Custom Carbon & Graphite Machining

18 Sep

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...

28 Jun

Happy Retirement to Dave Myers, Semco Materials Manager

In the midst of a busy season of graphite machining, updating equipment, and beginning new initiatives, it is important to take a moment to bid a fond farewell to a valued employee, Dave Myers. After 13 years working for Semco Carbon as a Materials Manager, Dave Myers retired this past week. His contributions to Semco cannot be overstated. Dave will be especially remembered for how he brought stability and predictability to his department. Dave trained many employees, quite a few who are still with us. His management style empowered the personnel in the department to be better and to work...

27 May

Networking and Graphite Production

Networking has always been an integral and important tool for Semco, as for any graphite company. Our network doesn’t just facilitate people-to-people communication, but also people-to-machine. As CNC machining has taken on a bigger role in graphite production at Semco, so has our network, which allows our machinists and engineers to program runs and complex jobs. In early 2020, we thought Semco was a highly networked workplace. Then came March 2020. With COVID restrictions, networking has taken on an even bigger role in our graphite company. Departments that understood in-person work as the bread and butter of what they do...

18 May

Graphite Machining into 2nd Shift

It’s no secret: Semco is growing. Our graphite production business has seen a strong uptick over the last year as demand for graphite machining continues to grow. We maximized production at our Lorain facility in every conceivable way to meet demand, including investing in new state-of-the-art machines, upgrading network capacity and remote conferencing for efficiency, and of course investing in our excellent workforce, the people that make Semco a leader in graphite machining. Our business really took off last year with a big push by our sales department. These initiatives have, so far in 2022, rewarded us with increased sales....

28 Feb

Graphite Manufacturing Issues with Supply

As a graphite company, Semco pays a lot of attention to trends in graphite manufacturing. Of great interest to any company in the graphite field is the expected ramp up of electric vehicle production both domestically and internationally. The fastest growing car company in the world exclusively makes electric cars (do we need to say who it is?), and most major auto manufacturers have plans to transform their petrol-burning fleets to electric vehicles. When they begin putting those plans into action (as many already have--see the new electric Ford F-150s, for example), the need for battery components will ramp up,...