Top Shops
American Metal Coatings Tops Out at No. 1 Electroplating Operation
Ohio’s American Metal Coatings is the No. 1 finishing operation in North America based on the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey.
Read MoreArmoloy's New Owners Use Simple Marketing Strategy to Build Electroplating Business
Nolan Hannan and Jacob Meier purchased Armoloy in 2017, and knew they wanted a data-driven shop that they provided information on how well the shop was operating, and where improvements could be made.
Read MoreCompeting to Be the Best Electroplating Shop
A competitive nature drives many Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey participants to want to be considered in the elite 80th percentile.
Read MoreHouston Plating and Coatings Celebrates 30 Years
HPC has over 1,500 active customers and processes over five million parts annually, and has been named a Products Finishing magazine Top Shop for both plating and spray coating processes.
Read MoreFinishing Shops Celebrate Top Shops Awards in Unique Ways
As we get ready to open the next survey to determine which finishing operations will be crowned the 2019 Products Finishing Top Shops, we look at how previous winners have celebrated the honor.
Read MoreA Conversation with Rick Hunter, A.M. Metal Finishing
His shop has been a Products Finishing Top Shop for both plating and powder coating almost every year since the survey began. Hunter runs the Orlando, Florida, shop with his wife, Sloane.
Read MoreHohman Plating Celebrates 100th Year
The shop was founded in 1918 in Springfield, Ohio, by William Hohman, and has been named several times to the Products Finishing Top Shops list.
Read More2018 Top Shops for Liquid and Powder Coating
The 2018 Products Finishing Tops Shops are listed below, gleaned from the several hundred survey respondents.
Read MoreBurkard Industries Climbs the Ladder to No. 1
The Michigan shop makes its way to the top of the 2018 Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey.
Read More30-in-30 from the 2018 Products Finishing Management Stage
Download the “30-In-30” that delivered 30 great tips and ideas from Top Shop operators on ways to improve efficiencies, in a fast-paced 30-minute presentation.
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