Advanced thermal cracking technology transforms a wide range of non-recyclable and hazardous wastes into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) and biochar. As it doesn’t burn waste, the process has very low emissions. Tar-free, the syngas of company Standard Gas/GB, achieved the End of Waste certification from the GB’s Environment Agency. It can be used to … Read more

The advanced ceramics manufacturer CeramTec/DE is planning to expand its presence at the Marktredwitz site. The already existing manufacturing complex is to be expanded in the coming years to include, among other things, a further production hall. Dr Hadi Saleh, CEO of CeramTec said: “Our well-filled order books make it necessary for us to expand … Read more

Recovering up to 70 % of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials being required: achieved by a recycling method developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – KIT/DE. The method combines mechanical processes with chemical reactions and enables inexpensive, energy-efficient, and environmentally compatible recycling of any type of lithium-ion … Read more

SiNAPTIC, the Colorado-based Additive Manufacturing and medical device start-up focused on 3D-printed solutions made with technical ceramics, signed a major stra­tegic partnership agreement including sales and marketing activities at the Rapid + TCT show. The deal also includes the purchase of 7 Lithoz CeraFab S65 Medical printers for SiNAPTIC’s new research center in Lafayette, Colorado/US … Read more

With INMAFLOW K2030, INMATEC Technologies GmbH/DE presents a new addition to its product portfolio. The newly developed standard feedstock is based on an alumina powder (99,7 %) and used to produce components by Ceramic Injection Moulding (CIM). INMAFLOW K2030 is characterised by a lower sintering temperature than comparable ceramic feedstocks based on Al2O3 powders of equivalent … Read more

Like many other industrial sectors that use high-temperature processes, the ceramics industry is also facing some major challenges when it comes to energy and environmental issues. The Austrian refractory manufacturer RATH shows with the ECOREF® analysis and concept approach – developed by RATH engineering experts – how energy can be saved and costs reduced thanks … Read more

OxiMaTec GmbH/DE, developer and manufacturer of tailored high-performance ceramics is under new ownership. Thinking ahead, Dr Wolfgang Burger, the previous Managing Partner, set the course two years ago for the continued existence of the company after his retirement. As of 1 January 2023, it has become part of the Straumann Group/DE, which will draw on OxiMaTec‘s know-how … Read more

Following its strong growth in the past years, Ceramaret GmbH, the German subsidiary of Ceramaret, a leading group in the design and manufacture of high precision components in advanced ceramics for analytical, fluid-handling systems and watch components in Switzerland, was looking to further expand its footprint and capacity in Germany. With TKC, Ceramaret integrates a … Read more

QSIL Ingenieurkeramik GmbH, based in Frankenblick, Thuringia/DE, delivered the 11 millionth ceramic sliding shoe for axial piston pumps. An impressive number, even though the pump component itself is only about the size of a fingernail, more than ten million vehicles have been equipped with it. They would probably reach more than once around the earth … Read more

North America´s premier event for the Technical Ceramics and glass supply chains, covering a variety of Technical Ceramic applications including, aviation, automotive, energy, medical and electronics sectors, Ceramics Expo 2023, will be held 1–3 May 2023 in Novi, USA. As in previous years, CERAMIC APPLICATIONS will be present with a joining booth with its partners … Read more