When JADCO makes light gauge plate, we use true thickness base plate. This means actual 1/8 on 1/8, or 1/8 on ¼, or 1/8 on 3/16. If you say 1/8 on ¼; we use ¼” base plate.

When we get above that thickness, when we’re making ¼ on ¼; we actually use a 5/16” thick plate. And I do that because we want to penetrate down into the base metal about 1/16”. That forms carbide at that line of dilution, but the customer at that point is getting the true measure of ¼” of carbide overlay.

Some of our competitors if they are making ¼ on ¼ (which they would call 24 plate), it would not be a surprise that they would be using a 3/8” base plate. They then add in the least amount of chrome carbide; the expensive stuff, onto the plate.

Sometimes it is hard to even eye-ball it, then sometimes it is self-evident. The thicker the plates, the easier it is to see.

“That customer was getting cheated out of a lot of wear life.”

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

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

To make certain we deliver the longest lasting materials to our customers, JADCO has created our own clad machines. This gives us total control over every aspect of making our industry leading CHROMEWELD overlay plate. 

Never consider the CHROMEWELD ™ family of products as a “One Size Fits All” wear plate.  Our customers are always looking to us for continuous improvement, and rely upon JADCO to continue to create new products, to address their specific wear challenges. 

This further improves your wear plate performance results by having the Research and Development for these state-of-the-art wear resistant products. Each one is already completed and proven in real world applications, before you ever install them in your equipment.

For more than 44 years, JADCO has focused exclusively on delivering consistent, longer life for our customers.

Now you understand why we are able to deliver better results to our customers.  We think differently by strictly focusing on improving your current results. This is why we deliver better performance results for our customers. 

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

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.

When your usual clad plate gives out, give JADCO a shout!