Ceradyne, Incorporated is a wholly owned subsidiary of the British company, Avon Rubber. Ceradyne, Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced ceramic systems and components and involved in many technical industries including nuclear power, oil and gas, solar energy, automotive, and defense.[2]
Background
Ceradyne was founded in 1967[3] and in late 2004, the company added new product lines by acquiring ESK Ceramics of Kempten, Germany.[4]
In addition to producing ceramic components for industrial processes such as silicon foundries and ceramic fuel pellets for nuclear reactors, Ceradyne researched and produced varieties of ballistic armour for both personnel and vehicles.[5] The ceramic armor was lighter than regular steel plate armor