We talk with Sandee Andrews, Co-Owner, Chief Financial Officer, and Strategic Director of Operations at Andrews Powder Coating in Los Angeles.
Andrews Powder Coating holds numerous approvals and certifications, all of whoich Andrews and her team has worked diliogently to obtain:
- AS9100 | ISO 9001, recertified annually. Entering their sixth year doing Tier 1 space projects with prime contractors, and to their knowledge, are the only powder coating operation in the nation certified for space flight.
- Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC) approved for five years. APC uses powder for applications such as MIL PRF 32348 and has 18 powder coatings approved for all types and classes.
- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) approvals for MIL PRF 24712, which includes 46 powder coatings approved for all types and classes.
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) approvals for WSD-C-0181A with approved products
- Mil-Spec and Qualified Products List (QPL) coatings certified to actual QPL products.
- AAMA 2605 Architectural Finishes has been certified for eight years and has to be recertified annually.
- FDA-compliant coatings are used in medical and food safety industries.
While none of the approvals and certifications are easy to come by — or cheap, for that matter — Andrews says the company decided a long time ago to set itself apart from other coaters, especially in the Los Angeles area.
“It started to happen when we were still in our first building in the San Fernando Valley,” she says. “It was filled with powder coaters almost on every corner. They were everywhere.”
Read the article at https://finishingandcoating.com/index.php/powder-coat/1902-andrews-powder-coating-spreads-certified-services-from-coast-to-coast
