Carbon and Graphite Machining and Recycling Facility - Semco Carbon

Custom Carbon & Graphite Machining

Fifty Years of Experience

Our custom carbon and graphite machining capabilities are engineered from the ground up with our client's budget, goals, and expectations in mind. No matter the tolerance, no matter the finish, no matter how specific your need, our years of experience coupled with the most advanced machining resources will keep your organization humming with minimal delay. We aren’t just experts in carbon and graphite machining—we’re also experts in client consultation and collaboration. We’re in the business of creating solutions, no matter how unique the problem.

Carbon & Graphite Material Recycling

We’ll purchase your obsolete carbon and graphite materials for reclamation or proper disposal. Less waste in the landfill, more green in your pocket — just the kind of win-win solution we’re in the business of creating.

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Custom Carbon & Graphite Machining

22 Sep
Graphite is Helping to Bring Computer Chip Manufacturing Back to the U.S.

Graphite is Helping to Bring Computer Chip Manufacturing Back to the U.S.

You don’t see them, you definitely can’t hear them (at least individually), and it’s doubtful you can smell them, but computer chips are in nearly everything now. Thank a computer chip for making  your car's braking system responsive to road conditions, or for making it easy to pick up your phone and video call your cousin in Ireland. They’re in pacemakers and, of course, they proliferate in AI server farms processing millions of requests a second. For decades, the majority of those chips were made overseas, primarily in Taiwan and South Korea. That's starting, slowly, to change, and graphite semiconductor...

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17 Jun
Precision Graphite Machining for Next-Gen Semiconductors

Precision Graphite Machining for Next-Gen Semiconductors

The semiconductor industry is in the middle of an expansion that doesn't have much precedent. In early 2026, the industry was tracking toward roughly $1 trillion in annual sales, driven by the surge in data-center networking (and let’s not forget about memory demand).  Graphite's predictable electrical conductivity , allows machined parts to act as plasma electrodes, grounding components, or current paths in semiconductor chambers. Like you, we at Semco have read the headlines about chips. Unlike most, though, we also detect the quieter story behind the headlines about the materials and processes that make advanced semiconductor manufacturing possible. High purity...

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10 Jun
Navigating Graphite Price Pressures and Supply Chain Shifts

Navigating Graphite Price Pressures and Supply Chain Shifts

We know this from much experience: anyone buying graphite components right now is operating in a market that feels oversupplied but at the same time structurally fragile.  Graphite prices have been steady over the last few years leading right up to last year. However, steady graphite prices haven't translated into a feeling of confidence that procurement will be easy going forward. So what is the graphite price forecast? Will graphite prices rise in 2026? How predictable is the graphite supply chain? And if it is unpredictable, how does that affect the graphite recycling supply chain? These are great questions without...

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