Scott Metal Finishing

Westfield Electroplating Company, also known as WEPCO, provides metal finishing and plating services. The company offers various types of finishing that include anodize, black oxide, cadmium and nickel plate, chemical film, nickel boron and manganese phosphate. It also provides passivation, paint, silk screen, tin plate, hard coat, zinc-nickel and chrome plate finishing. Westfield Electroplating Company offers laboratory, maintenance, administrative, engineering and delivery services. The company employs more than 140 platers, painters and technicians. Founded in 1946, Westfield Electroplating Company is accredited by the National Aerospace and Defense Contractor Accreditation Program. The company has served various clients, including Boeing, GE, Honeywell, Hamilton Standard, Pratt & Whitney and additional aerospace and defense contractors. Westfield Electroplating Company is located in Westfield, Mass.

Established in 1946, Whyco Finishing Technologies operates out of a 120,000-square-foot facility and is one of the largest high-volume specialized surface finishing companies in the United States. With chemists and engineers working in facilities unequaled in the industry, Whyco is known internationally for its ability to solve complex finishing problems through applied research and development. The company is a TS 16949, AS 9100 and ISO 9001:2000 registered company and is planning to become NADCAP accredited in the summer of 2007. It is also a certificated Federal Aviation Administration repair station applying its metal finishing technologies to critical commercial and military jet engine components. The company provides specialized surface finishing services for nationwide and international companies, including automotive, aerospace, medical, electronic, hardware, consumer, marine and computer. Whyco Finishing Technologies is headquartered in Thomaston, Conn.

Abbott Ball Company, founded in 1909, is one of the world s largest manufacturers of steel balls. The company supplies stainless steel balls of all types, along with carbon steel and specialty balls to original equipment manufacturers across the world. It stocks steel balls in a variety of alloy grades and sizes. Operating from West Hartford, Conn., Abbott Ball Company produces more than 5,000 million balls every year. The company manufactures its products as per the clients technical specifications and requirements. Abbott Ball Company has a special department to administer the production of metal balls of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, titanium and specialized alloys for use in electrical contacts, switches, relays, brazing and jewelry. The company inspects and tests random samples of steel balls for hardness, structure and finish.