Ceramic Machining

Ceramic Machining

Ceramic machining involves the design and manufacture of ceramic precision components and parts for various purposes. Machined ceramic parts feature hardness, low weight, and high temperature resistance. Ceramic machining may include drilling, pressing, extrusion, grinding, slicing/slotting, and more.

Ceramic products offer many favorable attributes due to the inherent properties of ceramics. Highly arc and track resistant, ceramics are dimensionally stable at elevated temperatures, resisting burn. Ceramics are also able to resist heat, chemicals, weather, and bacteria without allowing them to affect their properties or alter their structure. Ceramics also offer dimensional stability and rigidity.

Ceramic machining is useful in many industries. For example, the automotive industry uses ceramic machining to make parts for engines and fuel systems. The defense industry, on the other hand, uses ceramic machining for missiles and armor components. Other applications include microwave components, semi-conductors, vacuum tubes, electronic parts, medical equipment, and uses in the aerospace and nuclear fields. Ceramic machining is also often utilized to make components for metalworking, oilfield, glass, and semiconductor processing equipment, pump shafts, and thermostat controls.