JADCO HEADS TO THE BEACH FOR NATIONAL SLAG ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

September 14 to 17, 2026

The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Beach Resort

Naples, Florida

When your business involves moving and processing some of the most abrasive material in the steel industry, equipment wear is simply part of the job. The challenge is keeping that wear from becoming an expensive production problem.

That makes the 2026 National Slag Association Annual Meeting an ideal place for JADCO to talk wear.

Taking place September 14 to 17, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Beach Resort in Naples, Florida, the annual meeting brings together major mill service providers, iron and steel producers, and Allied members involved throughout the manufacturing and processing of iron and steel slag products. The event provides an opportunity to exchange ideas, explore developments within the industry, and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing slag producers and processors.

SLAG IS TOUGH. THE EQUIPMENT HANDLING IT NEEDS TO BE TOUGHER.

From the moment slag leaves the steelmaking process through crushing, sizing, conveying, loading, and transportation, it can subject equipment to continuous abrasion, impact, and material flow.

Chutes, hoppers, transfer points, loader buckets, truck bodies, crushers, conveyors, screens, and other material-handling equipment can all become high-wear areas.

Every time one of those components requires repair or replacement, the cost goes beyond the steel itself. Maintenance labor, equipment availability, production interruptions, and unplanned downtime can quickly become far more expensive than the worn component.

That is why JADCO focuses on helping customers identify the source of a wear problem and select the right material for the application.

JADCO HAS WEAR SOLUTIONS BUILT FOR DEMANDING APPLICATIONS.

At the National Slag Association 2026 Annual Meeting, the JADCO team will be ready to discuss applications where extreme abrasion, severe impact, or a combination of wear mechanisms is shortening equipment life.

The CHROMEWELD family of chromium carbide overlay products provides extreme abrasion resistance for applications where sliding wear can quickly destroy conventional steel.

For applications combining abrasion with severe impact, QT-PLUS® provides a premium through-hardened wear-resistant steel engineered to withstand punishing operating conditions.

JADCO also offers FUSION welding wires for joining and hardfacing, FLEXWEAR™ tungsten carbide cladding for protecting difficult shapes and complex geometries, and HARDGUARD Wear Steel Blocks for applications requiring an exceptionally hard wear surface backed by weldable mild steel.

The key is not simply choosing the hardest material available.

It is understanding how, where, and why the equipment is wearing and matching the wear solution to the actual operating environment.

That is where JADCO’s decades of wear experience can make a difference.

The National Slag Association Annual Meeting provides JADCO with an opportunity to meet directly with the companies processing, moving, and finding productive uses for iron and steel slag. NSA describes the meeting as a forum for exchanging ideas, learning about industry developments, and addressing current challenges while preparing for future opportunities.

For JADCO, those conversations often begin with a simple question:

WHERE IS YOUR EQUIPMENT WEARING OUT?

“Slag handling is an extremely demanding application, and every operation encounters wear differently. That is why we want to understand exactly what is happening to the equipment before recommending a solution. The right wear material in the right location can significantly extend equipment life and help keep an operation running.”

-Scott Rife, Vice PresidentJADCO Manufacturing

If you are attending the 2026 National Slag Association Annual Meeting, make plans to connect with JADCO in Naples.

Bring us your toughest slag-processing wear problem. Whether it involves abrasion, impact, material flow, or an application that simply is not lasting as long as it should, we would like to hear about it.

Let’s find a better way to protect your equipment.