Southwest United Industries purchases Advanced Processing Inc.(API) of Concord, ON
April 11, 2008

Southwest United Industries is proud to announce that it has purchased all the outstanding shares of Advanced Processing Inc. (API) of Concord, ON. The coordination, amalgamation and the complete integration with Ceel Limited of Brampton, ON will establish the first complete one-stop-shop processing company in Ontario.

Mr. Terrence Martin established Advanced Processing Inc. in 1979 to service the blossoming de Havilland aircraft manufacturing sector. In the year 2000, the company moved to its present location in Concord. At that time API employed 25 people in a facility of 13,000 square feet. It has since expanded to 18,000 square feet and employs 45 people in a 3 shift system.

Based in Ontario, API serves an extensive customer base throughout Canada.   API is approved by most major aerospace prime contractors including Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin, Goodrich, and Messier-Dowty.  API is an ISO 2001-2000/SAE AS 9001B registered company holding Nadcap accreditations for Chemical Processing, Non Destructive Testing and Shot Peening. Current chemical processes include Anodizing, Cadmium Plating, Chemical Coversion Coating, Passivation of Stainless Steels and application of Prime and Top Coats.

Southwest is very pleased that Terry Martin will continue running the day-to-day operations of API. He will spearhead the addition of several new process lines and assist in the integration of API and Ceel to ultimately develop one seamless processing company. 

Southwest United Industries was established in 1953 in Tulsa, OK. It currently operates in Tulsa and Oklahoma City providing non-destructive testing, shot peening, thermal spray coating, plating, grinding, anodizing and painting services to the aerospace industry. It is Nadcap accredited and is certified and approved by all the major aerospace prime contractors.

Plasma Coating Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest United Industries and is located in Gardena, CA. PCC provides thermal spray coating (HVOF, plasma, wire-arc, combustion powder and wire), precision grinding, painting, Teflon and dry film lube services to the aerospace industry. It is approved by many aerospace manufacturing companies and is Nadcap accredited.

Ceel Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest United Industries and is located in Brampton, ON. It provides chrome & sulfamate nickel plating, HVOF thermal spray and precision grinding to the aerospace, nuclear and defense industries. Ceel is Nadcap accredited and has earned many aerospace process approvals.

Plasma Coating Corporation has moved!
Our new address is 13309 South Western Ave. Gardena, CA 90249

Our new 19,000 sqft facility houses 3 thermal spray booths with five spray positions, a large two position paint booth, a ten cubic foot curing oven, machining and precision grinding equipment, including a CNC Kellenberger and our metallurgical lab. This new facility will enable us to serve our customers more efficiently and effectively than ever.

Another Success Story at the Plasma Coating Corporation

This past week Kevin Cramer, Product Team Manager, SSME Turbomachinery Space Shuttle Main Engine of the Rocketdyne Div. Boeing North American, Inc. presented Jim Emery President and General Manager of Plasma Coating Corporation (PCC) a plaque recognizing the contribution of PCC to the Space Shuttle Program.

PCC has supplied the thermal spray coatings on the high pressure fuel pump turbine blades for the entire life of the Space Shuttle program. This turbine blade has flown on missions supporting the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station. There has never been a coating failure (20 plus years).

Plasma Coating Corporation looks forward to continuing work with Boeing Rocketdyne and to offering our high quality thermal spray coatings to all manufacturers who demand impeccable quality and reliability.

Plasma Coating Corporation Earns NADCAP Accreditation

Plasma Coating Corporation recently obtained certification by Nadcap for Thermal Spray Processes. The scope of accreditation covers oxy fuel thermal spray, wire spray, plasma spray and HVOF thermal spray. It also covers stripping for thermal spray coatings, coating evaluation labor practices for mechanical testing, metallography and thickness and hardness testing.