Industrial Finishing Services

What Industrial Finishing Services does

Industrial Finishing Services (IFS) is a Minnesota-based industrial coatings provider founded in 1996, operating three facilities in Perham (headquarters), New York Mills, and Deer Creek. The company delivers custom protective coatings — E-Coat, Class A Liquid, and Powder Coat — to OEMs across agricultural, automotive, heavy truck, construction, power sports, marine, military, and consumer products. Named customers include Caterpillar, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, AGCO, CNH Industrial, Bobcat, Arctic Cat, Mercury Marine, Navistar, and Paccar.

IFS operates six paint lines and two batch booths equipped with robotic paint systems and automated conveyorized equipment. Core technology includes a Power and Free Conveyorized Indexing Electrocoat system with 5-stage iron phosphate pre-treatment and cathodic epoxy electrocoat, a continuous-flow manual liquid line supporting high-temperature black and satin finishes plus primers and top coats, and a powder coating line with a convection cure oven. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (recertified in March 2021 with zero findings) and serves as a Tier 1/Tier 2 supplier to major OEMs. Value-added services include kitting, sub-assembly, supply chain management, custom masking, and Packsize On Demand packaging.

IFS generates revenue through B2B industrial coating services priced on a quote basis against part, finish, and volume specifications, typically structured as multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to manufacturers, with a sales team handling custom quotes per opportunity. The company claims nationwide and global shipping reach. IFS is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds or institutional investors identified.

Name

Industrial Finishing Services

Legal name

Industrial Finishing Services, Inc.

Website

https://industrial-finishing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Industrial Finishing Services is a privately held Minnesota-based custom industrial coatings provider founded in 1996, offering E-Coat, Class A Liquid, and Powder Coat services to OEMs in agricultural, automotive, heavy truck, construction, power sports, marine, and military markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Coating & Finishing Services

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Equipment & Coating Services (Contract Coating, Surface Prep) (IMAEAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Powder Coating Services (IMAIAKAD), Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Industrial coating services
• Powder coating
• E-coat finishing
• Liquid paint coating
• Metal finishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Perham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Coating Services: B2B industrial coating and finishing services providing E-Coat, Class A Liquid, and Powder Coat solutions to manufacturing companies. Revenue is generated through service contracts with industrial customers requiring protective coatings for their products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Industrial Finishing Services (IFS) provides custom industrial coating and finishing services from three Minnesota facilities. Core offerings include E-Coat (electrodeposition), Class A liquid paint, powder coating, quality testing, and value-added services for manufacturers in heavy equipment, powersports, agriculture, and transportation industries.

Product overview

Industrial Finishing Services operates as a custom coating and protective finishing solutions provider with three main coating processes: E-Coat (cathodic epoxy electrocoat), Class A Liquid (premium liquid paint finishing), and Powder Coat (dry powder coating). The company operates six paint lines and two batch booths across three Minnesota facilities. Quality Testing Capabilities provides comprehensive inspection and testing services, while Value Added Services offers packaging, kitting, assembly, logistics, and supply chain management to support customers from concept to completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Coat (Electrocoating) Electrodeposition coating process that applies a uniform, corrosion-resistant finish to metal parts, primarily serving OEMs requiring durable protective coatings on heavy equipment, powersports, and transportation components.
• Class A Liquid Paint High-quality liquid paint application delivering cosmetic-grade Class A finishes suitable for visible exterior components of heavy equipment, powersports vehicles, and transportation equipment.
• Powder Coat Powder coating service that applies a durable, high-quality finish through electrostatic application and heat curing, providing wear and corrosion resistance for metal components.
• Quality Testing In-house quality testing and inspection services performed under ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management systems to validate coating performance and compliance with customer specifications.
• Value Added Services Supplementary finishing-related services such as masking, assembly, sub-assembly, packaging, and logistics support provided to OEM customers alongside primary coating operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• ISO 9001:2015 certified with zero findings in March 2021 audit
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Multi-Metal FabricatorscoreOthersNetwork of suppliers providing steel, zinc, and aluminum fabrication services that complement IFS coating operations. These fabricators deliver quality products on time, supporting IFS's supply chain management capabilities.
• Injection MolderscoreOthersInjection molding suppliers integrated into IFS's supply chain solution for customers requiring molded components with finishing services.
• Thermo Molding SuppliersminorOthersThermo forming suppliers supporting IFS's full-service coating and supply chain capabilities.
• Surface Treatment Suppliers (Buffing, Polishing, Vapor Degreasing, Anodizing)coreTechnology or IntegrationSurface treatment partners providing buffing, polishing, vapor degreasing, and anodizing services that complement IFS's coating capabilities, enabling comprehensive finishing solutions.
• Coating Suppliers (Ecoat, Liquid Top Coat, Powder Coat)coreTechnology or IntegrationCoating material suppliers providing Ecoat, liquid top coat, and powder coat materials for IFS's coating operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bodycote plc: Bodycote is the world's largest publicly traded provider of heat treatment and metal surface treatment services, with hundreds of facilities globally. While it is far larger and broader than IFS, it competes in the same contract metal-finishing space and serves many of the same industrial OEM customers (automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment). Direct overlap exists on surface treatment and specialized coating services.
• PPG Industrial Coatings: PPG Industries' Industrial Coatings division supplies coatings materials and increasingly provides application services to OEMs across automotive, heavy equipment, and industrial markets. As a major coatings supplier with deep OEM relationships overlapping with IFS's customer base, it is a relevant broad incumbent peer despite operating at vastly larger scale.
• Praxair Surface Technologies (Linde): Praxair Surface Technologies, now part of Linde, operates one of the largest industrial coating service networks in North America, specializing in thermal spray, anti-corrosion, and wear-resistant coatings for aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. It is far larger and more diversified than IFS but directly comparable in business model (contract coating services to OEMs) and customer base overlap.
• Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies: Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies is a division of Curtiss-Wright Corporation providing metal surface treatments including shot peening, coatings, and plating for aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial OEMs. It is comparable to IFS as a contract surface-finishing service provider to OEMs with similar quality and certification requirements (ISO/Nadcap).
• Chemetall (BASF Coatings): Chemetall, part of BASF's Coatings division, is a global leader in surface treatment chemicals and pre-treatment services for metal finishing. While it primarily supplies chemistry rather than performing application services like IFS, it directly interfaces with the same OEM customers and competes for the technical specification of pre-treatment and coating systems IFS applies.

Direct peers

• IPS (Industrial Painting Specialists): IPS is a US-based contract industrial painting and powder coating service provider serving heavy equipment, agricultural, and construction OEMs. It competes head-to-head with IFS in the Midwest contract coating market and offers similar E-coat, liquid, and powder coating capabilities to industrial manufacturers.
• Sharpline Industrial Coatings: Sharpline Industrial Coatings provides custom powder coating and industrial finishing services to OEMs across multiple industries including heavy equipment, agricultural, and consumer goods. It is comparable to IFS as a mid-sized multi-technology contract coater serving similar end markets.
• Pioneer Powder Coating Services: Pioneer Powder Coating Services is a Midwest-based contract powder coater serving industrial OEM customers with similar capabilities and end-market exposure (agricultural, heavy equipment, and consumer products). It directly competes with IFS in the same regional contract coating market.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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