American Beryllia is a leading worldwide manufacturer and distributor of Beryllium Oxide (BeO) ceramic heat sinks, crucibles, rods, washers, thermocouple tubing, and custom-made substrates for a diverse range of aerospace, defense, electronic and commercial applications. Originally founded in 1956 as the National Beryllia Corporation, the company was a pioneer in the research and development of high purity oxide ceramics.
In the early 1960s, the company developed the technology to press, extrude and fire BeO in both standard and custom shapes to suit a wide variety of applications. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, precision ceramic grinding machinery was installed along with the technology and equipment needed for drilling, metallizing, lapping, polishing and dicing operations.