Agriculture & Heavy Equipment Tooling
Carbide Products Inc. manufactures precision tooling and wear components for agriculture and heavy equipment applications where durability, uptime, and reliability are critical to production efficiency. From high-wear forming tools to precision machined components, our solutions are designed to perform in demanding environments involving abrasive materials, heavy loads, and continuous operation.
Our experience machining carbide, hardened tool steels, and specialty alloys allows us to support OEM manufacturers, Tiered suppliers, and equipment rebuild operations with tooling that maintains performance under extreme service conditions. Whether supporting new product development or improving the life of existing components, we focus on maximizing tool life and reducing downtime.
Customers, Past and Present
Link-Belt Construction Equipment
Clark Material Handling
One Source Truck Parts
Commercial Supply Trucking
Tucker Grooving
Engineering-Focused Agricultural & Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Partner
What differentiates Carbide Products, Inc is our ability to serve as an engineering-driven manufacturing partner for agricultural and heavy equipment manufacturers and their supply chains. We are not simply a contract machine shop. We work alongside engineering, sourcing, and production teams to improve component durability, reduce lifecycle costs, and ensure reliable performance in harsh operating conditions.
With over 80 years of experience manufacturing precision carbide and wear components used in demanding field environments, we understand the challenges of abrasion, impact, contamination, and heavy load conditions. Tooling and components must perform consistently despite extreme wear factors.
By combining engineering knowledge with real-world machining expertise, we help agricultural and heavy equipment manufacturers extend component life, reduce maintenance frequency, and maintain reliable production performance in high-wear applications.
Heavy Equipment Industry Support
Design for Manufacturability (DFM) for wear-critical components
Geometry optimization for improved service life and performance
Material selection consultation for abrasion and impact resistance
Surface finish and coating preparation recommendations
Prototype development and validation support
Production repeatability and replacement tooling programs
Reverse engineering and redesign of legacy components
Continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives
Failure analysis and troubleshooting for premature wear
Applications
Ground engaging and wear components
Forming and shaping dies
Carbide wear inserts and tooling
Punches, pins, and hardened components
Bushings and sleeves
Precision machined wear parts
Tool holders and support components
Production Benefits
Increased component life in abrasive environments
Reduced equipment downtime and maintenance intervals
Improved dimensional consistency and fit
Enhanced performance under high load conditions
Proven manufacturing and material expertise
Materials
Tungsten carbide
Hardened tool steels
High ductility alloys
High-performance alloys
Top of the line coatings
Capabilities
CNC Milling
CNC Turning
CNC Grinding
EDM
Brazing
Heat Treat
Tolerances & Precision
We are capable of holding extremely tight tolerances depending on geometry and material requirements. These tolerances are often in the range of +/- 0.0002” (5 micron) for our grinding and EDM processes. More recently, thanks to our acquisition of a few high end machining centers we are quickly getting down to +/- 0.0005” (+/- 0.012mm) for our mill and turning work centers.
Quality & Reliability
While our facility does not currently maintain formal certifications, quality control is embedded throughout our manufacturing process. We emphasize process consistency, experienced craftsmanship, and inspection discipline to ensure reliable performance in demanding aerospace applications.
To achieve the highest quality parts we have invested heavily in our inspection equipment. Each department has access to their own optical comparators, gauge pins, jo blocks, surface plates, and other metrology tools. Our milling department is equipped with their own Keyence optical inspection device allowing for easy setup validation and first part inspection and documentation.
Our inspection lab is equipped with a full range of gauge pins, jo blocks, micrometers, bore mics, and indicators. In addition to the traditional methods listed above our inspection lab is equipped with two state of the art Keyence inspection devices. Every inspection device that we have is serialized and subject to inspection and calibration on a regular basis.
Each job that goes through our shop is subject to inspection multiple times before process completion with final QC. Thanks to this process are able to create serialized and detailed inspection reports to ensure process traceability all the way to the material lot. Even if that level of inspection is not required for your parts we will record all final inspection data and store it on our server indefinitely because in our shop data is king.