January/February 2025

Equipceramic signed a strategic alliance with Maincer, a company specializing in ceramic grinding machinery, to provide brick manufacturers with access to high-level technological solutions.

Nexceris has made the Columbus Business First Fast 50 list. The Fast 50 list consists of the fastest-growing businesses in Central Ohio, showing tremendous growth year after year. The company has now been recognized for four consecutive years as one of Columbus’ fastest-growing businesses.

In November 2024, Refratechnik and RATH announced the launch of a long-term technology alliance. The goal of the ambitious partnership is close collaboration in the development and manufacture of refractory products for glass melting plants
in the glass industry.

SiNAPTIC Technologies was awarded an Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Advanced Industries Accelerator program. SiNAPTIC will use the $250,000 grant to conduct biocompatibility testing and process validation, with the goal being to submit an FDA Master File about its printable silicon nitride slurry.