BroCo Products, a Cleveland company with origins in the 1940s, formulates and manufactures chemistry for metal finishing while also designing custom processing equipment and fabricating complete lines. Under current family ownership for three generations, it supports plating and related industrial operations with technical field service, electroplating rack repair and manufacture, water-treatment systems, and specially blended chemicals.
JPS Technologies, IncFounded in Cincinnati in 1970 as Jim’s Plating Supply, JPS Technologies supplies surface-finishing equipment and chemicals while designing and building custom wet-processing systems. Its engineers work with customers on process equipment, facility layouts and controls, and its 13,000-square-foot operation also maintains warehouse inventory for finishing applications. The company serves industries ranging from aerospace and printed circuit boards to electroplating and rotogravure.CINCINNATI, OH
Beringer Plating, IncFounded in Akron in 1953 by J.L. Beringer, Beringer Plating provides metal plating and surface finishing for manufacturers across Ohio and surrounding states. The company grew from a father-and-son operation into a shop serving more than 100 accounts, with Bruce Hogie becoming full owner in 2023 after more than 20 years with the business. Beringer combines manual and automated production lines with in-house laboratory water treatment and salt spray testing, and reports a typical seven- to 10-day lead time.AKRON, OH
Bulk Chemicals, IncFounded in 1974, Bulk Chemicals, Inc. is a southeastern Pennsylvania manufacturer that has spent more than 50 years developing metal pretreatment chemistry for industrial processors. Its distinctive role is as a hands-on technical partner, pairing customized solutions with laboratory support and equipment expertise for customers in metal-finishing operations around the world.READING, PA