American Finishing Resources

Founded in 1983, American Finishing Resources (AFR) pioneered the coatings removal industry at a time when powder coating technology was in its very early stages. As the powder coating industry grew, so did AFR. AFR added facilities in Eldridge, Iowa and Shelbyville, Indiana, ensuring that capacity is always available to customers, and providing an automatic business resumption plan in the event that capacity at any single plant is curtailed for any reason. In response to a need of the coatings market, AFR added engineered paint line rack and tooling fabrication, as well as computer-aided design capabilities to its list of services. To ensure on-time delivery of customers products, AFR founded its own transportation company, AFR Transportation, LLC. Today, AFR continues to build its business model and reputation through relationships with a long list of world class OEMs, custom coaters, and contract manufacturers, many of which are Fortune 1000 companies. AFR services...