General Magnaplate

Magnaplate
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace, Chemical processing, Electronics & Semiconductors, Food, Manufacturing, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber Molds, Powder Bulk Solids, Printing, Space
Founded1952
FounderDr. Charles P. Covino
HeadquartersArlington, Texas,
United States
Area served
United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, India, Netherlands, Poland, South Korean, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
ProductsSurface treatments for metal parts including anodizing, nickel plating, thermal spray coatings, polymer coatings, titanium nitride coatings and thin dense chrome coatings.
ServicesNedox, Tufram, Plasmadize
Websitehttp://www.magnaplate.com

Magnaplate is a company that offers surface enhancement coatings for metal parts and other substrates to increase hardness, reduce corrosion, increase chemical resistance and reduce surface friction.

Timeline

  • 1952 — Magnaplate Metal Finishers is established in Hoboken, New Jersey.[1]
  • 1967 — Tufram, Inc. opens in Linden, New Jersey to produce cookware, which is ranked Number 1 in the U.S. two years in a row by Consumer Reports.[2]
  • 1968 — Canadize is invented, a coating that augments surface hardness for titanium and titanium alloys.[3]
  • 1969 — The first man walks on the Moon, and thanks to General Magnaplate he was able to drill into the Moon's surface. A Canadize treatment on both the inside and outside of the titanium core sample drill tubes prevented samples being contaminated by titanium particles from the drill.[4]
  • 1970 — Nedox was invented, a coating that significantly increases metals' corrosion resistance and wear life.[5]
  • 1980 — General Magnaplate opens its Ventura, California facility.[6]
  • 1982 — General Magnaplate's Texas facility upgrades to its new Arlington location, and Candida Covino joins the company.
  • 1985 — Ed Aversenti joins the company
  • 1986 — Candida Covino becomes president of General Magnaplate and Magnaplate SNS is invented.[7]
  • 1989 — Plasmadize is invented, a coating which combines the advantages of thermal spraying with controlled infusion of dry polymers, dry lubricants or other materials to provide an entirely new composite with improved properties.[8]
  • 1995 — Hi-T-Lube is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the solid with the lowest coefficient of friction in the world.[9]
  • 2002 — General Magnaplate celebrates its 50th anniversary
  • 2002 — General Magnaplate obtains ISO 9001 certification [10]
  • 2004 — General Magnaplate plays a critical role in the Mars rover landing by providing coatings for the landing mechanism.[11]
  • 2007 — Founder Dr. Charles P. Covino dies.[12]
  • 2020 - Ashley Russo appointed Chief Operating Officer
  • 2024 - Ashley Russo appointed Chief Executive Officer

References

  1. ^ "New Jersey Daily Press, May 16, 1952: Magnaplate Makes History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  2. ^ GLOBALSPEC
  3. ^ "Machine Design". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  4. ^ "Magnaplate website: Canadize". Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  5. ^ GLOBALSPEC
  6. ^ MacRae's Blue Book
  7. ^ "Magnaplate website: Products and services". Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  8. ^ "Plasmadize [R prevents metal wear and corrosion". Global Design News: October 1, 2001]
  9. ^ "The Free Library By Farlex". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  10. ^ "Magnaplate website: Accreditations". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  11. ^ Machine Design
  12. ^ Manhattan College Quadrangle Archived October 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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