ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIEDA Quality Metal Finishing Company Since 1959
For over sixty years Missouri’s Microfinish remains committed to delivering on time, high quality St Louis metal finishing services, with competitive pricing.
From the basement of our founder, Stan Smith, to the over 240,000 SQ. FT. of facilities it now takes to house our present operations in the Saint Louis area, Microfinish has grown dramatically to meet the needs of our customers. More than 475 customers throughout the nation count on Microfinish for quality metal finishing and personalized service. We supply coatings to nine different automotive companies, as well as leaders in the home appliance, heavy equipment, electrical, lawn & garden and communication industries.
If an order consists of one or one million pieces, each order is given the highest attention to detail and quality finish. With our ISO 9001:2015 certification, Microfinish has expertise in every facet of finishing that our customers rely on from a metal finishing company. Combined with years of high quality, we are known as a “one stop shop” for mechanical finishing, plating, e-coating and St. Louis industrial powder coating services.
History
Our extensive experience as a metal finishing company can be traced back to our founding in 1959. Back then, the company’s one shop tumbled stampings to remove burrs and smooth the surface finish of parts, improving their “Microfinish” (hence our name). Microfinish began its journey to developed into a complete metal finishing service company with our relocation into a larger facility in Berkeley and our entry into zinc plating. To accommodate increased customer demand for high quality finishing services, this facility has expanded from its original 4,500 square feet a total of three times. Today, the building offers 20,000 square feet, which houses one barrel and two automated zinc plating lines.
Recent Notable Milestones
- In 1996, Microfinish opened a 20,000 sq. ft. facility to begin powder coating parts. After three additional expansions, the facility is now 48,000 square feet, servicing clients with one manual and a second automated powder coating line.
- In 2001, Microfinish was bought by Bill & Karen Stock, who in 2005 purchased C & A Metal Finishing, a mechanical finishing operation. Microfinish returned to its roots as an exceptional metal finishing company with superior quality deburring, cleaning, glass beading and burnishing processes.
- In 2009, Microfinish IPC, was opened, offering nickel chrome plating as well as e-coating, and providing the capability to zinc plate larger components than ever before, further adding value to our metal finishing company
- In 2014, Microfinish acquired PC Plating’s electroless nickel line, to fill our customer’s needs when that facility closed.
- In 2015, Microfinish built a return style nickel chrome plating machine, to run larger parts than was possible on our existing conveyorized line.
- In 2017, Microfinish bought R.O.C. Industries as we expanded to offer shot blasting services and expand the size of the parts Microfinish can burnish and deburr.
Finishing Industry Associations & Memberships
- As a St Louis member of the A-TEAM sponsored by Products Finishing Magazine, Microfinish is constantly working to evolve our industrial powder coating services through ongoing engagement with the industry’s leading custom coaters. This elite program benefits our customers through its unique approach to cross-learning opportunities and its focus on developments, trends, and technologies surrounding the industry. The combined membership of this distinctive group serves to improve each individual member company and by extension our customers who rely on our expertise as a metal finishing company.
- Microfinish is a proud member and several of the management staff is actively involved in the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF). NASF is a trade group that promotes the surface finishing industry in North America in a variety of technical, scientific, business, and environmental areas. With its community program that connects industry professionals (as well as their companies) with technical experts, Microfinish’s membership to the NASF helps our customers benefit from our increased knowledge and continuing education.
- Our extensive work experience with manufacturers and manufacturing engineers provides us with unique perspectives into the manufacturing industry as it relates to surface finishing. Microfinish is a member of the National Tool and Machine Association (NTMA). Microfinish counts many manufacturers as our customers in a wide range of production fields.
Call (314) 849-8181 and let us know what metal finishing services we can provide to you or contact us for a quick quote.
