Company Profile

Ceradyne Inc
Profile last edited on: 10/31/2016      CAGE: 52969      UEI: TZDZVXLT2AR6

Business Identifier: Advanced Technical Ceramics
Year Founded
1967
First Award
1999
Latest Award
2004
Program Status
Inactive (Acquired)
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Location Information

3169 Red Hill Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
   (714) 549-0421
   info@ceradyne.com
   www.ceradyne.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 47
County: Orange

Public Profile

In October 2012, Ceradyne Inc was acquired by 3M. Ceradyne, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of technical ceramic products, ceramic powders, and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications in the United States and internationally. The company's products include lightweight ceramic armor and combat helmets for soldiers and other military applications; ceramic industrial components for erosion and corrosion resistant applications; ceramic powders, including boron carbide, boron nitride, titanium diboride, calcium hexaboride, zirconium diboride, and fused silica, which are used in manufacturing armor and a range of industrial and consumer products; evaporation boats for metallization of materials for food packaging and other products; and ceramic diesel engine components. Its products also comprise functional and frictional coatings primarily for automotive applications; translucent ceramic orthodontic brackets; ceramic-impregnated dispenser cathodes for microwave tubes, lasers and cathode ray tubes; ceramic crucibles for melting silicon in the photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing process; ceramic missile radomes for the defense industry; and fused silica powders for precision investment casting. In addition, the company's products consist of neutron absorbing materials; nuclear chemistry products for use in pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors; boron dopant chemicals for semiconductor silicon manufacturing and for ion implanting of silicon wafers; and ceramic bearings and bushings for oil drilling and fluid handling pumps. It serves the U.S. government; prime government contractors; and industrial, automotive, diesel, and commercial manufacturers

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
500+
Revenue Range
Over 50M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Publicly Traded
Stock Info
NASDAQ : CRDN
IP Holdings
25-49

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Most Recent SBIR Projects

Key People / Management

  Joel P Moskowitz -- President

  John P Bird

  Munjal Chheda

  Biljana Mikijelj

  Jerrold Pellizzon -- Chief Admin. Officer, Chief Financial Officer

  David P Reed -- Vice President

  James Shih