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THE ULTIMATE CHOICE

for Defense
Applications

No materials outperforms McDanel ceramics, glass & sapphire

Lightweight in nature, exceptionally hard, highly resistant to extreme temperatures and chemical corrosion, our material technologies enable long lasting superior performance in many defense manufacturing processes and systems that go towards protecting our country. Glass and sapphire products also offer the ultimate transparency and durability in optical applications such as windows and sensor covers where clarity is a must.

Cutting-edge seals & precision glass components

Hermetic protection, thermal stability, and made-to-order glass components are crucial for jet-engine ignitors, sensors, diagnostics, R&D, OEM consumables, and other mission critical systems. Our engineers co-develop and produce the in-demand glass components required in today's advanced defense applications.

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QUALITY, SERVICE & TECHNOLOGY

The McDanel Difference

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McDanel provides custom precision components that enable technologies across many mission-critical defense applications.

PRECISION MANUFACTURING

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McDanel ceramics, glass, and sapphire maintain structural integrity at high temperatures, enhancing the performance and durability of defense systems, including fighter aircraft and missiles.

SUPERIOR HEAT RESISTANCE

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McDanel material solutions enable the reliable performance of sensors, radar, and communication systems in challenging military environments.

Mission critical performance

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McDanel glass-to-metal seals provide hermetic connections — essential for vacuum tubes, sensors, or modules operating in space, missile guidance, or radar systems.

Hermetic Protection

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McDanel glass is a superior electrical insulator, which is crucial in high-reliability, high-voltage or high-vacuum systems.

Electrical Insulation

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McDanel leads the industry in the design and manufacturing of small, precision-fabricated glass parts (beads, spacers, blanks) required in connectors, switches, and sensor assemblies, where size, purity, and stability matter.

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McDanel is different than other industry suppliers in that their customer service is responsive and creates positive solutions. We can count on McDanel to perform professionally and support our needs.

McDanel Customer

We value working with McDanel because we both hold high values of collaboration and moral duty to facilitate a win-win relationship. McDanel understands their products are critical components to ours. Authentic interest in our company's well-being is conveyed which is largely not found in today's supply chain.

McDanel Customer

McDanel has helped our company solve the challenge of partnering with a ceramics industry supplier that can provide reliable and repeatable products. McDanel has worked in collaboration with our team over the years to hold tight tolerances and back their products if issues arise.

McDanel Customer

The quality at McDanel is better than other companies and customer satisfaction is very high. Additionally, we can rely on McDanel to respond promptly to our detailed needs. Also, productivity has increased due to improved yield in assembly by using McDanel ceramic tubes.

McDanel Customer

We order our ceramic components only from McDanel. Even if we could save money with another supplier, we wouldn't switch. We are not cost sensitive, we are quality sensitive.

Allen T. McDanel Customer

I love the variety of what we do. We start with something raw and make it remarkable. I love this because the ideation goes from beginning to end.

Tony Finoli, PhD Manager of Application Engineering

What got me interested in ceramics is the fact that ceramics enable technologies that can’t be done in any other way.

John Dodsworth, PhD Chief Technology Advisor