Capabilities
With a comprehensive base of skills and knowledge in ceramic materials, product design, quality requirements and engineering the site is able to develop and deliver innovative solutions in ceramic and provide excellent customer service.
MTC Rugby harnesses its skills, knowledge, experience and materials with a wide range of processes including:
Compaction pressing (mechanical and hydraulic) up to 500T
Isostatic pressing (dry and wet bag)
Extensive green machining including (CNC and manual) turning, drilling, milling, cutting and grinding
Sintering (electric and gas)
Hot isostatic pressing
Laser cutting
Extensive diamond grinding (CNC and manual): cylindrical, internal, surface, spherical,
Honing
Lapping
Polishing (Ra <0.05mm)
Glazing
Electro plating (Nickel, Tin, Gold, Copper)
Metalizing (refractory and thick film)
Metalizing thin film
Sputter coating
Brazing including active alloy brazing and vacuum brazing
TIG welding
Soldering
Mechanical assembly (including various bonding techniques)
Laser marking (serial number)
Testing and verification including:
- CMM (3-D measurement)
- Scanning
- Xray thickness
- Vacuum leak testing down to 10-10 mbar litre/sec
- Pressure testing
- Mechanical strength testing
- Electrical
- Thermal cycling
Advanced cleaning and packing facilities
