Recently, Xiamen Torch Technology Achievement Transformation Phase I Fund, a subsidiary of Xiamen High-tech Investment Group, completed its investment in Huaci Juli (Xiamen) New Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huaci Juli"). The company has been recognized as a 2025 Xiamen "Double Hundred Plan" talent project and a National High-tech Enterprise. Founded in April 2022, Huaci Juli is a company specializing in the research, development, production, and sales of high-performance silicon nitride ceramic materials. Its main products include high-precision silicon nitride ceramic bearing balls, structural components, silicon nitride powder, and silicon nitride substrates, which can be applied in new energy vehicles, semiconductors, photovoltaics, and high-end machine tools. Through independent technological research and development, the company has established a complete production chain for silicon nitride bearing balls, from powder preparation, granulation, pressing, sintering to precision machining. Its products have entered the testing phase at several leading bearing manufacturers and the company possesses stable production capabilities.
The company's core team primarily originates from top research institutions and universities such as the China Institute of Atomic Energy, the Xiamen Rare Earth Materials Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Southwest University of Science and Technology. The company's chief scientist has been deeply involved in nitride research for many years, having led the technical development of several key national defense projects. He possesses extensive experience in the entire process of silicon nitride powder development, granulation, molding, and sintering. The team comprises multidisciplinary talents with rich experience in precision machining of bearing balls, access to bearing ball sales resources, and expertise in silicon nitride ceramic substrate technology. Furthermore, the team possesses comprehensive experience from laboratory research to industrialization and strong professional enterprise management capabilities.
After three years of process development, Huaci Julai has successfully established a complete production chain for silicon nitride bearing balls, from granulation and pressing to sintering and precision machining. Huaci Julai has independently designed and implemented new processing equipment, increasing the single-batch processing capacity of silicon nitride bearing balls to 50 kilograms (compared to the typical 5-10 kilograms for traditional equipment). The yield rate in mass production can reach over 95%. This process optimizes the stress state and motion trajectory of the balls during processing, effectively addressing the problem of large diameter variations in high-precision bearing ball polishing, significantly improving the batch consistency of the finished balls, and greatly enhancing both processing accuracy and efficiency. In terms of technical indicators, Huaci Julai's silicon nitride bearing balls have passed testing and certification by domestic authoritative institutions, consistently achieving G3 precision. It is one of the few domestic companies currently capable of producing G3 precision bearing balls, meeting the application requirements of most high-demand scenarios such as high-end machine tools, semiconductor equipment, and medical equipment. G3 precision is currently the highest level in the domestic national standard, with key indicators including ball diameter variation ≤ 0.08 micrometers (μm), sphericity deviation ≤ 0.08 micrometers (μm), and surface roughness Ra ≤ 0.01 micrometers (μm). Achieving this precision means that the bearings have less vibration, lower noise, and longer lifespan during high-speed operation, making them essential core components for cutting-edge equipment such as high-end machine tool spindles, high-speed motors, and turbochargers.
According to conservative data from leading research institutions such as QY Research, GIR, and MarketsandMarkets, the global silicon nitride bearing ball market is projected to reach US$330 million in 2025 and US$520 million in 2030, while the domestic market is expected to reach 7.5 billion RMB in 2025 and 12 billion RMB in 2030, with an average annual compound growth rate of approximately 10%. With increasing demand from high-end sectors such as new energy vehicles, wind power, semiconductor equipment, and high-speed machine tools, coupled with the strong demand for domestic substitution, the market penetration rate of silicon nitride bearing balls is expected to further increase, bringing greater development opportunities for industry participants.
Huaci Juli is focusing on the industrialization of its core product, silicon nitride bearing balls. The first production line has an annual capacity of approximately 4 million units, and the company plans to expand to ten production lines next year to meet future order demands. Currently, the product is in the small-batch testing and product introduction phase, and partner manufacturers have reported excellent performance.
