The Finish Line
The Finish Line brings you news and interviews with some of the top companies and individuals in the finishing and coating industry, hosted by Tim Pennington, Editor-in-Chief of www.FinishingAndCoating.com
Podcasting since 2023 • 69 episodes
The Finish Line
Latest Episodes
Shop Profile: Marko Duffy, TDF Metal Finishing
Marko Duffy is Managing Director at TDF Metal Finishing in Danvers, Massachusetts. He took the job in 2021 after a lengthy career on the supplier side of the finishing business and has transformed the once family-owned company in just a little ...
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Season 2026
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Episode 6
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30:38
Shop Profile: Imran Shamsi, Premier Metal Processing
Imran Shamsi is Vice President at Premier Metal Processing in San Diego, which offers anodizing, electrolytic nickel, bright tin, chemfilm, electroless nickel, electropolish, passivation, and zinc to customers across various industries.
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Season 2026
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Episode 5
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31:08
Shop Profile: Mark Morris, J&M Plating
Mark Morris is President of J&M Plating in Rockford, Illinois, which is a large fastener coating and small stamping operation. It has 220,000 square feet of production space, offering one-stop finishing services, and is ISO 9001:2015 qualit...
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Season 2026
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Episode 4
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26:51
Legends: John Cutchin, Palmetto Plating
John Cutchin got his start in the finishing industry at 18, when he would bronze baby shoes in his hometown in Easley, South Carolina.Cutchin went on to start Palmetto Plating in 1964 to provide metal finishing services to the textile in...
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Season 2026
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Episode 3
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21:03
Shop Profile: Adam Thomas, R.J. Thomas Manufacturing
Adam Thomas, Vice President of the family-owned company R.J. Thomas Manufacturing. is a Cherokee, Iowa, manufacturer of Pilot Rock park equipment that was founded in 1959.The addition of an upgraded powder coating system has been on ...
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Season 2026
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Episode 2
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12:54