News Release
January
29, 2004
Metal
Improvement Company Expands Metal Finishing Capabilities
at Bensalem Facility
Bensalem,
PA, Jan. 29 - Metal Improvement Company (MIC) has expanded
the metal finishing capabilities of its Bensalem, PA
facility by the addition of fluoropolymer powder and
liquid coating capabilities.
The new coating capabilities include the application
of a wide range of fluoropolymer coatings such as PTFE,
FEP, PFA, ETFE, PVDF, Xylan®, Halar® and Kynar
500®. The facility also features the capability to
apply Epoxy, Polyester, Phenolic, Nylon 11, Everlube®
solid film lubricant (SFL) and architectural powder
coatings. MIC's knowledge base for coatings application
derives from its network of E/M Coating Services facilities,
which have over 50 years of experience in applying high
performance coatings.
In addition, the MIC Bensalem facility performs high-quality
painting utilizing humidity- and temperature-controlled
clean rooms and multiple final paint booths and curing
ovens.
The MIC Bensalem facility, located in suburban Philadelphia,
has over 200,000 square feet of processing space, and
services the aerospace and other specialty industries.
In addition to coatings, the facility performs a range
of complementary metal finishing services including
grit blasting, fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI),
chromic/phosphoric acid anodizing, Alodine®, glass
beading and shot peening. Automated chemical processing
tanks allow the processing of large single components,
measuring up to 38 feet long by 10 feet high by 2 feet
wide, or large batches of smaller parts with assured
repeatability for consistent quality.
The
MIC Bensalem facility holds multiple approvals from
original equipment manufacturers, including Airbus,
Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, De Havilland
and Sikorsky. The National Aerospace and Defense Contractors
Accreditation Program (NADCAP) has accredited the facility's
quality system and its FPI capability.
For more information, contact Frank Foran, Technical
Services Manager-Coatings (Phone: 856-589-5117 or E-mail:
frank_foran@metalimprovement.com).
Metal Improvement Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW), provides
precision metal finishing services that include shot
and laser peening, peen forming, heat treating and coating
services. The company operates over 50 facilities located
in North America and Europe. For more information about
the Metal Improvement Company visit www.metalimprovement.com
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, headquartered in Roseland,
NJ, is a diversified company that designs, manufactures
and overhauls products for motion control and flow control
applications in addition to providing metal treatment
services. For more information about Curtiss-Wright
visit www.curtisswright.com
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