16 May 2023

Kyocera significantly expands its exhibition area at the Battery Show Europe 2023 in Stuttgart

• Fine Ceramic Components

Ceramic manufacturer Kyocera showcases ceramic products for the production of Li-ion battery cells.

Kyocera, one of the world's leading ceramic manufacturers, will showcase its fine ceramic products at the Battery Show Europe 2023, taking place from May 23 to 25, 2023, in Stuttgart. This marks the company's first appearance at an international trade show and in the public eye since its consolidation into KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH. With a growing strategic focus on the e-mobility market, Kyocera's Ceramic Division has significantly increased its exhibition space, emphasizing its aim to expand market share and target new customers.

A wide range of markets and ceramic combinations Kyocera has been providing Fine Ceramic products for a wide range of markets including automotive industry, industrial equipment, medical devices, and aerospace systems and has supported the developmen...

20 April 2023

Kyocera to acquire construction site in Japan for new smart factory

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components
• Semiconductor Components

Most state-of-the-art Kyocera facility will be constructed on about 15 hectares in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, to feature new automotive and communication innovations.

Construction begin in October 2023 Kyocera, which is reinvesting in its existing factories both in Japan and abroad, decided to build the new plant in December 2022 after determining that rising market demand will require additional production capabi...

18 April 2023

Launch of the new KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH website

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

An informative website with a clear layout and a modern design.

A redesigned website to maximise accessibility The website can be found under the new domain www.kyocera-fineceramics.de and brings together the various pre-existing websites. “In parallel with the internal reorganisation of KYOCERA Fineceramics Euro...

03 March 2023

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH builds a new campus in Mannheim

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Regional anchoring and clear commitment to the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. On 1st March 2023, KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH starts the construction of a new administration, production and logistics building in Mannheim. With the creation of the North Campus, the company has reached another milestone in its corporate history.

Building in ecological and economic balance As a developer and manufacturer of high-performance ceramics, Kyocera has set itself the goal of reconciling ecology and economy and is committed to environmental management. In the past, Kyocera has alread...

04 November 2022

Kyocera presents innovative high-performance ceramics products for "New Space" applications

• Fine Ceramic Components

As one of the leading high-performance ceramics specialists, Kyocera will showcase its products at Space Tech Expo 2022, taking place from November 15th – 17th, 2022 in Bremen, Germany.

Kyocera’s high-performance-materials stand for efficiency and variety Relevant high-performance ceramics materials such as Cordierite are ideally suited for such applications and enable smaller, more compact and light-weighted systems. Compared to co...

18 October 2022

Kyocera unveils low-resistivity zirconia needle, proven ceramics-based medical technologies

• Fine Ceramic Components

Introducing low-resistivity zirconia needle Kyocera’s durable, 100% inert and reusable low-resistivity zirconia needles offer highly accurate liquid level sensing for the latest in-vitro diagnostics and flow cytometry, maximizing high-performanc...

06 October 2022

Kyocera’s high performance components work reliably – even in the most demanding environments

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Hydrogen is an upcoming energy carrier regarding future solutions in many fields, Kyocera’s components’ excellent mechanical robustness and hermetic sealing technologies can offer the right solution for various applications. In order to present the newest innovations and possibilities in this field, Kyocera will exhibit its ceramic parts at the fair Hydrogen 2022, taking place in Bremen on October 19 and 20.

Hydrogen as the energy carrier of the future Hydrogen is a highly flexible energy carrier. Owing to its quite difficult handling and transportation, special solutions using ceramic materials present new possibilities to overcome related challenges. I...

13 September 2022

Kyocera consolidates its fineceramics business in Europe

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

The existing European fineceramics business will be consolidated in the new KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH, latest effective from April 2023.

The background of the restructuring is the growing European sales market for fineceramics components. Through the acquisition of H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH, a Germany-based company specializing in non-oxide fineceramics components, Kyocera gained its ...

01 August 2022

Kyocera presents its wide range of high-performance ceramic materials at ACHEMA 2022

• Fine Ceramic Components

With a delay of one year, ACHEMA 2022, the world’s leading fair trade fair for the process industry, will take place from 22 – 26 August 2022 in Frankfurt am Main.

Kyocera displays different pump components Besides different high-pressure pistons and sleeves for various industrial applications, rotors and extruder screws, at Hall 8.0 Booth D58 Kyocera shows different pump components with excellent material prop...

28 June 2022

Kyocera to showcase their fine ceramic products in the mixing & milling, coating, calendaring, slitting and other integral processing equipment in the Li-ion battery cell manufacturing

• Fine Ceramic Components

The leading ceramic manufacturer – Kyocera will display their Fine Ceramic products at The Battery Show 2022, which will be held on June 28th-30th, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Kyocera has been providing Fine Ceramic products for a wide range of markets including automotive industry, industrial equipment, medical devices, and aerospace systems and has supported the development of numerous other industries. Kyocera offers a ...

08 June 2022

Kyocera presents its ceramic innovations at The Wire Show 2022

• Fine Ceramic Components

Individual solutions and components tailored to customer requirements At its stand, the Japanese manufacturer of fine ceramics will be exhibiting tools and equipment for the production of non-ferrous wire and for further processing into cable product...

14 January 2022

Magnetically coupled pumps: Great savings in electricity costs and greenhouse gas emissions thanks to ceramic containment shells

• Fine Ceramic Components

Kyocera manufactures the containment shells used in magnetic drive pumps from the ceramic material zirconium oxide FZM. Besides numerous technical advantages, ceramic containment shells enable energy-efficient operation and a consequent reduction in electricity costs and CO2 emissions.

Unlike metallic containment shells, ceramic containment shells are not capable of being magnetized. Eddy currents that reduce performance are prevented and energy efficiency is significantly improved It is therefore possible to reduce the drive power...

01 January 2022

Advanced technical ceramics supporting critical European industries

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

We spoke with KFSG's Managing Director, Mr. Armin Kayser, about the company‘s strengths and future strategies. Please tell us about your company's business.KFSG is producing and marketing highly customized products for the medical analytics industry,...

01 January 2022

Pursing efficient manufacturing of high-performance ceramics through AI and data analytics

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

We spoke with KFPG's Managing Director, Dr. Carsten Russner, about the company‘s strengths and future strategies. Please tell us about your company's business.We are supporting a broad range of industries to create a better future using our customize...

16 December 2021

Dr. Carsten Russner elected new President of the European Technical Ceramics Federation

• Fine Ceramic Components

"I am honored to preside over such a dynamic and innovative industry on an international level," says a delighted Dr. Carsten Russner. "As the new president, I would like to strengthen communication within the individual sectors in Europe so that we ...

16 November 2021

Kyocera presents new and innovative Fine Ceramics products as its offering to ‘New Space’ applications

• Fine Ceramic Components

The leading ceramic manufacturer Kyocera will display its Fine Ceramics products at the Space Tech Expo 2021, which will be held from 16th to 18th November in Bremen, Germany.

In Bremen, Kyocera will showcase its ceramic technologies that address the ‘New Space’, a branch of aerospace industry which has piqued multitudes of new ideas and has created challenges for the existing material and supply chain industry. This field...

26 October 2021

Kyocera's neutralisation systems allow for customised solutions and easy handling when cleaning wastewater from CIP at the point of origin

• Fine Ceramic Components

Neutralisation systems from Kyocera ensure the efficient purification of waste water generated by "Cleaning in Place" processes, thereby guaranteeing the highest product quality and low costs.

Simple and efficient cleaning on site Kyocera's neutralisation systems provide safe and reliable treatment of wastewater directly at the point of origin. The modular system makes this possible without the need for time-consuming dismantling of produc...

19 October 2021

SEMICON Europa 2021: Advanced materials and solutions by Kyocera

• Fine Ceramic Components

The fine ceramics specialist Kyocera will participate in this year's SEMICON Europa 2021 in Munich, Germany. As Europe's largest trade fair focusing on electronics manufacturing, it will take place from 16 to 19 November.

Since its foundation in 1959, Kyocera has supplied components for a wide range of markets. Through continuous research and development based on fine ceramics, the company supports industrial equipment, communication devices, medical equipment and ren...

05 October 2021

Refinement in just one step: StarCeram® complete from Kyocera

• Fine Ceramic Components

These new 2D and 3D pastes are perfect for finalising restorations for customised design and glazing in just one firing. They also satisfy the highest aesthetic demands. The new pastes were presented for the first time at IDS 2021 in Cologne.

2D and 3D technology for individual requirements The ready-to-use pastes are manufactured using a special high-tech process in which the particle size of the products is aligned with the requirements of the painting technique (2D). It is also possibl...

01 June 2021

Kyocera’s high quality ‘sapphire’ components support the fundamentals of electronics and fluid analysis

• Fine Ceramic Components

Sapphire bonding technology enables utilization of the material’s chemical resistance, high strength, plasma resistance and translucence for usage in cutting-edge applications.

Examples of products produced with direct bonding 1. Flow Cell A flow cell is a structure with translucent channels that allow liquids and gases to pass through, while optically inspecting for impurities. The cells usually exposed to corrosive c...

25 March 2021

Durable and efficient: Kyocera's containment shells impress with high-performance ceramics

• Fine Ceramic Components

Containment shells are already firmly established in the pump industry. Due to the ceramic material FZM, Kyocera's products avoid wear, eddy current losses and excessive energy input.

Energy-saving containment shells Kyocera's containment shells offer another important advantage: energy-efficiency. This is particularly noticeable when using large pumps, where the energy savings accumulate. Improving the energy efficiency of pumps ...

16 March 2021

Customised solutions for wastewater neutralisation

• Fine Ceramic Components

FRIATEC developed the FRIDURIT C100 neutralisation system in the 1990s as a compact and easy-to-integrate neutralisation system that set new standards in terms of safety thanks to its innovative mixing-pumping system and its hose-free supply of dosin...

24 February 2021

High-Tech Ceramic Bearings from Kyocera for magnetic mixers revolutionize production of pharmaceuticals and food

• Fine Ceramic Components

Rotors and stators with magnetic coupling as sealing system convince with ceramic bearings through reliable and unproblematic sterilizability and germ-free operation. Additionally, the components ensure long lifetime and comply with the highest FDA safety standards.

The mechanics The key components of magnetic mixers are ceramic sliding bearings which are in direct contact with the mixed product. Frictional wear, temperature changes and corrosive attack by cleaning chemicals determine the material selection for ...

30 November 2020

One year since the foundation of Kyocera Fineceramics Solutions GmbH

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

In the autumn of 2019, Friatec GmbH was taken over by the fine ceramics manufacturer Kyocera – since then the company has continued its success story.

Fine ceramics in spaceAn absolute highlight for the company has been the opportunity to support the ISS: KFSG supplies ceramic tubes for oxygen measurement as an extension to the Electromagnetic Levitator on board the International Space Station. The...

29 September 2020

Kyocera supports ISS with ceramic components

• Fine Ceramic Components

Kyocera Fineceramics Solutions GmbH supplies ceramic tubes for oxygen measurement in the international space station’s electromagnetic levitator expansion.

The Levitator is a 360 kg facility in the materials science laboratory in the Columbus module and was brought to the ISS in 2014 by the ATV-5 (automated transfer vehicle) "Georges Lemaître", an unmanned supply spacecraft. There the system was install...

23 March 2020

Kyocera supports ion research in Darmstadt

• Fine Ceramic Components

Darmstadt in Germany will become home to one of the world’s largest accelerator facilities for the research of magnetic fields and matter, thanks to the expertise in ceramic-metal joining technology provided by Kyocera.

Exploring the universe with a precision of 100 µm The high-precision experiments carried out at FAIR aim to improve our understanding of the fundamental structure of matter. Information on magnetic fields and their behaviour will be collected an...

04 December 2019

High-performance ceramic for oxygen measurements

• Fine Ceramic Components

Kyocera’s subsidiary, Kyocera Fineceramics Solutions GmbH, formerly part of Friatec GmbH, develops robust oxygen sensors for managing combustion in industrial processes.

Precise measurement of oxygen content It is essential to know the level of oxygen of a gas or be able to prove its presence in various industrial processes. Measuring the level of oxygen at high temperatures and under difficult conditions, such as wh...

16 October 2019

Fine Ceramics in Space

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Kyocera, one of the leading ceramic manufacturers, presents its products relevant to aerospace and astronomy applications at Space Tech Expo 2019 in Bremen from November 19th-21st.

Cordierite mirror CordieriteCordierite is an extremely low thermal expansion ceramic, which is ideal for light-weight designs of mirrors and telescopes. The forming capabilities of Kyocera allow for a more efficient processing and light-weightin...

12 September 2019

Kyocera Completed Acquisition of Advanced Ceramic Business of Germany-based Friatec GmbH

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Acquisition further expands Kyocera’s fine ceramics sector in Europe.

Kyocera Fineceramics Solutions GmbH in Mannheim, Germany Acquisition Background and ObjectivesSince its founding in 1959, Kyocera has provided advanced ceramic components for a wide range of markets, including industrial machinery, information dev...

04 September 2019

Kyocera and Ube Industries Form Joint Venture to Manufacture Ceramic Filters for 5G Base Stations

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Ceramic filters contribute to the deployment of 5G communication networks

Under the agreement, Kyocera will acquire 51 % of the shares of Ube Electronics, Ltd. (herein “Ube Electronics”; President: Hiroyuki Ikeuchi), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ube Industries. Kyocera and Ube Industries will then establish a joint venture...

28 June 2019

Kyocera presents its full scope of ceramic components in UK

• Fine Ceramic Components

One of the internationally leading ceramic manufacturers, which recently grew its presence in Europe by acquiring a ceramic production in Germany, will demonstrate its full range of ceramic products at Ceramics UK which is taking place on July 10th and 11th, 2019 in Telford, UK.

Since its establishment in 1959, Kyocera has supplied components for a wide range of markets including industrial equipment, communications devices, medical devices, and renewable energy equipment. Kyocera also supports the progress of numerous other...

03 June 2019

Kyocera to Acquire Advanced Ceramic Business of Germany-based Friatec GmbH

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Acquisition strengthens Kyocera’s production and sales infrastructure in Europe

Headquarters of Friatec GmbH in Mannheim Acquisition Background and Objectives　 Since its founding in 1959, Kyocera has provided advanced ceramic components for a wide range of markets, including industrial machinery, information devices, medical ...

15 April 2019

Approval of Kyocera’s Acquisition of the Ownership of H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH complete

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Acquisition Background and Objectives Through the acquisition of H.C. Starck Ceramics, which brings with it fine ceramic manufacturing assets in Europe, production lineup, and innovative technologies, Kyocera aims to further expand its fine ceramic b...

27 March 2019

Kyocera is set to exhibit at Ceramics UK

• Fine Ceramic Components

Kyocera will be presenting ceramic parts which are mainly used in semiconductor components and equipment, automotive modules, aerospace and general industry. Our Fine Ceramics Division's Business Development Manager Mr. Adarsh Sagar was inter...

27 March 2019

Kyocera set to present its innovations - cordierite and many other fine ceramic components - at this year’s Hannover Messe

• Fine Ceramic Components

The leading Japanese ceramic manufacturer, which has consistently brought high-tech ceramics to the market, will demonstrate its expertise again at Hannover Messe 2019 which is taking place from April 1st to 5th.

Cordierite is distinguished by its low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and versatility in machining it into highly complex parts. The weight of the designed components can be reduced by almost 70 percent when compared to that of conventional l...

04 February 2019

Kyocera to Acquire 100% Ownership of H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH, a Germany-based Manufacturer of Advanced Ceramics

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Headquarters building of H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH Acquisition Background and Objectives Since its establishment in 1959, Kyocera has provided components for a wide range of markets including industrial equipment, communications devices, medical d...

05 November 2018

Kyocera wins Supplier Award

• Fine Ceramic Components

Donation to "Aktion Luftballon" at Lukaskrankenhaus (from left: Thomas Böhm, Daniela Faust-Rogausch, Rafael Schröer, Prof. Guido Engelmann, Dr. Adarsh Sagar and Hiroki Maekawa) The event was held at their headquarters in Veldhoven, The Netherla...

30 October 2018

Kyocera presents a firework display of innovations at the electronica 2018

• Automotive Components
• Electronic Components & Devices
• Fine Ceramic Components
• LCDs and Touch Solutions
• Organic Materials
• Semiconductor Components

Once again Kyocera presents its diverse product range - from displays to semiconductor components - at the electronica in Munich. The manufacturer is located at stand 536 in Hall B6 from the 13th to 16th of November.

0.5 mm-pitch FPC/FFC connectors 6892 series Industry 4.0: Clear perspective and tangible feedbackThe Kyocera display division shows innovative micro-LEDs for the first time. Differently to LCDs, micro-LED pixels are self-illuminating and consis...

04 October 2018

KYOCERA Group to Exhibit Innovative Technologies and Products at CEATEC JAPAN 2018 Tradeshow Oct. 16-19

• Automotive Components
• Electronic Components & Devices
• Fine Ceramic Components
• LCDs and Touch Solutions
• Organic Materials
• Semiconductor Components

From automotive technologies to energy management solutions, a wide range of Kyocera’s technologies for connected society will be on display

Mobility A safe and comfortable mobility society will be realized through advanced driver assistance systems and connected-car solutions. The latest systems utilizing Kyocera’s advanced devices infused with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmente...

07 May 2018

KYOCERA exhibited Fine Ceramic Components at Germany’s Hannover Messe

• Fine Ceramic Components

The company showcased industrial fine ceramic innovations for a wide range of applications including electronics, automotive systems, and machinery

Fine Ceramic Components As a world leader in fine ceramics, Kyocera displayed advanced materials and components in eight industrial categories: life sciences, vacuum components, semiconductors, electronics, sapphire, information technology, mach...