116 Business View - October 2015
MANUFACTURING
see more opportunities throughout the country.”
With all the multifarious ways in which metals differ from
one another - in their molecular and chemical makeup,
in their behaviors when combining with other metals and
coatings, and in the uses to which they are ultimately put
– many of The Lindgren Group’s customers rely on the
company’s expertise and deep knowledge of all the ap-
propriate processes and available coatings and finishes.
Michalec explains: “Sometimes people know exactly
what they want based on specifications and information
that they receive from their customers, but sometimes
they don’t. They just know what the end use of the prod-
uct is, so they choose to work with us on the R & D. We’ll
help them troubleshoot problems and figure out the best
finish for it, and if it’s a finish we offer, we’ll do it; if it’s a
finish we don’t offer, we’ll try to steer them in the right
direction.”
Barnes agrees. “That’s a very important distinction be-
tween our company and some of the other metal finish-
ers out there,” he says. “We can help our customer base-
engineer products to achieve their desired outcome,
whether that’s better wear-protection, corrosion-protec-
tion, or aesthetics. Our entire team here will work with
engineering groups, upfront, to help them in the design
of their parts and the appropriate specifications as they
go forward.” Michalec adds: “We’re constantly adding
new finishes based on what the market needs or our cus-
tomer base needs. If they want something, and they talk
to us about it, we’ll R & D their finish, and put it in.
This focused expertise, combined with Lindgren’s many
investments in its quality systems over the years, has gar-
nered the type of certifications and approvals that dis-
tinguish this company from its competition. “There are
a lot of metal-finishing companies out there that can of-
