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General Magnaplate is a company that researches and produces surface coatings for metals. One of its products, Hi-T-Lube, is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "world's most slippery solid". == Timeline == *1952 — Magnaplate Metal Finishers is established in Hoboken, New Jersey.〔(New Jersey Daily Press, May 16, 1952: Magnaplate Makes History )〕 *1967 — Tufram, Inc. opens in Linden, New Jersey to produce cookware, which is ranked Number 1 in the U.S. two years in a row by Consumer Reports.〔(GLOBALSPEC )〕 *1968 — Canadize is invented, a coating that augments surface hardness for titanium and titanium alloys.〔(Machine Design )〕 *1969 — The first man walks on the moon, and thanks to General Magnaplate he was able to drill into the moon's surface. A Canadize treatment on both the inside and outside of the titanium core sample drill tubes prevented samples being contaminated by titanium particles from the drill.〔(Magnaplate website: Canadize )〕 *1970 — Nedox was invented, a coating that significantly increases metals' corrosion resistance and wear life.〔(GLOBALSPEC )〕 *1980 — General Magnaplate opens its Ventura, California facility.〔(MacRae's Blue Book )〕 *1982 — General Magnaplate's Texas facility upgrades to its new Arlington location, and Candida Covino joins the company. *1985 — Ed Aversenti joins the company *1986 — Candida Covino becomes president of General Magnaplate and Magnaplate SNS is invented.〔(Magnaplate website: Products and services )〕 *1989 — Plasmadize is invented, a coating which combines the advantages of thermal spraying with controlled infusion of dry polymers, dry lubricants or other materials to provide an entirely new composite with improved properties.〔(High Beam Research )〕 *1995 — Hi-T-Lube is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the solid with the lowest coefficient of friction in the world.〔(The Free Library By Farlex )〕 *2002 — General Magnaplate celebrates its 50th anniversary *2002 — General Magnaplate obtains ISO 9001 certification 〔(Magnaplate website: Accreditations )〕 *2004 — General Magnaplate plays a critical role in the Mars Rover landing by providing coatings for the landing mechanism.〔(Machine Design )〕 *2007 — Founder Dr. Charles P. Covino dies.〔(Manhattan College Quadrangle )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「General Magnaplate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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