Hitech Materials offers independent consulting, testing and contract research services to clients who use refractory and ceramic linings. We also offer technical assistance to suppliers and installers of refractory linings.

End User industries: we serve include; the minerals processing, ferrous and non-ferrous molten metal handling, glass, cement and waste incineration industries.

Hitech Materials also has experience in minerals and power industry by-product utilisation and in immobilisation / encapsulation of hazardous waste streams.

Services offered include:

1. 1. 1. Consulting: Materials development, optimum material selection.
         

      2. Failure analysis: of refractory linings and advanced ceramics.
         

      3. Testing & analysis: of refractory and ceramic materials.
         

      4. Performance monitoring: of materials in the process environment.
         

      5. Troubleshooting: refractory and ceramic materials-related problems.
         

      6. Materials comparison: recommendation of alternative products.
         

      7. By-product utilisation: development of useful products from “waste”.
         

      8. Immobilisation: of hazardous waste materials.

“If you have issues with refractory or wear resistant linings; require some testing or analysis to be performed; or have a waste stream you would like to reuse or immobilise”

please feel free to contact us for advice and to discuss options.

“We’re all about helping out your bottom line!”

Dr. Philip Walls

Director, Hitech Materials Pty Ltd 

Materials for Extreme Environments