Founded in Greensburg in 1968, General Carbide Corporation makes finished tungsten-carbide and steel tooling, wear parts, and precision components through a vertically integrated operation that takes materials from powder to polish. The family-owned, woman-owned company remains under the leadership of founder Premo Pappafava’s daughter, Mona Pappafava-Ray, and employs more than 250 people across four facilities. Its ISO 9001:2015-certified production includes a 50,000-square-foot finishing plant and serves customers in more than two dozen industries worldwide.
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Johnston's Quality CarbideFounded in 1995 by brothers Sam and Richard, family-owned Johnston’s Quality Carbide in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, precision-grinds and polishes tungsten carbide and ceramic wear parts and tooling. The company grew from a small grinding shop into an 80,000-square-foot facility, combining modern equipment with a craftsman’s work ethic and close customer support. JQC performs precision inspection on every job and also assists with design when it can improve tool life.LATROBE, PA
Basic Carbide, CorpFounded in 1981 by John Goodrum and his partners, Basic Carbide manufactures tungsten carbide preforms, custom tooling, wear parts and specialty components from its Pennsylvania facilities. The Goodrum family remains closely involved, with the company now employing members of its third generation and shipping to customers in more than 50 countries. Its documented ISO 9001 quality program supports production ranging from large preforms to parts made to customer drawings.333511SUTERSVILLE, PA
Glen Carbide, IncFounded in 1959 from General Electric’s Carboloy Division, Glen Carbide manufactures carbide wear parts and cold-draw and forming tooling from its Carnegie, Pennsylvania facility. The company has expanded its plant five times since moving there in 1963 and pairs tooling design and production with precision grinding, machining, and wire EDM services. Glen Carbide has been registered to the ISO-9000 Quality Management System since 1998.CARNEGIE, PA
Precision ToolFounded in Morgantown in 2015 as an addition to the Cyphert family of manufacturing companies, Precision Tool operates a 12,000-square-foot shop producing CNC-machined components and custom fabricated parts. Its roots reach back to Charter Engineering, a 1959 underground mining-equipment rebuild shop, giving the company more than 50 years of machining and manufacturing experience across changing West Virginia industries. Precision Tool is majority woman-owned, ISO 9001:2015 certified, and ITAR compliant.MORGANTOWN, WV