Blasch Precision Ceramics

What Blasch Precision Ceramics does

Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc. is a privately held, US-based manufacturer of precision-engineered ceramic components and refractory shapes serving heavy industrial process customers. Founded in 1979 and headquartered at 580 Broadway, Albany, New York, the company operates a single manufacturing site with 51–100 employees under ISO 9001 / ANAB quality accreditation. Its product portfolio spans four interlocking platforms: (i) StaBlox™ flue gas reformer tunnel systems (including a 2026-launched Standard/Advanced/Premium engineered-flexibility tiering and a Compromised Tunnel Replacement SKU), (ii) VectorWall™/HexWall™ interlocking checkerwall systems for Claus sulfur recovery and reaction furnaces, (iii) CeraLoop™ channel furnace linings, DuraLadle™ ladles, and ProCaster™/InterLok™ crucible systems for non-ferrous molten metals, and (iv) CeraLine™ ceramic-lined pipe and elbow systems plus ProLok™ ferrules for abrasion- and corrosion-resistant fluid handling. Underpinning these products is a proprietary family of branded ceramic materials — OXYTRON™, NITRON™, ALTRON™, InVinCer™ RBSC/RxSC, and OXYTRON 015XDII — and a portfolio of granted US patents (including 10,605,456 for StaBlox, 8,646,515 for ProLok, 6,378,847 for rotary degassers, and 7,574,981 for the CITGO ferrule design).

The company's customers are enterprise industrial operators across six primary vertical segments — Molten Metals, Refining/Chemical Processing (the largest segment), Mining/Minerals, Power Generation, Heavy Industrial Processing, and Industrial Process Heating — with named reference accounts including CITGO Corpus Christi, Saudi Aramco, CPC Corporation, IPL Mount Isa, LSB Cherokee Nitrogen, ISGEC, and large US-based refiners. Blasch executes through a direct enterprise field-sales motion supplemented by a technical sales and engineering team, generating quote-based, project-priced revenue from custom-engineered one-off and replacement components sold primarily under multi-year contracts. Distribution is augmented through an exclusive global agreement with Allied Mineral Products (for CeraLoop) and a strategic co-development partnership with BD Energy Systems (integrating its TOP technology with StaBlox).

Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company has not raised institutional capital since three small NYSERDA grants between 1998 and 2003 (totaling roughly $306k). The company operates globally via worldwide partnerships and logistics capabilities, with active 2026 trade-show presence in Canada (PowderMet, Montreal) and Germany (Sulphur+Sulphuric Acid Expoconference, Berlin). Leadership is led by President & CEO John R. Parrish, with senior market managers covering Molten Metals, Energy & Chemicals, and Global Strategic Business Development.

Name

Blasch Precision Ceramics

Legal name

Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc.

Website

https://blaschceramics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Blasch Precision Ceramics is a privately held Albany, NY manufacturer of patented precision-engineered ceramic components and refractory shapes sold via direct enterprise sales to refiners, petrochemical plants, foundries, power generators, and mining operators across six industrial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Refractory Ceramics

NAICS

Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing (3271), Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing (327120)

SIC

Structural Clay Products (3250)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Furnaces, Kilns & Thermal Processing Equipment (IMAHAEAE)

Keywords

• Precision ceramic components
• Industrial refractory shapes
• Silicon carbide ceramics
• Engineered ceramic linings
• Wear resistant ceramics

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Ceramic Components: B2B industrial ceramic products and refractory shapes sold directly to process industries including refineries, chemical plants, foundries, and power generation facilities. Revenue is generated through custom-engineered solutions tailored to specific customer applications, typically as project-based or repeat orders for replacement components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Blasch Precision Ceramics manufactures custom-engineered precision ceramic components and refractory shapes using proprietary silicon carbide and ceramic formulations, serving process industries including refineries, petrochemical plants, foundries, power generation, mining, and molten metals operations. Core offerings include patented interlocking ceramic block tunnel systems (StaBlox), sulfur recovery reactor checkerwalls (VectorWall/HexWall), ceramic ferrules, channel furnace linings, ceramic-lined piping, crucibles, hydrocyclone liners, and kiln furniture, all engineered for high-temperature, abrasion, and corrosion resistance.

Product overview

Blasch Precision Ceramics is a manufacturer of engineered precision ceramic components and refractory shapes serving industrial sectors including molten metals, refining/chemical processing, power generation, mining, heavy industrial processing, and industrial process heating. The company operates a proprietary casting process that produces complex-shaped ceramics with tight dimensional tolerances, and offers products through multiple branded product families: (1) the StaBlox™ tunnel system platform — including the Flue Gas Reformer Tunnel System, Compromised Tunnel Replacement, and engineered flexibility tiers — which integrates BD Energy Systems' TOP™ technology for flow uniformity in steam methane reformers; (2) the VectorWall™/HexWall™ interlocking block systems for sulfur recovery and reaction furnaces; (3) the CeraLoop™ channel furnace lining and DuraLadle™ auto ladle for non-ferrous molten metal processing; (4) the ProCaster™/InterLok™ crucible and lining systems for investment casting and large induction furnaces; (5) the CeraLine™ ceramic-lined piping family (pipe/spool liners, elbows) for abrasion-resistant fluid transport; (6) ceramic ferrules (ProLok™ two-piece, one-piece, round, hex) for waste heat boiler protection; (7) hydrocyclone/cyclone ceramic liners including the VERKAPSE™ polyurethane-encased system; (8) wear products including dust collectors, spray nozzles, valves, clinker cooler inserts, TLE cones, and immersion heater tubes; (9) kiln furniture, pusher plates, muffle liners, core setters, and thermocouple protection tubes for process heating; and (10) a portfolio of proprietary ceramic materials (OXYTRON™, NITRON™, ALTRON™, OXYTRON 015XDII, InVinCer™ RBSC/RxSC) serving as the material foundation across all product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StaBlox: Patented stackable interlocking block system for flue gas reformer tunnel applications; features mortar-free assembly with integrated expansion joints; available in Standard, Advanced, and Premium tiers
• CeraLoop
• OXYTRON
• NITRON
• ALTRON
• CeraLine
• ProCaster
• DuraLadle
• InterLok
• VectorWall
• HexWall
• InVinCer
• SiClone
• ProLok

Products and services

• StaBlox™ Flue Gas Reformer Tunnel System Patented stackable interlocking ceramic tunnel system for steam methane reformers, eliminating traditional brick-and-mortar construction with integrated expansion joints to reduce installation time and enable 60% mass reduction versus brick tunnels.
• VectorWall™ Mixing Checkerwall Stackable six-sided interlocking ceramic block system with alternating tabs and slots for Claus Sulfur Recovery Units and reaction furnaces, providing improved mixing, reduced pressure drop, and structural stability using HexWall™ technology.
• HexWall™ Checkerwall Interlocking Blocks Hexagonal ceramic blocks that interlock like tongue-and-groove flooring, remaining stable regardless of expansion and contraction from thermal cycling, serving as the foundation for VectorWall installations in high-temperature reaction furnaces.
• CeraLoop™ Channel Furnace Linings Fully fired, erosion resistant and non-wetting ceramic channel furnace linings for non-ferrous molten metal applications (zinc, galvanized alloys, brass, bronze), providing protection between molten metal and backup refractory without requiring burn-out or melt-out.
• ProCaster™ High-Performance Ceramic Crucibles High-alumina ceramic crucibles for coreless induction furnaces up to 5,000-pound capacity in four material compositions (043, 074, 086, 087), offered in host/liner multi-use and bottom-pour configurations for investment casting applications.
• InterLok™ Segmented Crucible Lining Systems Precision segmented ceramic lining systems for large induction furnaces (650 to 15,000-pound capacity) with interlocking coded tiles that enable thermal expansion/contraction cycling in foundries and investment casting operations.
• DuraLadle™ Auto Ladle Ceramic auto ladle system manufactured from OXYTRON™ non-wetting material for molten aluminum, zinc, copper, and brass containment, covering 5 lb to 50 lb shot sizes with optional submerged fill port and requiring no coating.
• Rotary Degassers, Porous Plugs, Lances Patented porous degassing components with controlled tight porosity allowing gas permeation while preventing non-ferrous alloy penetration, available in multiple sizes with cast threads and canned assemblies (US Patent #6,378,847) for melt treatment.
• CeraLine™ Ceramic Lined Pipe, Spool Liners & Elbows Precast tight-tolerance ceramic-lined pipe, spool, elbow, tee, wye, lateral, and reducer systems from 1/2" to several feet in diameter, with engineered joints and smooth bore for abrasion-resistant fluid transport in abrasive service.
• ProLok™ Two-Piece Ceramic Ferrules & One-Piece Ferrules Pre-engineered ceramic ferrules for waste heat boiler tube protection in refining and chemical processing, including the patented twist-and-lock two-piece ProLok™ design (US Patent #8,646,515) that separates structural and insulating functions to accommodate thermal expansion and warped tubesheets.
• Round & Hex Ferrules Ceramic and metal ferrules for boiler tube protection with 99% alumina compositions, flared inlets/outlets, and precision flanges for reduced pressure drop and resistance to metal dusting and CO corrosion in process heaters.
• Ceramic Liners for Cyclone & Hydrocyclone Applications Turn-key ceramic-lined hydrocyclone and cyclone systems with VERKAPSE™ polyurethane-encased silicon carbide drop-in monolithic replaceable liners available up to 60 inches in diameter for mining and mineral processing.
• Vortex Finders, Thimbles, Dip Tubes Pre-engineered modular ceramic components for calcining cyclone applications up to several meters in diameter in cement, lime, dolomite, gypsum, and coal production.
• SiClone™ Mechanical Dust Collector Components Silicon carbide multicyclone parts made from OXYTRON™ and ALTRON™ materials, replacing steel or cast-iron dust collectors to deliver 10x service life at 38% of the weight for biomass, coal, and baghouse applications.
• FGD and Ceramic Spray Nozzles Flue Gas Desulfurization and ceramic spray nozzles manufactured in NITRON™ and OXYTRON™ silicon carbide materials for gas cooling, NOx/SOx removal, atomizing, vortexing, and combustion in power generation emission applications.
• Abrasion Resistant Valves & Components Custom-engineered ceramic valves, nozzles, seats, bearings, and ancillary shapes for harsh mining, mineral processing, chemical processing, power generation, and cement production environments.
• Clinker Cooler Wear Inserts OXYTRON™ silicon carbide wear-resistant inserts for tubular air preheater tubes and clinker coolers, engineered with thin walls, flanges, and precise tolerances to protect tube welds and extend heat exchanger life in cement and power plants.
• Transfer Line Exchanger (TLE) Cones Precision-cast, abrasion-resistant thin-walled thermal-shock-resistant ceramic cone assemblies for transfer line exchangers, offered as single-piece or segmented multi-component assemblies fully fired with no cure-out required.
• Immersion Heater Tubes Ceramic barrier tubes manufactured from OXYTRON™, NITRON™, SINTRON™, and OXYTRON 015XDII materials, providing non-wetting properties and thermal shock resistance to protect heating elements and gas burners in aluminum, zinc, and brass applications.
• Micronizers Silicon carbide jet mill linings in ALTRON™, OXYTRON™, NITRON™, and InVinCer™ RBSC materials, available as drop-in one-piece liners for particle size reduction applications including Titanium Dioxide production.
• Ceramic Thermocouple Protection Tubes Thermocouple protection tubes (TCPTs) for insulating and protecting thermocouples from chemical attack, abrasion, and thermal shock in molten metal and gas environments, available in standard 1.75" OD / 1" ID from 9" to 48" lengths and custom designs.
• Heating Element Holders and Insulators Custom-engineered thermal shock-resistant ceramic element holders, structural supports, induction furnace tubes, hangers, and ancillary parts for industrial furnace constructions.
• Nozzles, Down Spouts, Pour Spouts Ceramic nozzles, down spouts, and pour spouts for cast house flow control and metering in molten metal applications, available in OXYTRON™, NITRON™, Fused Silica, Zirconia, Aluminum Titanate, and Alumina with non-wetting characteristics and high-tolerance geometry.
• Kiln Furniture, Pusher Plates & Muffle Liners Low-mass ceramic kiln furniture in Recrystallized Silicon Carbide (RxSC), Nitride Bonded SiC, and Reaction Bonded SiC, engineered to reduce thermal mass and improve firing efficiency in industrial furnaces and kilns.
• Core Setters (Plates, Saggers, Boats & Setters) High-purity ceramic setter products supporting sintering, heat treating, and firing operations for ceramic parts, dinnerware, electrical insulators, metallic parts, and fuel cell components, with tight tolerances and thermal shock resistance.
• Boiler Tube Ferrules OXYTRON™ oxide bonded silicon carbide wear-resistant and high-temperature ferrules with thin walls and tapered inlets that protect weld integrity and absorb process gas heat impact in heat exchangers.
• Burner Nozzles, Pilot and Flare Tips Oxidation-resistant ceramic burner components including low-mass nozzles, pilot tips, and flare tips in oxide (alumina, mullite) and non-oxide (sintered, nitride, and reaction bonded silicon carbides) materials, including hydrogen-fuel-specific formulations.
• OXYTRON™ Oxide Bonded Silicon Carbide Oxide bonded silicon carbide material with 67% SiC / 30% Al2O3 / 3.7% SiO2 composition, offering exceptional wear and corrosion resistance, desirable refractory and chemical properties, and one-third the weight of cast iron.
• NITRON™ Nitride Bonded Silicon Carbide Nitride bonded silicon carbide material with 70% SiC / 21% Si3N4 / 8.5% Si2N2O composition, designed for exceptional wear resistance and thermal shock resistance in intricate precise shapes.
• ALTRON™ Alumina Bonded Silicon Carbide Alumina bonded silicon carbide material with 75% SiC / 24% Al2O3 / 0.9% SiO2 composition and 5–10% apparent porosity, offering abrasion resistance approaching fully dense advanced ceramics at reasonable price.
• InVinCer™ Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide (RBSC) Reaction bonded silicon carbide material with 86% SiC / 14% Si composition and <0.1% apparent porosity, offering 50% greater strength than most nitride bonded silicon carbides for processing raw materials with abrasive wear or impact from large particles.
• OXYTRON 015XDII Next-generation oxide bonded silicon carbide with engineered microstructure featuring a continuous/dendritic silicon carbide phase, offering ASTM C704 erosion resistance of <2.4cc loss with outstanding thermal shock and chemical corrosion resistance.
• InVinCer™ Recrystallized Silicon Carbide (RxSC) Recrystallized silicon carbide material with >99% SiC composition and <15% apparent porosity, engineered for low-mass kiln furniture applications capable of carrying heavy loads unsupported at high temperatures without sagging.

Quantifiable outcome

• StaBlox tunnels can be installed 15x faster than standard brick tunnels with full tunnel erected in 3 hours in documented case
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Allied Mineral ProductscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distributor agreement for CeraLoop channel furnace linings. Allied Mineral Products provides global distribution for Blasch's ceramic channel furnace linings used in non-ferrous metal processing, combining Blasch's CeraLoop ceramic products with Allied's DRI-VIBE backup materials for comprehensive furnace solutions.
• BD Energy SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic technology partnership for BD Energy Systems' patented TOP (Tunnel Optimal Performance) technology integrated with Blasch's StaBlox flue gas reformer tunnel system. The combined solution delivers near-uniform flow along reformer tunnels, reducing tube hotspots and improving thermal efficiency in steam methane reforming applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HarbisonWalker International: One of the largest North American refractory manufacturers, supplying monolithic and precast refractory products to steel, glass, cement, and petrochemical customers. Comparable to Blasch as a direct supplier of industrial refractory shapes and linings, though at significantly larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Saint-Gobain: Global industrial materials group with a substantial refractory and engineered ceramics portfolio serving high-temperature industrial processes. Comparable to Blasch across molten metals, petrochemical, and process heating end markets, though operating at vastly larger scale across many product categories.
• Morgan Advanced Materials: Specialty engineered ceramics and refractory manufacturer serving molten metals, petrochemical, power, and process industries with proprietary silicon carbide, alumina, and other advanced ceramic formulations — directly comparable material science and applications overlap with Blasch.
• CeramTec: Advanced technical ceramics manufacturer offering silicon carbide, alumina, and zirconia components for industrial, automotive, and electronics applications. Comparable material portfolio and industrial/end-market overlap, particularly in wear- and corrosion-resistant components.
• RHI Magnesita: Global refractory products and solutions leader serving steel, cement, glass, and non-ferrous metals industries. A scaled incumbent in the same industrial refractory categories Blasch addresses, with broader product breadth and global manufacturing footprint.
• Corning Incorporated: Specialty materials and ceramics company with industrial environmental technologies addressing emissions control and process industries (including ceramic substrates and filters). Partial overlap with Blasch's FGD/spray nozzle and emissions-control product categories.

Direct peers

• Allied Mineral Products: Global refractory systems manufacturer and Blasch's exclusive distributor for CeraLoop channel furnace linings. Allied produces monolithic refractory products and precast shapes for non-ferrous and ferrous molten metal and process industries — directly comparable as both a partner and competing channel for engineered ceramic shapes.
• CoorsTek: Specialty engineered ceramics manufacturer serving industrial process, semiconductor, energy, and aerospace customers with proprietary ceramic formulations and complex shapes. Comparable to Blasch in materials expertise (alumina, silicon carbide, zirconia) and custom-engineered ceramic components for harsh service environments.
• Resco Products: North American refractory manufacturer producing monolithic, precast shapes, and ceramic products for steel, aluminum, cement, glass, and petrochemical customers. Directly comparable as a precast refractory shapes supplier serving similar high-temperature industrial applications.
• Pyrotek: Specialty engineered materials and ceramics manufacturer serving the aluminum, glass, and foundry industries with molten metal handling and refractory products. Most directly comparable to Blasch's molten metals processing segment, including channel furnace linings and crucible/degassing products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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