General Magnaplate
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Aerospace, Chemical processing, Electronics & Semiconductors, Food, Manufacturing, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber Molds, Powder Bulk Solids, Printing, Space |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder(s) | Dr. Charles P. Covino |
| Headquarters | Linden, NJ |
| Number of locations | Ventura, CA Arlington, TX Ajax, Ontario |
| Key people | Candi Aversenti, CEO Edmund Aversenti, COO |
| Products | Coatings for metals |
| Website | http://www.magnaplate.com |
General Magnaplate is a company that researches and produces surface coatings for metals.
One of its products, HI-T-LUBE, is recognized by Guinness as the "world's most slippery solid".[1]
[edit] Historical Timeline
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- 1952 – Magnaplate Metal Finishers is established in Hoboken, NJ [2]
- 1967 – Tufram Inc opens in Linden, NJ to produce cookware ranked NO1 in the US 2 years in a row by Consumer Reports.[3]
- 1968 – Canadize is invented – a coating that augments surface hardness for titanium and titanium alloys.[4]
- 1969 – First man walks on the moon, and thanks to General Magnaplate the ‘man’ 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.[5]
- 1970 – Nedox was invented – a coating that significantly increases metals’ corrosion resistance and wear life.[6]
- 1980 – General Magnaplate opens its California facility.[7]
- 1982 – General Magnaplate’s Texas facility upgrade 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.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 1995 – Hi-T-Lube is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the solid with the lowest COF in the world.[10]
- 2002 – General Magnaplate celebrates its 50th anniversary
- 2002 – General Magnaplate obtains ISO 9001 certification [11]
- 2004 – General Magnaplate plays a critical role in the Mars Rover landing by providing coatings for the landing mechanism.[12]
- 2007 – Dr. Charles P. Covino passes away.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ "NEW JERSEY INVENTORS HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT SIX ON FEBRUARY 18 AT NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY". NJIT. 1999-02-03. http://www.njit.edu/v2/News/Releases/3383.html. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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