{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Next Biz Thing: Unveiling Tomorrow's Business","title":"Next Biz Thing #440 carbidekings.com","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":586,"description":"Carbide Kings https://www.carbidekings.com\nCarbide Kings is a Charlotte, North Carolina buyer and recycler of tungsten carbide scrap. In this episode, Markus J. Diplama explores what the company buys, from inserts, rods, endmills and dies to sludge and powder, along with copper, brass, aluminum, high temperature alloys and gold. He walks through the simple quote, ship, verify and get paid process, the nationwide shipping options, and the focus on fair pricing and fast payment. A great listen for machine shops, tool rooms and anyone curious about industrial recycling. Visit the website to request a quote.\nHave you ever stopped to think about what happens to a worn-out drill bit, a chipped cutting insert, or an old die after a machine shop is finished with it? Most of us never give it a second thought. But inside those small, incredibly hard pieces of metal sits a material that manufacturers rely on every single day, and it turns out that material is far too valuable to simply throw away.\nWelcome back to The Next Biz Thing, the show where we spotlight innovative and emerging businesses, celebrate what they are building, and learn a little about their world along the way. I am your host, Markus J. Diplama, and today we are heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, to talk about a company that has made a specialty out of one of the toughest materials in modern industry. It is called Carbide Kings, and it is a buyer and recycler of tungsten carbide scrap.\nNow, if tungsten carbide is not a phrase you use every day, let me set the scene. Tungsten carbide is an extremely hard material, and that hardness is exactly why it shows up in so many places. It is used in cutting tools, drilling tools, wear parts, and the kind of equipment that has to keep its edge while it works through demanding materials. Think of the inserts that sit on the end of a cutting tool, the endmills and drills spinning in a CNC machine, or the dies and rings that shape other pieces of metal. Those tools...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Pb0F3jmlyIfOyRlax9T63lldyNPycKwPJeWzBdTAC44/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5NzEzLzE3MDc4/NDQ0NzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}