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Wear Steel Problem or Challenge

The Power of Words

A worn aggregate screen can threaten production and lead to another temporary repair. See how JADCO helped turn a recurring wear challenge into an opportunity to improve screen life and make replacement easier.

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JADCO DIFFERENCE

What Makes JADCO Different?

What makes JADCO different? We listen before recommending a solution. By understanding your equipment, past results, and wear challenges, we help you choose the right wear plate to extend service life and lower costs. It’s a partnership built on solving problems.

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Wear Vue

WearVue – Wear Monitoring At-A-Glance

WearVue transforms wear monitoring into a simple visual process. Patented color-coded indicators installed in wear plate show remaining wear life at a glance, helping maintenance teams improve safety, reduce unplanned downtime, and make smarter replacement decisions without electronics, specialized tools, or NDT testing.

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Wasting Wear Plate

Are You Wasting Wear Plate?

Woodyard chains can quickly grind deep grooves into expensive deck plate. Instead of replacing the entire deck, strategically repairing only the worn section can extend service life, reduce maintenance costs, and keep equipment operating until the next planned shutdown. See how JADCO QT-PLUS® helps woodyards get more life from...

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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...

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Labor Day

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.

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Don't ruin your wear plate

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.

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JADCO SALES

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.

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Analysis Paralysis

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.

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Partner

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™.

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Eliminate Confusion

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.

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Rich Fercy

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.”

LEARN ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS

'WEAR' WE ARE GOING

LEARN ABOUT JADCO'S FUTURE

We are always talking with our customers about the wear and impact challenges they face in doing business.

Each industry has unique challenges to overcome when it comes to moving and manipulating products. While our experienced sales and fabrication teams have seen alot, they have not seen it all. Now, with supply chain issues, there are even more challenges to overcome, keeping machines running optimally , and in some cases, running at all. We recently started selling Wall Ties, to fill a void in the concrete industry. Is there something your team is having trouble finding?
If so, talk with a JADCO professional.