Protech Completes Expansion of New Facility
Protech Metal Finishing, LLC (Vonore, TN) a Nadcap-certified plating and anodizing company with 39 years of experience, completed the expansion of their new facility. The building itself was completed on July 1, but equipment upgrades continued through early 2019 that increased capacity and ensure quick turnaround times on their projects. “We now have about 32,000 sq ft of production space and an increased number of production lines,” said Protech business development manager Shawn Dubey. The company just hit their 12th year achieving the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap) certification, the only metal finishing shop in the state with this accreditation.
The new facility allows them to have increasingly fast “turn times.” Metal finishing is often the last step in completing a project, so a quick turnaround for customers is their highest priority. “The quality of our work has always been top-notch, but it’s our Nadcap accreditation and quick turn times that take us to the next level for our customers,” added Dubey. “Other shops may try to lure customers by offering lower pricing, but without the speed and ability to work on Nadcap-required projects, they’re limited. Before, we had one anodizing line and one plating line. Now we have three anodizing lines, and two will be fully automated. We also have two plating lines with five processing tanks each, which is double what we had before. This new facility offers the space, capacity and enhancements we need to continue providing the best results to our customers for years to come.”
