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Chrome Carbide Welding Out-Of-Position
Chrome carbide hardfacing has traditionally been difficult to apply vertically or overhead, forcing many maintenance teams to rely on less abrasion-resistant alternatives. JADCO FUSION™ 600 changes that by allowing chrome carbide hardfacing to be welded vertical up, vertical down, and overhead, helping reduce repair time while delivering exceptional abrasion...
Labor Day In The USA
JADCO celebrates Labor Day 2026 by honoring the hardworking men and women who have helped build America’s strength, prosperity, and manufacturing legacy.
Are You Ruining Your Wear Plate?
Improper cutting and excessive heat can destroy the hardness of wear resistant steel and dramatically shorten its service life. Learn how to protect AR400, AR500, and QT-PLUS® wear plate from annealing, preserve abrasion resistance, and avoid costly premature failures and unplanned downtime.
Who Can You Trust For Wear Plate?
Choosing the right wear plate starts with knowing who you can trust. JADCO wear plate specialists ask the right questions, evaluate your application, and recommend proven wear resistant steel solutions such as QT-PLUS® to improve equipment life, performance, and return on investment.
Analysis Paralysis
Conflicting claims about wear resistant steel can lead to analysis paralysis and costly buying decisions. JADCO helps eliminate the confusion by matching proven wear plate solutions, including the CHROMEWELD™ family of CCO products, to your specific abrasion, impact, and performance challenges.
Benefits Partners Receive
Partnering with JADCO gives you more than access to high-performance wear resistant steel. You gain experienced support to identify root causes, evaluate past performance, select the right materials, and improve equipment life using proven products such as QT-PLUS® and CHROMEWELD™.
Eliminate Confusion
Choosing the right wear resistant steel can be confusing when every supplier makes similar claims. JADCO helps eliminate that confusion by focusing on your application, identifying the true cause of wear, and recommending materials such as QT-PLUS® that deliver longer, more predictable equipment life.
Avoid These 3 Mistakes Installing Chrome Carbide Wear Plate
Proper installation is critical to getting maximum life from chrome carbide overlay wear plate. Learn how to avoid three common CCO installation mistakes involving joining welds, exposed plate edges, and inadequate support that can lead to premature wear, plate failure, and costly unplanned downtime.
Plan Your Maintenance Shutdown
A successful maintenance shutdown starts with advance planning. JADCO helps ensure wear resistant steel and fabricated components arrive on time, helping reduce delays, labor overruns, downtime, and unexpected project costs.
America…Happy 250TH Birthday
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by declaring independence from premature wear with JADCO’s American-made CHROMEWELD wear plate solutions.
I Feel Helpless
Wear challenges can put engineers and maintenance teams under tremendous pressure, especially when previous solutions fail. JADCO helps remove the uncertainty by combining decades of wear resistant steel experience with proven products such as QT-PLUS® to deliver longer life, greater reliability, and better performance in demanding applications.
GET TO KNOW…
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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