Carbide Manufacturing

Vertically integrated manufacturer of tungsten and silicon carbide materials, finished components, and assemblies

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Who We Are

Penn United Carbide is the premier manufacturer of tungsten carbide and silicon carbide components engineered for today’s most rigorous applications. These applications range from erosion and corrosion resistance in the Oil & Gas industry to high impact strength and toughness in the tool and die marketplace. Our vertically integrated manufacturing processes allow us to begin production with the raw materials in powder form to produce a sintered carbide component that achieves all OEM specifications.

Our Capabilities and Solutions

Our Carbide Division offers a wide selection of application-specific materials including tungsten carbide and silicon carbide. We specialize in finish ground carbide components such as seal rings, valve trim, bearings, as well as other critical components required for any of your highly engineered products. Penn United Technologies’ Carbide Division also offers turnkey carbide and metal assemblies.

Material Formulation and Preform Capabilities

Design for manufacturing assistance to help control costs
Engineering services focused on improving design, creating better part functionality, and reducing manufacturing cycle times
Extensive preform machining and sintering capabilities
Preform capacity up to 17″ Diameter

CNC Grinding, EDM, Lapping / Finishings

Precision Grinding of Complex Shapes and Features

Out of Round/Non-Round Grinding
Off-Center Line features
Thread Grinding
Jig Grinding

Wire and Sink EDM

Tungsten Carbide and Steel Components

Precision Flat Lapping and Surface Finishing

Custom and Production Machining

Penn United’s Precision Machining Group specializes in high precision metal machining for critical-application components. By offering the highest quality in precision machining capabilities, we stand ready to become your premier source for challenging machining jobs.

Common materials machined:

Aluminum
Copper
Brass
Ceramic
Inconel® alloys
Nickel alloys
Duplex alloys
MP35N
Powdered metal
Tool steels
Stainless steel
Titanium
Tungsten carbide

Common components machined:

Blowout preventers (control system components)
Manifolds
Valve components
Valve bodies
Stab components
Choke components
Hydraulic regulators
Pump/compressor components
Gage components
Firearm components
Die and die components
Others

Milling-Turning

Small, medium or large lot sizes
Single set-up, 10-axis CNC Mill-Turn Centers available
Specializing in Critical Components with demanding features and critical tolerances
Valve components
Small turbine components
Control components
Pump and compressor components
First article inspections, CMM Capabilities, inspection reports