Sunrock Ceramics Co., based in Illinois, USA, is a manufacturer of pressed and cast high alumina refractory shapes for the powder metallurgy and technical ceramics markets.
Technical, or advanced, ceramics is an increasingly important field of the market, utilising composite materials coupled with the need for high temperature ceramic parts; used in friction and other arduous conditions (IM December ’08, p.66: Technical ceramics take off).
Advanced ceramics are considered non-traditional, as they utilise highly refined materials and new forming techniques, and are commonly used in...