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Sales Person Versus Expert

Wear Plate Sales Job Versus Wear Plate Career Expert

JADCO • Rich F.2024-02-08T18:08:45-05:00

Jobs selling wear plate are easy to come by. There are far fewer Wear Plate Professionals whose careers have made them the experts in their industry.

The customer says he wants it, I’ll send the steel, and bill it.”
Maddie

By comparison, you can easily tell the sales professionals by their dedication in assisting the customer in every possible way. This means being skilled enough to ask additional clarifying questions, when the customer orders a wear resistant product that will not work well for their application.

Here Is A Perfect Example

The photo below shows a jackladder log deck. Our industry leading QT- PLUS ® wear plate has been placed over the existing AR400 and AR450 steel. The background generic AR steel plates doesn’t shine nearly as much because it contains less Nickel. This means it certainly will not last as long in this log deck application.

JackLadder
The high Nickel content that gives JADCO’s QT-PLUS ® a shiny surface, is a significant reason it delivers 3 to 5 times longer life than generic AR400 steel. This papermill woodyard log deck uses QT-PLUS ® so they do not have to replace the steel as frequently.

The Point Is…

Their prior steel sales person happily continued selling them more AR450 wear plates. The fact their suggested steel didn’t last ‘Way Longer’ than AR400 like he claimed, not only didn’t bother him; it didn’t even register in his mind as an issue for the customer. Make that their former customer.

After Carefully Evaluating The Amount Of Impact With Abrasion, JADCO recommended QT-PLUS ®.

Creating wear resistant steel having the same high-hardness through the entire thickness of the steel, demands we accurately control the alloying chemistry with precise heat treating.  That is where the high Nickel content makes such a difference.

Doesn’t Every Steel Company Make Their Wear Plate Last As Long As JADCO QT-PLUS ®?

The quick answer is No; although the attention to detail required at the steel mill in Pennsylvania is available to anyone. Yet most wear plate distributors choose to reduce the proper quantities and percentages of these essential alloying elements, to get a lower selling price.

When you cut back on these critical alloys, wear life drops and it is always the customer who suffers.

For the past 43+ years, JADCO has provided the longest lasting wear resistant steel to heavy industry.  As the industry leader, we know what will deliver the best results for your equipment.

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.

At JADCO, we think differently by strictly focusing on your results.  Now you can understand why JADCO delivers better performance results for our customers. 

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.

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"With over 30 years of experience in wear-resistant steel and welding solutions, I’m dedicated to helping you make sound decisions, achieve longer equipment life, and improved profitability in your business."


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