Fifty years of crucible manufacturing in Britain
By the Magna technical team · March 2026 · 1 min read
Magna Industrials has supplied isostatically pressed and vibro cast crucibles since 1976. From our works on the Andoversford Industrial Estate near Cheltenham, we still make crucibles, atomising nozzles and backing mixes for customers across the world.
Fifty years on, we remain a family run business and the original specialist in isostatically pressed crucibles for high temperature alloys.
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