When Mark Simpson was hired by Techmetals in January 2023, he was tasked with setting up the metal finisher’s thermal spray facility, utilizing his more than 25 years of experience in the thermal spray industry. Now, the 50-plus-year-old Dayton, Ohio, company offers high-velocity oxy fuel (HVOF), air plasma and twin-wire arc spray in addition to its more than 60 existing metal plating, metal finishing and industrial coatings capabilities. The new thermal spray capabilities support OEMs and Tier 1 companies that service SpaceX, General Electric, Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed, Siemens, Airbus and many other businesses.
By providing these specialized sprays, the company is responding to growing customer needs for repair and restoration as well as new large parts most common in the aerospace, oil and gas and power generation markets. Spray coating types include metals, ceramics, ceramets and different combinations of each to meet customer needs.
“Thermal sprayed coatings are used across the industries Techmetals supports,” says Simpson, operations manager, special processes. “We want to be able to provide all our current and future customers with their surface treatment needs.”…