Conversion coating manages a mix of metals that clicks for Iowa job shop
A nonchrome conversion coating that replaces the iron phosphate pretreatment stage can handle aluminum and steel, enabling a custom coater to increase production and decrease wastewater.
Variety is not only the spice of life, but also the key to success for Midwest Metal Products. In business since 1964, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, job shop coats parts for the aerospace, computer, elevator and escalator, and printing industries. A majority of the parts-60 percent-are aluminum. The rest are cold-rolled steel.