High-volume ceramic dry pressing
Dry pressing is the most economical way to produce ceramic components at scale. It applies pressure to powdered ceramic to form precise, uniform shapes, with a low unit cost once volumes are high.
What is ceramic dry pressing?
Dry pressing produces high-performance ceramic components by applying pressure to powdered alumina or other bodies. It creates precise shapes and sizes, and is ideal for high-volume runs because the unit cost falls as quantities rise.
Tooling can be expensive, but the cost is amortised over large production quantities, making this method extremely economical for precision components at scale.
Our dry pressing process
High-volume production
Cost-effective for industries needing large quantities of consistent parts.
Variety of shapes
Globe holders, fish-spine beads, bushes, and complex shapes formed to spec.
Precision tooling
High-quality tool steel or tungsten carbide tooling for accuracy and long life.
Automated presses
Fully automatic presses for precision, quality, and consistency on every run.
Where dry pressing fits
Industrial components
Durable parts for machinery and equipment where consistency matters.
Electronics
Precise parts with high electrical insulation and thermal stability.
Aerospace
Components that withstand extreme conditions reliably.
Automotive
Robust, high-strength parts that last.
Dry Pressing: common questions
What are the advantages of dry pressing?
Is the tooling expensive?
Can you produce custom shapes and sizes?
Related products
Wet Pressing
For lower volumes and shapes dry pressing cannot form. Large porcelain parts, alumina blocks, grid resistors.
Extrusion
Square, hexagonal, triangular, or circular cross-sections. Diameters 3-75mm, lengths up to 750mm. Low tooling cost.
Alumina Ceramics
92-99.8% pure alumina. Wear-resistant plates, tubes, and any formed shape, fired in our continuous tunnel kilns.
Need dry pressing?
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.