<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Southern Carbide Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southcarb]]></description><link>https://www.southcarb.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.southcarb.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-Mounted Tungsten Carbide Tile Sheets: Faster Radial Bearing Assembly, Lower Production Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[J. T. Thomas | Southern Carbide Company | Veteran-Owned | www.southcarb.com The Bottleneck Every Bearing Shop Knows Too Well If you build radial bearings for mud motors or downhole drilling tools, you already know the pain point: tile placement. Manually setting hundreds, often over a thousand individual tungsten carbide tiles into a bearing cavity is the slowest, most labor-intensive step on the production floor. It ties up skilled operators, introduces inconsistency, and puts a hard ceiling...]]></description><link>https://www.southcarb.com/post/pre-mounted-tungsten-carbide-tile-sheets-faster-radial-bearing-assembly-lower-production-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ef808f016a1781ac55a7d0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:38:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03d058_0daaf70dfdc841238b0cbba106b73758~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J.T. Thomas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tungsten Carbide Tiles for Radial Bearings in Drilling Motors: An Engineering Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[J. T. Thomas  | Southern Carbide Company  | Veteran-Owned  | www.southcarb.com Introduction The global directional drilling market is projected to grow from $7.7 billion in 2025 to $14.4 billion by 2032, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 9.34%, according to Coherent Market Insights. [1]  Behind every foot of directional hole lies a mud motor, and inside every mud motor, radial bearings quietly determine whether a run ends on schedule or with an expensive trip out of hole. Radial...]]></description><link>https://www.southcarb.com/post/tungsten-carbide-tiles-for-radial-bearings-in-drilling-motors-an-engineering-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e65bb28e63193b95d34fe1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:10:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03d058_05e1a6d8d31a4dfea0be67201cc90559~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_573,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J.T. Thomas</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>