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[April 2003]
Curtiss-Wright to Acquire Six Coating Application Facilities
Curtiss-Wright Corp (Roseland, NJ, USA) is to acquire six coating application facilities from E/M Engineered Coatings Solutions for US$16.7 million. With annual sales of US$26 million, these E/M facilities are said to be the leading provider in the USA of solid film lubricant coatings.The coatings are used in a broad range of products and industries, whenever conventional wet lubricants provide insufficient protection due to high temperatures, extreme loads, corrosion, chemical corrosion or other adverse operating conditions.
E/M Coatings' six US coating application facilities have a total of 237,000 square feet and approximately 278 employees. They are located across the USA and due to the nature of the business, have extensive equipment, procedures and programmes in place to handle solid, water and discharges in compliance with environmental regulations. The facilities all hold key certifications including ISO 9000, ISO 9002, QS 9000, FAA and ATF.
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