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Operational in the harshest conditions of space

Ceramics, glass, and sapphire are integral to space technologies, each offering essential properties such as thermal resistance, optical clarity, and mechanical strength. These material characteristics are crucial for missions facing challenges such as radiation, vacuum, and temperature fluctuations. McDanel is a NASA preferred supplier of critical materials and components.

QUALITY, SERVICE & TECHNOLOGY

The McDanel Difference

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Ceramic and sapphire applications enable parts to withstand extreme temperatures better than traditional materials. McDanel insulators are trusted to be used in a wide range of onboard sensors and cameras and have been integral components in sensors used in space exploration. 

Thermal Stability

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Advanced ceramics and glass contribute to weight reduction initiatives, thereby enabling the development of more efficient and agile aviation systems.

Lightweight

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Built clear and engineered solid, McDanel glass and sapphire optics and windows provide the utmost in optical clarity, which ensures that pilots, passengers, and onboard systems have an unobstructed view, which is critical for safety and navigation. 

TRANSPARENT & CLEAR

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Ceramics, glass, and sapphire are some of the world’s hardest materials. Extremely hard and strong, they maintain their integrity in the harshest, most demanding environments. 

PRESSURE, IMPACT & SCRATCH RESISTANT

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Aerospace components such as bearings, seals, and coatings depend on advanced ceramics to prolong their service life and reduce the need for maintenance.

Corrosion & Wear Resistance
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McDanel is different than other industry suppliers in that their customer service is responsive and creates positive solutions. We can count on McDanel to perform professionally and support our needs.

McDanel Customer

We value working with McDanel because we both hold high values of collaboration and moral duty to facilitate a win-win relationship. McDanel understands their products are critical components to ours. Authentic interest in our company's well-being is conveyed which is largely not found in today's supply chain.

McDanel Customer

McDanel has helped our company solve the challenge of partnering with a ceramics industry supplier that can provide reliable and repeatable products. McDanel has worked in collaboration with our team over the years to hold tight tolerances and back their products if issues arise.

McDanel Customer

The quality at McDanel is better than other companies and customer satisfaction is very high. Additionally, we can rely on McDanel to respond promptly to our detailed needs. Also, productivity has increased due to improved yield in assembly by using McDanel ceramic tubes.

McDanel Customer

We order our ceramic components only from McDanel. Even if we could save money with another supplier, we wouldn't switch. We are not cost sensitive, we are quality sensitive.

Allen T. McDanel Customer

I love the variety of what we do. We start with something raw and make it remarkable. I love this because the ideation goes from beginning to end.

Tony Finoli, PhD Manager of Application Engineering

What got me interested in ceramics is the fact that ceramics enable technologies that can’t be done in any other way.

John Dodsworth, PhD Chief Technology Advisor