Is It Time For A New Wear Plate Vendor?

Have you worked with the same wear resistant steel vendor for a very long time?

Most of our recent customers have had a steel salesman they have used for years; he/she was well liked, and they’ve got along with everyone, OK, nearly everyone.

They have probably told you that the steel you were buying has lasted the longest in your applications, right?

Or, are they simply content in continuing to receive your repeat wear plate orders, while you struggle to ‘patch and pray’, hoping that your latest order will make it until your next planned shutdown?

You are probably not surprised to learn, when asked this question, many eyebrows were raised as they thought about their answer. Or rather, a lack of any reasonable answer.

We often see this reaction when they realize the answer to this question is a real eye-opener to them.

They actually mumbled to themselves,

“Why didn’t our long-time vendor explain these things to us?”

There are only a few answers to this question:

They are not a wear plate specialist and are not aware of the differences between various wear plate options. Albert Einstein famously said, “If you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
They do not know, what they don’t know about their own products and how they work on your specific wear challenges. Rarely does any vendor take the time to understand the teeny-tiny differences between wear plates. These minor changes between plates make all the difference in the world, for wear resistance and your real-world results.
They always love your frequent reorders; as their plate wears out while you constantly struggle to keep things running. Meanwhile the vendor is off fishing or golfing, relishing the profits they reap from your misery. You can bet they pay far more attention to their sales numbers, than your success.

Each of the above examples are unfortunate, but far too often, this is exactly what happens.

If you are wearing out one patch after another, this usually means you are using the wrong wear steel for your unique application. Their one-size-fits-all approach, seldom works with wear plate problems. Perhaps there is a different answer why your results haven’t improved in years or even decades. If you are increasing production and still using the same wear plate from 10 years ago, you are falling further behind. Whatever the reason, they haven’t shared with you the differences between wear plates. Or explained why there is a difference.

Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his 2008 book Outliers, “ten thousand hours is required to achieve greatness in any field.” This means to be considered as an expert within a certain craft, you must practice it for ten thousand hours.

We have all seen salespeople who are well liked, and have been selling for twenty years. However, they actually have one year of experience; twenty times. You know the type; they have to call someone else to get answers to simple questions. If you were able to invest the time required to do the research, and discover the secrets to unlock the important differences, you would immediately understand why you should use one product instead of another in certain applications

Clearly, you don’t have an extra 10,000 hours to devote and become an expert in every field. One way to speed up the clock is partnering with JADCO.

This way you will receive far better wear plate results, without having to waste your time, when we have already completed the experience and have the answers you need.

Have You Used Chrome Carbide Overlay (CCO) Previously?

Some people have had a little experience with CCO. Usually if their vendor offers it at all, there is only one (1) option. On the flip side, JADCO has over four decades of research, providing you SEVEN (7) different CCO options to choose from, depending on your application.

Our entire CHROMEWELD ™ family of CCO products are made at our headquarters in Harmony, PA, 30 minutes North of Pittsburgh.

As the leading manufacturer of CCO plate in the USA, you can depend on what you get from JADCO. Most steel distributors buy foreign CCO which has little carbide content, and even less quality control.

To make certain we deliver the highest quality material to our customers, JADCO created our own clad machines so we have total control in every aspect of our CHROMEWELD ™ overlay plate.

For over the last 43+ years JADCO has focused exclusively on delivering consistent, longer equipment life for our customers. Now you understand why we are able to deliver better results to our customers. We think differently by strictly focusing to improve your current results.

Allow us to help you today by calling (724) 452-5252, or email info@jadcomfg.com.

We will schedule a meeting with one of our local wear plate specialists at a time that best fits your schedule.

Remember, the only thing you have to lose by not working with JADCO, are your profits.