CARBO Ceramics Inc.Successful companies share several important traits. Among them are product quality, superior customer services, innovative thinking and an ongoing commitment to improvement. Beginning in 1978 as a division of The Carborundum Company, CARBO car·bo n. pl. car·bos Informal A carbohydrate. Ceramics has practiced those traits to become the leading supplier of ceramic media; first to the oil and gas industry and now, to the foundry industry as well. Today, CARBO Ceramics Inc., is one of the world's Leading manufacturers of environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] ceramic media. In addition to the oil and gas industry, markets for ceramic media now include metalcasting and industrial mineral grinding. CARBO's four manufacturing plants, located in New Iberia New Iberia, city (1990 pop. 31,828), seat of Iberia parish, S La., on Bayou Teche, which is connected to the Intracoastal Waterway by a canal; inc. 1836. It has printing and publishing, and its manufactures include oil- and gas-drilling equipment, fabricated steel, , La.; Eufaula, Ala.: McIntyre, Ga.; and Luoyang, People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China, keep pace with this expanding marketplace. CARBO ceramic media products have proven their worth in various manufacturing processes. The strength, unique thermal properties, and uniform shape provide increases in media life, casting accuracy and production to metalcasting applications. Lower production costs, reduced waste and less cleaning room time all contribute to a foundry or manufacturer's bottom line. Products are offered in two configurations, intermediate CARBOACCUCAST[R] ID and low density CARBO ACCUCAST[R] LD. Both are suitable for casting in various metals (aluminum, iron, steel, copper, magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. , etc.) and casting processes (lost foam, shell, nobake, investment, etc.). SERVING CERAMIC MEDIA NEEDS AROUND THE WORLD CARBO Ceramics has a long list of customers around the globe, as the industry leader in the manufacture of ceramic media. The highest quality ceramic media is backed by a distribution system that places the product where it's needed, when it's needed. Whatever the application, CARBO's ceramic media offers a superior alternative to conventional silica silica or silicon dioxide, chemical compound, SiO2. It is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alkalies, and soluble in dilute hydrofluoric acid. Pure silica is colorless to white. of olivine olivine (ŏlĭv`ēn), an iron-magnesium silicate mineral, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. sand. Increased productivity, less waste and lower production costs make CARBO Corporate Office CARBO Ceramics Inc. 6565 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 1050, Irving TX 75039 Ph: 972/401-0090 * Fax: 972/401-0705 CARBO Ceramics Inc. 4810 Industrial Drive, New Iberia LA 70560 Contact: Claude Krause Ph: 337/367-6151, ext. 228 * Fax 337/364-7409 E-mail: ckrause@carbonceramics.com |
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