Sector / 01
Defence
Ceramic components for armour, sensors, and electrical isolation. We supply Australian defence programs and primes, with QA built for customers who cannot accept rework.
Established 1996 / Aerospace, Defence & Mining
Technical Ceramics Australia
Ceramic components for aerospace, defence & miningAluminium Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Silicon Nitride, Boron Carbide & Zirconia + ZTA.
Australian-owned manufacturer of technical and industrial ceramics, established 1996. 19 ceramic bodies across 10 products and processes, engineered to spec for the applications that demand the most.
- Established
- 1996
- Years expertise
- 65
- Ceramic bodies
- 19+
- Manufacturing countries
- 4
- Established1996
- Collective expertise65 years
- Exports toAfrica • Asia • United States
- WhollyAustralian-owned
Trusted by the organisations that cannot accept failure
- Australian Defence Force
- BAE Systems
- BHP
- Fortescue
- Mitsubishi
- UGR Rail
- Downer EDI
- Bluescope Steel
- MM Electrical
- Brickworks
- Nyrstar
- Weir Minerals
- Autopak Vetlab
Products & Capabilities
10 capabilities under 1 roof
From a fish-spine bead to a wet-pressed porcelain grid resistor. We hold the bodies, the tooling, and the firing schedules in-house.
/ 01
Alumina Ceramics
92-99.8% pure alumina. Wear-resistant plates, tubes, and any formed shape, fired in our continuous tunnel kilns.
/ 02
Ceramic Porcelain Insulators
Power parts, porcelain bodies, glazed high-voltage insulators, and ceramic heat sinks. Custom shapes a specialty.
/ 03
Silicon Carbide
Kiln muffles, tubes, liners, plates, and diamond-lapped rollers over 1000mm. Over 30 years of SiC manufacture.
/ 04
Wire Wound Resistors
Fixed, adjustable, and variable power resistors including rheostats. D-type and V-type coatings. 25 years of supply.
/ 05
Refractory Anchors
Rated to 1265 degrees C. Shank lengths 25mm, 50mm, 75mm. Buy direct and skip the markup.
/ 06
Extrusion
Square, hexagonal, triangular, or circular cross-sections. Diameters 3-75mm, lengths up to 750mm. Low tooling cost.
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Dry Pressing
High-volume, low-unit-cost forming. Globe holders, fish-spine beads, bushes, and complex shapes at scale.
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Wet Pressing
For lower volumes and shapes dry pressing cannot form. Large porcelain parts, alumina blocks, grid resistors.
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Technical Expertise
Replacing an underperforming part with a ceramic one? We engineer it from scratch, and guarantee the cheapest tooling.
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Body Production
We formulate ceramic bodies to your application, working with international mineral suppliers and labs.
Selected work
Parts we have made
A sample across alumina, zirconia, boron nitride, and beryllium oxide. From medical pump tubes to mill plates and ball valves, formed and finished to spec.
Ceramic Bodies
19 bodies. 1 supplier.
If your spec calls for it, we either stock it or we formulate it. Custom body production is part of what we do.
Not sure which body fits? Send us the application notes (operating temperature, chemical environment, mechanical load, electrical requirements) and we will recommend the cheapest body that meets the spec. Not the most expensive one we can sell you.
Read the full materials guide- 0196% Alumina
- 02Low Loss Steatite
- 0385% Magnesium Oxide
- 04Crushable Steatite
- 05Self Glazing Cordierite
- 06Silicon Carbide
- 07Dense Cordierite
- 08Zircon
- 09Mullite
- 10Zircon Cordierite
- 11Porcelain
- 12Aluminous Cordierite
- 13Steatite
- 14Refractories
- 15Boron Nitride
- 16Aluminium Nitride
- 17Silicon Nitride
- 18Zirconia
- 19Zircon Toughened Alumina (ZTA)
Technical Ceramics Australia brochure
Our full materials and capability overview in one PDF.
Industries Served
Where our parts end up
The applications below are not theoretical. We have been shipping into each of these sectors for decades.
Sector / 02
Mining
Wear-resistant alumina liners, plates, and cyclones for slurry, abrasive, and high-impact environments. Sites supported across NSW, WA, QLD, and SA.
Sector / 03
Aerospace
Precision-ground alumina, zirconia, and nitride parts for thermal management, ignition, sensor housings, and structural applications.
Sector / 04
Manufacturing
Kiln furniture, fixtures, refractories, and ceramic tooling that survive the duty cycles your line actually runs. Repeatable, locally-stocked, on lead-time.
Why TCA
The reasons buyers re-order
There are smaller workshops and there are overseas suppliers. There is no other Australian manufacturer that combines this scale, this range, and this much engineering experience under 1 roof.
Established 1996
A privately owned, wholly Australian-owned business. The company you spec today will still be here when the part comes up for re-order.
65 years of collective expertise
Our team holds genuine institutional knowledge, the kind you cannot hire on the open market in Australia anymore.
Trusted on serious programs
We supply organisations like the Australian Defence Force, BAE Systems, BHP, Fortescue, and Bluescope Steel. Our QA is built for customers who will not accept rework.
Body up to assembly
We formulate our own bodies, press or extrude them, fire them, and (for wire-wound) wind the assembly. One supplier, one accountable line.
Cost-first engineering
We start with your budget and work backward to the cheapest body that meets the spec. No over-spec, no over-quote. Our tooling is cheaper than any competitive quote, guaranteed.
Global manufacturing footprint
We manufacture across Australia, India, China, and the USA, and export to Africa, Asia, and the USA. We match each job to the right capability and cost.
Process
From spec to part
A clear handoff from your engineering team to ours. No mystery, no wait-and-see.
- STEP 01
Send your spec or your problem
Drawings, samples, photos of the part you are replacing, or just a description of what is failing. We will tell you within 2 business days whether ceramic is the right answer.
- STEP 02
Body and process selection
We recommend the ceramic body (often 1 of our 19+ options), the forming method, and the firing schedule that fits your run size and budget.
- STEP 03
Quote and prototype
A firm quote with realistic lead time. For new geometries we tool a prototype first and prove it before tooling for volume.
- STEP 04
Production and QA
Manufactured across our facilities in Australia, India, China, and the USA. Dimensional and material QA before despatch. Re-order is straightforward because the body and tooling are ours.
FAQ
Answers before you call
If your question is not here, ring 0417 076 667 or use the form below. Most quotes come back within 2 business days.
Do you do one-offs or only volume runs?
Both. We tool for production volumes most weeks, but we also take one-off and prototype work, especially when the customer is sizing up a larger run or replacing a discontinued part.
What is the smallest and largest part you can make?
From fish-spine beads a few millimetres across to wet-pressed porcelain components weighing several kilograms. If you have a drawing, we can tell you in the first call whether we have the right tooling and forming method.
Which ceramic body should I choose?
That is exactly what our technical team is for. The 'right' body depends on operating temperature, chemical environment, mechanical load, electrical requirements, and budget. We will recommend the cheapest body that meets your spec, not the most expensive one we can sell.
Can you reverse-engineer a part I am currently importing?
Yes. Send us the part (or photos and dimensions) and the application notes. A significant share of our work is replacing imported ceramic components with locally-made equivalents at similar or lower landed cost.
Do you export?
Yes. We supply customers across Australia, Africa, Asia, and the USA. We are set up for international shipping, documentation, and the QA standards overseas customers require.
Where are your parts manufactured?
Across our facilities in Australia, India, China, and the USA. We match each part to the right facility for capability and cost, with the design, body formulation, and QA controlled by us. Where a project requires Australian manufacture, tell us and we will scope it that way.
How fast can I get a quote?
Within 2 business days for standard enquiries. Complex custom bodies or new tooling may take longer, but you will hear from us with a realistic timeline within that 2-day window.
Tell us about the part
Send a drawing, a sample, or just a description of what is failing. We will reply within 2 business days with whether we can make it, how, and at what price.