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American National Carbide

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Industry
  
Manufacturing

Founded
  
1970

Website
  
www.anconline.com

Type
  
Privately held company

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Key people
  
D. Greg Stroud, President & CEO Jack Leared, VP of Manufacturing

Products
  
Tungsten carbide products

Headquarters
  
Tomball, Texas, United States

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American National Carbide is a privately held company that manufactures tungsten carbide products and is headquartered in Tomball, Texas, which is just northwest of Houston. Also known as "ANC," the company specializes in the production of finished carbide tools for metalworking, rock drilling, and wear applications and is one of a few companies worldwide that is able to recycle tungsten carbide scrap into raw material. ANC, a member of the United States Cutting Tool Institute, was founded in 1970 and sells its products worldwide.

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In June 2012, American National Carbide announced a $2.5 million expansion of its raw material production operation.

Production

American National Carbide products:

  • ISO- and ANSI-standard indexable metalworking inserts for turning, milling, threading, grooving, drilling and parting applications
  • ISO- and ANSI-standard shims and chipbreakers for metalworking operations
  • Unfinished blanks for metalworking inserts and brazed tools
  • Inserts for rock drilling and mining, including compacts, nozzles, stabilizers, and hardfacing material
  • Cutting and wear products for the primary and secondary wood processing industries
  • Specialized cutting tools for brake drum turning, railwheel truing, bar peeling, and small hole boring
  • Blended tungsten carbide-cobalt powders for cemented carbide manufacturers and the plasma spray industry

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