Top Shops: 2016 Liquid/Powder Coating

The Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey for the liquid and powder coating segment yielded interesting statistics about how coating shops run their business, as well as some best practices that many others should emulate.

The 40+ question survey conducted this spring gave job shop and captive coaters a chance to share their production information, with a promise of detailed data in return to help them fine-tune their operations to align themselves with the best in the finishing industry.

“Our ultimate goal is to become the Top Shop,” says Burkard Industries’ Jay Burkard. “We are working on long-term sustainable improvements. It is paying off as sales are currently up over 32 percent versus last year in the first six months of 2016.”

The 2016 Liquid and Powder Coating Top Shops

A.M. Metal Finishing, Orlando, FL	Sloane Hunter, Vice President	ammetal.com
A&A Global Industries, Hunt Valley, MD	Lawrence Saad, Div. Mgr	aapowdercoat.com
Advanced Industrial Coatings, Stockton, CA	Dave Arney, Vice President	aic-coatings.com
AIS Inc., Hudson, MA	David Gagne, PC Tech	ais-inc.com
Albers Finishing & Solutions, Cheney, KS	Brett Albers, President	albersfinishing.com
All-Color Powder Coating, Oregon, WI	Mark Mortensen, President	allcolorpowdercoating.com
Alumi-Guard, Brooksville, FL	Charles Howison, VP	alumi-guard.com
Anodizing Paint TNM, Pointe Claire, Can.	Michel Martel, GM	tnminc.ca
Augusta Coating & Mfg., Thomson, GA	Wayne Wallace, President	augustacoating.com
Bristol Powdercoating, Toronto, Canada	Allan Phillips, Bus. Mgr	metalfinishingcenter.com
Burkard Industries, Clinton Twp., MI	Jay Burkard, President	burkardind.com
Co-Line Welding, Lynnville, IA	Dale Brand, President	colinemfg.com
Coating Systems Gr., Middleburg Hts, OH	Frank Popiel, President	csginconline.com
Cybex International, Medway, MA	Bernie Murphy, Sr Mfg Eng.	cybexintl.com
Fisher Hydraulics, Laurens, IA	Gregg Eiles, Asst GM	fisherhydraulics.com
Freedom Finishing Inc., Benton Harbor, MI	Gloria Ender, President	freedomfinishing.com
Gap Partners, Rabun Gap, GA	Taylor Cook, Op. Mgr	gappartnersinc.com
General Metal Finishing, Attleboro, MA	Stephen Chatfield, GM	pepgenmetal.com
Georgia Powder Coating, Gainesville, GA	Counte Cooley, President	georgiapowdercoating.com
Hytrol Conveyor, Jonesboro, AR	David Peacock, President	hytrol.com
Intn'l Powder Coating, San Diego, CA	Natah Leisorek, President	ipowdercoatings.com
J&M Plating, Rockford, IL	Mark Morris, President	jmplating.com
JEL Finishing, Chelmsford, MA	Bryan Heil, GM	jelfinishing.com
JIT Powder Coating, Farmington, MN	Tim Milner, President	jitpowdercoating.com
Kasa Fab, Salina, KS	Mark Slubowski, VP	kasafab.com
Keystone Koating, Lititz , PA	Richard Gehman, President	keystonekoating.com
LoneStar Corrosion Services, Houston, TX	Glen Cronin, President	lonestarcorrosion.com
MetoKote, Lima, OH	Jeff Oravitz, President	metokote.com
Microfinish, St. Louis, MO	Bill Stock, President	microfinishco.com
Micron Metal Finishing, Bridgeview, IL	Brad Watt/Scott Rauter	micronmetalfinishing.com
Olympic Powder Coating, Santa Ana, CA	Mark Cherry, President	olympicpowdercoating.com
Orion Industries, Chicago, IL	George Osterhout, President	orioncoat.com
Pioneer Metal Finishing, Green Bay, WI	Bob Pyle, CEO	pioneermetal.com
Plastonics, Hartford, CT	Bob Zimmerli Jr., President	plastonics.com
Prime Restoration, Memphis, TN	Cory McCabe, Vice President	primerestore.com
Professional Plating, Brillion, WI	Larry Dietz, General Manager	proplating.com
Progressive Coating, Chicago, IL	Stephen Walters, President	progressive-coating.com
Reliable Powder Coating, San Leandro, CA	Shawn Taylor, President	reliablepowdercoatings.com
Reliance Finishing, Grand Rapids, MI	Patrick Cell, Owner	reliancefinishing.com
S&B Finishing, Chicago, IL	Kenny Spielman, President	powdercoatchicago.com
Select Powder Coating, Owensville, MO	John Scego, Owner	selectpowdercoating.com
Specialty Group, Detroit, MI	Fred Brant, Manager	sespowdercoating.com
Sundial Powder Coating, Sun Valley, CA	Shivie Dhillon, President	sundialpowdercoating.com
Tri-State Fabricators, Cincinnati, OH	Rick Vogt, President	tristatefabricators.com
Trojan Powder Coating, Sarasota, FL	Carl Troiano, President	trojanpowder.com
TWF Industries, Alexandria, MN	Tom Furrer, President	twf-industries.com
United Alloy, Janesville, WI	Stephen Achs, President	unitedalloy.com
Vanwin Coatings, Chesapeake, VA	James A. Whitham, President	vanwincoatings.com
Vermeer, Pella, IA	Jason Andringa, President	vermeer.com
Westside Finishing, Holyoke, MA	Brian Bell, President	wsfinish.com