Associated Finishing, Inc.

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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. It was located just two blocks away from our present day facility. Associated Engineering had just 3 employees. Bill Klammer continued doing some design work, but began to branch into liquid spray painting as a way to maintain a more consistent cash flow for his new company. AE began to grow steadily. In 1976, Bill s health took a downward turn and he as a result, turned the company over to his eldest son, William Chuck Klammer. Chuck decided to steer the direction of Associated Engineering to something he understood painting. Powder coating was just starting out in the 1970 s. Chuck was interested in this technology and convinced his father to let him add a powder coating line to the company s services. The is gave AE an entirely new market to explore. It didn t take long and Associated Engineering was long on work and short on capacity. Since 1980, we have expanded our facilities 4 different times to accommodate new equipment and expanding services. Currently our building is 34,000 square feet under one roof.

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