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

06 Jan
Graphite Molds the Holidays

Graphite Molds the Holidays

So you didn’t find any graphite molds under your tree this year? And no carbon lubricant in your stocking? Well, no surprises there (though many artists and craftsmen would be delighted with some carbon lubricant or a graphite mold!). Even if you didn’t receive that graphite mold for Christmas, graphite molds the holidays in ways you might not realize. We’ll demonstrate in this blog how Semco and graphite help bring holiday cheer. Graphite Helped Bring You that Tree Let’s start with carbide powder. No, this isn’t something colorful you sprinkle on your Christmas cookies. Carbide powder is the main component...

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27 Dec
Designer Extruded and Isostatic Graphite

Designer Extruded and Isostatic Graphite

Graphite is Lubricating, and… Graphite naturally has a unique set of physical properties that allows it to be used in environments where other materials would degrade or perform poorly. For instance, graphite can be used in conditions where traditional lubricants and other self-lubricating materials will fail. It can withstand high temperatures, corrosive media, and dry atmospheres, all while maintaining a low coefficient of friction and remaining dimensionally and thermally stable. But graphite as a lubricating material is typically not the first use of this wonder material that comes to mind. Most people, if thinking of graphite in an industrial setting,...

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16 Dec
Machining Graphite Requires Knowledge and Care

Machining Graphite Requires Knowledge and Care

Machining graphite can prove tricky, particularly when components with intricate geometries require outstanding accuracy. Here are four points to keep in mind when machining any graphite grades: 1. Choose the Correct Graphite Grade Graphite grades are difficult to distinguish visually, especially to the untrained eye. That being said, all graphite grades feature unique physical characteristics and properties that our graphite experts at Semco can easily recognize. Graphite grades are grouped by average particle size. The general rule is that 0.030’’ particle size materials are extruded materials, while materials in the 0.002’’ down to microns particle size are isomolded graphite grades....

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