We are living in challenging times and whilst Precision Ceramics’ first thoughts are with our customers and suppliers as individuals, many who we have known for decades, we also know that a great number of our customers have key roles in the science required to defeat this disease and… Continue Reading
Having successfully designed and manufactured a series of highly technical ceramic components which have been used in spacecraft visiting Mars, Mercury and Saturn, the close association of Precision Ceramics with space exploration has taken another giant leap forward with the latest mission to the smallest and innermost planet… Continue Reading
Precision Ceramics have added yet another zirconia-based material to their already comprehensive range of in-house manufactured technical ceramics. CeramaZirc Nano HIP is an ultra high performance zirconia with high hardness, wear, corrosion resistance & fracture toughness. Key properties include: Use temperatures up to 1000°C Low thermal… Continue Reading
On a day when the main focus of attention for UK Citizens was firmly set on the country’s General Election, for a group of kind-hearted employees at McGeoch Technology and Precision Ceramics in Birmingham, the success of their childrens’ charity fundraising initiative provided the perfect diversion. … Continue Reading
The International Electric Propulsion Conference is the premier international forum for spacecraft primes, hardware developers, government researchers, academic scholars, and students in the field of electric propulsion. The IEPC takes place every two years and is attended by more than 500 participants representing more than 25 countries. This year’s programme contained more than 500 technical… Continue Reading
Over the years, ceramics have found their way into many specialised fields, but ballistic armour has to be one of the strangest. In the aftermath of World War II, the search to find new methods of reducing casualties became paramount, especially as the increasing development in rifles and guns, and more particularly their rate of… Continue Reading
Precision Ceramics has introduced the very hardest ceramic composite available to further enhance the range of specialist technical ceramics being manufactured ‘in house’ in Birmingham. CeramAlloy Ultra Hard is an ultra-high-performance alumina/zirconia composite, Hot isostatically pressed for very high mechanical properties and enhanced reliability and with an excellent balance between bending strength, hardness and fracture… Continue Reading
The very first Ceramics UK Show, held at Telford International Exhibition Centre, got off to a flying start on 10th and 11th July, successfully showcasing the historical and growing technical ceramics industry in the UK with a truly international audience of both suppliers and end users. With the ceramic industry growing in the UK, the… Continue Reading
Ultra Biotics have developed a new process to coat boron nitride with diamond by keying the diamond into the surface rather than laying it onto the surface. The new process addresses the problems associated with diamond coating on boron nitride and how to overcome them to produce an excellent pinhole free and well adhered diamond… Continue Reading
During the week, there’s a team of specialist Mazak machine operators who work side-by-side producing highly technical ceramic components at the headquarters of Precision Ceramics in central Birmingham. On Saturday 1st June, several members of the team came together to celebrate the wedding of one of their own when Daniel Dacosta married his long-term partner Lizzie… Continue Reading
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