New Product Development

Materion’s primary mission is to assist you in the development of your new materials. To accomplish that, we provide
technical experts who encompass a variety of competencies in R&D and prototype production. With our 100+ years experience
with precious metals and 50+ years experience in core inorganic chemicals, we offer a full range of leading edge capabilities for New Product Development.

New Product Development
Small Scale Bench Chemistry

Our PhD scientists, chemists and engineers can develop a new product and determine the best manufacturing capabilites, analytical processes and chemistries to produce optimal results.

  • Full R&D Department
  • Custom Development
  • Custom Alloys & Features
  • Technical Assistance
  • Cycle Time Reduction
  • Product Improvement
  • Process Improvement
  • Partnering with customers to assess specific needs
  • Manufacture new product in quantities for small or high volume runs

Making advanced materials that improve the world.

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Chemical Processes

  • Wet Chemistry
  • Reactive Gas Process
  • High Temperature Synthesis
  • Multi Elemental Mixtures
  • Challenging Chemistry & Phases

Analytical Capabilities
Materion has access to broad range of analytical & testing facilities and sate-of-the-art ISO-accredited labs. We rigorously monitor vital characteristics such as purity, density and homogeneity.

  • Vacuum Induction Melting
  • Powder Pressing
  • Air & Vacuum Sintering
  • Continuous Casting
  • Tooling Design
  • Stamping
  • Cladding
  • Precision Machining
  • Thin Film Coating Materials
  • Optical Coating Materials
  • Wear-Resistant Coating Materials
  • High-Purity PVD
  • Materials for Thin film Solar
  • Specialty Battery Materials
  • Heavy Metals
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Phosphor Precursors
shield cleaning

Shield Cleaning

Our industry-leading precision parts cleaning and high-value metal recovery services improve shield life and performance. Our facilities in North America and Europe provide local, on-site support and service.

Reclaim Refine

Refine and Metals Management

Our precious metals reclaim programs offer some of the highest metal returns and fastest settlement times in the industry. Our full service approach ultimately reduces cost and minimizes risk factors for our customers.

Sputtering targets

Target Bonding

Materion offers a choice of solder bonding, diffusion bonding and proprietary high-temperature bonding. Our superior technology and analytical imaging processes ensure the integrity of the bond for optimal deposition performance.