News
News from Blasch
Precision Ceramics
New products and materials, patents and partnerships, published papers and the people behind them.
Products, patents, papers and people,
from December 2013 to today.
News from Blasch
In short
Blasch news covers four things: new products and material grades, patents and partnerships, published technical papers and conference appearances, and changes in the team. The archive holds 78 announcements from December 2013 to July 2026. The most recent one names Dr. Keith DeCarlo President and Chief Operating Officer and Will Russell Chief Revenue Officer, effective August 1, 2026.
What the announcements
are about
Each kind of news answers a different question about Blasch. These are the threads that run through the archive.
01
New products and grades
ProLok ferrules in 2014, DuraLadle and CeraLine in 2015, Verkapse hydrocyclone liners in 2016, OXYTRON 015XDII in 2020.
02
Patents and partners
A US patent for the StaBlox insert technology in 2020, and exclusive partnerships with Allied Mineral Products (2017) and BD Energy Systems (2018).
03
Papers and conferences
Articles in Hydrocarbon Engineering, PTQ, Nitrogen+Syngas and Sulphur, and booths at the conferences where the industries meet.
04
People and quality
Promotions and new hires, the ISO 9001:2015 certification of both US sites in 2018, and the leadership changes of 2026.
Milestones from the archive
2014. VectorWall furnace internals become the new standard for MECS sulfuric acid plants. The two-piece ProLok twist and lock ferrule is introduced.
2015. CeraLine brings ceramic lined elbows, pipe and spool linings to mining and power generation. DuraLadle auto ladles in OXYTRON go to aluminum die casters.
2018. Both US sites are certified to ISO 9001:2015, and BD Energy Systems gains exclusive rights to sell StaBlox to ammonia and methanol plants.
2020. US Patent No. 10,605,456 covers the StaBlox insert technology, and OXYTRON 015XDII is released for nonferrous metal.
2023. Blasch begins stocking StaBlox components, so a single collapsed tunnel can be replaced without waiting for production. A production facility in Mexico is added.
2026. Dr. Keith DeCarlo becomes President and Chief Operating Officer and Will Russell Chief Revenue Officer.
What the news | is for
Read the archive as a record of failures that stopped recurring: every launch began with a plant that needed a part to last longer.
Frequently asked
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Where can I read the technical papers mentioned in the news?
Published articles and conference papers on reformers, sulfur recovery, erosion and molten metal are collected in the technical library.
Where will Blasch exhibit next?
Upcoming conferences, with dates and places, are listed on the events page.
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