Top Shops

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How to Build a Powder Coating Brand

Maui Powder Works, a 2022 Products Finishing Top Shop, shares the story behind how it grew from an island job shop to a recognized voice in the finishing community. 

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Top Shops

Top Shop Provides Tailored Plating Solutions

U.S. Chrome discusses its formula for success, which includes custom fixturing and creative plating solutions for its customers in a range of industries.

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Powder Coating

Powder Coating Top Shop Focuses on Growth, Expanding Markets

Indiana-based Winona Powder Coating has become one of the leading industrial powder coating providers for the Midwest and continues to emphasize new growth as it looks to the future.

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Top Shops

Consistency is Key for this Plating Top Shop

A recurring theme from Products Finishing's recent visit to Varland Plating was a commitment to continuous improvement.

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Top Shops

The 2022 Top Shops Benchmarking Results Have Arrived

With hundreds of finishers participating, this year’s benchmarking survey data shows that automation solutions are one of the primary makers of a Top Shop.

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Top Shops

An Opportunity for a Second Chance

Perfection Industrial Finishing has a remarkable way of cultivating its workforce: It hires people as they leave the prison system and reenter society.

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Top Shops

Embracing Tools for Continuous Improvement

Triplex Plating is a great example of how to use benchmarking, training and employee feedback as tools for continuous improvement.

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Top Shops

Products Finishing Reveals 2022 Liquid and Powder Coating Top Shops

8th annual Top Shops Benchmarking Survey for liquid and powder coating qualifying shops list announced. 

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Top Shops

Episode 20: Jesse Baldwin, Triplex Plating

Jesse Baldwin, chief operating officer for 2022 electroplating and anodizing Top Shop Triplex Plating, discusses the importance of benchmarking and the company’s formula for success.

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medical

Solving Unmet Needs of the Medical Device Industry

Pioneer Metal Finishing's Medical Center of Excellence has expanded the company's capacity to serve the critical medical device industry. With ISO 13485 certification in hand, the company is now a key driver in medical innovations.

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