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More than just a coatings supplier, The Crown Group offers you comprehensive partnering support, with services that include:

Fully Dedicated Plant Capabilities
For customers who require it, The Crown Group can offer totally dedicated component finishing operations right near your door. Or we can install and manage your own in-house coating lines. Benefits typically include lower part costs, more specific engineering support for improved part quality, faster line changes and more timely deliveries.

24/7 Inventory Management
To keep track of it all, advanced computer programs and teams of Information Services specialists are ready to provide you with precise real-time inventory counts, OEM EDI transaction reporting, shipment tracking and more, day or night, 365 days a year. Our array of other inventory management services include:

Sequencing Cells: For one-stop shopping and direct OEM shipment of finished goods to customer assembly plants.

Inventory Pull Systems: For shipment on-demand warehousing of finished components and better consolidation of customer resource.

Part Labeling: Including customer-specific bar code printing.

Packaging Services: For custom-designed or customer-provided packaging applications.

In-Plant Account Representatives: Providing immediate on-site response and oversight for production line changes, quality, delivery and other client issues.

Sub-Assembly
For applications requiring it, The Crown Group offers assembly operations – automated and manual – as another way to simplify the production process and accelerate delivery.

Direct Ship Capable
Crown currently direct ships coated parts to many OEM assembly plants thus enabling our customer to achieve significant freight savings.

Engineering Support
Consulted early, The Crown Group’s seasoned applications engineering team can be an invaluable resource to advise you on material choices, high-temp or UV resistance options, even subtle part design or assembly changes to help maximize coating performance while cutting lead times and reducing your costs down the line.

Fully Accredited Lab Testing
High-technology equipped, ISO-17025 compliant and fully staffed test labs help assure you of the highest standards for part quality, appearance, consistency and durability. The comprehensive list of tests provided range from measuring thumbnail hardness and chip resistance to cold crack cycling, corrosion creepback, humidity exposure and much more.

Class “A” Work Cell Development
Again displaying capabilities far beyond just coating components, The Crown Group’s Manufacturing Services Group has special expertise in designing and implementing work cells to take on the most demanding Class “A” part applications.



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