Production Line
PROCESS 1 Raw Material Mixture
Refined, high-purity ceramic raw material is mixed with necessary binders and solvents, and ground with a ball mill to create a “slurry”.
PROCESS 2 Granulation
The liquid “slurry” is then granulated with a spray dryer. These granules have an average particle size of 80 micron.
Ceramic raw materials such as oxides, nitrides, carbides, etc., will be processed with additives like sintering aids, reinforcing and/or complexing agents, and forming aids, and then grinded, mixed and kneaded.
PROCESS 3 Molding
The granulated powder is then placed into a rubber mold to be pressed by the CIP (Cold Isostatic Press) system with hydrostatic pressure.
PROCESS 4 Green Machining
The CIP molding method presses the material into a rough shape, and so before sintering, green machining will be performed by calculating shrinkage from firing.
PROCESS 5 Sintering
The green machined fine ceramic material will be sintered in a gas or electric furnace, or depending on the material, vacuum furnace.
Sintered materials will be verified through cosmetic inspection, dimensional inspection and color check (penetrant check). Only conforming materials advance to the next process.
PROCESS 6 Precision/Secondary Machining
This is the process where fired works are machined into the final product dimensions. We own surface grinders, rotary grinders, milling machines, cylindrical grinders, machining centers, etc. Since ceramics are the hardest material next to diamonds, diamond tools are used for processing ceramics.
PROCESS 7 Inspection
After machining, the products will be verified for compliance with drawings and specifications. Naked eye inspection will be performed to ensure no cracking or chipping exists. Dimensions are verified with 3-dimensional measurement equipment, calipers, and pin gauges.
PROCESS 8 Cleaning ・Packaging ・Shipping
The products, after final inspection, will be cleaned according to our cleaning procedure and packaged in a cleanroom before being shipped to our customers.
OEM/ODM
Product Gallary
We provide OEM & ODM service for high precision ceramic components.
OEM & ODM Custom Ceramic Components, various shapes including tubes, rods, sheets, nozzles, bushings and other wear-resistant ceramic parts.