Our latest download, Aluminium Smelting Applications, has just been published. It describes some of the applications of advanced Syalon ceramics in aluminium smelting.

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This year has so far seen 4 employees reach their 25 years' long service anniversary with ISN. Operations Director Ian Denton, Development Manager Simon Taylor, Senior CNC Operator Alan Stephenson and Bisque Machine Shop Foreman John Brown have all recently reached this milestone.

Chairman Tony Mitchell says "We are immensely proud of the skills, experience and devotion to quality shown by our employees and are delighted to recognise the long service, teamwork and dedication to the Company given by Ian, Simon, Alan and John."

ISN have a small display at the Hannover Fair from 24th to 28th April, 2017 as part of the Ceramic Applications stand. This will be located in Hall 6, Stand B16. The display will feature a selection of components and brochures featuring our high performance silicon nitride and sialons and zirconia materials, including parts fabricated by 3D printing which are currently attracting a lot of interest.

Our Sales Manager Simon Dodd and Technical Manager Ben Melrose will be attending the Fair on Tuesday 25th April and will be available to meet. Please contact them if you would like to meet to find out more about our materials.

The Board are pleased to announce that ISN have recently celebrated our 21st Anniversary as an independent company. Prior to August 1994 we were part of the multinational company Cookson Group and were essentially a small R&D company looking at developing silicon nitride based ceramics and composites. In 1994 Cookson Group decided to divest its interest in advanced ceramics and in August of that year we had a management buyout and became International Syalons (Newcastle) limited.

We were convinced of the excellent potential of the materials we had been developing but had the challenge of changing the company from one focusing on R&D to one focusing on manufacturing and building a broad customer base. There have been many challenges over the last 21 years but we are now established as the leading producer of advanced silicon nitride based Syalon ceramics in the UK and sell our materials to customers all around the world. In addition we have now expanded our portfolio of materials and also offer alumina, zirconia and silicon carbide ceramics.

We look forward to providing our customers with high quality advanced ceramics for the next 21 years!

The Board are proud to announce that ISN have recently recruited two apprentices to work in our ‘green’ machine department. Luke Walker and Sean Dalziel have been with us for several months and are making excellent progress in a highly skilled and critical process area. With the success of this trial the Board are keen to recruit further apprentices next year.

The Board are proud to announce that ISN are sponsors of Backworth Cricket Club (BCC) in the North East of England. ISN has a long association with cricket as our Operations Director, Ian Denton and Sales Engineer, Aidan Love are former players.

Backworth CC are a long established Cricket Club affiliated with the ECB (English and Wales Cricket Board) and are members of the Wellstream Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League, one of the prem

ier leagues in the North East of England. The club has four senior teams and a thriving junior section and we wish them every success in the coming season.

The Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Dodd as Sales Manager with immediate effect. Simon, who has more than 10 years of advanced materials sales experience, will be responsible for generating new business to help continue the excellent sales growth we have achieved in the last few years.

Simon has great knowledge in all the areas of application for which our advanced ceramic materials are used and will help our customers obtain the best advanced ceramic solutions for their requirements.

Simon says "I am looking forward to working with the team at International Syalons and aim to maintain and develop the business to ensure we remain the UK's foremost manufacturer of advanced silicon nitride ceramics, as well as developing on our increased portfolio of advanced ceramic materials. In addition I am extremely impressed by how innovative ISN is and was immediately struck by the clear focus on quality from the Board level down to the shop floor."

To discuss and application or material enquiry with our Sales team please call +44(0)191 2951010 or email for an initial consultation or send us a Request for Quote.

To coincide with the launch of our redesigned website ISN has recently increased our portfolio of advanced engineering ceramics. In addition to the various grades of silicon nitride and zirconia we already offer, we can now also offer 3 grades of alumina and 2 grades of silicon carbide. The alumina is available in a range of purities from 96% alumina to high purity 99.9% alumina and offers good wear and corrosion resistance along with excellent electrical and thermal stability. Silicon carbide has the best corrosion resistance of all advanced ceramics and is extremely hard and is available as a sintered grade and a reaction bonded grade.

With this increase in the range of advanced ceramics we offer, ISN hope to offer a complete solution to your ceramic requirement. Please call +44(0)191 2951010 or email for an initial consultation with our technical sales team or send us a Request for Quote.