Morgan Advanced Materials

Morgan Advanced Materials contact details

Registered office

York House, Sheet Street
Windsor SL4 1DD
United Kingdom

Website morganadvancedmaterials.com

Morgan Performance Carbon, Swansea (manufacturing)

Upper Fforest Way
Swansea SA6 8PP
United Kingdom

Telephone +44 1792 763000

Web morganperformancecarbon.com/en-gb/about-us/locations

Morgan Performance Carbon, Redditch (manufacturing)

Unit 13 Madeley Road, North Moons Moat
Redditch, Worcestershire B98 9NB
United Kingdom

Telephone +44 1527 69205

Web morganperformancecarbon.com/en-gb/about-us/locations

Morgan Performance Carbon, Germany (sales and manufacturing)

Zeppelinstraße 26
53424 Remagen
Germany

Telephone +49 2642 9040-0

Web morganperformancecarbon.com/en-gb/about-us/locations

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Contact details as published by Morgan Advanced Materials plc, checked 2026-10-30. Specify Motion is not affiliated with Morgan Advanced Materials plc.

Morgan Advanced Materials product lines

Who Morgan Advanced Materials is

Morgan Advanced Materials plc is a British engineered-materials group with three businesses: Thermal Products, Performance Carbon and Technical Ceramics. It says it employs about 8,100 people across 57 operating sites. Its registered office is in Windsor, Berkshire.

For slip ring engineers the relevant part is Performance Carbon, which makes electrical carbon: carbon brushes, brush holders and rockers, slip ring assemblies for wind turbine generators, current collectors and shaft grounding. Morgan is not a maker of instrument or capsule slip rings; its strength is the brush-and-ring interface in large power machines, where brush grade, spring force and ring material decide wear, sparking and maintenance intervals.

History and ownership

Morgan’s history page traces the group to a London crucible works:

• 1856: the Morgan brothers found the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company, making graphite crucibles in Battersea, London.
• 1881: renamed The Morgan Crucible Company; shares are floated in 1890.
• 1907: commutator brush production begins at Battersea and a sales office opens in Germany.
• 1925: a brush factory is established in New York.
• 1946: the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
• 1971–76: brush manufacturing moves from Battersea to Morriston, South Wales.
• 2013: the group is renamed Morgan Advanced Materials.

Morgan Advanced Materials plc is registered in England under company number 286773, and its registrar is Equiniti. Its website shows a quoted share price and names no parent company.

Product portfolio

Morgan publishes few numeric ratings for these products, so our series records capture what its brochures say:

• Wind turbine generator slip ring assemblies: complete brush, rocker, holder and slip ring systems for generators from 850 kW to 10 MW, 144 to 450 mm in diameter, with stainless steel or bronze rings in moulded or built-up designs, for new turbines and retrofits.
• Wind turbine brush holders and rockers: phase, shaft-grounding and lightning brush holders with constant-force springs, improved multi-point radial contact and conversions for longer brushes.
• Wind turbine carbon brushes: phase, earth, lightning protection and pitch control brushes in around 20 grades for bronze, steel and high-load rings, including the National S22 silver grade, with cross-references for many turbine platforms.
• Power generation brushes and holders: carbon brushes and multi-axis adjustable holders for generators and motors, led by the National 634 grade for turbo alternators.

Performance Carbon also lists crane collectors, railway current collectors, AEGIS SGR earthing systems, seal faces, sliding bearings, specialty graphite and high-temperature felts.

Technologies and standards

Morgan’s expertise is carbon and metal-graphite material science: matching brush grade to ring material, current density and surface speed, building a stable patina, and controlling sparking and wear. Its wind brochure lists nominal current density, speed, resistivity, density and metal content for each grade, and supports UL and DIN specifications. National S22, its latest silver grade, is designed to form continuous metal channels for conductivity. For engineers, the practical point is that a “slip ring problem” in a generator is often a brush grade or spring problem, so specify the ring and brushes together. Our high-current slip rings page and how to specify a slip ring guide cover the basics.

Industries served

Performance Carbon serves wind and power generation, hydropower, transportation and rail, aerospace, semiconductor, industrial and petrochemical plant, mining and construction, home and industrial appliances, and security and defence. See slip rings for wind turbines and the renewable energy market page.

Points to check when comparing Morgan slip ring parts

For wind generator slip rings, the brush grade, ring material and holder design work as a system, so a like-for-like comparison has to cover all three. Check the current density and surface speed of the brush grade against the generator’s operating point, the spring force and brush length (which set the maintenance interval), and whether the ring is bronze or steel. For aftermarket parts, confirm the turbine platform, generator supplier and ring diameter, because similar-looking turbines can use different slip ring assemblies. Ask for nominal grade data in writing before trialling a new brush.

Global and UK presence

Performance Carbon lists 35 sales and manufacturing locations worldwide. In the UK it manufactures at Upper Fforest Way, Swansea SA6 8PP (+44 1792 763000) and at North Moons Moat, Redditch B98 9NB (+44 1527 69205). In Europe it has sites in France, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. Enquiries go through the Performance Carbon contact form.

What to send when specifying Morgan slip ring parts

Give the generator or turbine make and model, ring diameter and material, current per phase, surface speed, existing brush grade and holder, operating environment and the maintenance interval you want. Photos of the ring surface and worn brushes help diagnose patina and wear issues.

Specify Motion is independent of Morgan Advanced Materials. Our engineers can help source Morgan slip ring products or propose equivalents from our supply network on published figures; see find a replacement or the slip rings hub.

Morgan Advanced Materials history: key dates

1. 1856The Morgan brothers found the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company in Battersea, London
2. 1881Renamed The Morgan Crucible Company
3. 1907Commutator brush production starts at Battersea
4. 1925Brush factory established in New York
5. 1946Listed on the London Stock Exchange
6. 1971–76Brush manufacturing moves from Battersea to Morriston, South Wales
7. 2013Renamed Morgan Advanced Materials

Morgan Advanced Materials slip rings

Through-bore slip rings

Wind turbine generator slip ring assemblies

Complete brush, rocker, holder and slip ring systems for wind turbine generators from 850 kW to 10 MW, 144 to 450 mm in diameter, with stainless steel or bronze rings in moulded or built-up designs, for new turbines and retrofits.

Slip rings

Wind turbine brush holders and rockers

Phase, shaft-grounding and lightning brush holders and rockers with constant-force springs, multi-point radial contact and longer-brush conversions for wind generator slip rings.

Slip rings

Wind turbine carbon brushes (incl. National S22)

Phase, earth/grounding, lightning protection and pitch control brushes in around 20 grades for bronze, steel and high-load rings, including the National S22 silver grade, with cross-references for most major turbine platforms.

Slip rings

Power generation brushes and holders (National 634)

Carbon brushes and multi-axis adjustable brush holders for generator collector rings and motors, led by the National 634 (NCC634) grade for turbo alternators.

Frequently asked questions

What is Morgan Advanced Materials' website?

The group website is morganadvancedmaterials.com, covering its businesses, history, investors and contact routes. Its carbon brush, brush holder and slip ring products sit on the Performance Carbon website, morganperformancecarbon.com, which has product families by market, downloads, a locations list and an enquiry form.

What is Morgan Advanced Materials' phone number?

The group contact page offers enquiry routes rather than a switchboard number. For carbon brushes and slip ring assemblies, the Performance Carbon locations page lists the Swansea manufacturing site on +44 1792 763000 and Redditch on +44 1527 69205, and its contact page has an enquiry form.

Where is Morgan Advanced Materials headquartered?

Morgan Advanced Materials plc gives its registered office as York House, Sheet Street, Windsor SL4 1DD, England, under company number 286773. Its Performance Carbon business lists UK manufacturing sites in Swansea (Upper Fforest Way, SA6 8PP) and Redditch, Worcestershire.

Who owns Morgan Advanced Materials?

Morgan Advanced Materials plc is a public company. It traces its listing on the London Stock Exchange to 1946 and its origins to the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company founded by the Morgan brothers in Battersea in 1856. It took its current name in 2013.

Does Morgan make slip rings?

Yes, for power applications. Morgan's Performance Carbon business supplies complete brush, rocker, holder and slip ring systems for wind turbine generators from 850 kW to 10 MW, in diameters from 144 to 450 mm, along with power slip rings, brush holders and carbon brushes for generators and motors.

What does Morgan Advanced Materials make?

Morgan has three businesses: Thermal Products, Performance Carbon and Technical Ceramics. Performance Carbon makes carbon brushes, brush holders, wind turbine slip ring assemblies, current collectors for cranes and railways, shaft grounding, seal faces, sliding bearings and specialty graphite.

Sources

1. Morgan Advanced Materials: Who we are
2. Morgan Advanced Materials: History
3. Morgan Advanced Materials: Contact
4. Morgan Advanced Materials: Home page
5. Morgan Performance Carbon: Home page
6. Morgan Performance Carbon: Products
7. Morgan Performance Carbon: Energy products
8. Morgan Performance Carbon: Locations
9. Morgan Performance Carbon: Contact
10. Morgan Performance Carbon: Custom solutions for wind power (PDF)
11. Morgan Performance Carbon: Performance solutions for power generation (PDF)
12. Morgan Performance Carbon: National S22

Figures are summarised from the sources above and from manufacturers' published data on the date shown. Always confirm against the current datasheet for your exact part.