Thursday, February 5, 2009

Ceramic Spacers

Why Choose Ceramic Spacers over other Materials

Technical ceramics, such as Alumina, Silicon Carbide, Steatite and many other materials are known for their resistance to abrasion and thus make excellent spacers, guides, and other machining components which need to be resistant to abrasion. Unfired technical ceramics have the advantage of not requiring hard tooling, and ceramic specialists should be able to provide you with the machining items you need to complete your system and ensure that it functions optimally.

Ceramic Spacers and other Machining Components

Ceramic spacers and other machining components can be obtained in a variety of dimensions, and it is also possible to request that your manufacturers create custom parts according to your unique design, if you require non-standard machining for an application. Ceramic machining is also used for its superior heat resistance, thus insulators and other parts such as furnace components have also found widespread use. Your manufacturers can help you to find the right parts with the right specifications for your industrial application.