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CONTROL ELECTROPOLISHING TURNS 61
BY ERIDANIA COMPRES
Control Electropolishing Corporation, an electropolishing and metal finishing company based in Brooklyn, is celebrating its 61st anniversary of providing corrosion-resistant stainless-steel medical components to a wide range of industries. Ever since it was founded, Control Electropolishing Corporation’s main goal has been offering unmatched quality, performance, and reliability. Meeting customer requirements and market needs has allowed Control Electropolishing Corp. to build solid leadership and place itself in the most preferred position in the United States. Control Electropolishing Corporation uses the latest technology and most sophisticated process system in the metal finishing industry in the USA, providing the tristate area with high-grade finished materials that meet individual industry guidelines. In 2007, the company expanded their process line by establishing a brand-new Pickling and Passivating system. This was made possible due to funding from
the state Department of Economic Development’s Environmental Services Unit. We also replaced the use of nitric acid with environmentally friendlier citric acid. Electropolishing improves the sterilization of the metal by reducing the total surface area and the contaminate adhesion process. The process reduces surface susceptibility, increasing the metal’s resistance to harmful bacteria. This is particularly crucial in limiting the spread of diseases like
COVID-19. The result is a clean and uniform micro-finish that is bright and highly reflective. The company that had very humble beginnings 61 years ago is today an ambitious and vigorous metal finishing complex, whose dynamism contributes to the regional and general economy of the United States of America. The basis for development and growth has been the combination of the best technology, diversity, quality, respect, best staff, a safe environment for all, and the care and dedication in the production processes until products get to the hands of customers. On our 61st anniversary we
reconfirm the loyalty to the fundamentals and principles that we started with. Our current leadership in the market motivates us to continue offering the best of us as a company. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique challenges to the company and the industry at large, challenges that have required ingenuity, creativity, and an unwavering drive to succeed. Considered an essential business, Control Electropolishing Corporation has remained open and ready for business, supporting its customers with their services, and sustaining over 25 families with continued employment.
PA ROLLS OUT ELECTRIC FLEET
Port Authority executive director Rick Cotton (third from right) called the shuttles a “home run.” BY BENJAMIN FANG
Eridania Compres is a marketing executive with Control Electropolishing Corporation.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is one step closer to meeting its sustainability and environmental goals. Last month, the agency unveiled its fleet of 36 zero emissions shuttle buses and 19 accompanying charging stations at LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports. The shuttles, which travel between terminals and parking garages and also provide employee travel around
the airports, are clean, quiet and efficient, according to Port Authority executive director Rick Cotton. “We regard climate change as an existential problem,” Cotton said. “We are committed at the Port Authority to take one step to reduce our impact on the environment.” In 2018, the Port Authority adopted a sustainability agenda that embraced the goals of the Paris Climate Accords, making it the first public transportation agency to do so. Cotton said the agency set out
12 specific initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint, one of which was to convert its airport shuttle buses to all electric by the end of 2020. “We’ve been able to acquire the buses, get them inspected, and get them licensed and in operation three months ahead of our original timetable,” he said. The conversion to an electric fleet is projected to save a combined total of approximately 1,600 tons of CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
