Far too many people choose to gamble on inexpensive wear plates for their production of wear-resistant steel applications. Have you worked with someone who will frequently gamble on something they see as a solution, gleefully describing their purchase as a ‘Better But Cheaper’ option? Why do we call it gambling? When...
As an industrial maintenance professional, when equipment fails; you are the person everyone relies on to get things running again. And you can expect to hear, “This will not take long to fix, right?” When equipment breaks down and you are able to get things working again quickly, you are...
High performing individuals in any company or business setting are always eager to learn new methods or discover better products to give them an Unfair Advantage over their competitors. They seek out people who have already overcome a similar challenge they currently want to solve. Rather than start from scratch,...
Manganese is one of the most misunderstood and confusing steels used in wear-resistant steel applications. Manganese is used extensively in the mining, aggregate (rock crushing), foundries, metal recycling, and railroad industries.Recycling, mining, and aggregate applications utilize Manganese in the same type of machinery for similar functions in crushing applications....
In your experience, how long is a wear plate repair, temporary? It happens all the time. At a time when you can least afford to have your equipment break down, you are forced to promptly address worn out wear plate. When that happens, you have to react as quickly as...
One of our aggregate customers purchased a new screen plant for the start of this season. They were aggressively planning to ramp up productivity. Just 4 weeks into the new crushing season, the OEM wear plates on the new equipment have already worn through. To say he was upset...
If JADCO was only interested in a transaction – we would do anything we could to get a sale from you today. But that was not Jim Davison’s thinking on August 8, 1980, when he established the James A. Davison Company. Today it is better known in the wear-resistant steel...
How many of your vendors are passionate about minimizing your wear issues and problems? If you have to think about your answer, they do not deserve your business.Controlling your wear issues is the only reason JADCO exists.JADCO representatives focus on the details of your greatest wear challenges, by looking...
In previous articles, we have pointed out how JADCO salespeople approach solving our customer’s wear problems differently than other steel salespeople. Frequently,in discussions, a comparison is made to a doctor scheduling surgery even before completing a thorough examination of the patient.The best illustration of the difference between symptoms and...
At times in order to have a breakthrough, it is necessary to break something. Frequently what is needed most is breaking out of your own comfort zone. Most people are creatures of habit and applications. When their wear-resistant steel wears out, the standard procedure is to reorder what we used last time. This brings...
Chrome Carbide Overlay (CCO) Wear Plate, made by machine welding hard facing on a mild steel base plate, is normally the best choice for combating abrasion applications. Have you previously had difficulty using CCO wear plate? Evaluating our customer/client comments over many years, we know most issues can be traced back...
Most people look at their Maintenance Budget as if every "paper bill" has the same value. That is not the case. The money you spend to repair or rebuild your industrial equipment does not have the same value. "While the paper and ink are virtually the same, the value of the...
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“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.”
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. Is there something your team is having trouble finding?
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