Ellison Surface Technologies Acquires Special Processes of Arizona; Establishes West Coast Thermal Spray Coatings Facility

Ellison Surface Technologies has acquired Phoenix-based coatings specialists Special Processes of Arizona (SPOA). The combination of EST and SPOA significantly increases the workload capacity for customers of both companies.

"Our acquisition of SPOA aligns with Ellison's corporate strategy to add thermal spray coating capacity to meet the needs of our customers," says Michael Ellison, President and CEO of the Ellison Group. "Recently, we added 10,000 square feet at our Rutland, Vermont facility with a state-of-the-art system that can spray both HVOF and Plasma Spray coatings. We've also increased our capacity at the Hebron, Kentucky plant by two new state-of-the-art booths with both HVOF and Plasma Spray capability."

In addition to increased capacity, the purchase of SPOA allows EST to offer two new services - heat treatment and brazing - to their existing clients.

Heat Treatment is the controlled heating and cooling of metals to alter their physical and mechanical properties without changing the product shape. Common heat treatments include softening, restoring ductility, hardening and material modification.

Brazing is the joining of metals through the use of heat and a filler metal. The filler metal must have a melting temperature above 450°C or 840°F but below the melting point of the metals being joined. Metals used for filler in the brazing process include silver, tin, zinc and copper.

"Ellison Surface Technologies has been a leader in the aerospace and power generation industries for 20 years," adds Ellison. "This new plant will help us meet the increased capacity demands of our customers, improve our service to manufacturers in the western United States and broaden our service offerings."

Special Processes of Arizona is NADCAP certified, ISO 9001:2000 & AS9100A:2000 certified.

For more information or to discuss how SPOA can meet the challenges of your business, please contact Dwight Cloud at (513) 770-4910 or by email, dcloud@ellisonsurfacetech.com.