Control Electropolishing Celebrating 61 Years

QUEENS CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS 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 COVID-19. The result is a clean reconfirm the loyalty to the funDevelopment’s Environmental and uniform micro-finish that is damentals and principles that we Services Unit. bright and highly reflective. started with. Our current leader-

We also replaced the use of nitric The company that had very ship in the market motivates us to acid with environmentally friend- humble beginnings 61 years ago continue offering the best of us as lier citric acid. is today an ambitious and vig- a company. Electropolishing orous metal finishing complex, This year, the COVID-19 panimproves the ster- whose dynamism contributes to demic has posed unique challenges ilization of the the regional and general economy to the company and the indusmetal by reducing of the United States of America. try at large, challenges that have the total surface The basis for development and required ingenuity, creativity, and area and the con- growth has been the combination an unwavering drive to succeed. taminate adhesion of the best technology, diversity, Considered an essential busiprocess. The pro- quality, respect, best staff, a safe ness, Control Electropolishing cess reduces surface susceptibility, environment for all, and the care Corporation has remained open increasing the metal’s resistance to and dedication in the production and ready for business, supporting harmful bacteria. processes until products get to the its customers with their services,

This is particularly crucial in hands of customers. and sustaining over 25 families limiting the spread of diseases like On our 61st anniversary we with continued employment.

PA ROLLS OUT ELECTRIC FLEET

Eridania Compres is a marketing executive with Control Electropolishing Corporation. Port Authority executive director Rick Cotton (third from right) called the shuttles a “home run.”

BY BENJAMIN FANG

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