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10 October 2024

Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyocera, and Photocross collaborate on world-first* ground-based telescope innovations

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Shaping the future of earth-based astronomy.

To realize a reflecting telescope equipped with a large, lightweight Fine Cordierite mirror, a world’s first achievement*, and to develop ceramic reflective optical systems for infrared astronomical observation instruments, Kyoto Sangyo University, K...

09 October 2024

New facility for KYOCERA Fineceramics Medical GmbH in Waiblingen, Germany

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Ultra-modern building design The entire site covers 10,800 m2, 5,400 m2 of which is earmarked for the production facility, which is due to be completed by July 2025. A further 1,400 m2 will be used for the office building, which has been designed as ...

26 September 2024

Kyocera supplies cooling elements for Europe's most modern particle accelerator

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Composite components made of alumina and copper enable the production of superconductors at minus 200 degrees Celsius.

Many years of expertise from research partnerships For decades, KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH has been a regular development partner of research institutions such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the GSI Helmholtz Centr...

24 September 2024

Kyocera holds groundbreaking ceremony for new plant in Nagasaki, Japan

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Expansion as a reaction to the rising market demand Kyocera, which is reinvesting in its existing factories both in Japan and abroad, concluded a land purchase agreement to build a new plant in Nagasaki in April 2023 to strengthen manufacturing capac...

17 September 2024

Kyocera showcases quantum tech innovations at Quantum Effects 2024

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Kyocera participates at the Quantum Effects trade fair taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, unveiling its advanced material solutions for quantum technologies.

Kyocera’s role in shaping quantum technologiesKyocera is developing a range of ceramic packaging solutions and assembly options, offering excellent thermal management and hermetic solution, thereby facilitating stable and scalable qubits*1. The compa...

03 September 2024

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH at ARABLAB 2024 in Dubai: water neutralisation for resource-efficient water management

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Kyocera will be exhibiting in the German Pavilion at the ARABLAB exhibition 2024 taking place in Dubai from September 24 to 26, 2024 and will be presenting its water neutralisation solutions, which facilitate environmentally friendly wastewater treatment in the process industry.

The international non-profit organization CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) recognized Kyocera for its environmental commitment in April 2024. Kyocera was therefore awarded on the ‘A List 2023’ for outstanding environmental transparency and achievement...

30 July 2024

Kyocera installs world’s first*1 Fine Cordierite ceramic mirror for International Space Station's experimental optical communications

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For more information regarding Kyocera’s Fine Cordierite ceramic mirror, please click on this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xf-m8gz7yM Kyocera’s Fine Cordierite ceramic mirror Kyocera’s Fine Cordierite ceramic mirror has been adopted in the...

18 June 2024

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH wins supplier excellence award from EV Group (EVG)

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Award recognizes KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH’s performance in areas such as quality, service, and lead time.

EVG cited KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH’s strong performance in areas such as quality, service, and lead time as key reasons for recognizing the company with this award. According to EVG, the company’s outstanding efforts were important in further...

12 June 2024

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe at The Battery Show 2024: Ceramic components for the production of lithium-ion batteries with zero impurities

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The specialist in high-tech ceramics is presenting its set of industry-specific solutions at the European trade fair for battery technology, which is being held in Stuttgart, Germany from 18 to 20 June.

Ceramic solutions minimise the consumption of resources and energyThe production of lithium-ion batteries is a multi-stage process in which various raw materials – mainly graphite as well as lithium – are ground, mixed and combined with polymers to f...

05 June 2024

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH at ACHEMA 2024: Development partner for application-oriented high-performance ceramics

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This year, Kyocera will once again be represented with a wide range of technical ceramic solutions at the world’s leading trade fair for the international process industry, which will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 10 to 14 June.

Advantages over metals and plasticsThe special properties of technical ceramics include the following: Their extraordinary hardness and torsional resistance Their high temperature resistance (especially with sudden temperature changes) Their resista...

08 May 2024

Kyocera presents its products at The Advanced Ceramics Show 2024

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Kyocera will exhibit a wide range of semiconductor components, fineceramic and automotive components at the exhibition and conference taking place on May 15-16 in Birmingham, UK.

Kyocera aims to underline its presence in the following key markets by developing high performance products and solutions continuously: 1. Semiconductor Components 2. Fineceramic Components (KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH)3. Automotive Components1....

09 April 2024

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH enters the medical ceramic ball head market with the creation of the new company KYOCERA Fineceramics Medical GmbH

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In doing so, the company will be focusing on the production of high-quality ceramic ball heads that are primarily used in hip prostheses. For this reason, a new production site will be set up in the greater Stuttgart area. Sales and customer contact ...

06 February 2024

ESK-SIC GmbH and KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH cooperate for the sustainable production of silicon carbide

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As the goal of their partnership, the two companies have defined developing innovative solutions for the sustainable production of silicon carbide and the associated end products. By-products and end-of-life ceramics will be recycled using RECOSiC te...

11 January 2024

VELUX sees Kyocera ceramic technology as important contributor to vacuum glass technology

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Vacuum glazing is gaining ground in Europe. They rely on slim vacuum systems that are particularly robust and thermally insulating thanks to modern industrial ceramics from Kyocera and other new technologies.

Roof windows have to meet very special requirements. They should bring light into otherwise dark parts of the building, withstand severe weather events – rain, hail, snow – and still open and close reliably even after years of use. Ceramic supports e...

14 December 2023

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe increases its productivity

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Expanded production capacities and close cooperation between the production sites ensure higher output and shorter delivery times.

Webshop is proving very popular Due to this fact, the KYOCERA Fineceramics Webshop also plays a main role. In the webshop, customers have the possibility to order products from all over the EU through an accelerated and customised process. The shop ...

14 November 2023

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe doubles its production capacity in Germany

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The subsidiary of KYOCERA Europe GmbH, which is part of the Japanese Kyocera Group, is aiming to become the market leader in Europe and is focusing on bringing about a green transformation at its two manufacturing sites in Mannheim and Selb.

“The challenges of industrial transformation in Germany are enormous. Especially so in an energy-intensive industry like ours. That is why linking commercial aspects and green issues is particularly important to us. This is exactly what these investm...

07 November 2023

Kyocera will be exhibiting its high-performance functional and structural ceramics for aerospace applications at Space Tech Expo Europe

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Kyocera Fineceramics, a leading manufacturer of technical ceramics, will showcase its latest solutions using cordierite and silicon infiltrated silicon carbide (SiSIC) for aerospace applications at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany, taking place on November 14-16 2023.

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH is specialised in manufacturing ceramic parts for the aerospace industry in all required quantities. This involves energy-efficient sintering techniques to produce ceramics with high strength and temperature resistanc...

07 November 2023

Kyocera Fineceramics at SEMICON Europe 2023 – Innovative materials and components for semiconductor production

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The specialists in advanced ceramics will present alternative materials for high-precision components and manufacturing parts in the semiconductor and electronics industry at this year’s SEMICON Europa in Munich from 14 to 17 November 2023.

Details of the Kyocera stand Trade fair SEMICON Europa Date 14 to 17 November 2023 Venue Munich, Germany Kyocera stand Messe MünchenHall B2, booth #B2864 Vacuum chuck Gas baffle Gas baffle End effector Measurement supp...

17 October 2023

Kyocera’s advanced ceramic plays a crucial role in microchip production

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Kyocera’s silicon nitride acts as a carrier material for several tens of thousands of microscopic contact needles, which are used to check the functionality of chips during the production.

Ceramic carrier plate with several tens of thousands of microscopic contact needles In order to check out the functional testing, so-called probe cards are used. This is a measuring head fitted with several tens of thousands of microscopic contact ne...

21 September 2023

Kyocera showcases quantum tech innovations at Quantum Effects 2023

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Kyocera’s role in shaping quantum technologiesKyocera is developing a range of ceramic packaging solutions and assembly options, offering excellent thermal management and potential miniaturization of different components, thereby facilitating stable ...