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General Magnaplate is a company that researches and produces surface coatings for metals.
One of its products, Hi-T-Lube, is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "world's most slippery solid".
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Timeline
- 1952 -- Magnaplate Metal Finishers is established in Hoboken, New Jersey.
- 1967 -- Tufram, Inc. opens in Linden, New Jersey to produce cookware, which is ranked Number 1 in the U.S. two years in a row by Consumer Reports.
- 1968 -- Canadize is invented, a coating that augments surface hardness for titanium and titanium alloys.
- 1969 -- The first man walks on the moon, and thanks to General Magnaplate he was able to drill into the moon's surface. A Canadize treatment on both the inside and outside of the titanium core sample drill tubes prevented samples being contaminated by titanium particles from the drill.
- 1970 -- Nedox was invented, a coating that significantly increases metals' corrosion resistance and wear life.
- 1980 -- General Magnaplate opens its Ventura, California facility.
- 1982 -- General Magnaplate's Texas facility upgrades to its new Arlington location, and Candida Covino joins the company.
- 1985 -- Ed Aversenti joins the company
- 1986 -- Candida Covino becomes president of General Magnaplate and Magnaplate SNS is invented.
- 1989 -- Plasmadize is invented, a coating which combines the advantages of thermal spraying with controlled infusion of dry polymers, dry lubricants or other materials to provide an entirely new composite with improved properties.
- 1995 -- Hi-T-Lube is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the solid with the lowest coefficient of friction in the world.
- 2002 -- General Magnaplate celebrates its 50th anniversary
- 2002 -- General Magnaplate obtains ISO 9001 certification
- 2004 -- General Magnaplate plays a critical role in the Mars Rover landing by providing coatings for the landing mechanism.
- 2007 -- Founder Dr. Charles P. Covino dies.
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