South Bend, IN—F. James Hammer, President and CEO of Imagineering Finishing Technologies (IFT), the worldwide KnowledgeSource™ for engineers, OEMS, specifying designers, and tier manufacturers requiring finishing or non-destructive testing of metal substrate components, recently expanded the IFT production accounting team by appointing Al Fenton as production accounting manager. IFT performs process application, wear and corrosion consulting, and traditional coating, plating and testing operations for a wide range of substrates in industries such as aerospace, computer, medical, agriculture, military, automotive, and heavy equipment, As a member of the Operations Department, Fenton will be responsible for pricing and estimating as well as other production related accounting functions.

After retirement from the Army in 1994, Fenton completed an Accounting degree at Indiana University in 1997. He then worked as an accountant in Indianapolis for six years before relocating to Plymouth, Ind., in March of 2004. He has been working at IFT ever since and feels his first six months have been “wonderful.” “The management team here is extremely professional,” he said. “It makes coming to work each day enjoyable.” Fenton enjoys spending his free time immersed in his favorite pastime, Duplicate Bridge.

IFT is one of the few metal finishing companies worldwide to achieve QS-9000, ISO 9001:2000 and AS 9100 quality program certifications, in addition to attaining ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification, the newest international Nadcap Chem Processing and NDT (PT/MT) accreditation.

For more information about Imagineering Finishing Technologies (IFT), write: Imagineering Finishing Technologies, Sales and Public Relations, 1302 W. Sample St., South Bend, IN 46619; Phone 1-800-207-2516, Fax 574-287-2970; E-mail info@iftworldwide.com, or check out IFT on the web at www.iftworldwide.com.

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