Findings from the 2018 Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey for the electroplating industry.

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Sheffield Platers-owner Dale Watkins is a man with many hats—including a chef’s toque. From working as a cook to unexpectedly taking over a plating shop with his brother, Mark Watkins, Dale has grown from a moonlighting cook to a strong-willed and successful shop owner with an impressive knack for cycling.   Dale Watkins, Sheffield Plating…

Sheffield Platers Is One Of Top Finishing Shops In U.S. Products Finishing magazine names Sheffield Platers Inc. to the ‘Top Shops” list   CINCINNATI, Ohio Sheffield Platers Inc., has been named one of the best finishing shops in the U.S., according to an industry benchmarking survey conducted by Products Finishing magazine, a trade publication which…

Manufacturing Today Magazine Sheffield Platers Leads the Electroplating Industry with Experience and Quality Article by Chris Peterson San Diego-based Sheffield Platers is a model electroplating and engineering facility, and it has the credentials to prove it. For example, the company’s main production facility is so clean and efficient that the state of California’s Department of…

Sheffield Platers and Others Seeking Replacement For Military, Aerospace Connector Coatings. By Tim Pennington Editor   Tucked away behind a row of swaying palm trees in a quaint industrial park about 10 miles from the resplendent Torrey Pines golf course on the breezy coastline of the Pacific Ocean sits a world-class plating shop at the…

Safety First — Then Come Tough Decisions for S.D. Businesses   We’ve zeroed in on four issues that frustrate a broad spectrum of San Diego businesses, and have dubbed them The Four Horsemen. Here’s the first one. Dale Watkins wanted to hand out more raises to his workers in 2015. A 65 percent spike in…

Solid Growth Brightens Economic Outlook for 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) January 30, 2014 — Consumers will spend more. Government will cut less. Businesses will invest more. And more companies will hire. Add it all up, and you can see why expectations are rising that 2014 will be the best year for the U.S. economy since the…

Cold Weather Causes Factory Output to Drop WASHINGTON (AP) — Harsh winter weather led to a steep drop in U.S. factory output in January. Manufacturers made fewer cars and trucks, appliances, furniture and carpeting, as the recent cold spell ended five straight months of increased production The Federal Reserve says factory production plunged 0.8% in…