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 â Magnaplate Metal Finishers is established in Hoboken, New Jersey.
- 1967 â 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.
- 1968 â Canadize is invented, a coating that augments surface hardness for titanium and titanium alloys.
- 1969 â 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.
- 1970 â Nedox was invented, a coating that significantly increases metals' corrosion resistance and wear life.
- 1980 â General Magnaplate opens its Ventura, California facility.
- 1982 â General Magnaplate's Texas facility upgrades to its new Arlington location, and Candida Covino joins the company.
- 1985 â Ed Aversenti joins the company
- 1986 â Candida Covino becomes president of General Magnaplate and Magnaplate SNS is invented.
- 1989 â 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.
- 1995 â Hi-T-Lube is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the solid with the lowest coefficient of friction in the world.
- 2002 â General Magnaplate celebrates its 50th anniversary
- 2002 â General Magnaplate obtains ISO 9001 certification
- 2004 â General Magnaplate plays a critical role in the Mars rover landing by providing coatings for the landing mechanism.
- 2007 â Founder Dr. Charles P. Covino dies.
- 2020 - Ashley Russo appointed Chief Operating Officer
- 2024 - Ashley Russo appointed Chief Executive Officer
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