, specializes in manufacturing specialized piezoceramic formulations and integrated ultrasonic systems, enabling hundreds of products requiring precision measurements and acoustic events. MEMPRO MATERIALS CORP http://mempro.com sales@mempro.com +1 888-868-9222 MemPro manufactures ceramic nanofibers, polymeric nanofibers, and catalyst products. It continually works with customers to develop and supply new materials for innovative technologies. MemPro produces the highest quality materials backed by unrivaled knowhow. MERKLE INTERNATIONAL INC 9567 US Rte 20 W PO Box 312 Galena NJ 07071 http://merkleintl.com sales@merkleintl.com +1 815-777-2100 Fax: +1 815-777-2106 Designs and supplies custom suspended refractory systems for glass melting, copper, aluminum, steel pelletizing, and reheat furnaces and incinerators. Manufactures blanket batch charger for glass-melting furnaces. METTLER-TOLEDO INC 1900 Polaris Pkwy Columbus OH 43240 http://www.mt.com labinsidesales@mt.com +1 800-638-8537 Fax: +1 614-438-4900 Offers a complete range of products to complement laboratory needs. Laboratory products include balances, titrators, pH meters, density meters, refractometers, moisture analyzers, and thermal analysis equipment. MICROMERITICS INSTRUMENT CORP 4356 Communications Dr Norcross GA 30093 http://www.micromeritics.com ussales@micromeritics.com +1 770-662-3636 Fax: +1 770-662-3696 Micromeritics materials characterization analytical instruments and contract services determine surface area, porosity, particle size, particle shape, zeta potential, material density, catalytic activity, vapor sorption, powder strength, and more. 3815 Lancaster Pike Wilmington DE 19805 http://micronanalytical.com micronanalytical@compuserve.com +1 302-998-1184 Fax: +1 302-998-1836 For over 50 years, Micron specializes in fourier transform infared testing (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), optical microscopy, electron spectroscopy chemical analysis (ESCA), auger electron microscopy (AES), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal analysis (DSC,TGA), and metallography. MICROTRAC INC 215 Keystone Dr Montgomeryville PA 18936 http://microtrac.com jay_s@microtrac.com +1 727-507-9770 Fax: +1 727-507-9774 Supplies advanced laser-based particle-size systems. Measuring particle size from 0.0008 nanometers to 3,000 microns. MIDWESTERN INDUSTRIES INC 915 Oberlin Rd SW PO Box 810 Massillon OH 44648 http://midwesternind.com info@midwesternind.com +1 330-837-4203 Fax: +1 330-837-4210 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. MILESTONE DECAL ART LLC 1872 Pleasantville Rd +1 914-908-2733 Fax: +1 914-908-2734 Ste No 113 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://www.milestonedecalart.com info@MilestoneDecalArt.com We are committed to providing the highest quality glass fusing and ceramic decals available. We provide silkscreen waterslide decals as well as digital decals. 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MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION End Mills Development Center R&D Division Japan https://www.mmc.co.jp MIXER SYSTEMS INC 190 Simmons Ave PO Box 10 Pewaukee WI 53072 http://www.mixersytems.com daveb@mixersystems.com +8178-936-15 +1 262-691-3100 Fax: +1 262-691-3184 Mixer Systems designs and manufactures four different high & low shear mechanical batch mixers for the ceramic and glass industry. Turbin, planetary, twin shaft, and single shaft mixers give quick, homogeneous blending for wet or dry mixing. 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MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC 260 Hudson River Rd Waterford NY 12188 https://www.momentive.com commercial.services@momentive.com +1 800-295-2392 Fax: +1 614-986-2496 Provide high-purity quartz and advanced ceramic materials for the semiconductor, telecommunications, lighting, electronics, personal care, water purification, and other industries. Ceramic products include boron nitride powder coatings/sprays and hot-pressed BN MONOFRAX LLC 1870 New York Ave Falconer NY 14733 http://monofrax.com info@monofrax.com +1 716-483-7200 Fax: +1 716-665-2478 For over 70 years, Monofrax manufactured fused cast refractories for use in the glass, light metal, steel and chemical industries. Our recently expanded product line includes 12 fused cast refractory compositions, five fused grain compositions, and a new refractory machining service. MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS 2425 Whipple Rd Hayward CA 94544 http://morgantechnicalceramics.com +1 510-491-1100 Fax: +1 510-491-1287 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. https://www.morgantechnicalceramics.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 THERMAL CERAMICS 2102 Old Savannah Rd Augusta GA 30906 http://morganthermalceramics.com wendy.evans@thermalceramics.com +1 706-896-4200 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. MO-SCI CORP 4040 Hypoint Blvd Rolla MO 65401 http://mo-sci.com kgrayson@mo-sci.com mo.sci +1 314-364-2338 Fax: +1 573-364-9589 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. MSE SUPPLIES LLC 4400 E Broadway Blvd Ste 600 Tucson AZ 85711 http://www.msesupplies.com info@msesupplies.com +1 520-789-6673 MSE Supplies (msesupplies.com) is a U.S.-based leading supplier of high quality materials and equipment for advanced materials research and production. We provide both standard and custom-made products to meet the specific requirements from our customers. With a global customer base of research universities, national labs, as well as Fortune 500 companies and technology start-ups, we support scientists and engineers to accelerate their innovations in materials research. MULTI LAB Unit 1 Westway Industrial Park Throckley UK https://www.multi-lab.co.uk multilab45@gmail.com +44 191-264-6801 Multi lab is a globally renowned, trusted supplier and fabricator of quartz glass and high purity technical ceramics at competitive prices and with a level of customer service. Contact us for more information about our services. MURATA MANUFACTURING CO LTD Materials & Technology Center 2288 Oshinohara Yasu-shi Shiga 520-2393 Japan https://www.murata.com yuriko.tobita@murata.com +81 77-586-8191 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. NABALTEC AG Alustrasse 50-52 Schwandorf 92421 Germany http://nabaltec.de info@nabaltec.de +49 9431-530 Fax: +49 9431-61557 Produces a wide range of calcined aluminas modified for special applications in the ceramics and refractory industries. Also produces sintered mullite, a synthetic raw material with thermal shock-resistance. New Castle DE 19720 http://nabertherm.com contact@nabertherm-usa.com +1 302-322-3665 Fax: +1 302-322-3215 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 high-vacuum or protectivegas atmospheres. Catalytic exhaust systems to meet EPA requirements available. NANOCEROX 712 State Circle Ann Arbor UT 48108 http://nanocerox.com info@nanocerox.com +1 734-741-9522 Fax: +1 734-741-9533 Leading nanotechnology company producing nanopowders and optical ceramics for a wide variety of markets. NANDE 6 rue des Frênes Ballainvilliers 91160 France http://www.nanoe.fr g.decalan@nanoe.com +33 9-81-98-33-64 Fax: +33 9-81-70-75-52 Nanoe\'s mission is to bring the full potential of nanotechnlogy to advanced ceramics manufacturers. That is why it works hard to offer ready-to-sinter nanopowders on an industrial scale at competitive prices. NANOFILM 10111 Sweet Valley Dr Valley View OH 44125 http://www.nanofilmtechnology.com info@nanofilmtechnology.com +1 216-447-1199 Fax: +1 216-447-1137 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. NANOSCIENCE INSTRUMENTS 10008 S 51st St Ste 110 Phoenix AZ 85044 http://www.nanoscience.com info@nanoscience.com +1 480-758-5400 Fax: +1 480-758-5401 Nanoscience Instruments sells and supports laboratory instrumentation for microscopy and surface science applications. Its team of scientists and engineers have backgrounds in chemistry, biochemistry, material science, physics, and engineering. Its portfolio includes desktop electron microscopes, atomic force microscopes, optical profilers, michromechanical testing systems, nanoindenters, and correlative microscopy systems. NEOPTIX 1415 Boul Charest Ouest Ste 220 Quebec G1N 4N7 Canada http://neoptix.com info@neoptix.com +1 418-687-2500 Fax: +1 418-687-2524 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 Proven Excellence. +1 781-272-5353 Fax: +1 781-272-5225 NETZSCH INSTRUMENTS NA LLC 129 Middlesex Turnpike Burlington MA 01803 http://www.netzsch-thermal-analysis.com NIB_sales@netzsch.com Thermal analysis and thermal properties measurement instruments, plus contract testing services; DSC; DTA; DSCTGA; DTA/TGA; coupling for FTIR and MS dilatometers; laser flash thermal diffusiving, thermal conductivity, and more. 128 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Ocean Optics Inc NETZSCH PREMIER TECHNOLOGIES LLC 125 Pickering Way Exton PA 19341 http://www.netzsch-grinding.com info.npt@netzsch.com +1 800-676-6455 Fax: +1 610-280-1299 NORCROSS VISCOSITY CONTROLS 12427 31 Mile Rd +1 586-336-0700 Provides proven nanotechnology solutions for a broad range of industries. Manufactures grinding and dispersing machinery for media milling, powder processing, dispersing, de-aerating, and filling. Comprehensive global resources in engineering and R&D. NEVZ-CERAMICS CLOSE JSC 220 Krasny Prospect Novosibirsk 630049 Russia http://www.nevz.ru international@nevz.ru +7 383-225-82-75 Fax: +7 383-225-82-75 NEVZ-Ceramics is one of the leading manufacturers of technical advanced ceramics in Russia. The product range includes armor ceramics, ceramic substrates, bioceramics from alumina, steatite, forsteririte, and nitride ceramics. NEW TECH CERAMICS INC 1923 Industrial Park Rd PO Box 387 Boone IA 50036 http://www.newtechceramics.com sales@newtechceramics.com +1 515-868-0055 Fax: +1 515-864-0034 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. NEXCERIS LLC 404 Enterprise Dr Lewis Center OH 43035 http://nexceris.com info@nexceris.com +1 614-842-6606 Nexceris LLC provides product and process solutions to the energy and environmental markets, including materials, catalysts, sensors, and solid oxide fuel cells. NGIMAT LLC 2436 Over Dr Ste B Lexington KY 40511 http://www.ngimatllc.com gvenugopal@ngimat.com +1 859-259-3637 Fax: +1 855-705-7295 nGimat brings together innovative materials science, talented and motivated employees, and strategic collaborators and customers to develop cost-effective and profitable nanopowder and thin-film materials to address critical problems faced by the world. NGK SPARK PLUG CO LTD 2808 Iwasaki Komaki Aichi 485-8510 Japan https://www.ngkntk.co.jp info@mg.ngkntk.co.jp +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. NIOKEM INC 237 Handsome Dr Waynesville NC 28785 http://www.niokem.com stephen.cox@niokem.com +1 828-926-0199 Niokem is a chemical and mineral distribution company located in western North Carolina. Established in 2011, its range of products and services are expanding to meet customer needs. NOL-TEC SYSTEMS INC 425 Apollo Dr Lino Lakes MN 55014 http://nol-tec.com sales@nol-tec.com +1 651-780-8600 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. Washington MI 48095 http://viscosity.com sales@viscosity.com Manufactures process viscosity control equipment and viscosity monitors for use on ceramic slurries and other suspensions. NORECS AS Oslo Science Park Gaustadalleen 21 Oslo 349 Norway http://norecs.com post@norecs.com Manufactures high-temperature sample holder system for electrical and other characterization at high temperatures used in SOFC research and testing of ceramic membranes. +1 814-479-3500 Fax: +1 814-479-2003 NORTH AMERICAN HÖGANÄS 101 Bridge St Johnstown PA 15902 http://www.hoganas.com/ceramics usa@hoganas.com North American Höganäs is the sales and distribution arm in North America for Höganäs Germany GmbH (formerly H.C. Starck Surface Technology and Ceramic Powders), a renowned manufacturer of high-quality ceramic powders for a diverse range of applications. We offer one of the most extensive material portfolios in non-oxide ceramic powders, specializing in boron, boride, carbide and nitride powders. Our high-quality products are utilized in applications such as clean energy technologies, technical ceramics, thermal management, and pyrotechnics. Our business is defined by our customer focus and customer partnerships, which have made us one of the most successful ceramic powder manufacturers worldwide. Our experts continuously provide customers with technical support as well as with a wealth of material knowledge. In addition to our vast portfolio of standard grades, we also engineer ceramic and metal powders on a customer-specific basis, aligning various factors such as chemical composition, particle size distribution and morphology to meet our customers\' exact requirements. Our extensive portfolio includes the following material groups: Boron (amorphous and crystalline); Borides, such as Crb/ CrB2, TiB₂, ZrB2 and LaB6; Carbides, such as BC, SIC, TIC and ZrC; Nitrides, such as Si̟¸№, AIN, BN, TIN; Oxides, Silicon & Silicides; Specialty carbides, such as Cr₂C₂, VC, Mo₂C and WTIC, for the hard metal industry. Höganäs also offers a wide range of AMPERGY cathode and anode powders and pastes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and other advanced energy applications, like solid oxide electrolyze cells (SOECS) NORTH STAR EQUIPMENT INC 1341 W First St Cheney WA 99004 http://www.northstarequipment.com info@northstarequipment.com +1 800-231-7896 Fax: +1 509-235-9203 American manufacturer of slab rollers, extruders, ware trucks, drying/damp cabinets, studio work tables, and throwing bats. North Star makes custom dies for any brand extruder or pugmill, any die material, and any shape or size. Custom dies are inexpensive and generally ship in 7-10 days. NOVABONE PRODUCTS LLC 1551 Atlantic Blvd Ste 105 Jacksonville FL 32207 http://www.novabone.com information@novabone.com +1 904-807-0140 Fax: +1 904-807-0141 Focused on developing bone grafting materials based on advancements in biomedical engineering to meet surgeons\' needs; products are used in over a million patients with success demonstrating the safety and efficiency of our patented technology. NOVOMER INC One Bowdoin Square Ste 300 Boston MA 02114 http://novomer.com info@novomer.com +1 781-419-9860 Fax: +1 781-672-2525 Novomer is a materials company pioneering a family of competitively priced high-performance green plastics, polymers, and other chemicals. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org NSL ANALYTICAL SERVICES INC 4450 Cranwood Pkwy Cleveland OH 44128 http://www.nslanalytical.com nsl@nslanalytical.com +1 216-438-5200 Fax: +1 216-438-5050 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. NUTEC BICKLEY +1 855-299-9566 Carr Saltillo-Monterrey Km 625 No 100 s/b Ciudad Santa Catarina NL 66359 Mexico http://www.nutecbickley.com sales@nutec.com Nutec Bickley designs and manufactures kilns to fire ceramics attending the following industries: sanitaryware, technical ceramics, electroporcelain insulators, refractories, heavy clay, and special applications. The company\'s kilns are designed in temperature ranges of 90-1,760°C (1953,200°F). - Our highly-qualified engineers serve clients through the design, building and installation of combustion systems, thermal insulation and complete industrial furnaces and kilns. - Industrial kilns and furnaces with the best performance for firing refractories, technical ceramics, sanitaryware, electrical insulators, clay pipe and abrasives. - Industrial Furnaces with the best technology in insulation systems, combustion equipment, instrumentation & controls, and heat recovery systems. - The best solutions to improve process efficiency, safety standards and to reduce the levels of fuel consumption and emissions. NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES INC 211 Megunko Rd PO Box 349 Ashland MA 01721 http://www.nyacol.com info@nyacol.com +1 800-468-7657 Fax: +1 508-881-1855 Nyacol produces a wide variety of inorganic fine particles specializing in sub-200 nm metal oxides, including silica, alumina, antimony pentoxide, tin oxide, antimony tin oxide, ceria, titania, yttria, zirconia, zinc oxide, and barium titanate for use in structural, refractory, and electrical ceramics. OBJECT RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 760 rue St-Paul West Ste 101 Montreal H3C 1M4 Canada http://www.theobjects.com info@theobjects.com +1 514-843-3861 Fax: +1 514-543-5475 Designed for researchers and engineers in the fields of material and life sciences, geology, nanotechnology, and the environment, Dragonfly provides qualitative and quantitative data for material characterization, surface analysis, process evaluation, quality control testing, or any analysis function that requires a high-degree of accuracy. Already distributed with the high-end imaging products of renowned manufacturers such as Carl Zeiss Microscopy and TESCAN, Dragonfly\'s software architecture allows for extensible workflows and sophisticated 3D visualizations and robust analyses. OCEAN OPTICS INC 8060 Bryan Dairy Rd Largo FL 33777 http://oceanoptics.com info@oceanoptics.com +1 727-733-2447 Fax: +1 727-733-3962 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. 129 O\'Keefe Ceramics Inc Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member O\'KEEFE CERAMICS INC 845 Research Dr Woodland Park CO 80863 http://www.okeefeceramics.com info@okeefeceramics.com +1 719-687-0888 Fax: +1 719-687-0889 Precision Ceramic Machining since 1984. For over 30 years, O\'Keefe Ceramics has served the aerospace, medical, energy, and semiconductor industries with high quality precision ceramic components. At O\'Keefe Ceramics our mission is to continue to provide industries with a premier world class supplier of Precision Ceramic parts, with uncompromised quality, service, and value. OLD HICKORY CLAY CO 962 State Route 1241 Hickory KY 42051 http://oldhickoryclay.com info@oldhickoryclay.com +1 270-247-3042 Fax: +1 270-247-1842 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. OPF ENTERPRISES 5750 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Ste 109 Houston TX 77032 http://www.ontheplantfloor.com info@ontheplantfloor.com +1 406-493-1102 Worldwide consulting and management services specializing in ceramic raw materials, processing, and plant design. Physical and analytical testing of materials in our Houston laboratories. OPF stands for \"On the Plant Floor\" for our experience and approach to problem solving. Current clients range from individual start-ups to multinational corporations. Also provide custom marketing solutions and investigations for multiple markets. OPF also represents Eirich Machines in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. OPTIMATION - KLUG SYSTEMS 50 High Tech Dr Rochester NY 14543 https://www.optimation.us contact.us@optimation.us +1 585-321-2300 The name \"Klug\" has been synonymous world wide with material handling and batch systems for glass plants. The acquisition by Optimation Technology has added to the experience and technical skills offered by Klug. Optimation and Klug combine to deliver engineering and controls for all areas of the glass plant. Weather it\'s an entirely new batch house just replacing a cullet system, Klug has the experience and skills needed to support your plant. We, the Optimation & Klug team, look forward to serving you even better than before OPTIPRO SYSTEMS LLC 6368 Dean Pkwy Ontario NY 14519 https://www.optipro.com sales@optipro.com OPTIPRO +1 585-265-0160 Fax: +1 585-265-9416 OptiPro Systems is a world leader in designing and manufacturing advanced equipment for ceramics machining and optical fabrication. OptiPro is dedicated to helping customers prosper through innovative manufacturing solutions, including CNC ultrasonic machining centers as well as CNC optical grinding and polishing machines. In addition, it provides state-of-the art contact and noncontact metrology systems. OPTOCON AG Washingtonstrasse 16/16a +49 351-8435990 Fax: +49 351-8435991 Dresden Saxony D-01139 Germany http://www.optocon.de/en/company info@optocon.de We are the specialist for your fiber optic temperature measurement needs, including fiber optic thermometers and fiber optic temperature sensors. ORTECH INC 6720 Folsom Blvd Ste 100 Sacramento CA 95819 http://www.ortechceramics.com info@ortechceramics.com +1 916-549-9696 Fax: +1 916-404-7788 Ortech Inc is a worldwide leader in the development and production of advanced technical ceramics. The company provides a wide selection of technical and advanced ceramics, including alumina oxide, zirconia oxide, silicon carbide, and silicon nitride, which improves and extends the performance of products, processes, or systems. Whether customers need high-temperature stability, hard and wear-resistant surfaces, improved stiffness to weight radiations, anticorrosive barriers, or low thermal expansion rates, Ortech can deliver. The company offers significant performance and cost advantages to meet customer needs. Search Ortech\'s selection of technical ceramics, including its technical ceramics materials and advanced ceramics standard products. OSRAM SYLVANIA INC 200 Ballardvale St Wilmington MA 01887 https://www.osram.us/cb john.kelso@sylvania.com +1 978-570-3000 Fax: +1 978-750-2152 Research, development, and manufacturing of advanced ceramics for lighting applications. OUTOTEC RESEARCH OY Kuparitie 10 PO Box 69 Pori Satakunta Finland http://outotec.com/hsc hsc@outotec.com +358 20-529211 Fax: +358 20-5293203 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 1 Michael Owens Way Perrysburg OH 43551 http://www.o-i.com +1 567-336-5000 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. OXY-GON INDUSTRIES, INC. OXY-GON INDUSTRIES INC 42 Old Rte 28 PO Box 40 Epsom NH 03234 http://oxy-gon.com Sales@oxy-gon.com +1 603-736-8422 Fax: +1 603-736-8734 Manufacturer of high-temperature vacuum/controlledatmosphere 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. PACIFIC CERAMICS INC 824 San Aleso Ave Sunnyvale CA 94085 http://pceramics.com info@pceramics.com +1 408-747-4600 Fax: +1 408-745-6162 Manufacturer of advanced microwave ceramic materials. Our products include rare-earth iron garnets, calcium vanadium garnets, lithium and magnesium ferrites, and titanate dielectrics. PACIFIC REFRACTORIES LTD Door No C 16-3 Pawana Villege T.T.C.M.I.D.C. Industrial Area Navi Mumbai 400705 India http://www.pacificrefractories.com +91 22-2761-2056 Pacific Refractories Ltd is an ISO 9001 QMS company and a leading manufacturer of quality refractories to BIS/ASTM standards. The company caters to a wide range of industries, including steel, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, fertilizers, zinc, copper, alumina, power projects and glass, and other critical applications against stringent specifications. PARAGON INDUSTRIES LP 2011 S Town East Blvd Mesquite TX 75149 http://www.paragonweb.com info@paragonweb.com +1 800-876-4328 Fax: +1 972-222-0646 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 U.S. PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY LABS 555 Rogers St Downers Grove IL 60515 http://www.particletechlabs.com sales@particletechlabs.com +1 630-403-0127 Premier service laboratory, dedicated to particle size and characterization. Using over 20 different technologies, PTL holds significant capacity to measure particle size, concentration, and shape, as well as surface area, porosity, zeta potential, and more. PAULO. ABBE PAUL O ABBE 735 E Green St Bensenville IL 60106 https://www.pauloabbe.com +1 630-258-4720 We at Paul O. Abbe are very proud of our 100+ year heritage in the process equipment industry. Known for reliable design and rugged construction for generations, we strive to be responsive to our customers\' needs and requirements at all times. Whether drying, blending, mixing or grinding, we understand your business. Moreover, we insist on adherence to the highest standards in engineering design, manufacturing quality and customer service. We are in the business of providing Engineered Solutions tailored to your process requirements. We will help you identify critical issues in your application and work with you to select the right combination of standard and customized features to meet your needs. PENN TOOL CO 1776 Springfield Ave Maplewood Maplewood NJ 07040 http://www.penntoolco.com info@penntoolco.com +1 800-526-4956 Fax: +1 973-761-1494 Penn Tool Co specializes in providing top quality industrial machine tools and accessories for sale. Choose from a wide selection of products from our online catalog, today! Shop our extensive selection to find products that suit your needs at the best prices! Get what you need faster with our easy-touse, one-step checkout process. Fast shipping, guaranteed best price, huge online selection. GSA contract holder. PETER PUGGER MFG INC 3661 Christy Ln Ukiah CA 95482 http://peterpugger.com info@peterpugger.com +1 707-463-1333 Fax: +1 707-462-5578 Manufactures clay-processing and tile-cutting/forming equipment. Machines batch mix with pugmill output. Mix, recycle, de-air and pug in a single machine with variable speed. 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Over 25 years experience with materials technologies and innovative thinking of our staff, which allows us to meet even the most intricate, elusive technical challenges. pide PIDC (PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) 4788 Runway Blvd Ann Arbor MI 48108 http://pidc.com jgeyman@pidc.com Innovative Chemistry Advanced Materials +1 800-382-3845 Established in 1992 as a trading company, PIDC is focused on finding better, safer, and more cost-effective ways to manufacture specialty chemicals. It has since transformed into a global manufacturer of world-class materials with manufacturing sites in the U.S. and China, as well as offices throughout the U.S., South America, Europe, and Asia. PIDC\'s aluminas, rare earth materials, zeolites, and other customized proprietary formulated powders are used in various industries, including automotive, oil & gas, electronics, alternative energy, construction, chemical, pharmaceutical & medical, and security & authentication. For more information, visit www.pidc.com. PIEZO BY GRACO 5271 Spruce Pointe Ln Brunswick Brunswick OH 44212 http://www.piezobygraco.com JGrayGraco@aol.com +1 440-476-5285 Supplier of piezoelectric ceramic components and assemblies with ISO 9000 and other certifications- In business more than 25 years- In piezo industry more than 40 years www.PiezobyGraco.com P-KER ENGINEERING 1880 Waterport Rd PO Box 26 Waterport NY 14571 http://pkerengineering.com info@pkerengineering.com +1 716-845-6398 Fax: +1 716-845-6479 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. PLANSEE SE 115 Constitution Blvd Franklin MA 02038 http://plansee.com usa@plansee.com +1 508-553-3800 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 U.S. Advanced material qualities available (ML, TZM, WVM). PLIBRICO COMPANY 1935 Techny Rd Unit 16 Northbrook IL 60062 http://www.plibrico.com contact@plibrico.com +1 312-337-9000 Fax: +1 312-337-9003 Plibrico Company - Refractories, Engineering, Construction - a leading supplier of monolithic refractories used in the processing of aluminum, steel, cement, waste, power generation, and other demanding thermal environments. For over a century, organizations have trusted us to provide reliable refractory solutions that consistently increase efficiency, improve production uptime, and safely boost performance of thermal processing equipment. PLIBRICO JAPAN CO LTD 6F Mita-NN Bldg 1-23 Shiba 4-chome Tokoyo 108-0014 Japan http://plibrico.co.jp k-hirasawa@plibrico.co.jp +81 3-3455-1359 Fax: +81 3-3455-1362 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 92081 http://www.polymerinnovations.com info@polymerinnovations.com +1 760-598-0500 Fax: +1 760-727-3127 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 a leading expert in tape casting, formulation of green tapes, and inks. PPT POWER PROCESS&T, LLC POWDER PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGY LLC 5103 Evans Ave Valparaiso IN 46383 http://www.pptechnology.com sales@pptechnology.com +1 219-462-4141 Fax: +1 219-462-0367 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. 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American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 131 Quantachrome Instruments Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member QUANTACHROME INSTRUMENTS +1 561-731-4999 Fax: +1 561-732-9888 1900 Corporate Dr Boynton Beach FL 33426 https://www.anton-paar.com/corp-en/quantachrome qc.sales@quantachrome.com 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. QUANTACHROME UK-ANTON PAAR 10215 Timber Ridge Dr Ashland VA 23005 http://www.quantachrome.co.uk info.us@anton-paar.com +1 804-550-1051 From particle creation to particle characterization, Quantachrome UK offers the most advanced technological solutions to the particle technology community. QUINTUS TECHNOLOGIES LLC 8270 Green Meadows Dr N Lewis Center OH 43035 http://quintustechnologies.com support@quintusteam.com +1 614-891-2732 Fax: +1 614-891-4568 Quintus Technologies offers high-pressure sheet metal forming presses plus hot and cold isostatic presses for densification of advanced materials. Its systems are backed by an extensive service and support program. RAM PRODUCTS INC 1091 Stimmel Rd Columbus OH 43223 http://ramprocess.com info@ramprocess.com +1 614-443-4634 Fax: +1 614-443-4813 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. 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RAYMOND BARTLETT SNOWSCHNECK PROCESSING 2151 Fisher Drive Naperville IL 60563 http://www.schenckprocess.com/rbs +1 630-836-7460 The Raymond Bartlett Snow Division is a leader in the design, manufacture, and construction of size reduction, classification, and thermal processing equipment for over 130 years. The company works with customers from initial concept and development of equipment and systems, through pilot plant testing, equipment manufacturing, and commissioning, followed by the full capability to provide OEM replacement parts and technical services. RD WEBB COMPANY INC 6 Huron Dr Natick MA 01760 http://www.rdwebb.com RDWEBB@ALUM.MIT.EDU +1 508-650-0110 Fax: +1 508-650-0555 REFRACTORY MACHINING SERVICES 610 E Butler Rd Butler PA 16002 Manufactures air-cooled laboratory and small-production vacuum furnaces for use up to 2,200°C under vacuum or inert gas. Furnaces need no cooling water and consume 2kW of power. 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REFRACTORY MINERALS CO INC 150 Jennersville Rd West Grove PA 19390 http://phosphatebonds.com info@phosphatebonds.com +1 610-869-3031 Fax: +1 610-869-9805 Manufactures and sell phosphate-based refractory binders and calcined alumina -325 mesh. Provides toll services, blending, fine grinding, calcining, and packaging. REFRACTRON TECHNOLOGIES CORP 5750 Stuart Ave Newark NY 14513 http://refractron.com info@refractron.com +1 315-331-6222 Fax: +1 315-331-7254 Refractron manufactures durable structural and porous ceramics for tough industrial applications. These ceramics are used in equipment that aerates wastewater, draws wire, filters minerals, and pumps oil. REFRATECHNIK CERAMICS GMBH Barkhausener Str 55 Melle 49328 Germany http://www.refra.com ceramics@refra.com +49 5427-810 Fax: +49 5427-81102 Refratechnik Ceramics in Melle/Germany offers innovative refractory systems for industrial kilns in the heavy clay industry and for other industrial applications in the cement, aluminium and waste incineration industries. Our product portfolio for the ceramics industry includes wall, ceiling and kiln car systems with all necessary kiln furniture. All products are precisely matched to the technical and economic requirements of the customers. RENO REFRACTORIES INC PO Box 201 Morris AL 35116 http://renorefractories.com Garyh@r-ref.com +1 800-741-7366 Reno Refractories Inc is recognized as a leader in the iron foundry industry. With the ability to monitor and satisfy growing demands placed on refractory products needed by today\'s manufacturers, the company offers a full line of quality refractory products and custom designed precast shapes that are sold and distributed worldwide, including hull forms and propulsors; structures and materials; signatures, silencing systems, and susceptibility; machinery systems; and vulnerability and survivability systems. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST 110 Eighth St Troy NY 12180 https://www.rpi.edu doremr@rpi.edu +1 518-276-6000 Fax: +1 518-276-8554 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. RESODYN ACOUSTIC MIXERS INC 130 N Main St Ste 630 Butte MT 59701 http://resodynmixers.com info@resodynmixers.com +1 406-497-5333 Fax: +1 406-497-5206 Provides advanced solutions for a broad range of industrial mixing problems. Service and equipment solutions are based on the company\'s proprietary technology, ResonantAcoustic Mixing. 132 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Schott North America Inc RHI US LTD 1870 New York Ave Falconer NY 14733-1740 http://rhi-ag.com fal_rhimonofrax@rhi-ag.com +1 513-753-1254 Fax: +1 513-753-0984 Member of the RHI Group, manufactures bonded- and fusedcast refractories for supply to the glass industry. RIEDHAMMER GMBH Klingenhofstr 7 Nuremberg 90411 Germany http://www.riedhammer.de sales@riedhammer.de ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC +1 414-382-2000 Fax: +1 414-382-4444 SAMPE 21680 Gateway Center Dr 1201 S Second St Milwaukee WI 53204 http://www.rockwellautomation.com webmaster@rockwellautomation.com Rockwell Automation, the world\'s largest company dedicated to industrial automation, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. +49 911-52180 ROMAN MANUFACTURING Riedhammer is the world\'s leading kiln plant manufacturer. With more than 95 years of know-how, innovative technology, and excellence in the fields of carbon, ceramics, and sanitary ware, we are the perfect partner for customers seeking advanced, reliable technological solutions for all firing processes. We provide and install complete plant solutions that extend both upstream and downstream from the kiln worldwide. RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN Lindholmspiren 7 A Göteborg 417 56 Sweden +46 10-516-50-00 https://www.ri.se/en/what-we-do/our-areas/glass info@ri.se RISE Glass (former Glafo), within the polytechnical institute RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, provides industrial contract research, education, technical support, testing, property measurements, chemical analysis, consultancy, and innovative technical solutions to the global glass market, including glass manufacturers, glass processors, and users of glass. The expertise of RISE Glass covers the whole range from raw materials to glass melting, the finished product, recycling, and alternative applications for glass. ROBOCASTING ENTERPRISES LLC 5660 Pino Ave NE Albuquerque NM 87109 http://www.robocasting.com robocasting@robocasting.net +1 505-883-0555 Robocasting specializes in 3D printing ceramics and composites, especially for production of lattice structures as alternatives to reticulated foams for filtration, catalysis, and mixing; custom labware and consumables for DSC/TGA thermal analysis. ROBOVENT 37900 Mound Rd Sterling Heights MI 48310 http://www.robovent.com +1 877-959-7639 Fax: +1 586-698-1801 At RoboVent, clean air is more than a business-it is a passion. The company is driven by the knowledge that the work it does directly impacts the health, safety, and quality of life for thousands of manufacturing workers in the U.S. and around the globe. RoboVent already helped improve the lives of 110,000+ people with its clean air remedies, and this year it hopes to help 10,000 more. ROCA SANITARIO SA Rambla Lluch 2 Gava Barcelona 208250 Spain http://www.roca.com +34 936-38-16-00 Roca is a worldwide reference in developing bathroom spaces. With almost a hundred years of experience as a company, Roca began producing vitreous china bathroom appliances in 1936. Today, Roca\'s commercial network spreads over 135 countries supplied by its 76 production plants and more than 20,000 employees worldwide. ROCCERA LLC Rochester Technology Park 771 Elmgrove Rd +1 585-426-0887 Fax: +1 585-426-0884 Rochester NY 14624 http://roccera.com info@roccera.com Manufacturer and fabricator of advanced ceramic, 861 47th St SW Grand Rapids MI 49509 https://www.romanmfg.com +1 616-530-8641 Fax: +1 616-530-8953 As a manufacturer of high-current, low-voltage power sources, RoMan uses the finest materials available to offer thousands of design and customized options built to the highest quality standards and to specific industry and application requirements. RoMan also provides value-added, application-centric technical support and industry specific application engineering services. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES 1 New Bond St PO Box 15008 Worcester MA 01615 http://sgabrasives.com ian.r.manter@saint-gobain.com +1 508-795-5000 Fax: +1 888-284-9170 Manufactures and markets coated-abrasive, bondedabrasive, superabrasive, and nonwoven-abrasive products. Sells products under the Norton Abrasives, Winter Abrasives, and Amplex Abrasives brands. SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS +1 508-351-7100 9 Goddard Rd Northboro MA 01532 https://www.saint-gobain.com/en Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes building and high-performance materials, providing innovative solutions to the challenges of growth, energy efficiency, and environmental protection. SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO 3840 Fishcreek Rd Stow OH 44224 https://www.norpro.saint-gobain.com norpro.ceramicsales@saint-gobain.com +1 330-673-5860 Saint-Gobain NorPro\'s advanced ceramic technologies for fixed bed reactor processing and heat & mass transfer applications include custom catalyst carriers, bed topping and support media, mass transfer media and support assemblies, and regenerative thermal oxidation packings. SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE +1 508-795-5577 CERAMICS & REFRACTORIES & Fax: +1 508-795-2051 HEXOLOY SIC MATERIALS 1 New Bond St Worcester MA 01606 USA https://www.ceramicsrefractories.saint-gobain.com ceramics.refractories@saint-gobain.com Saint-Gobain PCR partners with customers to develop innovative, sustainable solutions with its leading technology brands such Amasic-3D, Cryston, Durafrax, Hexoloy, N-Durance, Cryston, Norfrax, Silit, SpyroCor. Our materials include alumina, silicon carbide, boron carbide, silicon nitride, zirconia, and chromium for applications involving high temperature, corrosion, abrasion, wear, or impact resistance. Every product and material is designed to maximize performance and durability while minimizing environmental impact. SAINT-GOBAIN RECHERCHE +33 1-48-39-58-00 Les Miroirs 18 Avenue d\'Alsace Fax: +33 1-48-34-74-16 Courbevoie 92400 France http://saint-gobain-recherche.com patrick.garnier@saint-gobain.com Research on glass: flat glass, bottle glass, insulation glass fibers, and reinforcement glass fibers. Ste 300 Diamond Bar CA 91765 http://www.sampe.org sampeibo@sampe.org +1 626-331-0616 Fax: +1 626-332-8929 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. SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 1515 Eubank SE PO Box 5800 Albuquerque NM 87185 http://sandia.gov astapia@sandia.gov +1 505-844-8066 Research, development, and application of glass and ceramics, includes developing glasses, glass-ceramics for hermetic seals, studying electro-optic effects, improving processes for making ferroelectric ceramics, and studying fracture of ceramics. SAUEREISEN INC 160 Gamma Dr Pittsburgh PA 15238 http://www.sauereisen.com info@sauereisen.com +1 412-963-0303 Fax: +1 412-963-7620 Sauereisen manufactures a diverse line of electrically insulating inorganic cements. Choose from over 20 different air-setting, hydraulic-setting, and chemical-setting products offering continuous high-temperature service up to 3,000°F. SAXON GLASS TECHNOLOGIES INC 200 N Main St PO Box 575 Alfred NY 14802 http://saxonglass.com info@saxonglass.com +1 607-587-9630 Fax: +1 201-855-0643 Saxon Glass Technologies Inc started in 1996 when a large glassmaker came to the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in search of a solution to their glass strength problems. After the successful demonstration of trial runs, a shop was set up at the Ceramic Corridor Innovation Center to meet the new challenge from the New York State legislature to help with the economic growth of the region. SCG CHEMICALS CO LTD 1 Siam Cement Rd Bang Su Bangkok 10800 Thailand +66 2-586-1111 Fax: +66 2-586-5561 https://www.scgchemicals.com/en/index As one of SCG\'s three core businesses, SCG Chemicals manufactures and offers a full range of petrochemical products, ranging from upstream production of olefins and intermediate production of styrene monomers, purified terephthalic acid, and methyl methacrylate; to downstream production of four main plastic resins (polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene), including fabricated products such as film, pipe and fittings, and acrylic sheet. To better serve customer requirements, SCG Chemicals assigns prime importance to the development of new technology and innovation for the creation of high valueadded products and services. SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA INC 555 Taxter Rd Elmsford NY 10523 http://www.us.schott.com rina.dellavecchia@us.schott.com +1 914-831-2200 Fax: +1 914-831-2201 SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials, and technology expertise, the company offers a broad portfolio of high-quality products and intelligent solutions. SCHOTT is an innovative enabler for many industries, including the home appliance, pharma, electronics, optics, life sciences, automotive, and aviation industries. SCHOTT strives to play an important part in everyone\'s life and is committed to innovation and sustainable success. The group maintains a global presence with production sites and sales offices in 34 countries. polyurethane, and steel components. Designs, consults, manufactures, and markets customized advanced ceramic components for industrial, commercial, and domestic applications. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 133 Seco/Warwick Corp Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member SECO/WARWICK CORP 180 Mercer St PO Box 908 Meadville PA 16335 http://seco-warwick.com contact@secowarwick.com +1 814-332-8400 Fax: +1 814-724-1407 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 700 Shepherd St Hendersonville NC 28792 http://www.selee.com cservice@selee.com +1 828-364-0100 Fax: +1 828-693-1833 Manufactures technical ceramics for gas and liquid filtration/ separation, heat and mass transfer, high-temperature mixing, catalysis, and metal filtration/treatment and transfer. SEMCO CARBON 3000 Leavitt Rd Lorain OH 44052 http://www.semcocarbon.com mvozar@semcocarbon.com +1 440-277-5860 Fax: +1 440-277-5859 Semco Carbon provides custom graphite machining services to produce components per customer specifications and drawings. We work with graphite and carbon composites exclusively and as a specialized graphite shop; large production quantities are not a requirement when placing an order. Semco Carbon handles small run jobs, such as prototype work or repair work, with no minimum order required and no minimum charge. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO LTD 398 Hase Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0036 Japan http://www.sel.co.jp/en info@sel.co.jp +81 46-248-1131 Fax: +81 46-270-7227 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co, Ltd (SEL) finds research topics pertaining to forthcoming needs of society, finds new principles by thorough research and development, and invents technologies to solve problems. SEMTECH SOLUTIONS INC 6 Executive Park Dr Analytical Testing Laboratory Billerica MA 01862 http://www.atl.semtechsolutions.com labmanager@semtechsolutions.com +1 978-663-9822 Fax: +1 978-663-9823 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. SETARAM INSTRUMENTATION 7 Rue de l\'Oratoire Caluire 69300 France http://www.setaram.com sales@setaram.com +33 4-72-10-25-25 Fax: +33 4-78-28-63-55 Setaram is a leading manufacturer and supplier of highperformance thermal analyzers, calorimeters, gas sorption, and high pressure mass spectroscopy instruments, and offers complete and dedicated solutions for your specific application. SHAMROCK TECHNOLOGIES INC Foot of Pacific St Newark NJ 07114 http://www.shamrocktechnologies.com +1 973-242-2999 Fax: +1 973-242-8074 marketing@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. SHEFFIELD POTTERY US Rt 7 PO Box 399 Sheffield MA 01257 http://sheffield-pottery.com sales@sheffield-pottery.com +1 413-229-7700 Fax: +1 413-229-0200 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. SHOEI CHEMICAL INC Shinjuku Mitsui Bldg +81 3-3344-6661 Fax: +81 3-3344-6658 1-1 Nishi Shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokoyo 163-0443 Japan http://www.shoeichem.co.jp info@shoeichem.co.jp Established 1956. Manufactures conductive, resistive, and dielectric pastes and fine powders of metals and metal oxides for electronic application; precious metal/salt, precious-metal catalyst, and liquid precious metal for industrial applications. SHOWA DENKO AMERICA SHOWA DENKO AMERICA, INC +1 212-370-0033 410 Lexington Avenue, Ste 2335A Fax: +1 212-370-4566 New York, NY 10170 https://www.showadenko.us sda_sales@showadenko.com The Showa Denko Group started its operations by focusing on the future possibilities of the electrochemical industry, which used one of Japan\'s important resources: abundant water energy. Originating from electrochemistry, the group\'s technology further evolved to cover the fields of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and metal materials. Today, the technology is inherited to a wide variety of products that are essential in everyday life, including materials and components used in the infomation/telecommunication industry and the automotive industry. SIBELCO BENELUX De Zate 1 Dessel 2480 Belgium http://sibelco.be sales@sibelco.be +32 14-83-72-11 Fax: +32 14-83-72-32 Worldwide producer of various industrial ceramic minerals, including silica, cristobalite, clays, nepheline, and feldspar, both in sand and power form. Kindly consult with us on your specific requirements. SICCO ENGINEERING WORKS No 454 Sidco Industrial Estate Chennia Tamil Nadu 600098 India http://www.siccoengineering.co.in kanmani@synchrony.co.in +91 44-2625-4792 Fax: +91 44-2625-0513 Sicco developed several equipments for unit handling systems like range of gravity rollers, silent running live roller conveyors of our innovative single-chain design, load adjustable accumulation conveyors, and compact inline lifting tables. 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SIGMADIAMANT Polígono Industrial Supoi 8 +34 964-56-27-13 Parcela M5 B1 Nave 17 (CV-10 - salida 12) Castellón 12550 Spain http://www.sigmadiamant.com info@sigmadiamant.com 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. SILICON CARBIDE PRODUCTS INC 361 Daniel Zenker Dr Horseheads NY 14845 http://scprobond.com scp@scprobond.com +1 607-562-8599 Fax: +1 607-562-7585 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. SINTX TECHNOLOGIES 1885 W 2100 S Salt Lake City UT 84119 http://www.sintx.com info@sintx.com +1 801-839-3500 SINTX Technologies is a manufacturer of high-performance silicon nitride and related products. We are a leader in developing silicon nitride for biomedical implants and related applications such as antipathogenic products as well as industrial parts. We are passionate about leveraging our expertise in the ceramics industry to solve customers’ problems. SOMANY CERAMICS LTD Kassar Bahadurgarh Haryana 124507 India http://www.somanyceramics.com ggt@somanytiles.co.in +1 800-103-0004 Fax: +91 1276-241-006 $200 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 OHSAS 18001:2007; ISO 22000:2005; EN ISO 14411:2006; and IS 1515622:2006. SONYA CERAMICS (EXPORT DIVISION) +91 79-2220-2588 711 Anil Rd Near Anil Starch Mill Ahmedabad Gujarat 380025 India http://www.sonyaceramics.com info@sonyaceramics.com We specialize in manufacturing and exporting technical ceramics made of porcelain, steatite, cordierite porcelain, cordierite refractory, alumina refractory, and high alumina of different grades. SPARKLER CERAMICS PVT LTD J-508 MIDC Bhosari Pune Maharashtra 411026 India http://www.sparklerceramics.com piezo@sparklerceramics.com +91 20-3069-2878 Fax: +91 20-2713-0955 Manufactures lead zirconate titanate and lead-titanatebased piezoelectric elements for ultrasonic cleaners, welders, atomizers, and NDT probes; hydrophones, sonars, accelerometers, armament impact fusing, energy harvesting, and scores of other appliances. 134 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Technical Products Inc SPECIALTY GLASS INC 305 Marlborough St Oldsmar FL 34677 http://sgiglass.com +1 813-855-5779 Fax: +1 813-855-1584 Founded in 1977, Specialty Glass Inc (SGI) excels at utilizing innovative production techniques to become a leading manufacturer specializing in glass melting and processing for a wide array of industries within global markets. 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SPONTANEOUS MATERIALS 8505 E Temple Dr Unit 474 Denver CO 80237 http://spontaneousmaterials.com strout@ieee.org +1 303-955-8537 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 21784 http://www.spraydrysys.com sales@spraydrysys.com +1 410-549-8090 Fax: +1 410-549-8091 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 INTERNATIONAL 333 Ravenswood Ave Menlo Park CA 94025 http://sri.com customer-service@sri.com +1 650-859-2000 An independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored R&D for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. STAHLI USA INC 200 Sheridan Springs Rd Lake Geneva WI http://stahliusa.com s.nelson@stahliusa.com +1 847-719-0360 Fax: +1 847-719-0361 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 8 Sarnowski Dr Glenville NY 12302 http://starfiresystems.com info@starfiresystems.com +1 518-899-9336 Fax: +1 518-289-2261 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 CO 129 Franklin St Aurora IN 47001 http://stedman-machine.com sales@stedman-machine.com +1 812-718-4471 Fax: +1 812-926-3482 Since 1834, Stedman provides customers with material size reduction solutions for crushing, pulverizing, fine grinding, blending, or lump breaking a broad range of materials for applications from +40 inches to 10 microns. STREM CATALOG, BY ASCENSUS SPECIALTIES 7 Mulliken Way Newburyport MA 01950 https://www.strem.com marketing@ascensusspecialties.com +1 978-499-1600 Fax: +1 978-465-3104 Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Ascensus Specialties LLC is the global leader in borohydride, borane and specialty alcoholate reagents, CVD/ALD precursors, and high-purity APIs and cGMP materials. AscensusTM chemistries improve the way its clients create their products by making what they do easier, more efficient, safer and more selective. The Company’s Strem Catalog provides researchers with high-purity, research-grade materials to drive innovation. From world-class production plants in Elma, Washington, Evans City, Pennsylvania, and Newburyport, Massachusetts, Ascensus has a global reach that ensures that clients can consistently manufacture their products to the highest standards. STUDIOLX - HOME DECOR PO Box 563 Lincolnshire IL 60069 http://studiolx.com info@studiolx.com +1 888-423-5959 Traditional and contemporary ceramic vases, bowls, platters, and other decorative objects. Contemporary, decorative, and colored art glass vases, bowls, and platters. SUNROCK CERAMICS CO 2625 S 21st Ave Broadview IL 60155 http://www.sunrockceramics.com info@sunrockceramics.com +1 708-344-7600 Fax: +1 708-344-7636 U.S. 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, plus flexibility to quickly and economically make new and custom shapes. SUNTECH ADVANCED CERAMICS (SHENZHEN) CO LTD 1f & 2F No 21 Nanling Rd Bldg B BaoAn District ShenZhen China http://www.suntechceramics.com info@esuntech.com +86 755-2658-4521 Fax: +86 755-2600-9083 Design, development, and manufacturing of mechanical ceramic components, with batching, mixing, molding, sintering, and machining of ceramics fully in house. SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO +1 800-325-0337 10 S Riverside Plaza Ste 1470 Fax: +1 312-559-9064 Chicago IL 60606 http://superiorgraphite.com CustomerServiceUSA@SuperiorGraphite.com Produces alpha- and beta-SiC powder for use in sintered wear parts, toners, MMCs, and abrasives. Produces Boron Carbide. Produces advanced (graphite) materials for use in many industries. SUPERIOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP +1 802-527-7726 600 Industrial Park Rd Fax: +1 802-527-1181 St Albans VT 05478 http://www.ceramics.net sales@ceramics.net Established 1898. Manufactures custom technical ceramics components using extruding, dry-pressure, isopressing, injection molding, green-forming, and diamond-machining techniques. Also manufactures prototype-through-production quantities on contract. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org SURMET CORP 31 B St Burlington MA 01803 http://www.surmet.com sales@surmet.com +1 781-272-3969 Fax: +1 781-272-9185 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. SWINDELL DRESSLER INTL CO 5100 Casteel Dr Coraopolis PA 15108 http://www.swindelldressler.com SalesSDIC@swindelldressler.com +1 412-788-7100 Fax: +1 412-788-7110 Established in 1915, 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. TA INSTRUMENTS 159 Lukens Dr +1 302-427-4000 Fax: +1 302-427-4001 New Castle DE 19720 http://thermophysical.tainstruments.com info@tainstruments.com TA Instruments, the world leader in thermal analysis, rheology, and calorimetry, provides innovative technology for advanced materials characterization by DSC/TGA, dilatometry, thermal conductivity and diffusivity, high temp viscometry, and more. TABER INDUSTRIES 455 Bryant St North Tonawanda NY 14120 http://www.taberindustries.com sales@taberindustries.com +1 716-694-4000 Fax: +1 716-694-1450 Manufacturer of test instruments that aid the understanding of material physical properties including abrasion and scratch resistance. Test results assist R&D, process control, and quality assurance for ceramics, coatings, and other materials. TAKASAGO INDUSTRY CO LTD 2321-2 Dachi-cho Toki-city Gifu 509-54 Japan http://www.takasago-inc.co.jp hitoshi_ando@takasago-inc.co.jp +81 572-59-8899 Fax: +81 572-59-3848 Designs and manufactures electric-heated and gas-fired industrial kilns. Specializes in roller hearth kilns, rotary kilns, tunnel kilns, periodic kilns including shuttle kilns, microwave kilns, microwave+electric or +gas hybrid kilns, various dryers, and more. TAM CERAMICS 4511 Hyde Park Blvd Niagara Falls NY 14305 http://www.tamceramics.com customer.service@tamceramics.com +1 716-978-9403 Fax: +1 716-278-9571 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. TECHNICAL GLASS PRODUCTS INC 881 Callendar Blvd Painesville Ohio 44077 http://technicalglass.com tgp@tgpohio.com +1 440-639-6399 Fax: +1 440-639-1292 Technical Glass Products, Inc. is a fabricator and distributor of Fused Quartz Glassware. TECHNICAL PRODUCTS INC PO Box 189 Hubertus WI 53033 http://technicalproductsinc.com tpi@technicalproductsinc.com +1 800-869-2008 Fax: +1 262-335-3606 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. 135 Technisonic Research Inc Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member TECHNISONIC RESEARCH INC +1 203-368-3600 Fax: +1 203-368-1922 TEXERS TECHNICAL CERAMICS INC 7171 Yonge St Thornhill ON +1 647-866-1047 Fax: +1 855-383-5483 328 Commerce Dr Fairfield CT 06825 http://technisonicinc.com tonyr@technisonic.net Manufactures ultrasonic transducers for nondestructive testing applications, including flaw detection, thickness gauging, and weld inspection. Medical and industrial types are offered. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND TRANSFER INC (TA&T) 133 Defense Hwy Ste 212 Annapolis MD 21401 http://techassess.com info@techassess.com +1 410-224-3710 Fax: +1 410-224-4678 Technology Assessment and Transfer Inc (TA&T) is a Small Business Administration certified Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) that specializes in high technology, developing, and commercializing advanced materials for defense, biomedical, and industrial applications. TA&T strives to commercialize its innovations through cooperative development programs with end users and technology licensing to interested third parties. TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS 4020 N Palm St Ste 202 Fullerton CA 92835 http://xraydiffrac.com sam@xraydiffrac.com +1 800-682-2922 Fax: +1 714-446-9229 Analytical lab specializing in analysis of materials using XRD (Rietveld quantification and size/strain), thermal analysis (DTA/TG), microscopy (SEM/EDS), and FTIR. Also specializes in clay and soil mineralogy. TEETER MARKETING SERVICES LLC +1 716-510-1408 115 Sand Dollar Ln Sarasota FL 34242 cereng19@aol.com 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 SECA. TEMP PRECISION MOLDED FOAM TEMPO PLASTIC 1227 N Miller Park Ct Visalia CA 93291 +1 559-651-7711 Fax: +1 559-651-0123 http://texers.com/index.html info@texers.com Texers Inc is a growing international technical ceramics company. It designs, produces, and supplies ceramic products and components engineered to customer needs. Texers supplies a wide spectrum of industries, including automotive and aerospace; medical and healthcare; oil, gas, and petrochemical; energy and environment; and food and agriculture. THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY 550 Polaris Pkwy Ste 510 Westerville OH 43082 http://ceramics.org customerservice@ceramics.org +1 866-721-3322 Fax: +1 614-899-6109 The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is a nonprofit professional society for individuals involved in materials science and engineering. The Society\'s mission is to advance the study, understanding, and use of ceramics and related materials, for the benefit of our members and society. THE FURNACE SOURCE LLC 99 Agney Ave Terryville CT 06786 http://thefurnacesource.com info@thefurancesource.com +1 860-582-4201 Fax: +1 860-584-8854 The Furnace Source is a manufacturer and reseller of vacuum furnaces, sintering furnaces, vertical bell furnaces, and much more. THERMAL PRODUCTS CO INC 4520 S Berkeley Lake Rd Berkeley Lake GA 30071-1639 http://www.thermalproductsco.com info@thermalproductsco.com +1 770-662-0456 Fax: +1 770-242-6210 Fabricates and distributes ceramic fiber and biosoluble insulation, ceramic fiber modules, and SiC heating elements. Diecutting & slitting capabilities of insulation. Ceramic fiber braids for kiln car seals and door gaskets. Large modules for kilns. THERMAL WAVE IMAGING INC 845 Livernois St Ferndale MI 48220 http://thermalwave.com +1 248-414-3730 Fax: +1 248-414-3764 THROUGHPUT BLUESTREAK 1805 Sunset View Dr Delafield WI 53018 http://www.go-bluestreak.com jeff.somenske@go-bluestreak.com +1 888-785-0509 Bluestreak Software is enterprise-level manufacturing software designed specifically for process-based manufacturers that work with ceramics powder/paint, metal finishing, heat treat, and more. Bluestreak manages real-time information across manufacturing departments. TOTO LTD 2-8-1 Honson Kanagawa Pref Chigasakai-City 253-8577 Japan http://www.toto.com +81 467-54-3310 New technology demands ceramic materials with higher performance and improved functions in terms of design, durability, thermal resistance, and electrical characteristics. Toto has a reputation for making quality ceramics for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry. It is known for manufacturing high precision ceramic products, including air bearings, electrostatic chucks, and bonding capillaries. TOYAL AMERICA INC 1717 N Naper Blvd Naperville IL 60563 http://toyala.com nicolas.justeau@toyala.com +1 630-505-2170 Fax: +1 630-505-2176 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 CENTRAL R&D LABS INC 41-1 Yokomichi Nagakute Aichi 480-1192 Japan http://www.tytlabs.com +81 561-63-6569 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. +1-301-874-6545 Fax:+1-301-695-7065 http://tempogloss.com tempo@tempo-foam.com Stock and custom protective packaging for wafers and substrates. Automated foam molding process. TETHON 3D 719 South 75th St Omaha NE 68114 http://www.tethon3d.com info@tethon3d.com +1 402-889-6191 Tethon 3D is revolutionizing ceramic additive manufacturing with innovative materials and hardware. FT TEVTECH MATERIALS PROCESSING SOLUTIONS TEVTECH LLC 100 Billerica Ave North Billerica MA 01862 http://www.tevtechllc.com sales@tevtechllc.com +1 978-667-4557 Fax: +1 978-667-4554 TevTech delivers state-of-the-art materials processing hightemperature vacuum furnace systems and components that enable your company to maintain its competitive edge. sales@thermalwave.com Thermal Wave Imaging is the leading innovator and provider of state-of-the-art thermographic nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions ranging from low-cost portable systems for field applications to highly sophisticated automated inspection equipment for manufacturing QA. Our products are designed to meet critical needs of aerospace, power generation, and automotive OEMs and suppliers. THERMCRAFT INC Thermcraft theminc.com (3) 784-4800 3950 Overdale Rd Winston Salem NC 27107 http://www.thermcraftinc.com info@thermcraftinc.com +1 336-784-4800 Fax: +1 336-784-0634 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 up to 1,700°C. THERMOCARBON INC 391 Melody Ln Casselberry FL 32707 http://www.dicing.com frankc@thermocarbon.com Manufactures diamond resin wheels. +1 407-834-7800 SKYWORKS TRANS-TECH INC 5520 Adamstown Road Adamstown, MD 21710 http://www.skyworksinc.com/Products_TechnicalCeramics. aspx RFCeramics@skyworksinc.com Skyworks Solutions, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Trans-Tech, is an industry leader in technical ceramic materials. With over 60 years of experience, the company offers a complete line of high-quality, low-cost, ceramicbased materials for many RF and microwave markets, including wireless communications, infrastructure, military, cable television, and broadband access. Tightly controlled processes from raw materials to forming, firing, finishing, assembling, and testing-produce the best and most consistently reproducible components available today for both low and high volume requirements. Product portfolio includes advanced materials (in both technical powder and ingot form) as well as dielectrics, ferrites, and magnetics. TREIBACHER INDUSTRIE AG +43 4262-505310 Auer-von-Welsbach-Straße 1 Fax: +43 4262-5058310 Althofen 9330 Austria http://www.treibacher.com treibacher@treibacher.com Treibacher Industrie AG is an international company with over 100 years experience in chemistry and metallurgy. At its headquarters in Althofen, Austria, Treibacher Industrie AG develops and manufactures ferro alloys for the steel and foundry industries, powders for the carbide industry, high performance ceramics, fine chemicals, and special alloys. Our customers value our high product quality, flexibility, and customized solutions. 136 www.ceramicsource.org | American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 Werner G Smith Inc TRENT INC 201 Leverington Ave Philadelphia PA 19127 http://trentheat.com trentheat@aol.com +1 215-482-5000 Fax: +1 215-482-9389 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 48867 http://www.tri-mer.com kevin.moss@tri-mer.com +1 801-294-5422 Fax: +1 989-723-7844 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, SO, and NO, HCI, HF, and metals to below EPA standards. TRINITY CERAMIC SUPPLY INC 9016 Diplomacy Row Dallas TX 75247 https://trinityceramic.com trinityceramic@sbcglobal.net +1 214-631-0540 Fax: +1 214-637-6463 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. UCC ENVIRONMENTAL 2100 Norman Dr W #6753 Waukegan IL 60085 https://uccenvironmental.com unitedconveyormktg@outlook.com +1 847-473-5900 UCC Environmental (UCC) is a global leader in environmental solutions for solids handling, wastewater treatment, and pollution control technologies in power generation and heavy industrial markets. Since 1920, UCC has been committed to the design, supply, construction, and maintenance of world class systems precisely engineered to better serve utility and heavy industry providers. UCC maintains a robust team of research & development engineers, designers, and supply chain personnel to ensure the highest degree of performance, quality, and timely delivery of manufactured components and replacement parts. MULE TEAM 150 YEARS US BORAX INC I RIO TINTO 200 E Randolph St Ste 7100 Chicago IL 60601 https://www.borax.com USBorax.Communications@riotinto.com +1 773-270-6500 U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, is a global leader in the supply and science of borates-naturally-occurring minerals containing boron and other elements. We are 1,000 people serving 500 customers with more than 1,700 delivery locations globally. We supply 30% of the world\'s need for refined borates from our world-class mine in Boron, California, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. We mine, manufacture, and refine borate products for use in glazes and enamels, including borax decahydrate, boric oxide, Dehybor (anhydrous borax), Neobor (sodium borate), Optibor (boric acid), and specialty powders. US SILICA CO 8490 Progress Dr Ste 300 Frederick MD 21740 http://www.ussilica.com sales@ussilica.com +1 800-345-6170 +1 304-258-8295 Produces aplite, round angular and subangular whole-grain sand, ground silica, fine-ground silica, and assorted clay materials. Materials available in bulk and bagged quantities. UNIFRAX I LLC 600 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 120 Tonawanda NY 14150 http://unifrax.com info@unifrax.com +1 716-768-6400 +1 716-768-6500 VERDER SCIENTIFIC INC 11 Penns Trail Ste 300 Newtown PA 18940 Global leader in the development and manufacture of hightemperature insulation products including Fiberfrax ceramic fiber, and revolutionary Insulfrax and Isofrax soluble fiber products. UNIMIN CORPORATION 258 Elm St New Canaan CT 06840 http://www.unimin.com ContactUs@QualityCeramics.com +1 203-966-8880 Fax: +1 203-966-3453 Unimin offers a complete portfolio of fillers, fluxes, clays, custom blends, and prepared bodies. Engineered to the highest quality standards, we supply the global ceramic industry with proven, performance-oriented industrial minerals. UNION PROCESS INC 1925 Akron-Peninsula Rd Akron OH 44313 http://unionprocess.com unionprocess@unionprocess.com +1 330-929-3333 Fax: +1 330-929-3034 Union Process manufactures a broad line of particle size reduction equipment such as wet and dry grinding attritors and small media mills, in laboratory and production sizes. We also offer a wide assortment of grinding media and provide toll milling, laboratory testing, and refurbishing services. UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEON +52 81-8352-1984 +52 81-8376-0477 Instituto de Ingenieria Civil Av Universidad s/n Cd Universitaria Mexico http://www.uanl.mx infoecomateriales@gmail.com Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon is a public university with seven campuses across Nuevo Leon, Mexico. It is the oldest and largest university in the state in terms of student population. UTTAM INDUSTRIES 708 Gidc Sector 28 Gandhinagr India http://www.uttamzincoxide.com uttamrajiv@hotmail.com Manufacturing zinc oxide since 1990. +91 240-773-48 VALLEY DESIGN CORPORATION +1 978-425-3030 Phoenix Park Business Center 2 Shaker Rd Bldg E-001 Shirley MA 01464 http://valleydesign.com info@valleydesign.com Since 1975, Valley Design has been a leader in precision materials processing, providing lapping, polishing, dicing, and CNC machining services. Valley manufactures substrates, wafers, shims and spacers, and other flat optical components. VANDERBILT MINERALS LLC 33 Winfield St Norwalk CT 06856 http://www.vanderbiltminerals.com mineralsales@vanderbiltminerals.com +1 203-295-2140 +1 203-855-1220 Vanderbilt Minerals LLC specializes in industrial minerals and chemicals, including kaolin clays, pyrophyllite, wollastonite, smectite and hectorite clays, dispersing agents, and xanthan gum. VELCO GMBH Haberstr 40 Velbert North Rhine-Westphalia 42551 Germany https://www.velco.de info@velco.de Produces gunning machines for dry and humid/plastic mixes, gunning robots for hot repair of EAF, ladle, RH, and more. Pneumatic injection machines for the steel industries. Using the patented GUNMIX system, it is possible to apply LC qualities in dry gunning with low dust and rebound. https://www.verder-scientific.com info-us@verder-scientific.com +1 866-473-8724 Fax: +1 267-757-0358 Verder Scientific Inc, comprised of the Retsch, Retsch Technology, Carbolite Gero, and ELTRA brands, sets the standard in high-tech scientific equipment, serving research institutions and analytical laboratories, as well as manufacturing companies, for decades. The company manufactures and supplies instruments for sample preparation and elemental analysis as well as heat treatment of solid materials. VERITY TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS LLC +1 614-440-1306 1266 Dobbins Dr New Albany OH 43054 http://www.verityconsultants.com djeter@verityconsultants.com Verity provides manufacturing consulting, technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony for the resolution of litigation and claims involving failures of glass and ceramic materials, product liability, and industrial workplace accidents. VESUVIUS 753 Enterprise Rd Dillon SC 29536 http://www.vesuvius.com Marcus.Bancroft@vesuvius.com +1 843-774-6026 Fax: +1 843-774-3735 Vesuvius is a worldwide leader in advanced ceramics for the solar, glass-tempering, and glass-forming industry. VIRIDIS3D LLC 92 Bolt St Lowell MA 01852 http://www.viridis3d.com sales@viridis3d.com +1 978-455-0131 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. 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WERNER G SMITH INC 1730 Train Ave Cleveland OH 44113 http://wernergsmithinc.com +1 216-861-3676 Fax: +1 216-861-3680 Werner G Smith Inc produces biodegradable, biosustainable, and biorenewable additives most commonly used in machining and metal working, cleaners, personal care products, and coatings and paint. Ingredients are from earthfriendly sources and have been since 1950. American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 101, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org 137 Wesbond Corp Boxed listings = ACerS Corporate member WESBOND CORP 1135 E 7th St Wilmington DE 19801 http://wesbond.com sales@wesbond.com +1 302-655-7917 Fax: +1 302-656-7885 YOUNG INDUSTRIES INC +1 570-546-3165 Fax: +1 570-546-1888 Established 1976. Develops and manufactures new binding and bonding systems for refractory-fiber shapes and ceramic composites as well as ceramic shell molds for investment castings. Products include colloidal alumina, and silica and mullite binders. 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