Welcome to Metal Improvement's Chicago Coating Facility Web Site

Providing Solid Film, Dry Film and Corrosion Resistant Coating Services for
Illinois and the Greater Chicago area

We are coating experts. Contact us for all of your specialty coatings needs.

Metal Improvement Company’s E/M Coating Services division has over 40 years of experience in applying precise tolerance engineered coatings, and are experts in applying solid film and dry film lubricant coatings for fasteners and other critical components exposed to sliding wear. The Lombard facility also specializes in the application of Parylene C and N conformal coatings for medical device and electronic component applications.

With its network of six U.S. facilities and four additional affiliated MIC facilities, E/M Coating Services is the largest applicator of solid film lubricant coatings in North America.  It’s Lombard, Illinois facility is conveniently located to service the greater Chicago area; but our other coating facilities service the Hartford, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Houston, Ft. Wayne, Toronto and Philadelphia markets.

Types of coatings typically applied by the E/M Coating Services Division include:

MIC’s coating facilities in Fremont, IN and Ingersoll, Ontario specialize in the application of high performance zinc coatings for corrosion and other engineered coatings for oxidation, lubricity and cosmetic applications.
MIC’s facility in the suburbs of Houston, TX, Parylene Coating Services, specializes in the application of parylene conformal coatings for medical device and electronic component applications.
All of MIC’s coating facilities have the necessary quality approvals to meet the requirements of their specific local customer base, including Nadcap, ISO 9002, AS9000 and TS 16949:2002. 
The complete coating capabilities of all MIC coating facilities are identified in the Facilities Capabilities link.