CeramTec North America Corp.

United States

CeramTec ceramic seal ring, bearing and seal technology can provide economical solutions wherever exact and precise regulation, control, bearings or electrical and thermal insulation are required. Whether in pumps, valves, automotive engineering, medical analysis equipment or even in the fully automatic coffee machines used in homes every day ceramic seal and bearing components do amazing work behind the scenes. Their excellent performance is attributed to outstanding sliding and sealing properties, dimensional stability and aging resistance.

In automotive engineering sensors keep passengers safe and ensure intelligent engine management. One piezo-ceramic application that has been in use for many years is gas ignition. Gas igniters are mass products used in gas heaters and lighters. In ultrasonic applications piezo-ceramic components generate great ultrasonic intensities for ultrasonic cleaning and drilling, ultrasonic welding or for stimulating chemical processes. Still other piezo-ceramic components are used as ultrasonic transmitters and receivers in many areas of signal and information processing applications. Piezo-ceramic actuators function based on the fact that deformations can be generated in the micrometer range. This behavior opens up new application possibilities for electromechanical transducers as actuators for hydraulic and pneumatic valves, positioning systems, micromanipulators and dispensing systems for liquids and gases.

Silicate ceramics like cordierite, steatite or aluminum silicate used creatively and intelligently offer surprising cost savings potential and create added value thanks to improved customer benefits. Innovative, silicate ceramic components from CeramTec can provide a real competitive advantage.

Pipes and Tubes made from Alunit Aluminum Nitride Ceramics CeramTec GmbH has succeeded in achieving series extrusion of exceptionally thermally conductive Alunit aluminum nitride ceramics. This process enables rod-shaped bodies and tube systems made of ceramic with a thermal conductivity of 200 WmK, high mechanical stability and dielectric strength.

CeramCool heat-sinks are an effective combination of circuit board and heat-sink for the reliable cooling of thermally sensitive components and circuits. They enable the direct and permanent connection of components and are excellently suited for thermal management and cooling of high-power LEDs, photovoltaic systems or high-performance circuits in high-power electronics.

his ceramic material is characterized by its extremely high strength and thermal conductivity. The outstanding surface quality on both sides makes it the perfect companion for any commercial thick film paste and even makes it suitable for a number of thin film applications (sputtering).

CeramTec offers a wide range of precision tools and tool carrier systems for a broad spectrum of machining processes and different performance requirements for precise and economic turning, hard turning, grooving, milling and boring with indexable inserts made from SPK cutting materials.

CeramTec is the leading manufacturer of ceramic wire drawing tools for wire drawing machines. Ceramic drawing cones, rollers and rings made of solid ceramic or ceramic metal composite constructions for wire drawing are the international standard for all leading machine manufacturers. Wire guide rolls, wire guides and additional guide elements complete the range of ceramic tools for wire drawing.