Thank you for your interest in my article, "Wearing On", in the August 2009 issue of Recycling Today magazine. 

The article compares alloy steel vs. manganese steel wear resistant components in scrap metal recycling shredders.  The information is also applicable to anyone with equipment having manganese steel or alloy wear resistant steel.

You can immediately download a .pdf of the "Wearing On" 4-page article here:  wearing_on_-_rt_8-09.pdf

To further improve your efforts I have created two zero cost reports you may download immediately:

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What will you find in “How to Avoid 6 Common Recycling Wear Plate Mistakes”?

The 21-page .pdf report contains information to deliver additional life for the wear plate applications in your recycling equipment.

Here are just a few of the topics that are covered:
• Identify the causes of your wear, not just the symptoms, & the steps necessary to get them under control
• How to identify what materials you are currently using, even if you didn’t install them
• Harder wear plate is automatically better, right?
• Which material should I use for the type of wear I have on my equipment?
• Is AR400, T-1, Manganese or chromium carbide overlaid plate better for what I need?  (By the way, if you are using T-1 as wear plate or bucket edge, you need to read page 18 immediately.)

 • Read quotes from customers reporting their actual results using the correct materials, including this one from Miller Compressing Inc., Milwaukee, WI.

“Miller began experimenting with TriBraze as an alternate to AR-400 for high wear applications nearly two years ago.  We have been very pleased with its performance and now routinely accept it as the material of choice.  We continue to find more uses for Tricon material solutions in our operations.”

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What will you find in the “Welding Manganese Steels for Maximum Effectiveness” report?

This 11 page report gives you the correct information, procedures and techniques for welding manganese steels every time.  You will learn:

• Six illustrated steps for proper, dependable welds
• Why you need a bucket of wet rags before you start welding 
• Never use stringer weld beads on manganese
• Manganese steel chemistry
• Properties of manganese steel
• Identify manganese steel in your equipment
• Why you never get manganese steel over 500 degrees F.
• and more..

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The purpose of these articles is to assist my customers to maximize their equipment uptime, production levels and profits.

 Always remember, the profits you save are your profits.  Let me help you keep more of it.

 If you are in Wisconsin or Upper Michigan, and have an urgent application to get under control, call me at (920) 858-3252, so we can start to take action immediately. 

If you  are located in other areas of the country, please:

• Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include your contact information
• Please describe your specific wear challenge and I will have one of our wear plate specialists contact you promptly

Thank you for requesting the reports.  I trust you will find them helpful.

Sincerely,

Rich Fercy 

PS: You can also see the entire article on the Recycling Today website at: http://www.recyclingtoday.com/articles/article.asp?MagID=1&ID=8478&IssueID=450