Company foundation in 1994

Based on the engineering con­sult­ant Pritz­kow, existing since 1990, the com­pany Pritzkow Spezial­keramik was founded 1994. The focus is develop­ment, design and produc­tion of light­weight struc­tures made of ceram­ics for applica­tions oper­at­ing at high tem­pe­ra­tures under extreme con­di­tions. 

Over 30 years of experience as “seed capital” for the future

Longev­i­ty is a major concern for us. We are man­u­fac­tur­ing complex com­po­nents made of “Keramik­blech” for our cus­tomers for over 30 years; some have been suc­cess­fully in long-term use for more than 30,000 hours. Keramik­blech (oxide/oxide ceramic matrix com­po­site) solves chal­lenges in many indus­tri­al areas. This is espe­cial­ly true where metal com­ponents need to be replaced with new parts in a very short time. 

Awards

For the devel­opment of the oxide/oxide ceram­ic matrix com­po­site with the trade­mark “Keramik­blech the com­pany found­er Walter Pritzkow received 1995 the Techtextil-Inno­va­tion Award from the inter­na­tional Techtextil com­mit­tee. He also received the first Ralph Huf­schmied Award 2024 for suc­cess­ful devel­opment of ceramic matrix com­po­sites over decades as well as the Airbus Helicop­ters Supplier Award 2024 as winner in the Inno­va­tion cate­gory. 

Quality tests and further development

Since 2001, material testing is sup­ported by the Uni­ver­sity of Bremen. Ulti­mate­ly, the com­po­nents should remain perma­nently “in shape” even under extreme loads. 

Walter Pritzkow is an active mem­ber of the DGM/DKG work­ing group “Rein­force­ment of ceramic mate­rials” for over 25 years. We are also a mem­ber of the Com­po­sites United e. V. / Net­work Ceramic Com­posites since 2023. Walter Pritzkow, along with Arne Rüdinger, leads the OxiCer work­ing group at FhG-ISC/HTL. The latest devel­op­ments are presented at natio­nal and inter­na­tional confe­rences. 

To meet the growing demand, the com­pa­ny moved to new prem­ises in Filder­stadt-Siel­mingen on June 1, 2013.  Since then, we have around three times the produc­tion capac­ity avai­lable, as well as suf­ficient space to be able to offer our customers signif­i­cantly larger com­po­nents. Reli­abil­ity and pre­ci­sion are our top prior­ities. 

A team grows together.

Highly motivated spe­cial­ists and expe­ri­enced em­ploy­ees are our most im­por­tant gua­ran­tee for the best pos­si­ble result. Our engi­neer (aero­space) has been respon­sible for project work with BASF, among others, since 2016. Through our partner­ships, we are involved in some patents of BASF, Airbus Heli­cop­ters, and the pro­duc­tion of hybrid pipes and heated hybrid pipes.

Close coor­di­nation with our mate­ri­als scien­tist for produc­tion and mold making, as well as the pro­duc­tion employ­ees, offers the best option for an opti­mal result accord­ing to cus­tomer require­ments. We enjoy tack­ling new goals every day, even if the pro­duc­tion process often “heats us up”.