WELCOME TO WEAR PLATE WEDNESDAY
POOR ATTEMPTS AT WEAR PLATE SAVINGS COSTS TIME & MONEY
Working with wear-resistant steel in heavy industry, we are often overwhelmed by daily, if not hourly issues and challenges. Early in my career, I would ask people what wear problems they had experienced, and surprisingly, 90% of the people responded that they didn’t have ANY wear problems. This was...
DID YOU KNOW AR400 STEEL HAS NO INDUSTRY STANDARDS?
The name AR400 steel indicates to most people the steel they are buying is 400 BHN (Brinell) hardness. Because there are no industry guidelines or standards for wear plate, it can be any hardness at all. We have seen foreign-made steel wear plate sold as AR400; test at 302...
WORKING WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF SKILLED WORKERS
Every manufacturing company in the USA is trying to find workers as the Baby Boomers are retiring from the workforce daily. It is a challenge for every firm and skilled trades in particular. While high tech can assist in getting information to the masses, they are not at the...
WHY DO WELDS CRACK ON WEAR PLATE?
Everyone has experienced a time when “chemistry” between two people interacting is not compatible. Unfortunately, the same is often true when welding wear resistant steel.Lets look closely at where and how these cracks occur; and how to tell what caused the crack. When a crack runs down the center of...
CAN YOU IDENTIFY IF YOU HAVE A WEAR PLATE PROBLEM?
It is amazing what people accept as ‘Standard Performance’ from the wear-resistant steel in their production equipment. They become very good at changing failed wear plates after yet another breakdown. First-time customers are often amazed at the additional life JADCO QT-PLUS ® through-hardened steel delivers compared to what they have...
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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