Tri-State Coating & Machine

What Tri-State Coating & Machine does

Tri-State Coating & Machine, Inc. is a privately held industrial service company headquartered in Salt Rock, West Virginia, operating an integrated thermal coating facility and full-service machine shop. The company's core capability is the application of thermal hard coatings — including fused coatings, HVOF (High Velocity Oxy-Fuel) coatings, and ceramic coatings — to rotating parts and industrial components to solve severe wear problems caused by abrasion, corrosion, and chemical exposure. Supporting the coating line, the company runs a complete machine shop offering CNC automation, custom machining, cylindrical grinding, manual lathe and milling, welding, repairs, shaft straightening, and spray shop services. The operation is ISO 9001:2015 certified, employs 51-100 people, and has been in continuous operation for over 27 years.

The company sells primarily to enterprise customers on a project-based, quote-priced model. Its original and most-tenured vertical is the marine industry — specifically workboats, pushboats, and tugboats operating in abrasive, brackish, and corrosive salt water — where it supplies wear-resistant hard coated sleeves and component restoration. The company has subsequently expanded its addressable market across more than 25 industrial verticals including oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, nuclear, coal and kaolin mining, municipal water and wastewater, steel mills, pulp and paper, food processing, hydro power, and dredging. Distribution is exclusively direct from the single Salt Rock facility; no third-party resellers, regional sites, or marketplace channels are disclosed. Revenue mechanics are one-time project and repair work rather than recurring contracts, with pricing determined per component specification and coating complexity.

The company's stated mission is to be the best thermal coating facility and industrial parts provider globally, supported by a recent investment in a brand new state-of-the-art thermal coating facility and CNC automation. It differentiates through an assembly line-like workstation process for thermal coating and component work, claiming higher quality at competitive prices with industry-leading service and delivery times. The company is currently hiring skilled machinists, mill operators, and manual lathe operators with full benefits including 401k matching, indicating active workforce expansion concurrent with the facility ramp.

Name

Tri-State Coating & Machine

Legal name

Tri-State Coating & Machine, Inc.

Website

https://tscminc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tri-State Coating & Machine is an ISO 9001:2015 certified industrial thermal coating facility and full-service machine shop in Salt Rock, West Virginia, applying fused, HVOF, and ceramic hard coatings to rotating parts for marine, oil and gas, power, mining, and chemical industry OEMs and end users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Coating Services

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Application Equipment & Coating Services (Contract Coating, Surface Prep) (IMAEAGAL), Industrial Protective Coatings (Steel/Concrete/Equipment) (IMAIAKAB)

Keywords

• Thermal hard coatings
• Industrial machine shop
• HVOF ceramic coatings
• Rotating parts repair
• Thermal spray coating

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Coating and Machining Services: Project-based industrial services providing thermal coating, custom machining, repairs, and related manufacturing services for industrial components. Revenue is generated through one-time project work and repair services rather than recurring contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Tri-State Coating & Machine operates a thermal coating facility and full-service industrial machine shop in Salt Rock, West Virginia. The company applies thermal hard coatings—including fused coatings, HVOF (High Velocity Oxy-Fuel) coatings, and ceramic coatings—to rotating parts and components to solve severe wear problems for OEMs and industrial end users, and complements this with CNC machining, grinding, welding, repair, and shaft-straightening services.

Product overview

Tri-State Coating & Machine is an ISO 9001:2015 certified industrial machine shop and thermal coating facility offering a comprehensive portfolio of manufacturing and surface treatment services. The company's core offering is thermal hard coatings (including fused coatings, HVOF coatings, and ceramic coatings) applied to rotating parts and industrial components. Supporting this core capability is a full-service machine shop providing CNC automation, custom machining, cylindrical grinding, manual lathe, manual milling, welding, repairs, shaft straightening, spray shop, and saw department services. The company serves diverse industrial sectors including marine, oil and gas, chemical processing, power generation, mining, municipal water, and nuclear power. Their assembly line-like process is designed to deliver higher quality parts at competitive prices with efficient delivery times.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thermal Hard Coatings Application of thermal hard coatings—including fused coatings, HVOF (High Velocity Oxy-Fuel) coatings, and ceramic coatings—to rotating parts and industrial components to solve severe wear problems for OEMs and end users.
• CNC Automation Computer Numerical Control automation services for industrial parts manufacturing and processing, providing precision, repeatable machining for industrial components.
• Custom Machining Precision custom machining services for industrial components and parts, performed to customer specifications.
• Cylindrical Grinding Cylindrical grinding services used to achieve precise tolerances on round components such as shafts and sleeves.
• Manual Lathe Turning Manual lathe turning services for shaping and machining cylindrical industrial parts where conventional or CNC turning is not optimal.
• Manual Milling Manual milling services for creating complex geometries and features in metal components.
• Welding Professional welding services for industrial applications and component fabrication, supporting repair and new-build work.
• Industrial Repairs Industrial part repair services including hard coating restoration and component rehabilitation to extend service life of worn parts.
• Shaft Straightening Industrial shaft straightening services to restore warped or bent shafts back to original specification.
• Spray Shop / Industrial Spray Coating Industrial spray coating and surface treatment application services supporting thermal hard coating and other surface-engineering work.
• Saw Department Industrial sawing services for cutting and preparing metal stock and components used as inputs to machining and coating jobs.
• Hard Coated Sleeves Wear-resistant hard coated sleeves (liners) designed for marine and industrial applications, particularly for workboats, pushboats, and tugboats operating in abrasive-laden waters.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Precision Castparts Corp (PCC): PCC operates large industrial machining, casting, and surface treatment businesses supplying aerospace and industrial OEMs — a broad incumbent whose integrated component manufacturing and finishing capabilities compete for similar rotating-equipment OEM spend.
• Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies: Curtiss-Wright's Surface Technologies division provides shot peening, thermal spray, and other engineered surface treatments to aerospace, defense, and industrial markets — a well-capitalized incumbent offering overlapping thermal coating capabilities for rotating and high-wear components.
• Bodycote: Bodycote is the world's largest thermal processing services provider with a global network of accredited facilities offering heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing, and surface technology services — a broad incumbent competing for the same industrial OEM thermal processing and wear-resistant coating work.
• Praxair Surface Technologies (Linde): Linde's surface technologies division is one of the largest global providers of thermal spray coatings and related surface engineering services, serving aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and heavy-industrial customers — directly overlapping Tri-State's HVOF and ceramic coating applications but at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• ASB Industries: ASB Industries is a US-based thermal spray coatings service provider applying HVOF, plasma, and flame spray coatings for industrial wear, corrosion, and restoration applications — directly comparable to Tri-State's thermal hard coating core offering for similar OEM and end-user customers.
• Oerlikon Metco: Oerlikon Metco is a leading supplier of thermal spray equipment, materials, and coating services used across aerospace, power generation, and industrial markets — comparable both as a competing service provider and as a potential equipment/materials partner for Tri-State's coating operations.
• Thermal Spray Technologies (TST): TST specializes in HVOF, plasma, and flame spray coating services for industrial components, with a focus on wear and corrosion resistance — a direct niche competitor offering the same thermal coating processes Tri-State applies to rotating equipment.
• Flamespray Northwest: Flamespray Northwest provides HVOF, plasma, and flame thermal spray coatings along with in-house grinding and machining services — a closely analogous small/mid-sized US thermal spray job shop with integrated finishing capabilities similar to Tri-State's model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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