Ceramics Expo 2017 returns to the I-X Center in Cleveland on April 25-27 to showcase the latest innovations in the ceramic community. This free-to-attend event provides attendees with opportunities to discover and explore sources for raw materials, processing equipment, and finished components during the exhibition while learning about trends and technology advances during the two-track conference.

Within the defense industry, advanced ceramics are at the heart of modern armor systems due to their comparatively low weight and high performance during ballistic-scale impacts. Ceramic materials have been developed as an armor material since World War I, when enameling of steel plates was shown to improve their resistance to incoming bullets.

The ceramic powder market is facing the same old challenges as it directly follows the demand for ceramic parts. Market pressures include the increasing use of plastics, glass, intermetallics and newer alloys.

Organic fibers touch our lives each day—from the food we eat and the products used in our homes to medicines, vitamins, and even innovative ceramics.

Dentistry and ceramics are natural partners. The inherent non-reactivity of most ceramics is perfect for biological uses (indications) in the body, especially dentistry.

This weekly roundup highlights the ceramic, glass, refractories, brick and related news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

This weekly roundup highlights the ceramic, glass, refractories, brick and related news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

This weekly roundup highlights the ceramic, glass, refractories, brick and related news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could go somewhere and network with dozens of industry experts, all in one place and at the same time? What if you could listen to these experts share their expertise, and then ask focused questions in order to get specific information that would help you and your business?

The ceramic industry continues to evolve, and ceramics are now the material of choice in many of today’s processes, industries, and developmental projects. In addition to offering a unique blend of material, mechanical, and chemical properties, the more ceramics are studied and experimented with, the more adaptable they seem to become.