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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace, Chemical processing, Electronics & Semiconductors, Food, Manufacturing, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber Molds, Powder Bulk Solids, Printing, Space |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder | Dr. Charles P. Covino |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations |
Arlington, Texas,
Linden, New Jersey,
Ventura, California Ajax, Ontario, Canada |
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 the Guinness Book of World Records as the "world's most slippery solid". [1]
Timeline
- 1952 — Magnaplate Metal Finishers is established in Hoboken, New Jersey. [2]
- 1967 — 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. [3]
- 1968 — Canadize is invented, a coating that augments surface hardness for titanium and titanium alloys. [4]
- 1969 — 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. [5]
- 1970 — Nedox was invented, a coating that significantly increases metals' corrosion resistance and wear life. [6]
- 1980 — General Magnaplate opens its Ventura, California facility. [7]
- 1982 — General Magnaplate's Texas facility upgrades 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 coefficient of friction 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 — Founder Dr. Charles P. Covino dies. [13]
References
- ^ "New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame to Induct Six on February 18 at New Jersey Institute of Technology". NJIT. 1999-02-03. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ New Jersey Daily Press, May 16, 1952: Magnaplate Makes History
- ^ GLOBALSPEC
- ^ "Machine Design". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ Magnaplate website: Canadize
- ^ GLOBALSPEC
- ^ MacRae's Blue Book
- ^ Magnaplate website: Products and services
- ^ "Plasmadize [R prevents metal wear and corrosion". Global Design News: October 1, 2001]
- ^ The Free Library By Farlex
- ^ Magnaplate website: Accreditations
- ^ Machine Design
- ^ Manhattan College Quadrangle Archived October 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine