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Professional Plating Inc. was established in 1979 to meet a need. Bob and Pat Endries, founders of Endries International were looking for a dependable source of plating for the fasteners supplied to their customers.
In May of 1979 the zinc plating operation began with the barrel line being Professional Plating’s sole production area. In June of 1983 the company expanded its zinc plating capabilities with the purchase of a Cyclemaster rack line. This addition fought off a slow start and production on the rack line grew rapidly.
With increased production, and regulation changes made by the Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency, our wastewater system needed to be enhanced. A sludge dryer and filter press were added, making it possible to compress waste materials to a dry form and transport out of state for disposal.
1988 brought further expansion to Professional Plating. A thorough study brought information from many manufacturers that an acrylic paint was being requested. A 12,000 square foot addition became home for our Acrylic E-coat line, and our lab was upgraded to include precision testing equipment.
In the fall of 1991, Professional Plating Inc. found a need to enhance the E-coating choices offered to our customers. The addition of an Epoxy e-coat line proved to be beneficial to Professional Plating and it opened up a greater market of customers.
As Professional Plating continued to grow and become more successful, a realization that our rack zinc line was being run to capacity and customer demands continued to increase brought on the addition of a second rack production line. A building addition to house this new line, more office space, increased customer storage and a separate maintenance area was completed in 1993. An aqueous parts washer was added in 1994, again increasing the services provided by Professional Plating Inc.
In 1998, Professional Plating added a state of the art powder coat system. This system has a ten stage pre-treatment system, which includes a non-chrome sealant. The ability to run a wide variety of parts, and the vast selection of colors available make this process an attractive option to manufacturers. With this newest addition also came the expansion of our lab area, three shipping docks, and additional storage for finished products.
Professional Plating reached it's current manufacturing size of 85,000 square feet in 2002 when our wastewater system was upgraded again by adding a state-of-the-art 5,000 square foot wastewater system. The new system places Professional Plating ahead of EPA and DNR regulations along with reducing hazardous waste disposal costs.
Professional Plating Inc. will continue to listen to customer requests and to changes in the metal finishing industry. With the new millennium we have committed ourselves to quality by implementing the following:
QUALITY POLICY
Professional Plating, Inc. will strive to exceed customer expectations by continuing to improve processes, thereby demonstrating our commitment to both quality and environmental responsibility.