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

30 Sep
Synthetic Graphite and Its Various Grades

Synthetic Graphite and Its Various Grades

Here’s a question: What do electric discharge machines, degassing systems, and li-ion batteries all have in common? Yep, synthetic graphite. Ok, so that was easy, but extra points if you added to that list on your own things like nuclear graphite, anode material, and a million other products and machine components that require various grades of synthetic graphite to function properly. Synthetic graphite is classified into different grades based on its characteristics, properties, and intended applications. Synthetic graphite grades used in electric discharge machines will differ from synthetic graphite grades used in degassing systems. These grades are designed to meet...

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18 Sep
International Organization for Standardization 9001 Certification

International Organization for Standardization 9001 Certification

Semco Carbon is proud to be an ISO 9001-2015 certified company. The decision 4 years ago to prepare, apply, and become certified was driven by our belief that we were already operating at a high standard that the certification would indeed confirm. We also knew that working towards and achieving this certification would contribute to the success of our company in many ways, from strengthening supplier relationships to improving the morale at our manufacturing facility in Lorain, OH. It was no small decision to apply for this certification, and it took hard work and collaboration by and across all departments...

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07 Sep
Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries--Dangers to Graphite in High Heat Environments

Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries--Dangers to Graphite in High Heat Environments

Synthetic graphite is a carbon material that is manufactured through the high-temperature treatment of carbon precursors, often petroleum-based materials or coal tar pitch. It is used as the anode material in lithium ion batteries, as crucibles in foundries, and many other applications in between. Synthetic graphite oxidation refers to the process by which synthetic graphite materials react with oxygen in the presence of heat, such as when graphite is used in the steelmaking process. Oxidation leads to the formation of various oxidation products which can degrade properties of graphite that make it such an attractive material in the first place....

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