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82 episodes
since Feb. 9, 2023
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Jamie Visker is President of Winona Powder Coating, which operates a 167,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Etna Green, Indiana, along with a 50,000-square-foot facility in Elkhart. The company’s workforce has grown to about 160 employees, and it is already considering expansion plans as it r…

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Tammy Speal is General Manager of Valence Surface Technologies’ Blairsville, Pennsylvania, facility, a 55,000-square-foot operation that has become one of the most versatile, defense-focused finishing operations in the region. Valence Surface Technologies acquired the former H&W Global Industri…
For Magnum Powder Coating owners Nancy and Steve Couturier and their son Matt, it was always the plan that their son would take over someday when the parents retired from their Comstock Park, Michigan, business, which they have owned for more than three decades. In 1992, with a three-year-old child…
Kyle Ingham is the owner of Ingham's Powder Coating, which operates two facilities in Pennsylvania. The original shop began as a modest 10,000-square-foot operation in Stevens, Pennsylvania. About 13 years ago, Ingham expanded by purchasing a second location—a 17,000-square-foot facility. In 2…
Jim Meyer is the President of Aviation Repair Solutions in Long Beach, California, a highly specialized finishing and repair operation that plays a critical role in keeping aircraft operational. Aviation Repair Solutions is a focused Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility that blends hard…
Greystone Machining & Plating began as a Rhode Island plating shop in 1932 and has evolved into a global manufacturing partner serving automotive, medical, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets. Today, Greystone is roughly split between machining and finishing operations, a balance that…
James Simonelli’s is executive director of the Metal Finishers Association of California, a role he assumed on January 1. Simonelli’s leadership comes at a time when collaboration across the metals industry has become essential. Over the past several years, companies have increasingly joined both M…
Jason Brassard is the owner of Brapsard Powder Coating in Franklin, New Hampshire, and grew his powder coating business the same way many others have: a small setup, a lot of trial and error, and a passion that quickly outgrew the garage. When Brassard was approached by a friend to help him remembe…
James DeDeus is President of JMD Industries in New Hampshire, which recently acquired Massachusetts’ Patriot Coatings. The Patriot Coatings acquisition, finalized at the end of 2025, represents the most significant expansion in JMD Industries’ nearly 50-year history.  JMD Industries’ roots trace ba…
Stephen Walters is CEO of Progressive Coating, a Chicago-area job shop that has evolved from a thermoplastic coating specialist into a multi-process supplier supporting automotive, electrical infrastructure, and electric vehicle markets across North America. That performance-first mindset has guide…
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