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Creating Your Wear Plate Action Plan
A large paper mill maintenance manager was recently thrust into leading the woodyard maintenance department. He was out of his element and nearly overwhelmed with responsibilities where he had no prior experience.He had been trained as an electrician who worked his way up to Electrical & Instrumentation supervisor. The...
Why Higher-Priced Wear Plate Can Be the Lowest-Cost Choice
At first glance, most wear resistant steel looks similar. That visual similarity leads many buyers to assume one plate will perform much like another, and that pricing should be nearly the same across the board.This is a common assumption, that often becomes expensive.In severe abrasion and impact applications, the...
Coal Prep Applications
JADCO Manufacturing began in August 1980, dedicated to serving the West Virginia and Pennsylvania coal industry. Make plans to stop by our booth today and discover how we help coal operations reduce downtime and boost productivity!The hard working folks living in coal country do not just demand tough wear solutions....
Go With The Flow…CHROMEWELD FLOW
Is the material you are moving wearing out your piping? JADCO has the answer to premature wear and equipment failures. CHROMEWELD™ FLOW is a unique piping system ideal for material movement with high levels of abrasion resistance. It is a premium grade of chromium carbide wear pipe, providing up to...
Don’t Confuse A514 or T-1® Steel with Wear Resistant Steel
The majority of excavator buckets are made of A514 or T-1 ® steel. This week we are providing additional information because most data on several steel websites are not only inaccurate, a few are outright misleading. Here is information on A514 steel: A514 is an ASTM / AISI standard...
Making Things Simple
Apple founder, Steve Jobs, understood people want products that are simple, intuitive, easy to use and accessible. Jobs always focused on how a customer wanted to use a product; unlike the other tech ‘experts’, who designed a product for their own uses. JADCO Is Not Focused On Selling Wear Plate Although...
2026 ConExpo-Con/Agg Is On…NOW
Stop by JADCO’s CONEXPO CON / AGG Booth C-22504, Central Hall. Check Out Our Products And Talk To Our JADCO PROS. https://jadcomfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/concon-2.mp4 Next week kicks off the 2026 ConExpo Con/Agg held in Las Vegas March 3-7, 2026. You will find JADCO Mfg., Inc. in the Central Hall, booth C-22504. When Your Asphalt & Concrete...
We’ll See You Next Week At 2026 ConExpo-Con/Agg
Has It Already Been Three Years Since ConExpo 2023?https://jadcomfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/concon-2.mp4Next week kicks off the 2026 ConExpo Con/Agg held in Las Vegas March 3-7, 2026. You will find JADCO Mfg., Inc. in the Central Hall, booth C-22504.One Application Where JADCO Delivers Four Times Longer Life, Has Been In Crusher Frame Liners. A...
Wear Plate Olympics
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opened on February 6TH, 2026, and the final ceremonies wrap up February 22ND, 2026. The finest winter sport athletes in the world compete head to head bringing nationalist pride to the medal winners. For most people, simply qualifying for the Olympics is the achievement...
Reliability Engineers and Maintenance Planner’s Wear Resistant Steel Resource
Major industries now rotate their engineers the responsibilities faster than ever.Last week you were finally feeling comfortable with the responsibilities for Electrical & Instrumentation equipment.This week you have been thrust into a new role with little familiarity. Today you need to resolve a wear issue where production has struggled...
Preheat Wear Resistant Steel Before Welding
The deep freeze that covered most of the central and southern states recently, reminds us of the need to preheat wear plate before welding. High quality, heat treated wear resistant steel contains several alloying elements, such as Nickel, Chromium, Molybdenum, Boron and several others. The dark area to...
Three Easy Ways to Get More Life From Your Buckets
In the Northern United States, December through March is the typical shutdown and repair season for the aggregate / sand and gravel industries. Your excavator bucket is caught between a rock and a hard place every day. Regardless if it fails over time, or is suddenly destroyed, you have...
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OUR “WEAR PLATE WEDNESDAY” AUTHOR
RICH F.
“My hands on experience with wear resistant steel and welding solutions since 1993 will assist you to get longer equipment life and greater profitability.
As a guest welding instructor at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin; I deliver technical information and application expertise in everyday language; insuring the information is not only understood, but easily retained. You will not find 25-cent words in this Wear Plate Wednesday Blog, just straight forward information to deliver the best return on your efforts.”
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