Since 1947, Insaco has been synonymous with excellence in the development and production of high precision machined parts. As a custom fabricator of ceramic, glass, sapphire, and other hard materials, Insaco specializes in machining parts that often require tolerances measured in millionths of an inch, and wear properties that satisfy even the most demanding applications.
Advanced Ceramic Materials Machined by Insaco
Insaco is a precision machining company that fabricates parts from all technical ceramics, sapphire and quartz.
Materials Machined By Insaco Include:
- Alumina 94%
- Alumina 99.5%
- Alumina 99.9%
- Zirconia Toughened Alumina
- Sapphire (single crystal) Alpha Alumina Oxide
- Aluminum Nitride (Al-N)
- Silicon Nitride - hot pressed (Si3N4)
- Sialon
- Boron Carbide B4C
- Silicon Carbide - reaction bonded (SiC+Si+C)
- Silicon Carbide - sintered (SiC)
- Silicon Carbide - CVD(SiC)
- Tungsten Carbide
- Cordierite(2MgO-2Al2O3-5SiO2)
- Stealtite
- Silicon (Si)
- Titanium Diboride (TiB2)
- Corning Pyrex 7740
- Corning Glass ULE
- Fused Quartz / Fused Silica (synthetic)
- ZERODUR (Schott Glass)
- MACOR (Corning Glass)
- Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
- Partially Stabilized Zirconia (PSZ)
- Zirconia TZP
If you don't see the specific hard material you're interested in, or you are not sure what material to use, please contact Insaco - chances are we've worked with your material or a similar application.
Tolerance of Insaco Machined Components
Insaco machines these materials to very precise tolerances for dimension, flatness, wedge and roundness/cylindricity, their customer profile is centered on applications where these tight tolerances are critical to their application.
Professional Advice and Recommendations from Insaco
Insaco engineers are available to discuss practical alternatives for your application including alternative materials and cost drivers. As Insaco do NOT make the materials, recommendations remain completely unbiased.