State of the Art
Advanced Ceramics

Hight Precision, High Performance.

Extreme hardness, hight temperature, corrosion resistance, wear resistance.

Engineered from the fundamental elements, oxide ceramics embody origin, structure, and creation formed through heat into materials of exceptional hardness, corrosion resistance, and stability beyond 1,000 MPa compressive strength. Zirconia introduces a new dimension: Colors engineering. Seamless bi-color zirconia unites two compositions at the molecular level perfectly synchronized, precisely formed. A material language of creation and design at its purest state. LBVH advances this frontier through bi-color and bi-photon technologies, shaping the next generation of material expression.

Defined by force, transformation, and resilience, nitride ceramics are born in extreme conditions engineered to endure what others cannot. They deliver exceptional strength, wear resistance, and thermal shock stability, while enabling advanced ceramic alloys from Gold structures to titanium-based ceramics. Materials that do not simply resist stress they are forged through it.

Carbides represent balance, endurance, and protection—materials designed to perform continuously under the most demanding conditions. With near-diamond hardness and outstanding thermal stability, they excel in precision sensors, acoustic systems, and advanced armor applications. From cutting-edge tools to armor systems, they sustain performance where permanence is required. Enduring. Stabilizing. Protecting.

SENSING ADVANCED CERAMICS

Tochness meets toughness

OXIDES

Alumina (Al₂O₃) & Zirconia (ZrO₂)

Engineered from the fundamental elements, oxide ceramics embody origin, structure, and creation formed through heat into materials of exceptional hardness, corrosion resistance, and stability beyond 1,000 MPa compressive strength.

Zirconia introduces a new dimension: Colors engineering. Seamless bi-color zirconia unites two compositions at the molecular level perfectly synchronized, precisely formed.

A material language of creation and design at its purest state.

LBVH advances this frontier through bi-color and bi-photon technologies, shaping the next generation of material expression.

NITRIDES

Silicon Nitride (Si₃N₄) & Titanium Nitride (TiN)

Defined by force, transformation, and resilience, nitride ceramics are born in extreme conditions engineered to endure what others cannot.

They deliver exceptional strength, wear resistance, and thermal shock stability, while enabling advanced ceramic alloys from Gold structures to titanium-based ceramics.

Materials that do not simply resist stress they are forged through it.

CARBIDES

Silicon Carbide (SiC) & Boron Carbide (B₄C)

Carbides represent balance, endurance, and protection—materials designed to perform continuously under the most demanding conditions.

With near-diamond hardness and outstanding thermal stability, they excel in precision sensors, acoustic systems, and advanced armor applications.

From cutting-edge tools to armor systems, they sustain performance where permanence is required. Enduring. Stabilizing. Protecting.

STATE-OF-THE-ART ADVANCED CERAMICS
LBVH AG – Value Proposition

1. Co-Development, Not Off-the-Shelf
All materials are custom-engineered. We co-develop material, process, and production to meet exact performance and quality requirements—no compromises.

2. Customers as Strategic Partners
We integrate customers into our production chain, often as long-term partners or investors, ensuring alignment, transparency, and secure supply.

3. Critical Value Chain Role
We deliver high-performance ceramic components that are essential to our customers’ products—enabling reliability, innovation, and differentiation.

4. 20 Years of Expertise
Our know-how allows us to deliver proven solutions where others are still in development.

5. Control of Strategic Raw Materials
Direct access to critical raw materials ensures consistency, availability, and independence from market volatility.

Summary
LBVH is not a standard supplier. We are a development partner and material innovator—delivering advanced ceramics that create a decisive competitive edge.

History and
Innovation Milestones

LBVH AG traces its origins to more than 100-years of industrial activity by Staufer AG,
with a legacy spanning Prussia, Switzerland, and Lombardy.

2005 - 2014 LBVH AG founded
2005 - 2014 LBVH AG founded
2015 Development of the first boron carbide ceramic wristwatch case
2015 Development of the first boron carbide ceramic wristwatch case
2016 Development of the first bi-color ceramic wristwatch bezels
2016 Development of the first bi-color ceramic wristwatch bezels
2017 Development of gold ceramics
2017 Development of gold ceramics
2018 Development of titanium ceramics
2018 Development of titanium ceramics
2020 Development of tantalum ceramics
2020 Development of tantalum ceramics
2021 Development of bronze and steel ceramics
2021 Development of bronze and steel ceramics
2022 Development of new zirconia colors for the wristwatch industry
2022 Development of new zirconia colors for the wristwatch industry
2023 - 2024 Development of sensing advanced ceramics
2023 - 2024 Development of sensing advanced ceramics

Precision, Consistency and Innovation

THE ABILITY OF LBVH

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SUSTAINABILITY:

We supply raw and finished parts according to customer specifications.  
LBVH AG guarantees the current and future availability of all materials.

The quality of each material is highly scalable and reproducible.
LBVH AG guarantees the reliability of all materials.

All materials are certified biocompatible, and the entire production chain is fully traceable from powder to finished product. LBVH AG guarantees the future sustainability of all materials. 

Hight Precision, High Performance.

LBVH AG,
your advanced ceramics expert.

We integrate customers directly into our production chain as strategic, long-term partners. This deep alignment ensures complete transparency, absolute quality control, and an uninterrupted, secure supply of essential high-performance components.

LBVH AG, Teichgaesslein 32, 4058 Basel, Switzerland


Trade Register Nr. CHE 424.781.376 Registration court Basel


Office Germany, Entegaststr. 9, 79650 Schopfheim