Ceramic components provide resistance to temperature extremes, mechanical wear, and corrosion.
CoorsTek, formerly Coors Ceramics Company, is the largest independent ceramics company in the United States and a world leader in the development and manufacture of advanced technical ceramics and other engineered materials. With over 20 locations, CoorsTek focuses on providing enabling technology to enhance customer products and processes. Its engineering expertise allows CoorsTek to constantly explore new materials, processes and applications, pioneering solutions for rapidly changing and growing industries. In particular, CoorsTek has been instrumental in developing ceramic solutions for the medical industry. Advanced ceramics are the preferred material of choice for components in many medical devices and instruments because of their inherent biocompatibility, electrical resistivity, corrosion resistance, high strength and hardness, and dimensional stability.