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Advanced ceramics and technical glass materials play a critical role in modern medical devices due to their exceptional properties, including biocompatibility, electrical insulation, high hardness, and resistance to wear and corrosion.

Ceramics in the Medical Devices

In modern medical devices, material choice directly impacts safety, precision, and reliability. Advanced ceramics and technical glass have become essential because they offer what traditional materials often cannot.

Materials such as alumina, macor, shapal,zirconia, and quartz glass combine biocompatibility with excellent resistance to heat, chemicals, and wear. They remain stable under sterilization and long-term use, ensuring consistent performance in critical environments.

Their high hardness, electrical insulation, and ability to achieve ultra-smooth surfaces make them especially suitable for precision medical components, where accuracy and cleanliness are non-negotiable.

Key Applications

Used in vacuum systems, optical mounts, ion traps, spectrometers, lasers, and precision gyroscopes.Stable, insulating, high-precision ceramic components for demanding research applications.

Medical-Devices
  • Diagnostic Equipment
  • Implantable Devices
  • Medical Electronics
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Ceramic injection pump

~25%

Our customers generate approximately 25% of the electricity in the world today using GE Vernova’s installed base of technologies.

Recommended Materials

We have supplied high-precision Macor and Shapal-HI-M ceramic holders and fixtures for scientific research projects at leading institutions such as the National University of Singapore and the University of Maryland, supporting demanding applications in vacuum, optical, and advanced research systems.

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Our customers generate approximately 25% of the electricity in the world today using GE Vernova’s installed base of technologies.

Services

We have supplied high-precision Macor and Shapal-HI-M ceramic holders and fixtures for scientific research projects at leading institutions such as the National University of Singapore and the University of Maryland, supporting demanding applications in vacuum, optical, and advanced research systems.

Material MACOR Aluminum Nitride Alumina Silicon Carbide Silicon Nitride Zirconia SHAPAL Hi M
Roundness 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Internal Thread M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Flatness M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Concentricity M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Flatness M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Concentricity M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Flatness M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Concentricity M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Material MACOR Aluminum Nitride Alumina Silicon Carbide Silicon Nitride Zirconia SHAPAL Hi M
Roundness 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Internal Thread M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Flatness M1.2 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001

Disclaimer: The values presented are mean and typical of those resulted from test samples