先进的陶瓷复合材料因其固有的、高硬度、韧性、耐磨性和化学稳定性的杰出结合而备受关注。目前和未来的应用包括金属和非金属刀具、金属成型模具和各种磨损部件。市场渗透已在部分地区确立，但由于形状成形方法有限，以及实现复杂形状的高加工成本，市场渗透尚未广泛。新兴的制造方法，如激光加工和EDM兼容陶瓷复合材料的开发，有助于降低获得复杂形状的相关成本。因此，这些材料出现了新的机遇。文中给出了将这些技术用于特定工业应用的实例。

ADVANCED CERAMIC COMPOSITES ARE OF INTEREST DUE TO THEIR INHERENT, OUTSTANDING COMBINATION OF HIGH HARDNESS, TOUGHNESS, WEAR RESISTANCE, AND CHEMICAL STABILITY. CURRENT AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS INCLUDE METAL AND NON-METAL CUTTING TOOLS, METAL FORMING DIES, AND A VARIETY OF WEAR COMPONENTS. MARKET PENETRATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN SELECT AREAS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN WIDESPREAD FOR REASONS OF LIMITED SHAPE FORMING METHODS AND THE HIGH MACHINING COSTS TO ACHIEVE COMPLEX SHAPES. EMERGING MANUFACTURING METHODS, SUCH AS LASER MACHINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDM COMPATIBLE CERAMIC COMPOSITES, HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LOWERING ASSOCIATED COSTS TO OBTAIN COMPLEX SHAPES. AS A RESULT, NEW OPPORTUNITIES HAVE EMERGED FOR THESE MATERIALS. EXAMPLES OF THE COLLABORATIVE USE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS IS PRESENTED.