When quality matters turn to the experts with over 60 years of experience in product Finishing. Associated Finishing is one of the largest Metal Finishing Companies in Minnesota, our two locations combine to cover 80,000 square feet. Many powder coaters in Minnesota only provide their customers with one service/process.
AFI offers a one stop shop, from pre-treatment of small parts to blasting and powder coating large parts up to 40' long. At Associated Finishing, "One Call Gets it All". Whether it's Powder Coating or Liquid Painting, Metal Stripping, Surface preparation, Silk Screen Printing or Assembly, at AFI we provide the full spectrum of finishing possibilities.
AFI offers a one stop shop, from pre-treatment of small parts to blasting and powder coating large parts up to 40' long. At Associated Finishing, "One Call Gets it All". Whether it's Powder Coating or Liquid Painting, Metal Stripping, Surface preparation, Silk Screen Printing or Assembly, at AFI we provide the full spectrum of finishing possibilities.
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Associated Finishing was originally established as Associated Engineering in 1952 by Fred W. Cords. Associated Engineering was focused on free-lance engineering and design work on a part-time basis. In 1965, William "Bill" Klammer Sr. and his wife, Irene purchased a very small Associated Engineering company.
For Customers: Consistently provide quality work on a timely manner at a reasonable price. For Employees: Consistently provide above average income in a safe environment with the opportunity for personal growth. For Society: Consistently accomplish the missions while advocating corporate and personal environmental responsibility.
AFI has multiple systems to fulfil your blasting needs including a 40' blast booth. We can use a variety of media including silica, crushed glass, and steel grit to prepare parts. Abrasive blasting is important for all coatings and will create an etch on the part for which the coatings to adhere. Blasting also ensures the parts are free of dirt and rust prior to coating.
We can give you the durability of heat-fused powders for metal substrates. Powders are available in many colors and types: polyesters, urethanes, epoxies, etc. Parts can be selectively masked for special applications. Powder coating is a dry finishing process. Finely ground particles of pigment and resin are electrostatically charged and sprayed onto the products to be coated.
We can add graphics or accent color to metal, plastic, glass, etc. Associated Finishing specializes in precisely tooled fixtures for close tolerance applications. We can provide finished screened parts or just the screens for companies with in-house printing capabilities. When setting up new orders that require either silk-screening or pad printing, we frequently have trouble explaining exactly what is required for artwork to our customers.
