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Refractron celebrates 25 years NEWARK - Refractron Technologies Corporation is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The company, headquartered on Stewart Avenue in Newark, is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of advanced, controlled-porosity and dense, high-purity, high-precision structural ceramic components. Its products are used from the tundras of Finland to the oil fields of South America and all across North America. Refractron Technologies was established in 1984 with the acquisition of the plant, equipment and technology of Remet Ceramics. The business was originally based on porous ceramic technology purchased from The Carborundum Co. in 1981, and the active filter driver technology of Tetron, Inc. Today, the Refractron facility has grown to more than 90,000 square feet, and 75 employees work three production shifts. Over the past quarter century, Refractron, has grown by solving engineering problems using ceramic material, and by the acquisition of new technologies. In the 1990s, the company began producing membrane filters for chemical and mineral applications. Filter drier core production was increased significantly in 2000 and, in 2003, the company acquired structural ceramic manufacturers Xylon Ceramic Materials, Inc. in Alfred, and Advanced Ceramics, Inc. of Painted Post. Refractron's advanced porous ceramics are used in filters, diffusers and other applications requiring controlled porosity. Products include membrane and monolithic filter tubes and plates; diffuser discs, domes and tubes; and absorbent filter/drier cores for refrigerant fluids. The companys dense, structural zirconia and alumina ceramics are used in the chemical, electronics, petrochemical and biomedical industries for severe wear and corrosion applications. The materials high precision machining characteristics make it ideal for products like valve seats, pump liners and sleeves. For more information on the company, its history and its products visit www.refractron.com. Copyright
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