MEDICAL
mix batches of flour. Just over 25 percent of the Central Valley
food processors are in the beverage sector, while another
8 percent are in fruits and vegetables, 7 percent in meat
processing, 5 percent in dairy and 4 percent in sugar.
"You have various requirements with those types of products
that need coating for the food industry," Arney says. "It has to
be an FDA-approved surface, it has to be slippery to process the
foods and not stick, and it has to be corrosion resistant because
a lot of fruits and vegetables are corrosive with their acids."
Several of the products that AIC coats for the food industry
are parts from conveyor systems that move fruits and vegetables throughout a processing facility. Arney says those materials also need to have non-stick surfaces because of secretions
from the agricultural products.
"Sugar is a big culprit because it will stick to a lot of things
and clog up a line," he says.
Hockett says.
One of the trends the company has begun seeing is that most
of the new work it is generating is for products heading outside
of the U.S., so Arney says a key for future growth will be to
increase the amount of product exported to other nations.
AIC's "bread-and-butter," so to speak, will still remain the
medical and food service industry, though.
"People will always have to eat, and they'll always need
medical care," Hockett says.
For information on Advanced Industrial Coatings, please
call 877-927-2700 or visit AIC-coatings.com.
Medical Coatings Can be the Cure
for Plating Shops
Secret: Diversity
Medical coatings have helped Milwaukee's Artistic
Plating focus on the future, and the company's transformation has also coincided with the emergence of John
Lindstedt's son, Matt, as its future leader.
pfonline.com/articles/medical-coatings-can-be-thecure-for-plating-shops
Thanks to the medical and food processing industries, AIC has
maintained a steady flow of parts to coat through its powder
coated conveyor line and a batch area, which consists of five
coating booths for liquid and powder, and five ovens for curing.
"The secret for us to remain as versatile and diverse as
possible to serve our clients is to run a pretty lean operation,"
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