•
1952 — Magnaplate Metal Finishers is established in
Hoboken, New Jersey. •
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. •
1968 — Canadize is invented, a coating that augments surface hardness for
titanium and titanium alloys. •
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. •
1970 — Nedox was invented, a coating that significantly increases metals'
corrosion resistance and wear life. •
1980 — General Magnaplate opens its
Ventura, California facility. •
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. •
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. •
1995 — Hi-T-Lube is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the solid with the lowest
coefficient of friction in the world. •
2002 — General Magnaplate celebrates its 50th anniversary •
2002 — General Magnaplate obtains
ISO 9001 certification •
2004 — General Magnaplate plays a critical role in the
Mars rover landing by providing coatings for the landing mechanism. •
2007 — Founder Dr. Charles P. Covino dies. •
2020 - Ashley Russo appointed Chief Operating Officer •
2024 - Ashley Russo appointed Chief Executive Officer ==References==