Choose MFT
If you are looking for expedited quoting, industry-best turn-around-times, and the highest quality performance in metal finishing, Metal Finishing Technologies in Bristol CT is here to meet your needs!
MFT is a Nadcap, ASTM, AS9100/ISO 9001 certified provider of diversified metal finishing and surface preparation serving the Aerospace, Automotive, Marine, Industrial, Medical, Commercial and Military industries since 1947. We are a RoHS compliant, award winning “green” facility, with an FAA Part 145 Repair Station License as well.
We offer immediate capabilities and capacity for Nickel, Electroless Nickel, Cadmium, Zinc, Nickel Sulfamate, Passivation, Electropolish or Superfinish needs, and we are also adding Chrome plating and NDT capabilities later this year.
Metal Finishing Technologies operates a 72,000 square foot facility located in central Connecticut. We are one of the largest plating and finishing shops in the Northeast with 9 plating lines, an FAA repair station, metals, and coating stripping area, and pride ourselves on responsiveness, high quality, and short turnaround times.
In addition, we have three on-staff Chemists and 7 full-time Quality Control Personnel. This ensures consistent chemical integrity and finished products. Although we specialize in large volume production with our automated barrel lines, we can also handle low volume jobs on our small lot plating lines.
Our Facilities
72,000 Square Ft in Bristol, CT
MFT’s 72,000 square foot building was built and designed specifically for the sole purpose of metal finishing needs and handling. Our site meets and surpasses both state and federal environmental laws. Metal Finishing Technologies, Inc is the largest plating shop in the Northeast with a 72 thousand square foot facility and FAA repair station.
Environmental
Our State-of-the-art waste treatment systems meet or exceeds every applicable local, state and federal regulation. Our system not only meets today’s standards but will allow us to continue to grow and operate well into the future. At MFT, we take our environmental responsibilities very serious, not only to protect our business but, to ensure a healthy community where we work and live. Metal Finishing Technologies, Inc. has been an environmentally conscious and sustainable metal finishing company for 70 years.
Flexible Inbound/Outbound Logistics
MFT’s efficient layout and experienced staff have the art of shipping & receiving, sorting, inspection and ship to stock down to a fine science. Let your emergency become our priority. Metal Finishing Technologies, Inc has large parts storage, staging and an outbound Quality Control (QC) inspection areas. From the first to the last piece of any job run, at MFT we delivery consistent world class quality.
Large Volume Material Handling
As a large volume plater, MFT is set up and designed to run high volume captive jobs. For instance, MFT produces over one million highly critical parts per day for a global OEM partner that we have been servicing for over 25 years. Metal Finishing Technologies, Inc specializes in Barrel zinc plating, high production and large volume zinc plating, chloride zinc plating and ASTM B633.
Oversized Covered Bays
Our shipping room is equipped with large, three bay, covered shipping docks so your parts are always protected. The shipping and receiving bays can handle everything from a small box trucks to a full size eighteen wheeler.
Our chemical shipping and receiving area is in a separate area of the building with it?s own dock. This safeguards against chemicals and parts being in the same shipping area. Also it makes sure that the properly trained staff are handling our chemistries separate from out customers goods.
With three trucks on the road daily making multiple runs we can pick up and return your parts quickly to your facility.
Environmental Stewards in a Non-Green Industry
MFT’s sustainability promise is the cornerstone of our company. We are fully dedicated to our green story through our commitment to sustainable, ethical, and eco-friendly principles. The following principles support our sustainability promise and are deeply rooted in our daily activities and company culture.
MFT further utilizes third party consultants and laboratories to verify results and pursue new technologies and ideas.
Protection
MFT conducts all operations in a way that protects our employees and their families, customers, neighboring communities, and the environment.
Compliance
MFT implements sustainable metal plating solutions and safe and environmentally sound practices that not only comply with or exceed regulatory and legal requirements, but also mitigate environmental, health, and safety risks.
Conservation
MFT embraces our role as environmental stewards while practicing and promoting the conservation of renewable resources while striving to minimize our environmental impact.
Monitoring
MFT constantly monitors the groundwater, surface water, and air at and around its metal plating facility. We are currently participating in a 30-year groundwater monitoring and compliance program and are expected to acquire our Stewardship Permit in 2022.