Carbon and Graphite Machining and Recycling Facility - Semco Carbon

Custom Carbon & Graphite Machining

Fifty Years of Experience

Our custom carbon and graphite machining capabilities are engineered from the ground up with our client's budget, goals, and expectations in mind. No matter the tolerance, no matter the finish, no matter how specific your need, our years of experience coupled with the most advanced machining resources will keep your organization humming with minimal delay. We aren’t just experts in carbon and graphite machining—we’re also experts in client consultation and collaboration. We’re in the business of creating solutions, no matter how unique the problem.

Carbon & Graphite Material Recycling

We’ll purchase your obsolete carbon and graphite materials for reclamation or proper disposal. Less waste in the landfill, more green in your pocket — just the kind of win-win solution we’re in the business of creating.

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Custom Carbon & Graphite Machining

31 Jul
Graphite in Heat Treat Furnaces

Graphite in Heat Treat Furnaces

Graphite in Heat Treat Furnaces Graphite is commonly used in heat treat furnaces because of its high temperature resistance and chemical inertness. Semco has long worked with companies in the heat treatment industry to provide reliable custom graphite components for their heat treat furnaces. Below we will explain what heat treatment is, why graphite’s properties like chemical inertness and high temperature resistance make it ideal for use in this industry, and why Semco is such a trusted name in the heat treat furnace industry. What is Heat Treatment? Heat treatment covers a wide variety of processes. In each of these...

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21 Jul
Recycling Graphite Waste into Usable Graphite Material

Recycling Graphite Waste into Usable Graphite Material

Recycling Graphite Graphite is in high demand these days. Its electrochemical properties make it a coveted material in the booming renewable energy and battery sectors, for instance. Companies like Semco are ensuring that graphite waste is not wasted, but rather recycled into new graphite material. We have written about this topic before, notable in this article about graphite found in an Iowa cornfield that we helped a farmer recycle. We have in other blogs described the importance of graphite recycling and some of our recycling services. During the pandemic, when supply lines were strained and graphite from China was harder...

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14 Jul
Graphite Use in Precious Metals Processing

Graphite Use in Precious Metals Processing

Graphite and Precious Metals Graphite plays an essential role in the processing of precious metals, particularly in refining, alloying, and purification processes. Although creating graphite molds for gold ingots or jewelry production doesn’t make up the bulk of our business at Semco, we do think the components we machine for the precious metal industry are pretty cool and exciting. Let’s start by going over some ways graphite is used in the processing of precious metals. Graphite Molds and Graphite Crucibles Graphite molds and graphite crucibles are widely used in the melting and casting of precious metals. Graphite's high melting point...

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