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Automotive ���That, and I just can���t say no to anybody,��� laughs Cutchin, who started his company in 1964 after taking a few classes at Clemson University. Just say yes Brake parts are sent through a washing station before they are given a black oxide coating. Meta -Black EN is the new black A revolutionary new blackening process from Metal Chem,inc. Metal Chem sets the standard for RoHS ELV-compliant, bright electroless nickel. Now, its Meta-Black EN provides a one-step process for post-EN plating that produces a hard, uniform deposit and provides a consistent, replicable finish. Smut Free No Top Coat Nitric Acid Replacement Corrosion Resistant to 100 Salt Spray Room Temperature Process Metal Chem,inc. www.metalchem-inc.com 14 JANUARY 2013 29 Freedom Court Greer, SC 29650 Phone: 864-877-6175 Fax: 864-877-6176 For example, the Patterson Pump company in Georgia called Cutchin about passivating several pipes for a water project it was working on. The pipe sizes were huge���between 48 and 66 inches in diameter. Several larger platers had passed on the project, but Palmetto was able to use a little ingenuity to get the parts plated and back to Patterson Pump. A stair-making company called Palmetto about electropolishing a unique staircase that was 4-ft wide and 24-ft long. At roughly two tons and made up of several hundred parts, the job scared off more than a few job shops, but Cutchin embraced the task. ���One thing that I have learned during my time in business is that things are always changing,��� he says. ���Customers change, processes change, even employees change, but you have to move forward and continue to meet your customers��� expectations.��� A big benefit for Palmetto is its partnership with suppliers who weigh in with technical advice and expertise on tricky projects, or on new specifications being asked of Palmetto. Over the past year, Palmetto and Metal Chem of Greer, S.C., have been working closely to design a cycle to blacken medium-phosphorous, electroless nickel plating for several existing and potential customers. Hunter Cutchin and Metal Chem���s Jordan Beavers have tested and optimized a process to blacken electroless-nickel-plated copper for heat shield parts for one of Palmetto���s customers. ���Their objectives were clear, which were to achieve a non-smutty, uniform black coating that maintained