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e are delighted to
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exhibitors who joined
us for the inaugural show, along with
a host of new exhibitors. This year
over 250 companies, from established
multinationals to innovative new
technology start-ups, will
be exhibiting.
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more feature
exhibits to visit,
many with new
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the steel business…” And clearly
those producing steel and other
commodities are facing issues of
oversupply impacting demand across
global markets.
Regardless of the challenge, I
am sure that the 2016
Ceramics Expo will
be able to provide
you with advice
on all aspects,
from reducing
manufacturing
costs to
delivering
ever greater
materials,
products and
production
efficiencies.
“New uses
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materials are
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markets”
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Inside this preview is this year’s
complete agenda. Although the format
remains the same as Ceramics Expo
2015, setting the scene for this year’s
event will be the first ever Ceramics
Expo Leaders Plenary Session,
providing an outlook on current
challenges and opportunities facing
the industry.
The growth of this event is
demonstrative of a growing, evolving
industry. New uses for ceramic
materials are opening new markets,
with significant growth being
experienced from other
established sectors.
The industry is not without its
challenges though. It’s often
been said that, “If you’re in the
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Exhibitor list
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Exhibitor showcase
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Hitachi HTA 4
Deltech 4
Engis Corp 6
Gasbarre Products
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Fritsch 8
Ceramco
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Micromeritics9
Orbite Technologies
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Morgan Advanced Materials
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Schott North America
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Innovnano
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Blasch Precision Ceramics
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Denka Corp
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Tuesday April 26 agenda
Wednesday April 27 agenda
Thursday April 28 agenda
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If the specific answer cannot
be found during the conference, there
will be hundreds of experts manning
exhibition booths throughout the hall
– all happy to help.
Exhibitor showcase
This preview should serve as a guide
to a few of the highlights and things
to do and enjoy during your time at
Ceramics Expo 2016. More up-todate information is available on the
website. Please make sure you register
online to get your fast-track pass to
this year’s event.
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Useful info
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Event Director
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Direxa / Ceritherm SolidCAM / G.W. Schultz Tool / Tratech
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Aadvanced Machinery Inc
ACerS
Action SuperAbrasive Products,
Inc
AdValue Technology LLC
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc
Advanced Glass & Ceramics
Advanced Superabrasives Inc
Aerodyne
Akron Porcelain & Plastics Co
Alfred University
Allied High Tech Products Inc
Almatis, Inc
ALTEO Alumina
AluChem Inc
AlzChem, LLC
Amedica
America Isostic Presses Inc
Apogee Ceramics Inc
Applied Ceramics Inc
Applied Test Systems Inc
Associated Ceramics &
Technology Inc
Association of American
Ceramic Component
Manufacturers (AACCM)
Astral Material Industrial Co. Ltd
Autran USA
AVEKA
AVS Incorporated
Baikowski International
Bakony Technical Ceramics Ltd
BassTech International
Beckman Coulter
Bhalla Chemical Works Pvt, Ltd
Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc
Borregaard Ligno Tech
Brannon Sowers & Cracraft
Briteskies
Buhler Inc
Bullen Ultrasonics, Inc
California Nanotechnologies
Carborundum Universal Ltd
Center for Dielectrics and
Piezoelectrics
Centerline Technologies
Centorr Vacuum Industries Inc
Ceramco, Inc
Ceramdis Advanced Ceramics
Ceramic Applications
Ceramic Forum International
Ceramic Industry
Ceramic Solutions Inc
CeramTec GmbH
CerCo, Inc. / Filtros
CERINNOV, Inc
Ceritherm
China Changsha Zhonglong
Chemical Co Ltd.
Cilas Particle Size
City of Cleveland, Ohio
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Cleveland Electric Laboratories
Cleveland Vibrator Co.
CM Furnaces Inc
Compass Wire Cloth
CoorsTek, Inc
Corning Incorporated
Croda Inc
Crystex Composites LLC
CUSTOM PROCESSING SERVICES
Dalian Xhengxing Abrasive Co.,
Ltd
DCM Tech
Decagon Devices Inc
Deltech Inc.
Dengfeng Haonan Refractories
Co., Ltd
DENKA Corporation
Diacut Inc
Diamond America Corporation
Direxa Engineering
DORST America
Du-Co Ceramics Company
E.C. Kitzel
Edward Orton Jr Ceramic
Foundation
Eirich Machines Inc
Eisenmann Thermal Solutions
GmbH
Elan Technology
Electro Abrasives LLC
Elemetal Refining, LLC
Elkem Materials, Inc
Elster Thermal Solutions, a
Honeywell Company
Engineering Ceramic HKCo., LTD.
Engis Corp
ENrG Inc
ESL ElectroScience
ETiMINE USA Inc
Evans Analytical Group LLC
ExOne
Famatel SA
Ferro Corporation
Ferro-Ceramic Grinding, Inc
FlackTek, Inc
Florida State University
Foam Expo 2017
Formatec Ceramics
FRITSCH USA, Inc
Fuji-SPS
Gannon & Scott
Gasbarre Products, Inc
Gasser & Sons Inc
GeoCorp, Inc
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GFS Chemicals
Glass Mfg Industry Council
Glen Mills Inc
Goodfellow Corp
Grintec Advanced Materials
Technology Co., Ltd
GW Schultz
H.C. Starck
Haiku Tech Inc
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Hammond Group Inc
Harper International Corporation
Harrop Industries, Inc
Heraeus Kulzer GmbH
Hifunda
Hindalco
Hitachi High Technologies
America Inc
Holland Technical Ceramics Inc.
Horiba Instruments Inc
Houghton International
Hunan Fu Qiang Special Ceramic
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Hysitron
IBU-tec advanced materials AG
ICF + Welko SPA
Imerys Fused Minerals
Imerys North America Ceramics
IMR Test Labs
Inabata America Corportation
Industrial Minerals
INMATEC Technologies GmbH
INNOVNANO - Advanced
Materials S.A
Insaco Incorporated
Inta Technologies
IPS Ceramics
IRD Ceramics
Iwatani Corporation
J A I Engineers UK Limited
Jenike & Johanson, Inc.
Keith Company
Kerneos Inc
Kläger Spritzguß GmbH & Co. KG
Knichel Logistics
Kyocera America, Inc
Lancaster Products
LECO Corporation
Linhong Inorganic Material Co.,
Ltd
Linseis Inc
Lithoz GmbH
Loomis Products
Luoyang Zhengjie Science &
Technology Industry Trade Co.,
Ltd
M.E. SCHUPP Industriekeramik
GmbH & Co. KG
Mantra Innovative Systems
Materials Sampling Technologies
(MST)
Materion Ceramics Inc
McDanel Advanced Ceramics
Technologies LLC
Mel Chemicals
MemPro Materials Corporation?
To be confirmed - booth share
with Stoke??
Microcertec Inc
Micromeritics Instrument Corp
MicroTek Finishing LLC
Microtrac Inc
MillenniTEK
Mindrum Precision, Inc
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MK Import/Export Inc
MoistTech Corp.
Morgan Advanced Materials
Mo-Sci Corp
Nabaltec AG
Nabertherm
Nanoe
Nanoker Research SL
Nanoscience Instruments, Inc
Netzsch Instruments NA LLC
Nihon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. New Glass Company
Ningbo Cathay Pacific Ceramics
Co., Ltd
Noritake - Daiichi Kitsugyo
(America) Inc.
NSL Analytical
Nu-Star Inc
Nutec Bickley
Nyacol Nano Technologies Inc
OPF Enterprises
OptiPro Systems
Orbis Machinery LLC
Orbite Technologies Inc
Oxy-Gon Industries Inc
Paul O. Abbe
Philips Ceramics Uden
Piezo Kinetics, Inc
Poco Graphite
Powder Processing & Technology
LLC
PowderPro AB
Precision Ceramics USA
PremaTech Advanced Ceramics
Progressive Manufacturing
Technology, Inc.
PSC Inc
Qingdao Terio Corporation
Qingdao Western Coast
Advanced Materials Co., Ltd
Quantachrome Instruments
Rabco Energy Solutions, Inc
Raymond Bartlett Snow, Arvos
Group
Refractories Worldforum
Rego-Fix
Resodyn Acoustic Mixers
Rex Materials Group
Riedhammer GmbH
Rigaku Americas
Robocasting Enterprises LLC
RocCera LLC
Rubicon Technology
Rubis Precis
Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials
Saint Gobain NorPro
Saint Gobain Zirpro
Saint-Gobain Boron Nitride
Saint-Gobain Ceramics
SAUEREISEN
SCHOTT North America
SCHUNK Ingenieurkeramik GmbH
Semiconductor Enclosures, Inc
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Seneca Ceramics
Sentro Tech
Setaram Inc
Shandong Guiyuan Advanced
Ceramics Co., Ltd
Shandong Ultraming Fine
Ceramics Co., Ltd
Shanghai Unite Technology
Showa Denko America, Inc
Sigma Advanced Materials
Sinocera Technology USA Inc
Solar Turbines Incorporated
SolidCAM Inc
Specialty Glass Inc
SPEX SamplePrep, LLC
Stellar Industries
Superior Graphite Co.
Superior Technical Ceramics
Suzhou Jinlun Ceramics Co. Ltd
Swindell Dressler International
TA Instruments - Water
Corporation LLC
Team by Sacmi - Laeis GmbH
TevTech LLC
The City of Stoke-on-Trent
The Pennsylvania State University
The Young Industries Inc
Thermal Technology LLC
Thermaltek
Thermcraft
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
TOTO USA, Inc
Trans-Tech, Inc
TRATECH
Tunable Materials Co Ltd
Ultra Electronics-Furnace Parts
Unifair
Unimin Corp
Union Process, Inc
Universal Laser Systems, Inc
US Stoneware
Vac-U-Max
Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC
Verder Scientific, Inc
Verity Technical Consultants LLC
Viridis3D LLC
W.S. Tyler Industrial Group
Warner Power
Washington Mills Electro Minerals
Corp
Weifang Huamei Fine Technical
Ceramics Co., Ltd
Wisconsin White Sand
Wunder-Mold, Inc
Xieta International, S.L.
Yixing Zhong Run Ceramics
Technology Co., Ltd
Zibo Fuxing Ceramic Pigment &
Glaze Co., Ltd
Zibo Soaring Universe Refractory
& Insulartion Materials Co., Ltd
ZIRCAR Ceramics Inc
Zircoa Inc
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Floor Plan
HITACHI’S CERAMICS PROCESSING
SOLUTION SUITE
VISIT HITACHI HTA AT BOOTH 208
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Conference
Exhibitor Showcase
eramics development
relies heavily on materials
understanding and
characterization. Novel
products and materials
require ceramic chemistries
to undergo exposure to
extreme heat, pressure and
harsh environments. The
study of these components
relies on instrumentation
designed to successfully
characterize their structure.
Demand for reliable and
innovative instrumentation
continues to grow as the
diverse applications of ceramics increase.
Exhibitor Showcase
Hitachi High Technologies provides
a solution suite for the identification
of cracks, grain size and orientation
essential for analysis of advancedcomposite ceramic-related materials
and powders.
ceramic and intermetallic layers,
which can then be inserted into the
SU3500, Hitachi’s variablepressure scanning electron
microscope.
The IM4000PLUS, Hitachi’s latest ion
milling instrument, uses a broad ion
beam for surface polishing, resulting
in a damage-less cross-section face,
yet maintains the integrity of the
IM4000 milling operates with
an argon gun, and avoids
scarring, smearing and the
introduction of artifacts most
commonly found in samples
prepared with mechanical
polishing. Use of the highvoltage mode with variablepressure mode available
in the SU3500 eliminates
charging of the polished and
prepared sample, yielding superb
analytical information.
VISIT DELTECH AT BOOTH 340
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The company’s TK line of furnaces
offers continuous operation up to
3,090°F (1,700°C), low mass, rapid
heat/cool cycling, fiberboard insulation,
UL508A-compliant control systems as
certified by Intertek, and the custom
features required to meet users’
unique process needs. Available
configurations give widths and
heights up to 12” (30.5cm) and
unlimited tunnel length.
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PHONE: 630-361-6044 / E-MAIL: sales@daiichi-ees.com
Hitachi will demonstrate this
powerful solution at the expo –
email emdwebsite@hitachi-hta.com
to book a demo.
FROM LAB TO PRODUCTION
SCALE – ELECTRIC TUNNEL KILNS
eltech (Denver,
CO) is taking
the opportunity
to introduce its newest
furnace line – hightemperature electricfired tunnel kilns for
small-scale production.
Just as “big batch” glass
melt furnaces allow scaling
up while maintaining identical
process parameters, Deltech tunnel
kilns will allow processes to move
from lab scale to the production
floor under predictable conditions
to ensure product outcomes
consistent with those in
test furnaces.
< Please inquire…>
Deltech says that if your process
is ready to scale up but you don’t
need a gas-fired behemoth, you
should visit the company at Booth
340 to discuss your application
requirements.
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TARGETED LEARNING WORKSHOPS
ceramics.org/expoworkshops2016
Increase Your Knowledge with ACerS Targeted Learning Workshops, held in conjunction with Ceramics Expo in Cleveland, Ohio
Are you an engineer, scientist, operations professional or student looking to sharpen your skills and expand your knowledge base? Continue your
education with ACerS Targeted Learning Workshops. Taught by experts, these courses expand on foundational topics and equip attendees with
additional skills needed for the workplace.
To reserve your spot, go to ceramics.org/expoworkshops2016 to select a workshop,
or contact Customer Service at 866-721-3322 or 240-646-7054.
April 24, 1 – 6 p.m. and April 25, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
April 27 | 1 – 5 p.m.
OSHA 10-Hour Industrial Outreach Safety Course
On the Plant Floor: A Practical Guide for Leaders in
the Manufacturing Plant
Instructor: Douglas Jeter, Verity Technical Consultants, LLC,
adjunct professor
This course provides an introduction to general industry safety as well
as health hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention.
Workers, supervisors, and managers who have not previously had formal training in safety or OSHA regulations will benefit from this course.
Instructors: Bryan D. Geary and Carlton F. Sorrell,
OPF Enterprises
Geary
April 26 | 1 – 5 p.m.
Capital for High Growth Startups
Instructor: Bill Payne, Angel Investor
This half-day workshop is an important event for emerging or
startup entrepreneurs who know that understanding the scope
of financing available to them is a key to success of their new
companies. Best practices on how to finance a startup business will
be described and discussed interactively.
This half-day course helps you become a more effective leader and
manager in the manufacturing operation. Designed as a practical
guide to actual problem solving and culture building at all levels
in the manufacturing plant, real-life solutions to real-life problems
are offered. This course is practical—short on theory and long on
the reality of life in a factory, and is especially valuable for recent
graduates or anyone new to life On the Plant Floor.
Sorrell
Offered by ACerS Manufacturing Division
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ENHANCED LAPPING CONTROL
VISIT ENGIS CORP AT BOOTH 709
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Exhibitor Showcase
ngis Corporation
(Wheeling, IL) will be
featuring a number of
improvements to the design of
its range of Fastlap flat lapping
machines for the processing of
ceramics.
on the roller yokes, which can be
programmed to continue rotating
even after the lapping plate has
come to a full stop, which is a
significant step forward.
Conference
Working closely with a major
producer of precision ceramic
components, the engineering
team at Engis has designed a
number of new features that
will improve control of the
lapping process. These include
an upgrade to the pneumatic
load function of the machine, which
now offers a zero pressure option. In
addition, direct drives are now available
Engis has also formulated a
number of new diamond slurries
to decrease cycle times and
improve finishes on ceramic
components.
Lapping machines and precision
lap plates are used to lap-polish
ceramic parts and other stain
sensitive materials
In addition, Engis offers
the process development
capability to work hand in hand
with customers to improve
throughput, reduce costs and
optimize surface finishes. This off-site
application assistance is provided at no
charge to customers.
Exhibitor Showcase
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PRESS PRODUCTION RATES
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VISIT GASBARRE PRODUCTS AT BOOTH 319
Essential Contacts
asbarre Products will exhibit a
high-speed powder compacting
press capable of producing
up to 100 strokes per minute while
holding exceptional green part
tolerances. The PTX-Pentronix VFD
612 Press is part of Gasbarre’s highspeed precision press line.
Useful Information
This double-acting press can easily
hold tolerances as tight as 13 microns
and press up to 6 tons of compacting
force. It utilizes a removable tool
capsule that allows the operator to
perform tool setups external to the
press. When equipped with multiple
tool capsules, part manufacturers can
run one part while setting up another,
and switch tools in as little as 30
minutes, thus minimizing downtime
and maximizing production rates.
This press offers top punch hold-down
for delicate parts with multiple levels,
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The press also utilizes an HMI
touchscreen to program and monitor
press operation. Process limits such
as applied tonnage can be monitored
and limits programmed such that the
press will automatically stop should a
problem occur during operation.
and can be configured
to run in anvil mode for simpler
geometries. This reduces tooling costs
as only one punch is now required.
When equipped with an optional parts
handling system, the press can run
with very little operator intervention.
These presses are ideal for highvolume, high-precision parts. Doubleacting versions are available in 2, 6,
16 and 35 ton compacting force, and
anvil-only versions in 4, 6, 16 and 35
tons. Double-acting versions can be
optionally equipped to run in anvil
mode. All presses utilize an electronic
variable-frequency drive system for
precise speed control with no moving
parts compared with older mechanical
variable-speed drive systems.
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Floor Plan
LIVE MILLING & SIZING
VISIT FRITSCH AT BOOTH 422
Exhibitor Showcase
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RITSCH, an internationally
respected manufacturer of
application-oriented
laboratory instruments, is
again aiming to keep one
step ahead with its high-tech
laboratory mills, efficient sieve
analysis, innovative particle
sizing, and well-conceived
sample dividing, feeding and
cleaning.
Also at the expo will be the
PULVERISETTE 6 planetary mill.
To be unveiled in the
field of size reduction is
the PULVERISETTE 14
variable-speed rotor mill. This
offers impact, shearing and
cutting comminution in one
instrument, with extremely
fast sample throughput of 15 liters or
more per hour.
mixing and homogenizing of hard,
medium-hard, soft, brittle, tough and
moist samples.
In the particle sizing area,
FRITSCH will feature its
ANALYSETTE 22 NanoTec
laser particle sizer for fast analysis
of particle size with static light
scattering. Due to its particularly
wide measuring range of 0.01μm
to 2100μm, the ANALYSETTE
22 NanoTec is said to be ideal for
efficient particle size analysis down
into the nano range – in production
and quality control as well as in
research and development.
P-14 Premium Line
This is used for fast and powerful wet
and dry grinding, mechanical alloying,
The practical, modular design
guarantees fast, perfect, dry and
wet dispersion thanks to a wide range of
dispersion modules.
Exhibitor Showcase
GETTING SMALLER – BY DESIGN
VISIT CERAMCO AT BOOTH 409
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Essential Contacts
eramco’s feature
presentation will be
the latest addition to
its high-volume PIM (powder
injection molding) offerings.
“This extension of our nearnet shaping capability – aptly
named MicroPIM – is
allowing us to produce ceramic
components as small as 0.05g
and in production quantities,”
says company President
Thomas Henriksen.
MicroPIM-formed ceramic
components are already found
in applications including fiberoptic ferrules and wire bonding
nozzles. Also, they are serving
more broadly defined markets
including medical and electrical
interconnects. Ceramics step
in when metal alloy or plastic
components fail, or simply do not
possess the properties demanded
by the harsh environments
involved.
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MicroPIM utilizes many of the
alumina or zirconia production
formulations currently used for
Ceramco’s high-volume manufacturing
of larger components. “The incredibly
small scale of MicroPIM requires
careful adjustments to the feedstock
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Ceramco Micro Clam
to achieve a very low viscosity,” adds
Henriksen. “Other than that, it is
virtually the same process Ceramco has
been using successfully for 30 years.
Everything is just much smaller.”
Additionally announced just
recently, following a full on-site
audit, Ceramco has successfully
met all the requirements of ISO
9001:2008 and this certification has
been granted for the Center Conway,
NH facility.
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TAKING PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS
TO NEW LEVELS
VISIT MICROMERITICS AT BOOTH 235
M
icromeritics will feature the
NanoPlus HD, its nextgeneration zeta potential
and particle size analyzer, with the
invitation to overcome the unknown
or discover more about your product
than ever before, thanks to:
• High-definition analysis with over
70mW of laser power, which
finds small volume aggregates in
mixtures.
• True zeta potential with multi-point
measurement scans for isoelectric
point, formulation constancy and
uniformity in colloidal systems.
• Ability to measure within the entire
dynamic range of the NanoPlus
HD in a single analysis.
Users can now reach deeper into
acquired data to increase yield,
optimize process and find new
capabilities. The unit features
improved sensitivity for increased raw
data quality, which increases results
accuracy. Avalanche Photodiode
Detection (APD) permits highsensitivity detection of even smallvolume, diluted samples.
It is also possible to generate
customized 3D plots to track changes,
compare lots or see pH effects to
positively impact continual process
improvement initiatives.
Furthermore, users can protect data
integrity, and secure repeatability and
accuracy for high-confidence results.
Leading features in this area include:
• Exceptional multi-point
electrophoretic mobility detection
for the elimination of EOF effects.
• Use of the intelligent SOP
Designer or the preloaded
liquid dispersion properties to
understand data and its impact.
• Broad range of temperature
controls, which secures sample
integrity with protein and
biological samples; keeps sample
bioactivity intact.
• Specially engineered analysis cells
with parallel electrodes, which
eliminate thermal damage to
protein or biological materials.
EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL
OFFERING PROMISED
VISIT MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AT BOOTH 316
ULTRA-HIGH-PURITY ALUMINAS
VISIT ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES AT BOOTH 516
O
rbite Technologies Inc
(Saint-Laurent, Québec)
is a publicly listed North
American producer of very high-purity
alumina (HPA), with a purity range
starting at 99.99% (4N) to purity levels
above 99.999% (5N+). It is finalizing
the commissioning of its three metric
tonnes per day HPA plant, and
the plans are to begin commercial
shipments in Q1 2016.
Orbite can produce different phases of
alumina (alpha, gamma, etc.) and can
adjust the particle size distribution, the
surface area and other characteristics
to suit customer applications.
The company’s world-class
Technology Development Center
(TDC) is its engine for innovation. It
is a fully equipped physico-chemical
and material characterization
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laboratory, and plays a key role in
product customization, technology
development and quality control.
This enables Orbite to deliver a wellpositioned and diversified portfolio
of HPA products. The TDC also
plays a key role in future specialty
and commodity product launches,
which are based on Orbite’s broad
intellectual property portfolio.
M
organ Advanced Materials will be
presenting the full ceramics product
offering. On display in Cleveland will be
high-temperature fiber, refractory and microporous
solutions from the Thermal Ceramics business,
ceramic-to-metal assemblies and extruded ceramic
component solutions from Technical Ceramics,
and ceramic cores from Morgan’s Certech business.
Completing the line-up will be samples from the
Composites and Defense businesses.
In just the past year, Morgan’s businesses have
unveiled a range of innovations, including:
• New coatings for crucibles to reduce contamination
and extend life.
• A new ultrasonic transducer for measurement within
the residential and industrial gas metering sector,
optimizing energy efficiency by offering customers
greater transparency of energy consumption.
• A range of kiln furniture made from a new highperformance nitride-bonded silicon carbide
material, which is suitable for use at temperatures of
up to 1,500°C (2,730°F).
• The capability to manufacture valve balls up to
DN250 diameter from Nilcra zirconia ceramic
material for severe service valves that have to
withstand extremes of temperature and corrosive
environments.
• PGS-100 graphite-loaded silicon carbide material
ideal for seals and bearings applications in the
petrochemical sector, as well as a range of other
industrial applications.
• Lightweight body armor and helmets for soldiers,
drawing on Morgan’s growing range of highspecification composite materials.
“Morgan is a market leader in advanced ceramic
materials, so Ceramics Expo is a natural and logical
place to exhibit and showcase our latest innovations,”
comments CEO Pete Raby. “Our business solutions
lead the way in markets from industrial and energy to
medical and transportation, and we are committed to
continuing to raise awareness of the unique capabilities
of our proprietary ceramic technologies and how these
materials are driving performance optimization across
an ever-broader range of sectors and applications.”
Expert application engineers from Morgan will be
on hand throughout the event to answer questions
from visitors and discuss individual application
requirements.
PETE RABY, CEO, MORGAN
ADVANCED MATERIALS
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Visit us at booth 403
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VERSATILITY WITH PERFORMANCE
VISIT SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA AT BOOTH 1023
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Exhibitor Showcase
CHOTT will highlight its
range of glass materials,
including NEXTREMA
glass-ceramic for high-heat
applications and DURAN
glass tubing, with full lines
on display.
2mm and 8mm. NEXTREMA
can be a transformative yet
functional design element in
infrared applications, as well
as health and wellness heaters,
outdoor area heaters, grills and
industrial dryers.
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NEXTREMA glass-ceramic
is now available for hightemperature applications
such as infrared heaters and
radiators, and carries the
advantages of technical glass
(such as high transmission and
a non-porous surface); also
heat resistance up to 1,740°F
(950°C) and ability to withstand
thermal shocks up to 1,470°F (800°C).
Available in six colors, it features
high transmittance of infrared
radiation in the short and mediumwave infrared ranges, and can be
customized in thicknesses between
SCHOTT will also
demonstrate the versatility of
its DURAN glass tubing line.
DURAN can be manufactured
with different wall thicknesses
and inner diameters. DURAN
was used with an anti-reflective
coating to cover a 360° camera
for an extreme snowboarding
summit in Germany; this
technology can be applied to cameras
at other sporting events, concerts and
in TV show production.
Nanostructured
powders for next
generation ceramics
• Small grain sizes
Exhibitor Showcase
EMULSION DETONATION SYNTHESIS
• Improved mechanical performance
VISIT INNOVNANO AT BOOTH 428
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I
nnovnano (Coimbra, Portugal) will
exhibit its nanostructured
3 mol % yttria-stabilized zirconia
(3YSZ), an optimized ceramic
material for high-strength, anti-wear
applications.
Through EDS, nanostructured
ceramics with smaller grain sizes
are produced. As a result, they
benefit from increased hardness,
flexural strength and resistance to
thermal shock.
The company uses a unique, stateof-the-art manufacturing technology
– Emulsion Detonation Synthesis
(EDS) – to synthesize 3YSZ, as well
as other ceramic powders designed
for advanced, high-tech applications.
EDS ensures the production of
homogeneous nanostructured powders
with an even chemical distribution for
guaranteed high performance
and consistency.
Innovnano’s 3YSZ has excellent
mechanical and physical properties
and is ideally suited for hot and
cold isostatic pressing (HIP/CIP),
as well as uniaxial pressing. The
result after pressing is a highly dense
material for applications that call for
extreme strength and durability. The
components produced following
HIP are exceptionally hard (~1350
HV10), with a fracture toughness of
• Excellent homogeneity
~6MPa.m0.5 and a bending strength of
up to 1,800MPa.
3YSZ also offers improved phase
stability, enhancing the durability and
tribological performance of the final
ceramic component, and helping to
extend product lifetime. With less
frequent replacement of parts and
reduced equipment downtime, running
costs are minimized.
Innovnano is a specialist manufacturer
of high-quality nanostructured zirconiabased powders and aluminum-doped
zinc oxide (AZO) sputtering targets. It is
a subsidiary of CUF, is certified to ISO
9001, and manufactures and supplies
industrial-scale quantities of its powders.
For enhanced material properties
in demanding ceramic applications,
visit Innovnano at
Ceramics Expo booth 428
info@innovnano-materials.com
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BLASCH IDENTIFIES TRENDS
IN IMPACT OF CERAMICS ON
THERMAL PROCESSING
Exhibitor Showcase
VISIT BLASCH PRECISION CERAMICS AT BOOTH 410
A
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ccording to Blasch
Precision Ceramics
(Albany, NY), there are a
number of factors working together
to make the future very bright for
using ceramics in heat treating.
Innovations continue to raise
the performance of engineered
ceramics to survive the challenges
of heat-treating applications.
Exhibitor Showcase
Blasch has continued to aggressively
expand its product offering
through material development.
To improve the life of ceramics
used in high-temperature-reducing
environments, the company has
undertaken a project to develop
an ultra-high-alumina product with
minimal silica. The company has
also recognized a large opportunity
to improve on the current ceramic
materials and methods of forming for
applications in basic environments.
Utilizing the Blasch process and
a proprietary material chemistry,
Blasch is in the process of applying
its complex shape-making abilities to
ceramic materials that can withstand
basic environments that have
traditionally been problematic in
casting operations, thus limiting the
ability to make complex shapes.
At Ceramics Expo 2016, Blasch will
welcome discussion on how it can
currently add value to customers’
operations with its wide range
of materials and shape-making
capabilities – in addition to having a
discussion about how future ranges
produced by Blasch will continue
to help all industries innovate
and progress.
“At Ceramics
Expo 2016, Blasch
will welcome
discussion on how
it can currently
add value to
customers’
operations”
SMART START MATERIALS
VISIT DENKA CORP AT BOOTH 809
D
enka has some notable
inorganic products featuring
this year, including Alcen,
Firelen, and silicon nitride and
boron nitride powders.
Alcen is a short alumina fiber
combining high heat resistance with
good insulating and reinforcing
abilities. Depending on product
type and conditions, maximum use
temperature is 1,500°C–1,700°C
(2,730°F–3,090°F). It finds use in
steel, metal, ceramics, automobile,
etc. as a refractory thermal insulation
material for high-temperature use.
Firelen is a composite refractory
material – developed by Denka as
a world first – containing 75–80%
silicon nitride and 12–17% free iron
content. It comes in fine powder
or granular form, and features a small
thermal expansion ratio and excellent
“Denka’s silicon
nitride line-up
includes an ultrafine powder – whose
average particle size
is in the submicron
order – to coarse
grain powder”
thermal conductivity, thus enhancing
anti-spalling performance and anticorrosiveness.
Bühler Grinding &
Dispersion –
processing solutions
for the ceramic
industry.
Essential Contacts
– Bead and rolls mills for
efficient grinding of ceramics
and minerals
– Tailor-made for industrial
glazes, sanitary ceramics,
oxide and non-oxide
ceramics, ferrites and glass
pastes
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Bühler is one of the world’s leading suppliers
of industrial equipment. Represented in more
than 140 countries. Bühler provides technology
for preparing raw materials, with a focus on
sub-micron grinding solutions for the ceramic
industry. The range of products and services
includes material handling, slurry preparation
and metal-free wet-grinding for suspensions
using highly wear-resistant lining materials.
Join us en route to the future and benefit from
efficient Bühler solutions.
Bühler Inc., T 201-847-0600,
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Denka’s silicon nitride line-up
ranges from an ultra-fine powder
– whose average particle size
is in the submicron order – to
coarse-grain powder. Moldings
using this powder are lightweight,
showing excellent high-temperature
strength and toughness against
breakage, plus characteristics such
as resistance to wear, corrosion
and thermal shock. Potential
applications include components
for automotive engines, electronics
and industrial machinery.
Denka’s hexagonal boron nitride
powder is a material showing
excellent thermal conductivity, heat
and corrosion resistance, electric
insulation, and lubrication/demolding performance.
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• Enabling Commercialization of Nanoparticles
• Examining the Applications for Bioceramic and Bioglass Materials
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Dr Janet Kavandi, Deputy
Director, NASA - Glenn
Research Center
Don Bray, Vice President,
Technology, North
America, Morgan
Advanced Materials
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Freedonia // Kerneos
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Northeastern University // Nanoe // AMEDICA
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April 26 – 28, 2016
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Direxa and Ceritherm point out
that with tunnel kilns the kiln cars
are expensive to buy, expensive to
maintain and lead to high extra fuel
consumption. With roller hearth kilns,
the rollers go through the walls, leading
to parasitic leakages, heat losses by
thermal conduction, limitations in terms
of product mass and kiln width, and
unreliable product tracking.
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The revolutionary and patented SkateKiln design is said to address all these
limitations. The new concept developed
and offered by Direxa and Ceritherm
“The second feature
of this exciting
presentation will be
the Ceriflow dryer,
heralded as a flexible
and efficient tool for
the ceramic industry”
With research and know-how
combining to deliver energy
consumption reduction and improved
production efficiency, the Skate-Kiln
concept is proposed in various designs
to accommodate and optimize the
firing of various product loads and
output levels.
The second feature of this exciting
presentation will be the Ceriflow dryer,
The Ceriflow tunnel dryer is of a
modular design, where each module
allows different air conditions in
each section to meet the products’
specific requirements. Ceriflow is also
completely automatic.
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The companies say that the tunnel
kiln concept has not seen any major
innovation for many decades, and
the offer has long been limited to
two major types: tunnel kilns with
cars for heavy product mass and
firing cycles over eight hours; roller
hearth kilns for lower product mass
and shorter firing cycles.
heralded as a flexible and efficient tool
for the ceramic industry.
This dryer is essentially a belt conveyor
dryer with unique built-in functions
that allow more flexibility and ease of
operation by: controlling the air quality
with the regulation of temperature,
moisture and air velocity; changing the
load position, the conveyor speed and
the dryer size.
The interaction of the air with the
products is optimized by providing air
flow angle adjustments with regard to
the surfaces to dry. The drying tunnel
is equipped with blowers with swiveling
air flow, allowing different methods of
air distribution: co-current, countercurrent, from underneath, from above
or even through the products.
Essential Contacts
Part of the booth will be dedicated
to showcasing an innovative concept
of low-consumption tunnel kiln,
designated the Skate-Kiln.
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has the product, support and rolling
gear all in a completely airtight
chamber (walls, crown and hearth
are completely sealed). The products
are no longer loaded on cars, nor
supported and driven by mechanisms
going through the kiln walls.
The maximum drying temperature is
200°C (392°F), useful width is from 1m
to 3m (3’4” to 10’). Each module is
2m long (6’7”).
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irexa Engineering (Lakewood,
CO, USA) and Ceritherm
(Oradour sur Vayres, France)
have a successful technical collaboration
and will exhibit together at Ceramics
Expo, unveiling novel solutions in the
areas of firing and drying.
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The advantages offered are
reduced energy consumption,
reduced drying time, reduced drying
waste, improved product quality and
enhanced flexibility.
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MILLING REVOLUTION FOR FULLY
SINTERED CERAMICS
NSL PROVIDES GREATER
OPTIONS WITH NEW METHODS
VISIT SOLIDCAM, G.W. SCHULTZ TOOL AND TRATECH AT BOOTH 400
VISIT NSL ANALYTICAL AT BOOTH 442
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eramics Expo 2015 saw the
launch of interdependent
technologies that are
revolutionizing the ceramics machining
industry. For 2016, SolidCAM and
G.W. Schultz Tool
are leading a group
of experts with Gen
2 enhancements to
their iMachining
CAM software and
Cera_X cutting
tools. These
innovations work
in concert with
novel technology
from Tratech Corp,
the manufacturer
of the new ‘AGS’
CNC machine,
specifically designed
for milling ceramics.
The lessons learned
through the last
year are giving
birth to even more
revolutionary ideas,
with performance
improvements in both cycle
time and tool life.
Essential Contacts
Ceramics Expo 2016 will host
the exclusive launch of this
one-of-a-kind interdependent
technology suite, expected to
take ceramics manufacturing
up to an entirely new level of
cutting speed and accuracy. With
extremely high interest from the
aerospace, aviation, automotive,
electronics and medical equipment
devices industries, this is proving to be
a truly game-changing development.
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All three partners will be present
for this exciting unveiling during the
expo. Each partner brings unique and
specific expertise to the production
process. SolidCAM developed the
CAM software to enable cutting of
fully sintered ceramics with enhanced
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efficiencies, while G.W. Schultz Tool
created and manufactures the custom,
high-performance, patent-pending,
ceramic cutting and grinding tools
for the system. Tratech designed and
“iMachining for
Ceramics will
have a significant
impact on the
ceramics industry
worldwide”
builds the first-of-its-kind, customized
application-specific CNC machine to
be used for machining ceramics in the
fully sintered (hard) state.
Ken Merritt, SolidCAM’s Ceramics
Manager, states, “The effect of this
state-of-the-art manufacturing system
is expected to be felt immediately
throughout the global ceramics
industry. iMachining for Ceramics
will have a significant impact on the
ceramics industry
worldwide. This
system offers
companies cutting
ceramics CNC
machining with
volumetric material
removal rates never
seen before, while
maintaining optimal
structural integrity and
geometric accuracy.”
“Simply put,” Merritt
adds, “This ceramics
machining system,
including iMachining,
the G.W. Schultz
Cera_X tool and the
AGS machine from
Tratech, provides
‘first cut’ success with
dramatically increased
efficiencies that result in huge
reductions in cycle time, greatly
improved G-ratios for longer tool
life, and significant reductions
in machine maintenance and
downtime, all coming together
for unbelievable cost savings.”
This eagerly anticipated
technology changes 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 Ceramics Expo 2016
will get to see the performance
firsthand. 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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SL Analytical
(Cleveland, OH),
an independent
commercial materials testing
lab, recently announced new
methods for the elemental
analysis of advanced materials
and ceramics. “The necessity
for low-level analysis from
our customers – and obsolete
equipment – led us to the
development of these new
methods,” states David Kluk,
Technical Director.
Working with his staff of
chemists, Shawn Dubecky, ICP
Technical Specialist, led the scientists
to develop the new methods. “Through
analyze the trace elements in various
oxides,” explains Dubecky.
With these new methods in place,
NSL Analytical is able to accurately
analyze zinc, magnesium, chrome
and rare earth oxides and a variety of
carbides for companies serving the
aerospace, nuclear and healthcare
industries.
many years of research, my team
succeeded in the digestion of specialty
ceramic materials by using a highly
pressurized microwave to digest and
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NSL can perform chemical analyses,
from less than 1ppm to 99.999%
using ICP-OES and ICP-MS. Larry
Somrack, President, says, “It’s a very
exciting time in chemical analysis,
and these challenges keep NSL
current with solving customers’ most
crucial requirements for new product
development and high quality.”
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ceramics.org
ACERS HISTORY
Since 1898, ACerS has been
the hub of the global ceramics
community and one of the
most trusted resources of
ceramic materials & applications
knowledge. If ceramic material
and technologies are a significant
part of your work, then ACerS is
the professional society for you.
Stop by Booth 308 or visit
ceramics.org to see why
more than 11,000 ceramics and
glass researchers, engineers,
manufacturers, suppliers, and
students from more than 80
countries have made ACerS their
trusted resource.
The American Ceramic Society – the premier membership organization for ceramic and glass professionals –
provides the world’s most comprehensive resources for manufacturers, engineers, scientists, educators, and
technicians who work with ceramic and glass materials.
ACerSS DIVISIONS
Art, Archaeology and Conservation Science | Basic Science | Cements | Electronics | Engineering Ceramics
Glass & Optical Materials | Manufacturing | Nuclear & Environmental Technology | Refractory Ceramics
Structural Clay Products
Cutting-Edge Technical Resources
Network and Build Business Relationships
Workforce Development and Training*
Stay on top of the latest science, research, technology, and news.
Connect with people and businesses that know
ceramic and glass materials.
ACerS is committed to building a workforce that fully
understands ceramics and glasses.
• Ceramic Tech Today e-newsletter
• ACerS Bulletin
• ACerS global network spans 80 countries
• Ceramic Leadership Summit at Ceramics Expo 2016
• Division-based topical meetings
• Technical conferences and expos – International
Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and
Composites; Materials Science & Technology Meeting
and Exposition
• ACerS Career Center
• International conferences organized with ACerS global
partner network
• ceramicSOURCE Buyers Guide
• Corporate membership
• ACerS 10 membership divisions
• ACerS-NIST critically-evaluated PHASE Equilibria Diagrams
• Short Courses—live, online and DVD—on
fractography, sintering, glass engineering,
mechanical properties, bioceramics, and design
for safety allows participants to fulfill their
continuing education requirements, and gain
necessary skills to advance in their careers.
• Awards—Society and Division awards recognize
significant member contributions to ceramic and
glass state-of-the-art.
• Leadership—Contribute and hone your skills
through volunteer-based leadership opportunities.
• Journal of The American Ceramic Society
“
The
American
Ceramic
Society
• International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
• Young Professionals Network
• International Journal of Applied Glass Science
• Global Graduate Researcher Network
• Technical books and proceedings
• Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation – the
philanthropic arm of ACerS dedicated to
developing a highly skilled workforce
“
ACerS is the home for professionals in the ceramics and glass
communities. Whether you are an engineer, conducting research,
educating the next generation of workers, or building your business,
ACerS can provide you with tools to do your job better. Join ACerS
today to develop your career and help your organization grow!
– Charlie Spahr, executive director of
The American Ceramic Society
THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY –
AT A GLANCE
• 11,000 members
• 35% international from 80 countries
• 140 corporate members
• 10 technology-based membership divisions
• ACerS–Wiley publications
• Young Professionals Network
• Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation
*See pg ____ to learn more about ACerS Targeted
Learning Workshops, taking place at Ceramics Expo.
Held in conjunction with the 2nd Ceramics Expo
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PO Box 4013, Georgetown, CA 95634-4013, USA
Telephone: +1 530 333 1377
Email: paula@accessdiamond.com
Website: www.AccessDiamond.com
Exhibitor Showcase
Essential Contacts
Smarter Shows Ltd, 132 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WB,
United Kingdom
Telephone: +1 855 436 8683
Email: info@foam-expo.com
Website: www.foam-expo.com
22610 Gateway Center Drive, Suite 100, Clarksburg,
MD, 20871, USA
Telephone: 800 253 3053
Email: emdwebsite@hitachi-hta.com
Website: www.hitachi-hightech.com/us
Innovnano
IRD Ceramics
AluChem produces calcined, reactive, tabular and polishing
alumina products in the USA for the ceramic, investment
casting, refractory and polishing industries. In 2015 AluChem
launched a new line of ultra-low-soda aluminas focused
toward technical ceramic applications. This complemented
AluChem’s already established low-soda AC99 tabular alumina
product line.
Evolving from the first alumina plant by Karl Joseph Bayer,
ALTEO is now one of the few fully integrated, global suppliers
of specialty aluminas. The company’s world-class products
and unrivaled capacities make it a key supplier for many
technically demanding applications such as technical ceramics,
refractories, abrasives and special glass.
Innovnano is a specialist manufacturer of high-quality
nanostructured zirconia-based powders and aluminum zinc
oxide (AZO) sputtering targets. As a subsidiary of CUF, one of
the largest chemical companies in Europe, Innovnano designs,
manufactures and supplies industrial-scale quantities of its
powders from a purpose-built production technology center in
Coimbra, Portugal.
IRD Ceramics specializes in manufacturing custom precision
components from ceramics, alumina, sapphire, glass and
other super-hard materials. IRD partners closely with clients,
ensuring they receive exactly what they need. IRD Ceramics
currently supplies such components as laser components,
medical blades and specialty tips, precision sensor mounts,
tooling, mirrors, sub-and windows.
iParque, Lote 13, Apartado 7030, 3040-570 Antanhol, Portugal
Telephone: +351 961 559 305
Email: info@innovnano-materials.com
Website: www.innovnano-materials.com
428 Geneva Rd, Alexandria, MN, 56308, USA
Telephone: +1 320 759 2216
Email: jdr@irdceramics.com
Website: www.irdceramics.com
Booth Number: 328
46 Ravenna St, Unit B3, Hudson, OH 44236-3059, USA
Telephone: + 1 440 460 2640
Email: marketing@alteo-alumina.com
Website: www.alteo-alumina.com
Booth Number: 428
Booth Number: 815
Brannon Sowers
& Cracraft PC
FlackTek
Superior Graphite
Xieta International SL
Booth Number: 509
Booth Number: 240
Booth Number: 419
Booth Number: 342
Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC is an intellectual property,
business and litigation firm focused on client relationships.
Its skilled professionals provide quality, big-firm service at
reasonable rates. The company believes in zealous and effective
representation of its clients and their interests, without losing sight
of business considerations, efficiency and fiscal responsibility.
FlackTek Inc will be demonstrating an advanced tool for
mixing, grinding/milling and dispersing. This non-invasive
mixing technology is used to process any combination of
powders, pastes, putties and liquids from 1g to 5kg. The
SpeedMixer removes air bubbles while homogenizing the
sample, in seconds, and there is absolutely no cleanup.
Xieta is a Spanish company specialized in production and
supply of raw and auxiliary materials, especially alumina
powder, alumina nanobeads and high-density alumina balls
and linings for milling. From its warehouses in Spain, Brazil,
Poland, India, Mexico and PR of China, Xieta distributes to
over 40 countries worldwide.
1 North Pennsylvania Street, Suite 800, Indianapolis,
IN 46204, USA
Telephone: +1 317 630 2811
Email: jbrannon@bscattorneys.com
Website: www.bscattorneys.com
1708 Hwy 11, Bldg. G, Landrum, SC, 29356, USA
Telephone: +1 864 895 7991
Email: speedmixer@flacktek.net
Website: www.speedmixer.com
Delivering unparalleled quality since 1917, Superior Graphite
specializes in thermal purification, and advanced sizing,
blending and coating technologies, providing graphite and
carbon-based solutions to a wide range of markets including:
ceramics, carbon parts, agriculture, battery, fuel cells,
metallurgy, friction, hot metal forming, composites, powder
metals, lubricity and drilling additives.
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Hitachi High Technologies America answers the demands
of today’s fast-paced analytical laboratory with a reliable and
innovative instrumentation portfolio including SEM, TEM,
STEM, FIB-SEM, tabletop SEM, ion milling and sample prep
equipment. The company’s revolutionary AFM instruments offer
extraordinary levels of performance and ease of use, including
environmental controls supporting a variety of in-situ observations.
ALTEO NA LLC
01 Landy Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45215, USA
Telephone: +1 513 310 6491
Email: jwieland@aluchem.com
Website: www.aluchem.com
Useful Information
Fort Collins, CO, 80525, USA
Telephone: +1 440 577 1896
Email: stephen.kosik@aei.com
Website: www.advanced-energy.com
Foam Expo takes place February 28 - March 2, 2017, in Novi,
Michigan, USA. Foam Expo is North America’s first free-toattend exhibition and conference for the manufacturers and
buyers of technical foam materials, products and services, as
well as the entire technical foam supply chain.
AluChem Inc
Booth Number: 403
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Precision power from Advanced Energy (AE) enables design
breakthroughs that drive growth for leading semiconductor,
industrial and solar customers. AE thermal management
systems offer excellent temperature measurement and control.
AE power control modules provide exceptional quality for
heating, melting, bending, forming or drying in a variety of
industrial applications.
Booth Number: 208
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1470, Chicago, IL 60606, USA
Telephone: +1 312 559 2999
Email: mwanta@superiorgraphite.com
Website: www.superiorgraphite.com
Travessera de Gràcia, 62 – 08006 Barcelona, Spain
Telephone: +34 934 147 227
Email: office@xieta.com
Website: www.xieta.com
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Exhibitor Showcase
Access Diamond has more than 31 years’ experience in the
industry, providing you with your material and tool design needs.
Industries supported but limited to Computer, Laser, Medical,
Military, Optical and Semiconductor who are machining
Ceramics, Glass, Metals, Quartz, Sapphire, Silicon and Zirconia.
Using Tooling like CNC, Core Drills, Chamfer, Reamer, Form
Tools, Wheels (Blanchard, Slicing, Surfacing and Forming),
Water Swivels, Wheel Adapters, Spindles, Flanges.
Booth Number: 940
Conference
Booth Number: 502
Hitachi High Technologies
America Inc
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sponsoring Ceramics Expo
Foam Expo
Essential Contacts
Advanced Energy
Industries Inc
Access Diamond
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Monday April 25, 2016
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Tuesday April 26, 2016
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Exhibitors, Speakers and Invited Guests Welcome Drinks
Reception: 5:00pm – 7:00pm at Marriott, Cleveland Airport Hotel
Conference @ Ceramics Expo Hours: 10:20am – 4:45pm
Exhibition Hours: 10:00am – 6:30pm
GeoCorp Drinks Reception: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Wednesday April 27, 2016
Conference
Registration Hours: 9:30am – 6:30pm
Conference @ Ceramics Expo Hours: 10:30am – 4:45pm
Exhibition Hours: 10:00am – 6:30pm
CoorsTek Drinks Reception: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
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and information on complimentary
shuttle services.
hotels
Discounted hotel rates are available for
all attendees. Visit the website for more
details and to book.
contact us
Registration Hours: 9:30am – 2:30pm
Conference @ Ceramics Expo Hours: 10:30am – 12:45pm
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• Special Must-Visit eBlast prior to the event on April 14, 2016
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Do you have drawing requirements
that are unattainable?
Are you working with an
unachievable delivery requirement?
Does your search for a sapphire,
ceramic or glass component vendor
that truly cares about you and your needs
seem hopeless?
Let IRD Ceramics assist you. No
magic tricks, just good old-fashioned
dedication and commitment.
Imagine the possibilities!
428 Geneva Rd., Alexandria, MN 56308 • 320-759-2216
www.irdceramics.com • ben@irdceramics.com
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