June 2020 – Parker Trutec has been recognized for the 2^nd time as a Top Shop by Products Finishing. Selection as a Top Shop for liquid and powder coating is based on over 50 operational metrics of a coating facility. Top strengths for Parker Trutec Urbana consist of: Analytical Testing and Lab Equipment, Annual Sales Growth, Capital Spending, Environmental Management, Line/Capacity Usage, and On-time Delivery. In addition to being recognized as an industry leader, Parker Trutec will also be participating in the Products Finishing Executive Summit being held October 2020 in Indianapolis, IN. This is a new event where shop owners and executives in the finishing industry gather for a peer-to-peer and face-to-face exchange of ideas and practices on running their operations in a more efficient and profitable way.

Parker Trutec Urbana’s Quality Department and Coating laboratory Associates are recognized for their daily efforts that that have been noticed and appreciated by our valued customers. Parker Trutec laboratory equipment capabilities consist of: SEM/EDX, Salt Spray Chamber, Humidity Chamber, Hot Water Soak Chamber, Hot Saltwater Soak Chamber, Gravelometer, Digital Film Thickness, Pencil Hardness, Profilometer, Scribe Adhesion, Surface Roughness, Cutting and Polishing Equipment, Bend Tester, Impact Tester, Temperature Mapping, Micro Vickers Hardness Tester, Vickers Hardness Tester, Rockwell Hardness Tester, and CMM.

Quality Team Members: Kenneth O’Brien, Michelle Watkins, Angel Bays, Jaclyn Britenstine, Anthony Zaccarella, Amber Davis and Jeremy Schnorrenberg