Born in a Silicon Valley garage, Sigma Advanced Materials is a Buffalo-based engineering company that develops and finishes advanced-material components, with a particular focus on metallizing and joining technical ceramics. The privately owned small business provides customized engineering and manufacturing-process design for challenging ceramic, metal, and polymer applications, including rapid prototyping and certified component sourcing. Founded in 2014 and re-established as a woman-owned LLC in 2022, Sigma is also ITAR-registered and works with partners in North America and beyond.
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Surmet CorpFounded in 1982, Surmet Corp. develops and manufactures advanced material components, with a particular focus on transparent optical ceramics such as ALON® and Spinel for aerospace, defense and semiconductor applications. The company operates more than 100,000 square feet across three locations and is the only company globally identified on its site as manufacturing ALON®, while its Buffalo facility produces aluminum nitride powder in tonnage quantities. Surmet’s quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.BUFFALO, NY
P-Ker EngineeringP-Ker Engineering is a Waterport, New York firm known for handling difficult technical-ceramics projects from early development through testing. It makes custom ceramic components for customers who need prototypes or small- to medium-volume production, including specialized metal-ceramic assemblies for demanding applications.WATERPORT, NY
Refractron Technologies CorpFounded in Newark, New York, in 1984, Refractron Technologies designs and manufactures custom porous and dense technical ceramics for demanding industrial equipment. Its roughly 100,000-square-foot facility supports everything from prototypes to high-volume parts, with particular expertise in porous alumina and silicon carbide ceramics and toughened zirconia components such as its proprietary Izory®HD material. Refractron is ISO 9001:2015 and ITAR certified.NEWARK, NY
Blasch Precision Ceramics, IncSince 1979, Albany-based Blasch Precision Ceramics has engineered and manufactured net- and near-net-shape ceramic and refractory components for demanding industrial processes worldwide. Its distinctive forming method produces large, intricate shapes with tight tolerances for applications ranging from molten-metal handling to high-temperature furnaces, while its employee-owned structure keeps technical expertise close to the work. Blasch is ISO 9001 certified and operates a 30,000-square-foot solar array that can supply up to 20% of its headquarters’ electricity.ALBANY, NY