Friday, May 1, 2015

Associates’ Corner - Silicon Carbide Products

Silicon Carbide Products, Inc. (SCP) is located in the Airport Corporate Park in Horseheads where its 30 employees manufacture abrasion-resistant products used in the power generation, mining, hydro-fracking and molten metal contact industries.

SCP was founded in September 1994 by Martin Metzger and Mark Witmer, and in 2010 and 2015 was named to the list of Best Companies to Work for in New York, specifically as one of the top 25 companies in the category of 15-249 employees. The company also received the SBA’s 2011 Small Business Excellence Award.

The company casts its custom products from a variety of grades of silicon carbide, a synthetic material known for its hardness and strength, and its resistance to high temperature and corrosion by other materials. There are several grades of silicon carbide, each with unique physical characteristics. Metzger, the company’s  President, explained that the combination of high-performing materials and industry-leading customer service has led to the company’s on-going success.

One key to consistency and quality is that the company designs, develops, and manufactures its own family of silicon carbide formulations used to cast SCP’s products. SCP’s competitive advantages include in-house pattern making, close monitoring of process controls, and proprietary furnace controls that optimize firing consistency and material performance.

The company expanded its rapid prototyping capabilities by acquiring two 3-D printers that can create ABS plastic molds from specifications provided by the customer or internally developed. They have also added a portable coordinate measuring machine that enables precise field inspection and reverse engineering.

SCP products include power plant burner liners and flue gas spray nozzles; mining components; liners for natural gas industry including frac sand handling; petroleum industry components; material handling liners; molten metal pump sleeves; hydro cyclone apexes; crucibles; bearings and similar wear components; centrifuge port liners; and other abrasive environment applications. More than 2,400 unique components have been produced and installed in over 17 countries.

With assistance from AM&T, SCP has completed ISO 9001:2008 Certification, conducted Strategic Planning and Sales Training, and implemented Lean Manufacturing including 5S programs.

For information, contact: Martin Metzger at 607-562-8599 or visit www.scprobond.com.

See this and other newsletter articles at May 2015 Newsletter

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