McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies

Name

McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies

Legal name

McDanel Advanced Materials

Website

https://mcdanelceramics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaver Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing: Custom and standard ceramic tubes, rods, labware, crucibles, and specialty ceramic components for industrial applications
2. Glass Solutions: Custom glass OEM components, medical glass tubing, tubular vials, precision bore glass tubing, glass cutting components for pharmaceutical and industrial use
3. Optical Technologies: Sight windows, sapphire transparencies, glass domes, aviation and space windows, mirrors, reflectors, and optical diffusers for aerospace and defense

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies manufactures and supplies advanced ceramic, glass, and sapphire components—including tubes, rods, labware, crucibles, ceramic bearings (WearGuard®), oxygen sensors (Metrazyl®), medical and pharmaceutical glass tubing and vials, and precision optical/sight windows—for aerospace, defense, space, semiconductor, medical/pharma, and industrial research applications. The company sells custom-engineered and standard components through three divisions (Advanced Ceramics in Beaver Falls, PA; Glass Solutions/Richland Glass in Vineland, NJ; Optical Technologies/Rayotek Scientific in San Diego, CA).

Product overview

McDanel Advanced Material Technologies operates as a diversified advanced materials manufacturer offering a unified portfolio of high-performance ceramic, glass, and sapphire products through multiple specialized divisions. The core product lines include WearGuard® Ceramic Bearings for industrial applications, Custom Engineered Ceramics, Labware & Crucibles, and Metrazyl® Oxygen Sensors. The Glass Solutions division (operated through acquired brand Richland Glass) provides comprehensive glass products including medical tubing, tubular vials, and glass-to-metal sealing. The Optics & Windows division (expanded through 2024 Rayotek Scientific acquisition) delivers sight windows, sapphire transparencies, glass domes, and aviation/space windows. Ceramic Tubes & Rods serve temperature sensing, metallurgy, and industrial processing applications. These product lines serve mission-critical industries including commercial aerospace, space, defense, manufacturing & research, medical & pharma, and semiconductor/electronics markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Metrazyl®: Oxygen sensor product line for industrial and manufacturing applications
• WearGuard®

Products and services

• WearGuard® Ceramic Bearings High-performance ceramic bearings designed for strip galvanizing applications, dramatically reducing downtime, minimizing wear, and extending pot roll life while providing greater stability and reducing strip vibration for industrial manufacturers.
• Metrazyl® Oxygen Sensor Proprietary oxygen sensor technology for precise oxygen measurement in industrial and scientific applications.
• Custom Engineered Ceramics Custom-designed ceramic components engineered to meet specific application requirements across aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and industrial markets.
• Labware & Crucibles Ceramic laboratory equipment including crucibles designed for high-temperature applications in research and manufacturing environments.
• Glass Solutions (Richland Glass division) Comprehensive glass solutions including Custom & OEM, Flow Restrictor & Medical Glass Tubing, Glass Cutting Components, Tubular Glass Vials, Glass-to-Metal Sealing, Crushable Glass Ampules, Raschig Ring Glass Packaging, Direct Glass Draw & Redraw, Precision Bore Glass Tubing, and Custom Glass Tube Stems for pharmaceutical and industrial use.
• Optics & Windows (Rayotek Scientific division)

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Richland GlasscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026McDanel acquired Richland Glass, expanding its capabilities in technical ceramics and glass solutions. Richland Glass operates as the Glass Solutions division, providing custom glass OEM, medical glass tubing, and precision glass components.
• Rayotek ScientificcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2024McDanel acquired Rayotek Scientific, a manufacturer of high-performing optical materials, to expand its capabilities in optical technologies for aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and industrial markets. Rayotek specialized in optical materials manufacturing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CoorsTek: Global advanced ceramics manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and medical markets with custom engineered ceramic components. Directly comparable to McDanel across nearly every customer vertical and product category.
• CeramTec: European-headquartered advanced technical ceramics supplier serving medical, automotive, electronics, and industrial markets. Comparable in custom engineered ceramic components and mission-critical application focus.
• Morgan Advanced Materials: UK-listed advanced materials company producing ceramic components, thermal products, and electrical carbon products. Overlaps directly with McDanel's high-temperature ceramic tubes, crucibles, and engineered components.
• SCHOTT: German specialty glass manufacturer producing pharmaceutical tubing (vials, ampoules, syringes), optical glass, and technical glass. Directly comparable to Richland Glass division and McDanel's medical glass solutions.
• Mersen: French industrial materials group with isostatic graphite, silicon carbide, and ceramic component offerings for semiconductor, aerospace, and chemical processing. Comparable in high-temperature ceramic process components.

Broad incumbents

• Kyocera: Japanese multinational with a large fine ceramics division producing ceramic tubes, semiconductor components, and sapphire substrates. Overlaps with McDanel's sapphire and ceramic tube product lines.
• Saint-Gobain: Global building materials and high-performance materials group with significant specialty glass and ceramic operations. Comparable in glass packaging, high-purity materials, and engineered component manufacturing.
• Corning: US specialty glass and ceramics giant with businesses in pharmaceutical glass packaging, optical communications, and aerospace windows. Comparable in aerospace windows and pharmaceutical glass vial manufacturing.

Emerging players

• II-VI Incorporated (now Coherent): Photonics and engineered materials company producing sapphire and other optical materials for aerospace, defense, and semiconductor applications. Comparable through the Rayotek division's sapphire optical components business.

Others

• NGK Insulators: Japanese ceramics leader producing insulators, ceramic substrates for semiconductors, and honeycomb structures. Comparable in industrial ceramic process equipment and ceramic substrate manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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