Automotive

Vehicle builders and automotive component manufacturers are increasingly turning to ceramic as an alternative to metal, for its mechanical strength, thermal and electrical properties. We are working with automotive customers, developing and manufacturing reliable, durable and cost-effective components for today’s demanding high-tech vehicle applications.

Our exceptionally wide range of advanced ceramic materials offers superior dimensional stability, strength, stiffness and chemical resistance, across a wide range of temperatures. Our piezo ceramic components are highly versatile, durable and stable even in difficult operating conditions, making them ideal for use in custom vehicle sensor and transducer systems. Our sensor design expertise makes us an ideal partner during design and early production stages.

With our world-class design expertise and specialist manufacturing capabilities we work in partnership with our automotive customers to develop competitive tailored solutions to meet their needs. We produce ceramic components within tight specifications, in quantities from one-offs to high quality, cost-effective, high volume production. We directly supply to many customers in high performance race automotive applications, as well as to other tier-one automotive suppliers.

Typical materials used:

• Alumina
• Aluminium Nitride
• Braze Alloys
• DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) Coating
• Glass Preforms (Seals)
• Piezo Ceramics & Assemblies
• Silicon Carbide (SiC)
• Silicon Nitride (Si₃N₄)

Typical Automotive Applications:

• Parking Sensors
• Crash / Air Bag Sensors
• Catalytic Converters
• Truck Level Sensors
• Wheel Balancing
• Noise Cancellation
• Pressure Sensors
• Paint Cups
• Paint Atomisers
• Fuel Level Sensors
• Tyre Pressure Sensors
• Accelerometer
• Emission Measurement
• Electronic Subassemblies