Custom Carbon & Graphite Machining

06 Jun

New Quality Manager at Semco

Meet Sam Milo, our new Quality Manager! Sam is new to this role, but he’s not new to Semco. For five years, Sam has been invaluable in his role as Semco Production Manager, and we’re excited to welcome him into his new role. Sam’s 27 years in manufacturing have prepared him well for this position. The Role of Quality Manager The role of Quality Manager is crucial at a company like Semco that prides itself on getting and keeping a strong client base that returns to us again and again for their graphite manufacturing needs. Trust is a huge part...

07 Mar

Introducing Our New Haas VF-9: Revolutionizing Graphite Part Milling

Semco Carbon is thrilled to announce the arrival of the latest addition to our graphite machining arsenal: the Haas VF-9 vertical machining center. This cutting-edge machining center, built and assembled in the USA, is set to transform our graphite machining capabilities and enhance efficiency in milling graphite parts for our valued customers. If you require a precision-machined graphite component for your business, and you need it quickly, our acquisition of this new 3-axis vertical machining center puts almost any complex graphite component within our machining capabilities. The VF-9 Vertical Machining Center’s Capabilities Graphite machining demands precision, speed, and reliability, and...

27 Feb

Market Growth for Synthetic Graphite

As we close the book on 2023, synthetic graphite is experiencing sustained market growth driven by several factors such as the growth in steel production, the continued demand for lithium ion batteries, and the growing demand for graphite in many other sectors. Below, we’ll look at some of the drivers of the increase in synthetic graphite, and even natural graphite, production we are currently experiencing. Growing Demand for Lithium-Ion Batteries With the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, synthetic graphite, particularly in the form of graphite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, was in high demand in...

15 Feb

Graphite and Oxidation

A recurring issue we hear about from people using graphite components is graphite oxidation. This term describes unwanted redox reactions where oxidizing agents modify graphite properties negatively. Hence, especially at high temperatures, steps need to be taken to eliminate oxygen presence so that oxidation and deterioration of graphite components is avoided. Semco strives to educate our clients who order custom graphite components about the proper environments in which those components should operate. However, new clients will come to us expressing their frustration that graphite components are failing long before they should. One reason to work with the synthetic graphite experts...

01 Feb

Molded Graphite Rods

Graphite is well known for its corrosion resistance and good thermal conductivity. At Semco, we have noted an uptick in a particular mechanical application of synthetic, high density graphite: molded graphite rods. With this large increase in requests for molded graphite rods in various diameters, we have decided to add a new piece of equipment that would allow us to substantially increase the volume of rods produced. This dowel rod machine takes high density graphite blocks, which can be machined with more precision than with less dense material, and shapes them into rods that are useful across industries, in a...