An English author once wrote “quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent

efforts” and it’s no accident that quality control has always been central to General Magnaplate’s success in the numerous industries it serves.

“Successful businesses inevitably place great emphasis on managing quality control - carefully planned steps taken to ensure that the products and services offered to their customers are consistent and reliable and truly meet their customers’ needs. Whether it’s a highly regulated operation such as pharmaceutical packaging, coating ball valves for the oil and gas industry, or lubricating gears and shafts, quality control is paramount at General Magnaplate,“ reports Candida Aversenti, CEO of General Magnaplate.

The company recently announced it had completed its aggressive ISO program and achieved certification across all of its plants in North America and Canada. In 2003, Magnaplate first achieved ISO 9001:2000 registration for its New Jersey-based headquarters and this year added its Texas, California and Ontario plants to the implementation process.

Mrs. Aversenti adds, “2006 has been a landmark year for the company in terms of quality and the reason for our consistently high quality levels and numerous awards and compliances is the depth of the quality team in place here at Magnaplate. Led by Fred Mueller, our corporate quality manager, we have a strong team in place

SYNERGIESTomorrow’s Mater ia ls Solut ions . . .Today.VOLUME 17

Tooling Solutions – Get Your FREE CDGeneral Magnaplate’s Tooling Solutions division combines the company’s vast coatings and lubricants expertise with a multi-patented, innovative mold-making technology, which will save money for fabricators of parts made from composite materials.

Magnaplate has long been known as the expert in metal coatings and is now leveraging its in-house expertise and tremendous R&D operations to lead the composite materials marketplace too. After all, the company tag line is: Tomorrow’s materials solutions...today.

Focus on India– Competing On The Global Stage

Quality Rules at Magnaplate

A free CD is available from General Magnaplate at Tel: 800 441 6173 or at www.cmpttooling.com which provides technical literature on the full Tooling Solutions services plus an animation demonstrating the potential of CMPT in the manufacturing environment.

Quality Focus: The Magnaplate Team (see page 3 inside)

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DYNALOY is a super-hard, super-thin electrodeposited chromium coating developed and applied by General Magnaplate Canada that sets new standards for durability, corrosion/heat resistance, and design/production accuracy. And unlike ordinary chrome plating, DYNALOY is a finished process, eliminating the need for additional grinding or secondary operations.

DYNALOY has a coating thickness of .0002” (+ -.0001”), hardness in excess of Rc67, coefficient of friction (COF) as low as 0.12. It can withstand continuous temperatures from 30°F to 1000°F and intermittent temperatures from -400°F to 1699°F, which makes it very popular in the nuclear power plant marketplace. Treated parts and tooling also resist attack by most organic and inorganic compounds. The micro-surface composition of the enhanced surface aids in lubricant dispersion, helping to further reduce galling, seizing and excessive friction.

Field tests on the bearing surfaces of grinders, lathes, shapers, milling machines, drill presses and other machine tools demonstrate the enhanced wear resistance of DYNALOY in slid-ing surface contacts. Because plating can be controlled so precise-ly, DYNALOY enables design, production and plant engineers to achieve savings through reduced machining and conformance within design tolerances. Additionally, DYNALOY is compatible with most ferrous and non-ferrous metals, allowing maximum design selection of base material. Finish quality is improved, downtime and maintenance costs controlled.

The DYNALOY process is practical and economical for single-unit or volume production, and has been used success-fully in injection molding, and a variety of machine tools and components for hydraulic powered machinery, processing rolls, computers, and aerospace components.

For more information, contact General Magnaplate Canada at Tel 905 686 2277 or search on www.magnaplate.com

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Edmund Aversenti, Magnaplate’s Chief Operating Officer, Edmund Aversenti, Magnaplate’s Chief Operating Officer, Edmund Aversenti, Magnaplate’s Chief Operating Officer, Edmund Aversenti, Magnaplate’s Chief Operating Officer, Edmund Aversenti, Magnaplate’s Chief Operating Officer, reports that his company’s CMPTreports that his company’s CMPTreports that his company’s CMPTreports that his company’s CMPTreports that his company’s CMPT® process reduces the total process reduces the total process reduces the total time needed to make large all metal layup-molds for complex time needed to make large all metal layup-molds for complex time needed to make large all metal layup-molds for complex reinforced composites from the current six to twelve months to reinforced composites from the current six to twelve months to reinforced composites from the current six to twelve months to as little as six weeks, while slashing tooling capital investment as little as six weeks, while slashing tooling capital investment as little as six weeks, while slashing tooling capital investment by one-third. by one-third. by one-third.

According to Aversenti, tools manufactured by General Magnaplate with the CMPT process reproduce fine pattern detail, with dimensional stability, and is consistent with tra-ditional EDM finished tooling. “This new process represents a quantum leap in the composite fabrication industry, making it possible to drastically lower the final cost for many molded, complex-shaped parts, especially those with contours.” Such contoured composite parts are used in applications as diverse as Stealth bombers and refrigerator doors.

CMPT is a dense, multi-directional, all-metal-weaving process which eliminates the need to machine layup-molds out of large, heavy metal ingots or castings that require so much time to produce. It combines the accuracy, precision, and good surface quality previously available only after machining. It makes

possible high-temperature tooling possible high-temperature tooling possible high-temperature tooling possible high-temperature tooling possible high-temperature tooling for long or short production runs for long or short production runs for long or short production runs for cures up to 750° F. The toolface for cures up to 750° F. The toolface for cures up to 750° F. The toolface for cures up to 750° F. The toolface can be made from any alloy, from can be made from any alloy, from can be made from any alloy, from aluminum to zinc, including high nickel INVAR.

Depending on the size of the tool-face, this robotically controlled process may take from a few hours to several days. When completed, the toolface is ready for use after being positioned on a flex-contour holding table for stability.

The shorter lead times and lower costs of CMPT will permit more frequent model changes by larger companies as they quick-ly adjust designs to consumer tastes. A customized tool-leasing program being developed allows smaller companies to board the “composite express” by manufacturing and selling complex shapes without making major capital investments and without long lead times between concepts and salable products.

The shorter lead times and lower costs of CMPT will permit

Thin Film Coatings Feature: Super-Hard, Super-Thin DYNALOYTM Chromium Coating!

Increases Service Life and

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Quality Focus: The Magnaplate Team

No matter where you are located in North America, General Magnaplate has personnel dedicated to ensuring that all work carried out by our plants is of the highest possible quality. Here are some of the key quality personnel at each facility who are responsible for ensuring the high levels of quality that have become a trademark for General Magnaplate.

Texas Facility: Tel 817 640 1761

ALBERT NUNEZ BARRY WIEDEMAN

California Facility: Tel 805 642 6262

DENIS MIKITCHOOK WAYNE OKAZAKI

Canada Facility: Tel 905 686 2277

RICARDO FRANCO

New Jersey Facility: Tel 908 862 6200

FRED MUELLER MELBA MORELLO

November 6-9, 2006SAMPE FALL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE | Booth:143/144Fairmont Dallas HotelCenter, Dallas, TX

November 14-15, 2006AMCON | Booth: 103International CentreMississauga, ON, Canada

February 13-15, 2007WESTPACK | WESTPACK | WESTPACK Booth: 5033Anaheim Convention Center, CA

Trade Show Calendar General Magnaplate is pleased to announce that it

has updated its Engineering Data Guide, a copy of which is available for downloading on our web site, www.magnaplate.com. A hard copy of the brochure can be requested by calling Tel: 800 441 6173.

The Engineering Data Guide brochure provides critical technical data on the full range of Magnaplate coatings including Tufram, Nedox, Plasmadize and Dynaloy. No matter what your industry or applica-tion, one of General Magnaplate’s coatings will provide the solution, from reducing friction and wear, to providing dry lubrication, protecting against chemical attack and corrosion, or providing resistance against abrasion or galling.

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India, with its diversified and large industrial base, is evolving to become globally competitive and through investment in its infrastructure, its huge English-speaking population and tremendous resources, is now an area that General Magnaplate is establishing strong relations in.

Not only does India have the resources to provide other global companies with services, such as call centers for credit card companies like American Express and customer support lines for computer giants like Dell and HP, it also boasts a huge domestic marketplace that itself is growing at extremely rapid rates. It’s not all outsiders who are providing the investment for growth. According to government statements, Indian com-panies have drawn up ambitious plans for expanding and diversifying their manufacturing activities with investments of about US$ 12 billion in the next three years.

General Magnaplate, itself, is in the process of appointing major licensees in India for the application of its coatings across many diverse industries, but specifically in the growing oil and gas, plastics and semiconductors sectors. According to Edmund Aversenti, COO of General Magnaplate, it’s a region that the company cannot afford to ignore.“General Magnaplate has always been keen to expand beyond the North American marketplace and take advan-tage of the industrial growth in other parts of the world. For many years we have had licensees appointed across Europe and in Japan too, so venturing into foreign territories has always been part of our culture of innovation and explora-tion,” reports Aversenti.India’s investment in its own infrastructure also makes for an even more attractive proposition for American companies. Aversenti adds, “The Indian Government is focusing on expansion and modernization of roads and has opened this

up for private sector participation. Forty-eight new road proj-ects worth US $12 billion are under construction. The gov-ernment has also announced ambitious plans to add around 100,000 MW of additional generation capacity via 12 nuclear power plants by the year 2012, while the government India is also developing a well-organized educational system, with internationally recognized excellence in some areas of higher education. More than 250 universities and over 13,150 higher educational institutions are producing 2.46 million graduates, including 300,000 engineers and 150,000 IT professionals, every year.The country now boasts a tremendous knowledge pool of human resources comprising engineers, scientists, managers and skilled personnel and the largest pool of IT manpower in the world. For example, it is estimated that there are 150,000 IT professionals in Bangalore. There are just 120,000 in Silicon Valley.Ed Aversenti continues, “When you consider the major players now investing heavily in R&D in India, from Microsoft and Texas Instruments to Chrysler and GE, it’s crucial that General Magnaplate develops a presence in the sub-continent. Not only do we want to able to open up new relationships within Indian industry, we also want to be able to serve our existing customers on a global scale.”

Focus on India– Competing On The Global Stage

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India Fact:Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp, the world’s largest software company, said that the company will invest US$ 1.7 billion in India over the next four years to expand its operations.

POPULATION: 1,027 million (2001)

LITERACY RATE: 65.38 percent

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: India is a multilingual society with 18 principal languages. Hindi is the language of a large percentage of people (38 percent), while English is the preferred business language.

MAJOR RELIGIONS: Majority are Hindus, though a signifi cant number are Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and others.

POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: India attained independence from British rule on 15 August 1947. The 1950 Constitu-tion provides for a Parliamentary system of Government and there are 29 states and 6 Union Territories.

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