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Watch Video of the Able Engineering Facility Take a tour inside Able Engineering's new Arizona facility, which includes a new plating line installed by CJI Process Systems and a new hot water system from Parker Boiler. Scan the QR code with your smartphone, or visit short.pfonline.com/able . • Nickel plating per MIL-STD-865, AMS-QQ-N-290, AMS 2424 and BAC 5746 • Cadmium plating per MIL-STD-865, AMS-QQ-P-416, BAC 5854 and BAC 5718 • Silver plating per ASTM-B-700 and MIL-STD-865 • Passivation per ASTM-A-967 • Anodizing per AMS-A-8625 and BAC 5019 • Aluminum chemical conversion per AMS-C-5541 • Magnesium chemical conversion per AMS-M-3171. Moving from a 3,000-square-foot plating operation to 17,000 square feet wasn't an easy task for the CJI team. Bigger does not always equate to better and more efficient. "The first item we have to look at is to define the processes that a customer wants and then take a close look at the throughput requirements of each process," says John Cholakian, CJI vice president. "From there, we can start identifying the major and support equipment that will be needed." CJI designs, fabricates and installs its own equipment, which often means a team of experts is working on a project to bring the plan together. That includes company President Archie Cholakian and his son, John, as well as Sales Manager Jerry Coombs, Project Manager Mike Grant, General Manager Eddie Na and Engineering Manager Peter Tombakian, all of whom have a skilled group of craftsmen working under them to get the projects finished. In-House Capabilities Hoverson says one of the great benefits of working with CJI is that it has the in-house capability to take a project from the initial concept stages and see it all the way through engineering, permit application, fabrication, installation and, finally, start-up. "We had some definite ideas on what we wanted the plating shop to look like," says Hoverson, who has been with Able for 15 years, including running the finishing operations for the first seven of those years. "We also hired on some experienced plating shop managers, so we had some visions even before we brought CJI in to talk with us." While too many cooks can often spoil the meal, the synergy between Able's plating staff and CJI was evident from the start. "They really listened to us, which was extremely helpful in getting the process moving," Hoverson says. "John and his team really incorporated our thoughts, but they also brought a fresh set of eyes from all their experience over the years. It was really great working with them in getting this facility built." One of the trademarks of the CJI process is that most of the tank lines are constructed in modules in the company's Santa Fe, New Mexico, facility for easy shipping and installation in Phoenix or anywhere else in the world new lines need to be built. 16 JUNE 2014 — pfonline.com AEROSPACE Able's new finishing lines were installed by CJI Processing Systems. 0614_PF_AbleFEATURE.indd 16 5/16/2014 1:35:28 PM