On behalf of the Metal Finishing Company (MFCO), thank you for your interest in our services. Metal Finishing has served the aerospace industry since 1945. In 1995 the company purchased the Qest Company and expanded the NDT capabilities. Today the company is known as one of the premier "NDT Houses" in the Midwest. The company holds several aerospace prime contractor approvals, holds accreditation by NADCAP and serves as an FM Repair Station performing in-service inspection of aircraft. We are proud of our accomplishments and look foiward to earn your trust in our capabilities. The following is a brief description of the services offered: 

Radiography - A 300 kV dual focal spot x-ray system with laser positioning is used to provide high resolution of aluminum, titanium and steel components. Film is processed by a high quality automatic film processor and interpreted by qualified and experienced personneL The company also employees portable units for field applications. 

Magnetic Particle  - Two multidirectional and one conventional stationary magnetic particle units are used to support production inspection. While the inspection envelope is limited to 70", an AC/DC yoke is also used to inspect large parts and to support field operations. An AC coil is used for all demagnetization.  

Liquid Penetrant  - The Company employs two fluorescent penetrant lines and because of design are not subject to size limitations. The first supports aluminum operations and also includes a chemical conversion step to assist in expediting aluminum orders. The second line is designed for non-aluminum parts (titanium, stainless steel...). While both lines run Type I - Method A penetrants, Method B & D penetrant materials are available. Both lines have tanks to support precleaning and etching with one line offering pass ivation, cleaning and phosphate fluoride treatment of titanium.  

Eddy Current - MFCO is one of the few sources capable of performing eddy current inspection for discontinuity detection. The company offers design & fabrication of standards, probe design and technique development for a variety of component configurations. This service is also offered to support in-service inspection of aircraft. As a subset of this service, conduct ivity verification is also performed to validate temper condition of aluminum alloys. Both conductivity and hardness testing is offered.  

Ultrasonic Inspection - With the addition of two additional scanning systems to the one immersion system, MFCO has virtually unlimited ultrasonic capabilities. All three systems received both hardware and software upgrades during CY2004. All systems have full c-scan capability and state-of-the-art data acquisition. The through transmission system provides contour following and 8 axis of scan capability The systems are used to inspect a variety of composite parts, metal to metal bonds, wrought materials and final inspection of machined parts.  

Consulting/Training - With all of the inspection capability, the company serves as a third party auditing, training and certification source. All classes are registered with the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) and structured to satisfy the requirements of NAS 410. Our new training meets the requirements of ASNT document SNT-TC-1A; the Association of American Railroads (AAR) documents M-1002, Specifications For Tank Cars; and Appendix T, Nondestructive Examination as invoked in Casualty Prevention Circular (CPC-1168) and performed by an ASNT Level Ill. -