Hardox® Wear Plate Solutions

Precision-Built for the Toughest Jobs

At General Machine, we don’t take shortcuts — especially when it comes to materials that determine the life, performance, and safety of your equipment. That’s why we offer fabrication, machining, and repair services using Hardox® wear plate, the global leader in abrasion-resistant steel. When you choose Hardox® at General Machine, you’re partnering with a team that understands how to engineer durability into every component.

Why Hardox®?
The Industry Standard in Wear Performance

Hardox® is recognized worldwide for its ability to combine extreme hardness with exceptional toughness, giving it the strength to perform in the most demanding environments — mining, construction, recycling, waste handling, heavy transportation, and more. This unique combination means:
  • Longer part life and reduced wear
  • Lower maintenance and labor costs
  • Less downtime and fewer interruptions
  • Higher productivity across the lifecycle of your equipment
When your operation depends  reliability, Hardox® delivers measurable, repeatable results.

Hardox® Grades We Work With

General Machine supports fabrication and replacement parts using multiple grades of Hardox®, allowing our team to match the steel to the exact demands of your application.

The toughest, longest-lasting wear plate in the Hardox® lineup.

Hardox® 500 Tuf combines the hardness of a 500 HBW plate with the high toughness typically found in lower grades — meaning your parts last significantly longer while resisting cracking and impacts under heavy load.

Clients running Hardox® 500 Tuf see:

  • Up to 2x the service life compared to standard 400/450 steels
  • Fewer changeouts
  • Lower cost per cycle

If you’re operating in aggressive, high-impact environments, this is the grade engineered to outperform.

For acidic, corrosive, or chemical-heavy environments.

Hardox® HiAce is built for industries where traditional wear steels break down prematurely — waste management, recycling, and any operation dealing with low-pH materials. Its chemistry slows both mechanical and chemical wear, keeping components in service longer and reducing unexpected failures.

Designed for high-heat operations where standard AR steel fails.

Hardox® HiTemp maintains its hardness and structural integrity when exposed to prolonged temperatures — perfect for cement plants, metal processing, thermal operations, and power production.

Less softening, fewer replacements, and more reliability when the heat is unavoidable.

Why Choose General Machine?

Precision Expertise

Our machinists and fabricators understand Hardox® on a metallurgical level — how it forms, how it behaves under stress, and how to engineer it for maximum service life.

Turnkey Capabilities

From design to fabrication to installation, we handle every step in-house, ensuring consistency and precision.

Industry-Driven Solutions

We build wear components for OEMs and end-users across mining, construction, material handling, recycling, and municipal sectors.

Reliable Lead Times

You need uptime. We help you keep it.

Applications We Support

  • Dump bodies & liners
  • Buckets, blades & cutting edges
  • Wear plates and impact protection
  • Chutes, hoppers & feeders
  • Recycling and waste equipment components
  • Custom OEM replacement parts

If it wears down, we can build it back stronger.