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electroless nickel market. A few years later they added
aluminum anodizing.”
Today, the two companies, which have facilities about
15 miles apart from one another, are complimentary in
terms of the products and services they offer. Rick Mi-
chalec of the Business Development group describes
The Lindgren Group’s customer base: “Our customers
vary; anyone who’s working with metal is a potential cus-
tomer of ours. If they work with metal, we can work with
them – from large OEMs, down to small, mom-and-pop
machine shops. They send us product that we service
and we send it back to them.” Roberg adds: “We’re job-
shop platers – we don’t produce a product, we provide
the finish, which is critical to the application’s success.”
Ken Barnes also works within the Business Development
group. He elaborates further: “We can work with virtually
anybody. We can work with machine shops, casting facili-
ties, metal stampers; we work with recreational products,
aerospace and defense-type products, automotive, and a
whole host of commercial applications, as well. We pro-
vide 60 to 70 percent of the chemical finishes that are
available in the market. The majority of our business is
within a three to four-hour drive of either facility, but we
do have customers throughout the country. We do most
of our work in the Midwest – we’ve got customers in Kan-
sas and Michigan – but also the East coast, California,
and Canada. And because of our growth, certifications,
OEM approvals, and our national reputation, now, we do
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
The Lindgren Group
WHAT:
A recognized leader in the metal finishing
industry
WHERE:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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