Precisionengineered Technical Ceramics Boost Industrial Performance

Structural ceramics, also known as engineering or technical ceramics, are advanced materials designed for extreme mechanical, thermal and chemical conditions. Compared with conventional metals, they provide greater high-temperature stability, hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance.

Because they also offer strong electrical insulation and low weight, structural ceramics are used in aerospace, automotive, precision machinery, electronics, energy and biomedical applications.

ESHINO manufactures custom components from several advanced ceramic material systems. The parts are designed around specific mechanical and functional requirements, including high-precision geometries for demanding industrial uses.

• Zirconia (ZrO2) : known for high toughness and strength.
• Alumina (Al2O3) : offers good electrical insulation and chemical stability.
• Silicon nitride (Si3N4) : provides excellent thermal shock resistance at high temperatures.
• Silicon carbide (SiC) : has very high hardness and thermal conductivity.

The product range includes seals and plungers for fluid control and pump-valve systems, nozzles and bushings for wear-resistant spraying and precision guidance, substrates and discs for electronic packaging and precision support, and threaded parts and pins for mechanical fastening and precision positioning.

ESHINO focuses on precision machining of complex structural parts, with an emphasis on consistent performance at micron-level accuracy. Key manufacturing parameters include:

• Geometric tolerances : concentricity, cylindricity, parallelism and hole-depth accuracy down to 0.001 mm.
• Surface finish : roughness optimized to Ra 0.01.
• Micro-machining : internal threads as small as M1.6.

By controlling complex geometric features, the company says it has supplied custom ceramic components to more than 200 customers. It says the work is aimed at repeatability in demanding mechanical and thermal environments.