Ceramics Expo post show report

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post show
report
April 28 – 30, 2015 Cleveland, Ohio
“Absolutely one of the best
tradeshows I’ve ever been to…”
Founding Partner
Ken Merritt, Senior Applications Engineer, SolidCAM
www.ceramicsexpousa.com
contents
Event summary
3
Attendee profile
5
Attending companies
8
Exhibiting companies
14
Speaking organizations
16
Event partners
17
Media coverage
18
Media & marketing outreach
23
Press releases
24
Advertising
31
Print & direct mail
34
Online & email marketing
36
Testimonials
39
2
event
summary
W
ith manufacturing becoming ever more advanced, ceramic materials are more and
more often turned to as the material of choice, and this was more than evident at the
world-first Ceramics Expo USA held in Cleveland April 28 through 30.
Over 170 exhibitors participated in the first show, 40% more than originally anticipated,
with over 20% of the exhibitors coming from outside the USA. 2,117 professionals from the
technical ceramics industry attended the free three-day event, which included an expansive
exhibit hall, presentations, product launches, keynote speakers, panel discussions and
workshops, and more.
Among the manufacturing giants in attendance were Boeing, Apple, Ford and Honda. Also
in attendance were professionals from NASA’s Glenn Research Center; several schools
of ceramics affiliated with major universities in the USA, including Case Western Reserve
University in Cleveland; industry scientists, researchers and more.
A two-track conference program featuring over 50 expert speakers from NASA, Morgan,
Federal-Mogul Powertrain, Boeing, Corning, GE Aviation and more discussed critical issues
impacting advanced ceramics, composites and glass manufacturing and applications.
This report documents the pre-show marketing campaign in the run-up to the launch of the
expo and conference in April 2015.
“This is an excellent show. I’ve been able to
meet with buyers and customers to learn about
new applications and directions we can go in.
It’s a great place to bring everyone together”
Tony Finoli, Senior Research Engineer,
McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies
3
attendee
profile
QUICK STATS
Attendees: 2,117
Pre-registrations: 2,457
Exhibiting companies: 171
Speakers: 55
Attending countries: 25
Ceramics Expo Attendee Profile
ATTENDEES BY JOB FUNCTION (%)
Academic
CEO / President / Managing Director
CTO / Technical Lead
Engineer – Design
Engineer – Electrical
Engineer – Manager / Director
Engineer – Materials
Engineer – Mechanical
Engineer – Process
Engineer – Systems
Engineer – Testing
Journalist / Editor / Broadcaster
Maintenance / Repair
Marketing / Sales / Business Development
Other
Purchasing / Finance
Quality Control
Research & Development
Student
2.45
15.58
3.06
2.38
0.41
6.33
4.76
1.22
4.63
0.54
0.40
0.27
0.41
28.78
6.33
2.72
1.16
16.05
2.52
“This show has been outstanding…the exhibitors
here have been extremely happy with the
traffic and the quality of attendees”
Mark Mecklenborg, Director of Membership,
Meetings Technical Publications, The American Ceramic Society
4
attendee
profile
ATTENDEES BY INDUSTRY SECTOR (%)
Ceramics Manufacturer – Advanced Materials & Components
Ceramics Manufacturer – Construction (Bricks, Tiles, Sanitaryware)
Decorating / Glazing
Engineering / Design Services
Fabricating & Finishing
Heat Treatment – Drying, Firing, Melting
Laboratory Equipment
Materials Preparation, Handling & Packaging
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Consumer / Household Products
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Defense & Security
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Electrical / Electronic
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Industrial Equipment
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Information Technology
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Medical
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Power Generation & Distribution
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Aerospace
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Automotive
OEM / Component Manufacturer – Transportation
Other
Plant Construction – Design & Engineering
Raw Materials
Research / Academic
Testing & Certification Services
Tools / Spare Parts
Trade & General Media
Trade Association / Chamber of Commerce / Development Agency
24.80
4.28
0.41
4.76
2.51
1.43
0.88
1.09
1.36
0.82
3.53
6.45
0.20
1.97
1.63
2.99
2.65
0.27
14.06
0.20
11.82
7.40
1.09
1.97
0.95
0.48
5
attendee
profile
ASIA
ATTENDEES BY COUNTRY
Austria
Bangladesh
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Latvia
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Russian Federation
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
AFRICA
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
TOTAL
4
1
2
1
28
57
1
11
33
3
2
1
1
3
16
2
1
2
11
2
3
1
1
1
5
1
2
4
2
4
21
1890
EUROPE
% ATTENDANCE
0.19
0.05
0.09
0.05
1.32
2.69
0.05
0.52
1.56
0.14
0.09
0.05
0.05
0.14
0.76
0.09
0.05
0.09
0.52
0.09
0.14
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.24
0.05
0.09
0.19
0.09
0.19
0.99
89.28
NORTH AMERIC
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attendee
profile
ATTENDEES
BY STATE
AK
AL
AZ
CA
CO
CT
DC
DE
FL
GA
IA
IL
IN
KS
KY
MA
MD
MI
MN
TOTAL
% ATTENDANCE
2
3
3
40
18
16
1
4
15
12
1
37
19
1
21
31
8
67
12
0.14
0.22
0.22
2.89
1.30
1.16
0.07
0.29
1.08
0.87
0.07
2.68
1.37
0.07
1.52
2.24
0.58
4.84
0.87
MO
MT
NC
NE
NH
NJ
NM
NY
OH
OR
PA
RI
SC
TN
TX
UT
UT
VA
WA
WI
WV
14
1
22
2
2
22
2
114
651
8
154
4
8
7
15
1
5
8
3
11
18
1.01
0.07
1.59
0.14
0.14
1.59
0.14
8.24
47.09
0.58
11.14
0.29
0.58
0.51
1.08
0.07
0.36
0.58
0.22
0.80
1.30
“We’ve had lots of opportunity to connect
with friends from the past and meet new
friends and make lots of good business
connections. It’s been great”
John M Finley II, Chairman & CEO, MemPro
7
attending
companies
3D Ceram
3D Systems
3M
5Itech LLC
A Better Cut Granite & Tile LLC
A&B Industrial Ceramics LLC
Aadvanced Machinery Inc
AAF International
ABCInternational Services Inc
AC Products Co
Accu-Glass
ACI
Action Superabrasive Products
Active Minerals International LLC
Acumen Technology
Adam Co
Addenda Corporation
Adiabatic Solutions
ADS Engineering & Design Inc
Advanced Ceramics Corp
Advanced Energy
Advanced Glass & Ceramics
Advanced Powder Solutions
Advanced Superabrasives Inc
Advantek Ceramics Corp
Adventec Manufacturing Inc
Aerodyne Environmental
AGC America Inc
Aggressive Grinding Services
Airbrasive Jet Technologies
AJL, Enterprises
Ak Studios
Akron Porcelain & Plastics Company
Akzo Nobel
Alcoa Inc
Alcoa Technical Center
Alfa Full (Guangxi Tengxian) Titanium
Dioxide Co Ltd
Alfred Technology Resources / Ceramic
Corridor Innovation Centers
Alfred University
Allied Environmental Services Inc
Allied High Tech Products Inc
Allied Mineral Products Inc
Alloy Engineering Company
Almatis Inc
Alsher Apm LLC
Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd
Alteo NA LLC
Aluchem Inc
Alumina Ceramic Components Inc
Alzchem AG
AMECO USA
American Beryllia Inc
American Talc Company
Americarb Inc
Americhem Inc
Ametek Inc
Ametek/Interconnect Technologies
AMPS LLC
Amrox
AO Smith Corp
AOA-Xinetics
Aohs
APC International Ltd
Apogee Engineered Ceramics Inc
Apple Inc
Applegate Materials & Systems Inc
Appliance Design
Applied Ceramics Inc
Applied Materials
Applied Minerals Inc
Applied Test Systems
APS Materials Inc
Aqua-Therm LLC
ARG Recruiting Group
Arlington International Inc
Artisan Architectural Ceramics LLC
Arvos Group
Ascon Tecnologic North America
ASELSAN
ASK Chemicals Hi Tech
ASK Chemicals LP
ASM Materials Education Foundation
ASML
Associated Ceramics & Technology Inc
Association of American Ceramic
Component Manufacturers
Astral Material Industrial Co Ltd
Astro Met Advanced Ceramics Inc
ATC Materials Inc
ATI Inc
Ati Specialty Alloys & Components
Autolite LLC
Autolite Spark Plug
Automation and Control Technology
Autrans Corporation
Avalon Precision Metalsmiths
AVEKA
Axion Power Int. Inc
B&D Dental Corp
Baerlocher USA
Baikowski
Bakony Technical Ceramics Ltd
Baoan Material Technology
Bartley Crucible & Refractories Inc
BASF
Basic Resources Inc
Basstech International
Batangas State University
Battelle
Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation
(BMPC)
Beckman Coulter
Bedford City Schools
Beijing Zhongxing Shiqiang Ceramic
Bearing Co Ltd
Belden Brick Company
Bernauer & Associates LLC
Best Process Solutions Inc
BHS Marketing LLC
Bird Electronics
BladeRunner Aircraft LLC
Blakeslee Equipment Co
Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc
Bldg Orange
Bloom Engineering
Blue Line Corporation
Blue Photon Technologies Inc
Bluechip Industrial
Blurry Customs
BNK Apparel USA
Boca Bearing Company
Boeing
Borregaard
Bosch
Bourns
Boy Machines Inc
BPI Inc
Brannon Sowers & Cracraft Pc
Brenntag Specialties Inc
Bright Materials Inc
Britt Manufacturing
Bronkhorst USA
Brooks Equipment Company
Bruker Axs Inc
Bucher Emhart Glass
Budenheim USA
Buffalo Manufacturing Works (Operated
By Ewi Materials)
Buffalo Precision Glass
Bullen Ultrasonics Inc
BYK
C. A. Litzler Co Inc
Calcean LLC
California Nanotechnologies
Calix Ceramic Solutions
Calor Products and Services
Capacity Holdings
Capital Injection Ceramics
Capital Refractories Ltd
Carbo Ceramics Inc
Carbonone
Carlisle Brake & Friction
Case Western Reserve University
Cavero Coatings
CB Mills A Division of Chicago Boiler
Company
CDB Corp
Center For Advanced Ceramic Technology
Centerline Technologies
8
attending
companies
Centorr Vacuum Industries
Ceragen LLC
Ceralign
Ceralink Inc
Ceramaret SA
Ceramatec Inc
Ceramco Inc
Ceramdis Advanced Ceramics
Ceramic Advantage
Ceramic Applications (CA) and Ceramic
Forum International (CFI)
Ceramic Color & Chemical Mfg.
Ceramic Industry
Ceramic Innovations Inc
Ceramic Publications Company
Ceramics Japan
Ceramitec 2015
Ceramorphous
Ceramtec GmbH
Ceramtec NA
Ceranova Corporation
CerCo
Cetek Ltd
CG Thermal LLC
Champion
Channel Products Inc
Chem Trace
Chemical Methods Inc
Chemspec Additives
Chentronics LLC
Chepetsky Mechanical Plant
Christy Minerals
Christy Refractories Company
Chromalloy Castings
Cleora Management LLC
Cleveland Automation Engineering
Cleveland Electric Laboratories
Cleveland Hard Facing Inc
Cleveland Vibrator Co
Cleveland Wire Cloth
CM Furnaces
Cognitek
COI Ceramics Inc
College of Applied Engineering,
Sustainability and Technology, Ksu
Colorado School of Mines
Compex
Concentric Marketing
Concerned Citizens Ohio
Consultant
Continental Diamond Tool Corp
Continental Mineral Processing Corp
Control Concepts Inc
Control Instruments Corporation
Coorstek Inc
Core Cast
Corhart Refractories
Corhart Refractories of Saint-Gobain
Corning
Cotsworks LLC
Covaron
CPP
Cribas Y Equipos Industriales
Cristal
Crockers Construction
Croda
Crown Battery Manufacturing
Cruux
C-Therm Technologies Ltd
CTS Cement Mfg
CUMI America Inc
Custom Electronics Inc
Custom Processing Services
DAI Ceramics Inc
Daiichi Jitsugyo (America) Inc
Daltile
Dan T Moore Companies
Danser Inc
Data Flute CNC
Dauphin
Daystar Ceramics
DCM Tech Inc
De Gruyter
De Nora Tech Inc
Delphi
Delta Faucet Company
Deltech Inc
Denka Corporation
Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K.
Denora Tech
Destiny Tool
Diacut Inc
Diamond America Corp
Diamond Tool Mfg.
Diamonite CerCo
DOCERAM GmbH
Corning
Dow Corning
DU-CO Ceramics Company
Dumlupinar University
E Micron Technologies Limited
Eagle Engineered Solutions Inc
Eagle Superabrasives
Eaton
Ed Fagan Inc
Edgewater Capital Partners
Edward Orton Jr Ceramic Foundation
EEMS LLC
Eirich Machines Inc
Elan Technology Inc
Electro Abrasives LLC
Element Materials Technology
Elizabeth Carbide Components
Elkem AS Technology
Elkem Materials Inc
ELTEC Elektronik AG
Emerald Group
Empire Robotics
Empower Materials Inc
Encore Materials Inc
Endeka Ceramics Inc
Enerconsys GmbH
Energizer
Engineered Materials Insights
Engis Corporation
ENrG
Entgris Inc/Poco Graphite Inc
Entratech Systems
Envirodiamond Technologies Inc
EPSI
ER Advanced Ceramics Inc
Eriez
ESL Electroscience
Essential Research Inc,
Eugene Apostoluk, B.B.A., J.D.
Euromoney Trading Limited and
Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc
Evans Analytical Group LLC
Everfab Inc
Exakt Technologies Inc
Exochem
Exone Company
Experience Columbus
Exponent
ExxonMobil
Faci Inc
FCET Inc
Federal-Mogul
FEI Company
Ferro
Ferrotec (USA) Corporation
Filtec Ceramic
Filtros Ceramic Products
Fireline Inc
Fisher Barton Group
Fives - Citco and Gardner Products
Fives Landis Corp
Fives North American Combustion Inc
Flacktek Inc
Flashpoint Technical Marketing and
Sales Inc
Flexlink LLC
Florida State University
FMC Corporation
Food Control Div of Spiroflow Systems
Ford Motor Company
Fosbel Asia Ltd
Fosbel Inc
Foseco, A Division of Vesuvius
Fought Engineering Consulting LLC
Fram Group
9
attending
companies
Fraunhofer IKTS
Frederich Pottery
Friatec NA LLC
Fritsch GmbH
Fritsch USA Inc
FRS
Fuel Cell Energy Inc
Furnace Parst LLC
Furnace Products and Services Inc
Fused Quartz Inc
Fusion Ceramics Inc
G.W. Schultz Tool
Gannon & Scott
Gas Technology Institute
Gasbarre Products Inc/Ptx-Pentronix/
Simac Ltd
Gasbarre Products Inc
General Electric
Geocorp Inc
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gerard Daniel Worldwide
Gf Machining Solutions
GFS Chemicals
Giesecke & Devrient America
Gladding, McBean
Glass & Ceramic Chemicals Emporium
Glass Coatings & Concepts
Glass Manufacturing Industry Council
Glass Mfg Industry Council
Glen-Gery Brick
Glenn Hunter & Associates
Glidewell Dental Lab
Glidewell Laboratories
Global Ceramic Industry Co Ltd
Global Superabrasives
Globex Logistics Inc
GMA Industries Inc
GMT Engineering
GNP Ceramics
Goldemar
Goodfellow Corporation
Gorman-Rupp Industries
Graftech International
Grand Northern Products
Graphite Machining Inc
Graphite Metallizing Corporation
Graphite Sales Inc
Great Lakes Technology
Greenleaf Corporation
Group Transportation Services
Grupo Pestim Sa De Cv
GTAT
GTSSG
H.C. Starck
Hammond Group Inc
HarbisonWalker International
Harper International Corporation
Harrop Industries Inc
Hays Cleveland
Hearth & Home Technologies
Henkel
Heraeus Quartz America
Hewlett Packard
Hi TeMetal Group Inc
Hidden Point Consulting LLC
Hifunda LLC
Hitachi
Hocking College
Holland Manufacturing Corp
Holland Technical Ceramics Inc
Homer Laughlin China Company
Homework Remodeling
Honda
Horiba Instruments Inc
Hotend Works LLC
Houghton International
Huntington
Hycomp LLC
Hysitron
I Squared R Element, Co
iAlloys Co Ltd
Ibiden USA Corporation
ICRA SPA
IGA Abrasives LLC
Imacro Incorporated
IMC Marks
Imerys
Impactus Consulting
Inabata & Co Ltd
Inabata America Corporation
IncubatorWorks
Indium Corporation
Indo-US MIM Tec Pvt Ltd
Induceramic
Industrial Ceramic Products Inc
Industrial Mold & Machine
Industrie Bitossi SpA
Industriekeramik Hochrein GmbH
Infosight Corporation
Inmatec Technologies GmbH
Innex Innovative Industries
Innovative Ceramic
Innovative Fabrication
Innovative Industries
Innovative Research and Products Inc
Innovnano
Inoac USA Inc
Insaco Incorporated
Instru-Met Corp
Inta Technologies
International Ceramic Engineering
International Refractories
Ionix Advanced Technologies
IPS Ceramics
IRD Ceramics
Isolantite Mfg. Co Inc
Isotronix Devices LLC
Istanbul Technical University
Itc - International Technical Ceramics
LLC
Itm Co Ltd
ITW
Ivoclar Vivadent Inc
Iwatani Corporation of America
James Kent Ceramic Materials Ltd
Japan Fine Ceramics Association
JBC
Jeannine Burls
Jenike & Johanson
Jensen
Jiangxi Kexing Special Ceramic Co Ltd
JobsinFuelCells.Com
Johanson Technology Inc
John Crane Inc
Johnson Matthey
JTEKT North America
JVSMarketing Consultants
JWI Capital LLC
K & N Consulting LLC
Keeling & Walker
Keith Company
Kelley Industrial Sales Inc
Kelly Engineering Resources
Kelly Scientific Resources
Kennametal Inc
Kent State University
Kerneos Inc
Kexing Special Ceramics Co Ltd
Kläger Spritzguß GmbH & Co KG
Koch-Knight LLC
Kohler Company
Komotion Technologies Ltd
Kopp Glass
Kraftworks Inc
Kruse Technologies Inc
KT Refractories
Kubota Materials Canada
Kurt J. Lesker Company
Kyocera Industrial Ceramics
Corporation
Lab Synergy LLC
Labaer Inc
Labinal Power System (Safran)
Laird
Lam Research Corporation
Lancaster Products
Lancer Systems
Lanly Company
Lap Tech Industries
League Park Advisors
LECO Corporation
10
attending
companies
Levy Mg
LG Fuel Cell Systems
LGFCS Inc
Lhoist North America
Liberty Machinery Company
Light Sources Inc
Lincoln Electric Company
Lintech International LLC
Lithoz GmbH
LMT Onsrud LP
Lockheed Martin
Louisville Fire Brick Works Inc
Lovepac Ceramics
Lowe Chemical Company
LUK USA LLC
M.E. Schupp Industriekeramik GmbH
& Co KG
MABS
Machined Ceramics Inc
Machmotion
Magneco/Metrel Inc
Magnetic Specialties Inc
Malyn Industrial Ceramics Inc
Man Stuff Inc
Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC
Mantec Technical Ceramics
Mantra Innovative Systems
Marcus Materials Co
Maryland Refractories Company
Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich GmbH
Mason Color Works Inc
Materials Innovate LLC
Materials Research & Design Inc
Materials Research and Processing LLC
Materion
Matrix Enterprises
McDanel Advanced Ceramic
Technologies
McGowan
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems
MEL Chemicals
MemPro Materials Corporation
Merit Sensor Systems
MesoCoat Inc
Metal Matrix Innovations
Metalin
Metamark Inc
Metamateria Technologies
Metsch Refractories Inc
Mexican Navy
Michael Alan Mann Consulting
Michigan State University
Microdiamant USA Inc
Micromeritics Instrument Corp
Microtek Finishing LLC
Microtrac Inc
Midmark Capital
Midwestern Industries Inc
Millennitek LLC
Mini LLC
Missouri Continental Supply
Missouri S&T
MJPE LLC
MK Import/Export Inc
Mohr Corporation
Momentive Performance Materials Inc
Momentive Quartz
Morgan Advanced Materials
Morgan Technical Ceramics
Mo-Sci Corporation
Motor City Industrial Marketing
Motorola Mobility
Moxon & Associates
MPD Components Inc
MPI Corporation
MPM
Munro & Associates Inc
Murata Americas
MWI Inc Carbon and Graphite
Solutions
MWV - Purification Cellutions
Myers Consulting Services
N&R Engineering
Nabaltec AG
Nabertherm
Nanoe
Nanofilm Ltd
Nanolap Technologies LLC
NASA
National Boraxx
National Lime & Stone Co
Navitas
NETZSCH
New Horizon Search
New Tech Ceramics Inc
New York State College of Ceramics,
Alfred University – Kazuo Inamori
School of Engineering
Newell Rubbermaid
Nexceris
Nextech Materials Ltd
Nexthermal
Nextstep Ideas LLC
NGK Sparkplugs
NGK-Locke Inc
Nichias Corporation
Nikkei North America Aluminum Inc
Ningbo Cathay Pacific Ceramics Co Ltd
Ningxia Haolida Industry & Trade Co
Ltd
Nippon Tungsten USA Inc
Nirvana Energy Systems Inc
Nol-Tec Systems
Norchem Corporation
Noritake
Noritake Lanka Porcelain Pvt Ltd
North American Coating Laboratories
North American Hoganas Inc
North Technical Management LLC
Northern Illinois University
NRG Concepts
NSG Group
NSL Analytical
Nu-Star Inc
Nutec Bickley
Nyacol Nano Technologies Inc
NYSCC At Alfred University
OAI/NASA Glenn Research Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OCI Company Ltd
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum
O-F Industries LLC
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Ohio Carbon Industries
Ohio Industrial Sales Inc
Oia Global
Old Hickory Clay Company
Omya Inc
ON Semiconductor
Onex Construction
Onex Inc
OPF Enterprises
Optigrate Corp
Optimax Systems
Orton Ceramic Foundation
Owens Illinois Inc
Oxane Materials
Ozark Technical Ceramics Inc
P&I Taiwan
Palm International
Panadyne Inc
Paragon Industries
Pardam S.R.O.
Parker Bailey Sales
Pars Fakoor Company
Pars Fakoor Mavad
Paul Consult PP LLC
Paul Davis Automation
Paul O. Abbe
Pavlik and Partners
PCB Piezotronics
PCC Airfoils
PCC Structurals
Pearne & Gordon LLP
Penn State University
Perspective2020
pH Matter LLC
Philips Ceramics Uden
PIDC
Piezo-Kinetics Inc
Pingxiang Zhongou New Material I&E
Co Ltd
11
attending
companies
Pittsburgh Corning Corp
P-Ker Engineering
Plansee USA
PM Industries Inc
Poco Graphite Inc
Pôle Européen De La Céramique
Polyone
Possehl Erzkontor Na Inc
Powder Processing & Technology LLC
Powdermet Inc
Praxair Inc
Precipart
Precision Ceramics USA Inc
Precision Casting Equipment & Tool Co
LLC
Precision Polymer Casting
Prematech Advanced Ceramics
Prime Mover International LLC
Prince & Izant Company
Prince Minerals
Proactive Maintenance LLC
Process Improvement Machinery
Progressive Manufacturing Technology
Inc
Project T.E.A.C.H. Inc
Prospective2020
Proto Manufacturing Inc
PSC Inc
PSNergy
PVS Process Equipment
Pyrobras (Pyrotek Group)
Qig Group
Qingdao Terio Corporation
Qingdao Western Coast Advanced
Materials Co Ltd
Quality Executive Search Inc
Quarry Tile Co
Quickdraft
Quintus Technologies LLC
R J Peters Company Inc
R.E. Carroll
R.F. Nixon Associates Inc
Radiac Abrasives
Ramada
Ransom & Randolph
Rapid Radiant
Rath Group
Rath Inc
Rauschert Industries Inc
Rauscherts.A. De C.V.
Raymond Bartlett Snow, Arvos Group
Raytheon Company
RDP Corp
REC Components
Reeves Materials Engineering
REF Minerals
Reflective Recycling
Refractory Specialties Incorporated
Refractron Technologies Corp
Refratechnik Ceramics
Rego-Fix Tool Corporation
Renaissance Services
Reno Refractories Inc
Resco Products Inc
Resodyn Acoustic Mixers
Reymond Products International
RHI
RHI US Ltd
Ribtec
Riedhammer GmbH / Team By Sacmi
Rigaku Americas Corporation
Ritz Carlton
Riverside Refractories Inc
RMB Specialties Inc
Robocasting Enterprises LLC
Robot Specialties Ltd
Roccera LLC
Rockwood Lithium Inc
Rocky Mountain Materials Solutions
LLC
Rogers Corp
Roman Manufacturing Inc
RoviSys
RP+M
RSW Business Development
RTC Inc
Russell Industrial
S & J Trading Inc
S&A Consulting Group LLP
S. Goldmann GmbH & Co KG
Safran Labinal Power Systems
Saint-Gobain
Samsung Electronics
Sandia National Lab
Sandvik
Sanford Rose Associates
Sanza LLC
Sasol Chemicals North America
Sauereisen Inc
Saxon Glass Technologies Inc
Schaefer Industries Inc
Schneider-Electric
Schott Defense
Schott NA - Lighting and Imaging
Schunk Ingenieurkeramik GmbH
Schunk Mexico
SCI Engineered Materials
Searles Valley Minerals
Seena Keshav Corporation
Selas Heat Technology Company LLC
Selee Corp
Semco Carbon
Seneca Ceramics
Sensivida Medical Technologies Inc
Sentro Tech
Sepr Saint-Gobain Zirpro
Ses Cleantech
Sest Inc
Setaram Inc
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Shamrock Technologies
Shandong Weiji Carbon-Tech Co Ltd
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Shanghai Unite Technology Co Ltd
Shuttleworth
Siemens
SiGMa Advanced Materials
Silicon Carbide Products Inc
Smart Hats LLC
Smart Material Corp
Snow Shoe Refractories
SolidCam
Sonnhalter Marketing
Sowers-Felker
Spang Power Electronics
Specialty Glass Inc
Specialty Granules Inc
Specialty Minerals
Specialty Products Co
Specialty Seal Group Inc
Spiroflow Automation Solutions
SPM Automation
Squire Ridge Company
Stackpole International
Stahli USA Inc
State Agency
Steady State
Stellar Materials
Stevens Strategic
Stewart Quad & Cycle
Stirling Power Inc
Stoke-On-Trent City Council
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
Sun Analytical
Suncoke Energy
Sun-Ever Co Ltd
Sunrock Ceramics
Suntech Advanced Ceramics
(Shenzhen) Co Ltd
Suntiger LLC
Superior Clay Corp
Superior Graphite
Superior Technical Ceramics
Surface Finishes
Surmet Corporation
Suzhou Jingdu Ceramics Technology
Co Ltd
Swagelok Center For Surface Analysis
of Materials
Swindell Dressler International
Company
Syco
Syncshow
12
attending
companies
Syneron-Candela
Ta Instruments - Water Corporation
LLC
Tam Ceramics
TBS Abrasives
Team By SAMCI’ Laeis GmbH
Techneglas
Technical Materials Inc
Technical Products Inc
Techno-Ceramics Inc
Technology Management Inc
Tecspex LLC
Tekna Seal LLC
Tekquest LLC
Temtek Solutions
Tethon3D
Tevtech LLC
Thapar University, Patiala
The Akron Porcelain & Plastics
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
The Belden Brick Company
The Bergquist Company
The Boeing Company
The Ceramic and Glass Industry
Foundation
The Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic
Foundation
The Exone Company
The Hall China Co
The Homer Laughlin China Company
The Indian Ceramic Society, Hyderabad
Chapter
The Inventures Group
The Lanly Company
The Lincoln Electric Company
The National Lime & Stone Co
The Oclugo Co Inc
The Pennsylvania State University
The Plain Dealer
The Prince & Izant Companies
The Schaefer Group Inc
The Shepherd Color Company
The Technology House
The University of Akron
The Young Industries Inc
The University of Arizona
Thermalmax Inc
Thermaltek Inc
Thermcraft Inc
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Temperature Control
Thermtrend Inc
Thiele Kaolin Co
Thompson Coburn LLP
Timberline Designs
Timothy J. Hillkirk Consulting
Tistle Group LLC
T-Maz LLC
TMI Fuel Cell Systems
Tooling Edge LLC
Toshiba Corporation
Tournigan
Toyota Tsusho America
Trans Globe LLC
Trans-Tech Inc
Treibacher Industrie AG
Trexler Rubber Company
TRS Consulting
TRSTechnologies Inc
Tunable Materials Co Ltd
Tuthill Transfer Systems
U.S. Army
U.S. Chemicals
Ub Nys Center of Excellence Materials
Informatics
UES Inc
UKTI/Staffordshire Chambers
Ultrasonic Technologies Inc
Umicore Thin Film Products
Unifrax I LLC
Unimin Corporation
Union Process Inc
United Materials International
United States Advanced Ceramics
Association (USACA)
United World Line
Universal Laser Systems Inc
Universal Photonics Inc
University Media International
University of Akron
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of California, Davis
University of Dayton
University of Louisville
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Toledo
University of Toronto
UPAM
UPITT
UPS
US Electrofused Minerals
US Pigment Corporation
US Refractory Products
US Stoneware
USACA
US-Baoan Material Technology
USEM /Electro Abrasives
UTC
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC
Veitsch-Radex America LLC
Verder Scientific Inc
Verity Technical Consultants LLC
Vesta Si Europe AB
Vesuvius
Virginia Tech
Viridis3D LLC
Vitcas Ltd
W.H. Kay Company
Wa Gooch Consulting Inc
Wahl Refractory Solutions
Warner Power
Washington Mills Ceramics Corporation
Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corp
Waters
Watt Fuel Cell
Watteredge LLC
Weasel Network Ltd
Weber Stephen Products
Weiss-Aug Co Inc
Wesbond Corporation
West River Resources LLC
Western New England University
Westmoreland Advanced Materials Inc
Whip Mix Corp
Whitacre Greer Company
White Flame LLC
Wineman Technology
Wisconsin Ceramic Products
Wizard Enterprise
Wolfram Labs
World Synergy
Wright State University
Wunder Mold Inc
XG Sciences
Xieta International SL
X-Ray Industries Inc
Yantai Torch Special High Temperature
Ceramics Co Ltd
Yass International
Yıldırım Beyazıt University
Yixing Zhong Run Ceramics Technology
Co Ltd
Youngstown State University
Yugyokuen Ceramics Co Ltd
Zantho Tools
Zar-Tech
Zhengzhou Zhenzhong Fused New
Material Co Ltd
Zili Corp Ltd
Zircar Ceramics Inc
Zircar Refractory Composites Inc
Zircar Zirconia Inc
Zircoa Inc
Zircomet Ltd
Zochem
Zschimmer & Schwarz
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exhibiting
companies
3D Ceram
Aerodyne Environmental
Akron Porcelain & Plastics Company
Alfa Full (Guangxi Tengxian) Titanium Dioxide Co Ltd
Alfred University
Almatis Inc
Alteo NA LLC
Aluchem Inc
Alumina Ceramic Components Inc
Alzchem AG
American Beryllia Inc
APC International Ltd
Apogee Engineered Ceramics Inc
Applied Ceramics Inc
Applied Minerals Inc
Associated Ceramics & Technology Inc
Association of American Ceramic Component Manufacturers
Astral Material Industrial Co Ltd
AVEKA
Baikowski International
Baikowski Japan Co Ltd
Baikowski Malakoff Inc
Bakony Technical Ceramics Ltd
Basstech International
Beckman Coulter
Beijing Zhongxing Shiqiang Ceramic Bearing Co Ltd
Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc
Blue Photon Technologies Inc
Blurry Customs
Boca Bearing Company
Brenntag Specialties Inc
Bullen Ultrasonics Inc
C-Mac
C. A. Litzler Co Inc
California Nanotechnologies
Carbo Ceramics Inc
Carbolite
Case Western Reserve University
Centerline Technologies
Ceramco Inc
Ceramdis Advanced Ceramics
Ceramic Applications (CA) and Ceramic Forum International
(CFI)
Ceramic Industry
CerCo Inc
Champion
Chem Trace
Cleveland Electric Laboratories
Cleveland Vibrator Co
COI Ceramics Inc
Corning
Custom Processing Services
Daiichi Jitsugyo (America) Inc
Deltech Inc
Diacut Inc
Diamond America Corp
Diamond Tool Mfg.
Dorst America Inc
DU-CO Ceramics Company
Edward Orton Jr Ceramic Foundation
Eirich Machines Inc
Elan Technology Inc
Elkem Materials Inc
ESL Electroscience
Evans Analytical Group LLC
Exakt Technologies Inc
Exone Company
Ferro Ceramic Grinding Inc
Filtros Ceramic Products
Fives - Citco and Gardner Products
Fives Landis Corp
Flacktek Inc
Fraunhofer IKTS
Friatec NA LLC
Friatecna LLC
Fritsch USA Inc
G.W. Schultz Tool
Gasbarre Products Inc
Geocorp Inc
Glass Mfg Industry Council
Global Superabrasives
Globex Logistics Inc
Goodfellow Corporation
HarbisonWalker International
Harper International Corporation
Harrop Industries Inc
Hitachi
Horiba Instruments Inc
Houghton International
Huayou International Inc
Hysitron
Imerys Kiln Furniture
Imerys North America Ceramics
Inabata America Corporation
Indo-US MIM Tec Pvt Ltd
Industrial Minerals
Industriekeramik Hochrein, GmbH
Innovative Fabrication
Innovnano
Inta Technologies
IPS Ceramics
IRD Ceramics
James Kent Ceramic Materials Ltd
Jiangxi Kexing Special Ceramic Co Ltd
Keeling & Walker
Keith Company
Kexing Special Ceramics Co Ltd
Kläger Spritzguß GmbH & Co KG
Lab Synergy LLC
Lancaster Products
Lanly Company
Lap Tech Industries
Lithoz GmbH
M.E. Schupp Industriekeramik GmbH & Co KG
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exhibiting
companies
Machmotion
Mantec Technical Ceramics
Mantra Innovative Systems
Materion Ceramics
MemPro Materials Corporation
Metsch Refractories Inc
Micromeritics Instrument Corp
Microtrac Inc
Millennitek LLC
MK Import/Export Inc
Momentive Performance Materials Inc
Morgan Advanced Materials
Mo-Sci Corporation
Nabaltec AG
Nabertherm
Nanoe
NETZSCH
Ningbo Cathay Pacific Ceramics Co Ltd
Ningxia Haolida Industry & Trade Co Ltd
Noritake
Northern Illinois University
NSL Analytical
Nu-Star Inc
Nutec Bickley
Nyacol Nano Technologies Inc
OPF Enterprises
Orton Ceramic Foundation
Pardam S.R.O.
Paul O. Abbe
Philips Ceramics Uden
Piezo Kinetics
Powder Processing & Technology LLC
Prematech Advanced Ceramics
Prince & Izant Company
Progressive Manufacturing Technology Inc
PSC Inc
Qingdao Terio Corporation
Qingdao Western Coast Advanced Materials Co Ltd
Quickdraft
R.F. Nixon Associates Inc
Rath Inc
Robocasting Enterprises LLC
Saint-Gobain NorPro
Saint-Gobain Silicon Carbide
Saint-Gobain ZirPro
Saint-Gobain HRP-Engineered Ceramics
Sauereisen Inc
Seneca Ceramics
Sentro Tech
Setaram Inc
Shanghai Unite Technology Co Ltd
SiGMa Advanced Materials
Sinocera
SolidCam
Specialty Glass Inc
Stahli USA Inc
Stoke-On-Trent City Council
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
Suntech Advanced Ceramics (Shenzhen) Co Ltd
Superior Graphite
Superior Technical Ceramics
Suzhou Jingdu Ceramics Technology Co Ltd
Swindell Dressler International Company
Ta Instruments - Water Corporation LLC
TBS Abrasives
Team By SAMCI’ Laeis GmbH
Tevtech LLC
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation
The City of Stoke on Trent
The Schaefer Group Inc
The Young Industries Inc
Thermaltek Inc
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Temperature Control
Trans-Tech Inc
Treibacher Industrie AG
Tunable Materials Co Ltd
UKTI/Staffordshire Chambers
Union Process
Universal Laser Systems Inc
US Stoneware
Verder Scientifc Inc
Verity Technical Consultants LLC
Vesta Si Europe AB
Viridis3D
Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corp
Xieta International SL
Yixing Zhong Run Ceramics Technology Co Ltd
Zhengzhou Zhenzhong Fused New Material Co Ltd
Zircar Ceramics Inc
Zircar Refractory Composites Inc
Zircoa Inc
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speaking
organizations
Innovative Energy & Materials Solutions
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event
partners
Founding partner
Sponsors
R E F R A C T O R I E S
Supporters
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Online
Inaugural ‘Ceramics Expo’ trade show set for Cleveland, Ohio
The American Ceramic Society, January 24, 2014
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/inaugural-ceramics-expo-trade-show-set-for-cleveland-ohio
Photoblog—ICACC exhibit hall draws large crowd and Ceramics Expo officially launches
The American Ceramic Society, January 31, 2014
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/photoblog-icacc-exhibit-hall-draws-large-crowd-and-ceramics-expoofficially-launches
ACerS leaps into 2015 with new programs and products
The American Ceramic Society, November 25, 2014
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/acers-leaps-into-2015-with-new-programs-and-products
World first at Ceramics Expo 2015
Ceramic Industry, January 12, 2015
www.ceramicindustry.com/articles/94438-world-first-at-ceramics-expo-2015
Ceramics Expo draws most interest
Ceramic Industry, January 18, 2015
www.ceramicindustry.com/blogs/14-ceramic-industry-blog/post/94465-ceramics-expo-draws-mostinterest
Firms head to US to promote Stoke-on-Trent as the ‘World Capital of Ceramics’
The Sentinel, February 20, 2015
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-Trent-pottery-firms-set-trip-promote-city/story-26057940-detail/story.
html
Stoke-on-Trent City Council to pay £6k towards Ohio trade mission
The Sentinel, February 22, 2015
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-Trent-City-Council-pay-6k-Ohio-trade/story-26065022-detail/story.
html
Opportunities abound at Ceramics Expo
Ceramic Industry, March 2, 2015
www.ceramicindustry.com/articles/94538-opportunities-abound-at-ceramics-expo
Stoke-on-Trent companies fly the flag for ceramics
Ceramics Skills Academy, March 3, 2015
www.ceramicskillsacademy.co.uk/news/2015/03/stoke-on-trent-companies-fly-the-flag-for-ceramics/
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coverage
Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: Mo-Sci Corporation
The American Ceramic Society, March 11, 2015
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/biomaterials/ceramics-expo-exhibitor-spotlight-mo-scicorporation
Ceramics Expo Cleveland rocks advanced materials
Ceramic Applications, March 13, 2015
www.ceramic-applications.com/news.html?page=1&news_id=6329
Ceramic Forum International, March 13, 2015
www.cfi.de/news.html?page=1&news_id=6329
Ceramic Applications, March 13, 2015
Ceramics manufacturing thriving in Cleveland
IX Center, March 14, 2015
www.ixcenter.com/en/About_Us/News.aspx?newsid=481100e8-1f16-4816-b1d1-9fe26679d5b5
Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: Harrop Industries
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramics-expo-exhibitor-spotlight-harrop-industries
Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: Morgan Advanced Materials
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/biomaterials/ceramics-expo-exhibitor-spotlight-morganadvanced-materials
Innovative technology making Cleveland debut
WKYC, March 24, 2015
www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/cleveland/2015/03/24/innovative-technology-makingcleveland-debut/70364768/
Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: ALTEO
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramics-expo-exhibitor-spotlight-alteo
New technologies, seminars & demos – are you set for Ceramics Expo 2015?
Glass on Web, March 25, 2 015
www.glassonweb.com/news/index/25317/
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coverage
Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: Lithoz
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramics-expo-exhibitor-spotlight-lithoz
Ceramics Expo explores the next dimension
Ceramic Industry, April 1, 2015
www.ceramicindustry.com/articles/94609-ceramics-expo-explores-the-nextdimension?v=preview
Ceramics are everywhere
Ceramic Industry, April 1, 2015
www.ceramicindustry.com/articles/94607-ceramics-are-everywhere
Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: Harper International
The American Ceramic Society, April 7, 2015
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramics-expo-exhibitor-spotlight-harper-international
Innovnano develops nanostructured monoclinic zirconia with enhanced properties
AZO Materials, April 8, 2015
www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=43606
Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: Zircoa
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramics-expo-exhibitor-spotlight-zircoa
Ceramics Expo is coming to Cleveland, and it’s free for attendees
Crain’s Cleveland Business, April 15, 2015
www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150415/FREE/150419899/ceramics-expo-is-coming-tocleveland-and-its-free-for-attendees
MIT celebrates contributions of ceramics, glass, and W. David Kingery
with lab reopening
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/mit-celebrates-contributions-of-ceramics-glass-and-w-davidkingery-with-lab-reopening
Ceramics Expo 2015: Five things you need to know
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramics-expo-2015-five-things-you-need-to-know
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media
coverage
Four alumni to serve on ceramic/glass industry board
Alfred University, April 23, 2015
www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=11322
Products, vendors, demos, sumo wrestlers, and more – inaugural Ceramics Expo
delivers it all
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/products-vendors-demos-sumo-wrestlers-and-more-inauguralceramics-expo-delivers-it-all
Ceramics Expo 2015
Ceramic Applications, April 29, 2015
Ceramic manufacturing is back in a big way at Ceramics Expo
The American Ceramic Society, May 1, 2015
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramic-manufacturing-is-back-in-a-big-way-at-ceramics-expo
Ceramic success! First-ever Ceramics Expo turns hype into reality
The American Ceramic Society, May 1, 2015
ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/ceramic-success-first-ever-ceramics-expo-turns-hype-intoreality
First Ceramics Expo in Cleveland expected to draw thousands (video)
Cleveland.com, May 1, 2015
www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/04/vfirst_ceramics_expo_opens_in_c.html
Ceramic manufacturing is back in a big way at Ceramics Expo
Innovacera.com, May 4, 2015
innovacera.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/ceramic-manufacturing-is-back-in-a-big-way-at-ceramicsexpo/
49,000 manufacturing jobs headed to Northeast Ohio by 2025, Team NEO says
Crain’s Cleveland Business, May 4, 2015
www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/05/manufacturing_to_add_49000_job.html
Ceramics Expo
Lab Product News
www.labcanada.com/events/event-details.aspx?id=60107&er=NA
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Ceramic and glass
manufacturers
Ohio bound
The tradeshow for ceramics supply chain
Ceramics Expo debuts April 28–30, 2015
Interceram, November/December 2014
Steel | Automobiles | Aerospace
Energy | Biomedicine
W
hat do these have
in common? They
all are manufacturing industries in Cleveland, Ohio. In
addition, they all depend
one way or another on engineered ceramics and glasses.
under one roof,” says Charlie Spahr,
ACerS executive director.
ACerS is a founding partner in the
new event organized by U.K. based
Smarter Shows, a group that specializes
in organizing advanced engineering
trade shows. Adam Moore, Smarter
Shows event director, says, “The
ceramics industry in North America is
set for huge growth as the range and
depth of applications for advanced
ceramic and glass materials increases.
Ceramics Expo will be a catalyst for
So, when organizers of Ceramics
Expo (CEX)—a new manufacturing
trade show—went hunting for a site to
establish the new show, they quickly
realized Cleveland is located ideally
in the center of the manufacturing
Midwest. They also quickly realized that
the city is leveraging its steelmaking and
automaking acumen into new industries, such as energy and biomedicine.
Cleveland knows manufacturing!
Ceramics Expo debuts April 28–30,
2015, in Cleveland, Ohio. Organizers
selected the site because of its central location to manufacturing in the
Midwest that is both convenient and
Ceramic and glass manufacturers Ohio bound
American Ceramic Society Bulletin, December 2014
accessible. The event presents a perfect
opportunity for CEOs, production
and technical directors, lead engineers, project managers, and buyers
to explore the latest innovations and
research in this exciting and constantly
evolving industry.
The inaugural Ceramics Expo
promises to take the ceramic and glass
industry to a new level. “Ceramics
Expo establishes a crucial marketplace
for ceramic and glass manufacturing
and supply chain products and services
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Opportunities
Abound at
Ceramics Expo
Ceramic industry professionals can discover new
technologies and solutions at the upcoming Ceramics Expo.
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Ceramics Expo Cleveland rocks advanced
materials
and glasses. Expert viewpoints will be
shared through a combination of panel
discussions, case studies and keynote
presentations.
Conference topics in both tracks
will primarily focus on four themes:
transportation, energy, sustainability,
and specialty ceramic and glass manufacturing. In the transportation arena,
manufacturers are seeing the advantages
of using advanced ceramic materials to
respond to consumer demands and regulations that require increased energy
efficiency. Key topics in this theme will
cover engine materials, ceramic brakes,
sensors and more.
Similar types of ceramic materials
are also used in the generation, storage
and delivery of energy. Energy-intensive
industries are turning to ceramics and
additive manufacturing processes to
achieve stricter emissions targets, reduce
energy and maintenance costs, and
improve sustainability. Topics relating
to the specialty ceramic and glass theme
will feature growing industries that use
advanced ceramics and glasses, such as
mobile communications and biomedical
materials.
For more information, visit www.ceramicsexpousa.com.
Ceramic Applications, March 2015
M
anufacturing is a major industry in the Midwest, and Ohio is nationally recognized as a burgeoning center of science and industry. Consequently, it makes sense to host the inaugural Ceramics Expo tradeshow for professionals involved with the ceramic manufacturing supply chain in Cleveland, Ohio. From April 28-30, industry leaders, technical directors,
buyers and executives will experience the debut of Ceramics Expo, which will be
held at Cleveland’s I-X Center and is free to attend.
Exhibition and Networking
The new show will feature a comprehensive exhibition for industry professionals to
connect with other experts, source customized solutions, and learn about the most
recent technologies. The exhibition will showcase technical products and services
from a range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, energy, medical, military and many others. The exhibition floor will be open during the day Tuesday
through Thursday.
Conference Overview
Event Agenda
Monday, April 27
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Exhibitors, Speakers
and Invited Guests Welcome Drinks Reception
Tuesday, April 28
9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Registration
Exhibition
Conference @
Ceramics Expo
Wednesday, April 29
9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Registration
Exhibition
Conference @
Ceramics Expo
Thursday, April 30
The Ceramics Expo conference will take place simultaneously with the exhibition on each day of the event. The conference will offer two educational tracks:
one track will cover improvements in manufacturing processes for the ceramics and
glass communities, and the other will discuss applications of advanced ceramics
9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Registration
Exhibition
Conference @
Ceramics Expo
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Continued Ceramics Expo Coverage
Why did it break? Fractography answers •
Ceramics in paper manufacturing •
Market trends for advanced ceramics •
Upcoming meetings: GOMD-DGG, CMCEE •
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Ceramics are everywhere - Editor’s Note
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Inside CI
By Susan Sutton
Editor-in-Chief, Integrated Media
Ceramics are
Everywhere
I
was talking to someone who is quite new to the industry the other day. During
the course of our conversation, she said, “Ceramics are really kind of everywhere, aren’t they?” Yes, they are! From the bowls we use to eat our morning cereal and the windows that keep us warm within our homes, to our cell
phones, cars and computers—not to mention planes and even spacecraft—the products produced in this industry touch every part of our lives.
Attendees to the inaugural Ceramics Expo event, which will be held this month in
Cleveland, will have the opportunity to see a vast array of the industry’s technological
achievements. I spoke recently with Adam Moore, the event director, regarding what
we can expect to see during the free-to-attend technical sessions and exhibition. You
can listen to our conversation at www.ceramicindustry.com/pods. Be sure to also read
Adam’s article entitled “Ceramics Expo Explores the Next Dimension” on pp. 12-15
in this issue for a sneak peek regarding additive manufacturing technologies that will
be represented at the show.
One area of our lives that we’re probably not terribly enthusiastic about is dentistry. No one likes going to the dentist, but ceramics can provide results that make the
trip worthwhile. “Ceramics are ideal candidates to replace damaged dentition due to
their hardness, biocompatability and appearance,” writes 3M’s Geoffrey Morris in this
issue. “This challenging application requires strong, inert materials that can be fabricated with the desired anatomy and coloration, resulting in restorations that appear
natural.” Turn to pp. 20-22 to learn more.
Will you be attending Ceramics Expo? Please don’t hesitate to contact me at (248)
786-1704 or suttons@bnpmedia.com to schedule a time to talk about your company
and its technologies. I hope to see you there!
this month on
ceramicindustry.com
Podcast: What to Expect at
the 2015 Ceramics Expo
CI editor Susan Sutton discusses the
upcoming Ceramics Expo with Adam
Moore, event director.
Listen at www.ceramicindustry.com/pods.
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ust a few years ago, “robot-based 3D printing” would have been something
you would encounter only in a work of science fiction. Now it’s a fact of everyday business in the additive manufacturing industry—and one of the areas of
focus of the inaugural Ceramics Expo and Conference, which will take place
April 28-30 in Cleveland, Ohio (see Exhibitor List and Floor Plan on pp. 14-15).
Exhibitor Preview
One of the conference exhibitors will be Viridis3D, a Woburn, Mass.-based company
that does not run its own service bureau. As Will Shambley, the company’s president
and CEO, explains, that means it does not print parts as a service to others. “Our
biggest ceramics customers over the past couple years have been a pair of bureaus—
Figulo Corp. (recently acquired by 3DS) and Eagle Engineered Solutions,” he says.
“Figulo served many of the online shops making glazed 3D-printed ceramics for sale
to end consumers. Eagle provides a similar service, but the focus is on the investment
casting market.
“We anticipate that both of these
sectors will continue to grow, both in
the U.S. and abroad. I think that supply,
demand, and awareness will increase,
as new machines enter the market, new
materials are released, and the experience of the service providers increase.
There’s still a lot of people who haven’t
heard of Ponoko, Shapeways or
Sculpteo. The word about those entities
will continue to spread, especially as
product quality improves and lead times
drop under two weeks.”
The luxury and biomedical industries are driving growth at 3DCeram,
a Limoges, France-based exhibitor that
launched its CERAMAKER last year.
Both industries have “very high expectations in terms of quality products,”
says Richard Gaignon, publication
director.
The company helps its customers to
use ceramic applications of 3D technology: it provides training and maintains
a hotline to optimize use of the CERAMAKER process line. As the market
continues to grow rapidly, one of the
company’s challenges is how, as a small
business, to develop a worldwide customer base.
Another European exhibitor is
Vienna, Austria-based Lithoz GmbH.
The company is working closely with
the powder injection molding industry, which requires complex parts in
small quantities. “This is still the major
foundation for our success,” says CEO
Monika Homa. “We have also started
to look into new applications, and two
are really promising and very important for Lithoz. Biomedical applications
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Distributed February 4, 2015
Ceramics Manufacturing Thriving in Cleveland
Ceramics Expo prepares to fuel growth of the ceramics manufacturing supply chain
Cleveland, Ohio February 4, 2015 - Over 2,000 advanced ceramics industry leaders and
manufacturers, technicians, scientists and developers – along with buyers, executives and other
corporate decision makers worldwide – will come together in Cleveland, Ohio April 28-30, 2015
at the first US Ceramics Expo. The event is organized by Smarter Shows in Brighton, UK, on
behalf of the expo’s founding partner, the American Ceramic Society in Columbus, Ohio.
According to the Freedonia Group, an international market research firm based in Cleveland,
demand for advanced ceramics manufacturing will grow 6% in the USA this year, with many
factors driving that growth: increased motor vehicle and electrical equipment manufacturing, as
well as changing technologies in the environmental, medical, aerospace and energy markets.
Furthermore, Cleveland+ Business/Team NEO predicts that by 2020, manufacturing in
Cleveland will increase 40%, surpassing the national rate and creating an optimum environment
for the fast-growing ceramics industry.
Holding the expo in Cleveland is a natural fit for the industry because of the city’s strong
manufacturing presence, especially in polymers and materials, said Adam Moore, Event Director
with Smarter Shows. “The ceramics industry in North America is set for huge growth as the range
and depth of applications for advanced ceramic and glass materials increases. Ceramics Expo will
be a catalyst for that growth, and the uptake in booth space from some of the biggest players in
the industry is testament to that.”
Ohio ranks fifth in the top manufacturing states (Industry Week) with more than 400 of the
state’s companies serving the polymer and materials industries. Northeast Ohio is home to 10
polymer and materials world headquarters and operations, including Saint-Gobain, a leader in
advanced ceramics, and an exhibitor at Ceramics Expo.
There is an increased commitment among top executives to return manufacturing to the USA
from China, as indicated in a survey conducted by the Boston Consulting Group in 2013 and
reported on ceramicindustry.com, citing 54% considering reshoring of production back to the
USA – and 21% already doing so.
The Ceramics Expo trade show will connect ceramics makers and users in a wide range of
applications that serve modern life and technology today, including transportation, automotive,
aerospace, oil and gas, biomedical and medical devices, instruments and electronics, military,
environmental, household and more.
For more information, please visit the Ceramics Expo website.
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releases
Distributed March 23, 2015
Cutting-Edge Ceramics Technology to make Global
Industry Debut in Cleveland, OH at Ceramics Expo 2015
Innovative tool expected to take ceramics manufacturing to faster and more profitable heights!
Cleveland, Ohio March 20, 2015 - Two industry leaders making a unique mark in ceramics
manufacturing joined with experts in engineering design and development of automated
machinery to develop and manufacture the revolutionary new ceramics cutting/grinding tool,
iMachining for Ceramics.
An international leader in integrated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), SolidCAM of
Newton, PA, together with G.W. Schultz Tool of Tavares, FL – recognized as an innovator in
vertically integrated design and highly engineered custom, standard and modified carbide cutting
tools – will jointly debut the tool. The exclusive launch of iMachining for Ceramics will be at
the Ceramics Expo 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio April 28-30, 2015. This one-of-a-kind technology
will be presented at the international expo and is expected to take ceramics manufacturing by
storm, with high utilization anticipated in the aerospace and aviation, automotive, electronics and
medical equipment devices industries.
The effect of this state-of-the-art technology is expected to be felt immediately throughout the
global ceramics industry, said SolidCAM Founder and CEO, Dr Emil Somekh. “iMachining
for Ceramics will have a significant impact on the ceramics industry worldwide. This tool
offers ceramics cutters volumetric material machining removal rates never seen before, while
maintaining optimal structural integrity and geometric accuracy,” he stated. Simply put, Somekh
added, the ceramics iMachining tool works on “first cut”, with increased efficiencies that result in
reduced cycle time, longer tool life and significant cost savings.
SolidCAM and G.W. Schultz Tool partnered with Blurry Customs of Hendersonville, TN,
in creating this innovative product that will significantly enhance a growing and vital ceramics
manufacturing and production environment. All three partners will be present at the tool’s
worldwide unveiling during the Ceramics Expo at Cleveland’s International Exposition Center;
SolidCAM is also an expo sponsor. Each partner brought unique and specific expertise to the
production process. SolidCAM developed the CAM software to enable cutting of fully sintered
ceramics with the efficiencies and attributes stated above. G.W. Schultz Tool created and
manufactured the custom, high-performance ceramic cutting and grinding tool for the product.
Blurry Customs designed the first customized application-specific computer numerical control
(CNC) machine to be used for ceramics cutting.
The excitement surrounding this new technology is sure to be front and center of the Ceramics
Expo Exhibition Hall and focused on Booth 301, where iMachining for Ceramics will be
showcased. An integral part of this worldwide debut will be live ceramic shaping demonstrations
of the unique CAM software and high-performance cutting/grinding capabilities housed within a
custom-built CNC machine at the booth.
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This eagerly anticipated technology will change the face of ceramics production because of its
precise capabilities, and speed and accuracy in cutting through ceramic and other hard materials
– and attendees at the Ceramics Expo in Cleveland will get to see the tool’s performance
firsthand. According to the three partners, among numerous other attributes of what is
considered an industry-changing technology are a production speed of up to 20 times faster than
current ceramics cutting tools, reduced production cycle time, high motion precision, highest
ever levels of structural integrity and geometric accuracy, production cost savings, affordability
with a significant ROI, and more. The partners also expect that further refinements will lead to
even greater improvements in the iMachining for Ceramics tool for manufacturers in the USA
and beyond.
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releases
Distributed April 9, 2015
Media Advisory: Ceramics Expo 2015 Debuts in
Cleveland, Ohio – April 28-30, 2015
WHAT: Technical ceramics and glasses: everything from anti-microbial cell phone screens, jet
engine components that can withstand MAC 3 and 1,000°C, to bone replacements that attach and
develop with your own skeleton – all modern applications of technical ceramics.
Ceramics Expo is the first technical ceramics-focused trade show anywhere in the world. Most
technical ceramics have been cost prohibitive, but advances in manufacturing techniques
including 3D printing are opening up this once exclusive material to mass-market applications – it
is difficult to find any industry that will not be affected in some way.
The inaugural Ceramics Expo expects 170 exhibit booths, 2,500 attendees and will offer a free
two-track conference addressing the latest in ceramic and glass applications and technology.
WHO: Key speakers include:
• G
E Global, Anthony Ku PhD, Senior Engineer, Manufacturing, Chemical and Materials
Technologies
• The Boeing Company, Vann Heng, Associate Technical Fellow
• SEPR Saint-Gobain ZIRPRO, Frédéric Wiss, Market Manager Zirconias & Zr Derivatives
• NASA Glenn Research Center, Dongming Zhu PhD, Senior Materials Engineer, AST Aerospace Materials
• Federal-Mogul Powertrain, William J Walker Jr PhD, Technical Specialist – Ceramics
• Lithoz GmbH, Johannes Homa PhD, CEO and Co-founder
• Rath Germany, Vera Finke PhD, General Manager
• United States Advanced Ceramics Association (USACA), Doug Freitag, Technical Director
• Alfred University, Doreen Edwards PhD, Dean, Inamori School of Engineering, Acting VP
for Statutory Affairs, NYS College of Ceramics
• Morgan Advanced Materials, Don Bray, Vice President, Technology, North America
• SolidCAM, Ken Merritt, AFRM Product Manager, Senior Applications Engineer
• Corning Incorporated, Patrick Tepesch PhD, Senior Research Associate
For more information on speakers and exhibitors, visit www.ceramicsexpo.com
WHEN: April 28-30, 2015
Ceramics Expo
Tuesday April 28, 2015
Exhibition Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Conference @ Ceramics Expo Hours: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Distributed April 23, 2015
Innovation and Growth abound at Ceramics Expo in
Cleveland Next Week. Industry Professionals and Media to
See Firsthand How Innovative Ceramics Industry Impacts
Daily Life
After months of intense planning, the wait is over for leading developers and manufacturers of
advanced materials and technical ceramics in North America and beyond, as the doors to the first
US Ceramics Expo open in Cleveland, OH, on Tuesday, April 28.
Among the hundreds of attendees of this highly anticipated event will be researchers,
scientists, engineers, executives and others representing companies and industries such as
automotive, aerospace, electrical and electronics, health and biomedicine, telecommunications,
manufacturing, energy and environment, IT, consumer and household goods, security and
military defense, and so on. Their common link? All rely heavily on processes, products and
technologies developed by the worldwide ceramic and glass manufacturing arena.
Ceramics Expo 2015 focuses on innovation and growth of existing technologies, introduction of
the latest industry inventions and discoveries, and exploration of new dimensions in the future
of ceramics manufacturing and production. “This expo is the place to be in Cleveland next
week,” said Adam Moore, Ceramics Expo Event Director. “The show’s participants represent
discoveries and technologies that impact the lives of virtually every American, as well as those in
other highly developed countries.” Mr Moore added that many of these modern-day technologies
are taken for granted by American consumers. “From the airplanes we fly in and the cars we
drive, to personal and business communication and IT equipment, to advances in healthcare,
such as bone and tooth implants, to the amenities and systems that keep our homes running
smoothly every day, the ceramics industry is connected to it all.”
The expo is organized by Brighton, UK-based Smarter Shows in partnership with The American
Ceramic Society, headquartered in Columbus, OH. It features three days of live demonstrations
and on-demand testing, panel discussions, product launches, seminars, information and
resources from over 170 exhibitors, as well as networking, two networking receptions, career
opportunities, a three-day two-track conference, and more. The conference and expo are held
in the Exhibition Hall at Cleveland’s I-X Center near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
Events are from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday and
9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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Among the highlights of the free conference and expo for attendees are:
• A
n exhibit hall with over 170 companies focused on research, development, manufacturing
and production in glass and ceramics, and representing the latest innovations in advanced
materials and technical ceramics from throughout the world. The exhibit hall is a showcase of
advanced technologies and emerging innovations within the ceramics industry
• The world debut of iMachining for Ceramics, a revolutionary and industry-changing new
ceramics cutting/grinding tool. Its official launch will be center stage at Booth 301 near the
front of the exhibition hall on for the duration of the exhibition for ongoing demonstrations
• Welcome cocktail reception and networking event in the hall on Tuesday evening at 5:00 p.m.
• Three days of panel discussions, presentations and workshops led by industry-renowned
speakers, concurrent with the expo event – 55 speakers and 16 panels!
• A job board and recruitment opportunities – especially of interest to students and recent
graduates visiting Ceramics Expo
• Of special interest to the media are exhibitors with products and processes based in ceramics
engineering that can impact the daily lives of consumers
Additional information is available online at www.ceramicsexpousa.com.
Distributed June 1, 2015
Ceramics Expo Hails Midwest Manufacturing Renaissance
as Destination Cleveland unveils $3.3m Economic Impact
from Inaugural Show Week
Organizers’ expect show to double in size as momentum grows for 2nd annual Ceramics Expo in
Cleveland April 26 - 28 2016
Manufacturing relies heavily on technical ceramic materials. From steel and glass for architecture
to semiconductors, jet engines, teeth and prosthetic limbs, the application areas are virtually
endless. With manufacturing becoming ever more advanced, ceramic materials are more and
more often turned to as the materials of choice, and this was more than evidenced at the worldfirst Ceramics Expo USA held in Cleveland April 28 through 30.
Manufacturing giants in industries highly dependent on the technical ceramics industry were in
attendance, including Boeing, Apple, Ford and Honda. Also in attendance were professionals
from NASA’s Glenn Research Center; several schools of ceramics affiliated with major
universities in the USA, including Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland; industry
scientists, researchers and more.
2,117 professionals from the technical ceramics industry attended the free three-day event, which
included an expansive exhibit hall, presentations, product launches, keynote speakers, panel
discussions and workshops, and more.
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171 exhibitors participated in the first show, 40% more than originally anticipated, with over 20%
of the exhibitors coming from outside the USA. In addition, there were 1,368 total room nights
at a value of $168,602 at five hotels near the Cleveland I-X Center where the expo was held.
There’s a formula to the economic impact such events can have on their host cities, and
according to information provided by Destination Cleveland, the economic impact of the 2015
Ceramics Expo on the city of Cleveland was $3,304,657. This figure calculates the influx of
business dollars into Cleveland’s economy, and was arrived at using the standard Destination
Marketing Association International Event Impact Calculator, which takes into account
the number of attendees and hotel nights used, and per diem attendee spending across the
destination, among other factors.
By the close of the 2015 Ceramics Expo, the excitement and appetite for this event was palpable.
‘Ceramics Expo Turns Hype into Reality,’ reported Ceramic Tech Today, with one of the show’s
feature exhibitors, SolidCAM, commenting, “I’ve been attending trade shows since 1997, and this
has been absolutely one of the best trade shows I’ve EVER been to.”
“This show has been outstanding,” said Mark Mecklenborg, Director of Membership, Meetings
and Technical Publications with the American Ceramic Society, founding partner of the expo.
“People are happy. The industry has come out in great numbers. It has been busy and the
exhibitors here have been extremely happy with the traffic they have gotten and the quality of the
people that have come around. It really is a great representation of the ceramic and glass industry,
not only in the United States but throughout the world,” he said.
Event Director Adam Moore said, “We had high hopes for the first show, but this has enabled
us to accelerate our plans for Ceramics Expo. We may well be able to accomplish our five-year
plan in three years as we aim to make this the most important exhibition for the ceramic industry
worldwide.”
The 2016 Ceramics Expo will be held in Cleveland April 26-28, 2016.
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Testimonials
“This is an excellent show. I’ve been able to
meet with buyers and customers to learn about
new applications and directions we can go in.
It’s a great place to bring everyone together”
Tony Finoli, Senior Research Engineer, McDanel Advanced
Ceramic Technologies
“Absolutely fantastic. Everybody’s loving it. There’s
lots of enthusiasm, lots of great traffic. The technical
sessions are very interesting. I’m really, really
enjoying it”
Susan Sutton, Editor of Integrated Media, Ceramic Industry
“It’s been fantastic. We’ve had a lot of traffic in
here. A lot of people with very interesting questions,
looking for products that we think we have for
them. It’s been very good, very good”
Ken Merritt, AFM Product Manager, Senior Applications Engineer,
SolidCAM
“This afternoon we’ve had lots of visitors.
Lots of new potential customers. The meetings are
very good.”
Guillaume De Calan, CEO, Nanoe
“We’ve had lots of opportunity to connect with
friends from the past and meet new friends and
make lots of good business connections. It’s
been great”
John M Finley II, Chairman & CEO, MemPro
“The show is great. I traveled over from the Czech
Republic and I’m impressed. We have some good
contacts and hope to get some good business
together in the ceramics industry”
Jan Buk, Production Director, PARDAM S.R.O
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Testimonials
“It’s been very informative. The seminars every hour
have been very informative. The two different tracks
on ceramics manufacturing and R&D have been very
beneficial for us”
Matt Ennis, Materials Engineer, Glidewell Laboratories
“Lots of good stuff, new customers with potential.
Really good show”
Peter Chakos, Corporate Account Manager, McDanel Advanced
Ceramic Technologies
“This show has been outstanding. I am with the
American Ceramic Society, the co-founder of the
show. People are happy. The industry has come out
in great numbers. It has been busy and most of the
exhibitors here have been extremely happy with the
traffic and the quality of attendees. It really is a great
representation of the ceramic and glass industry not
only in the United States but throughout the world”
Mark Mecklenborg, Director of Membership, Meetings Technical
Publications, The American Ceramic Society
“It’s been really great, lots of great visitors. We’ve had a
lot of great conversations with the attendees”
Hope Lanning, Inside Sales Representative,
Momentive Performance Materials
“I’ve met tons of people. It’s been a chance to
meet lots of people”
Francois Guillotin, Director of Ceramics Technology,
McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies
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KLAYDUCKS - Klay Crazy Ceramics Auburn WA

Our Studios - Manchester Craftsmen`s Guild

here - KnowInG Project

Issue 1 : 2012 - The International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét