American Tinning & Galvanizing Company is a third generation family owned business founded in 1931 by Mr. Fred Carlson.  Begun as a tinning business with one employee, Mr. Carlson rented a small warehouse space near the corner of 12^thand Cherry Streets in Erie, Pennsylvania.  During WWII the company expanded the metal finishing capabilities to include zinc and cadmium electroplating, sulfuric and chromic acid anodizing and phosphate and chromate conversion coatings.

In 1955, a second company, Carlson Erie Corp., was established to be a fabricator of tanks and racks for American Tinning & Galvanizing and other shops in the plating industry.  Under the leadership of Carlson's son-in-law, Jack Scheppner, Carlson Erie thrived and in the late 70's Mr. Scheppner took the helm of both companies.  American Tinning & Galvanizing Company continued to keep pace with innovation and technology and has installed an in-house waste treatment system to provide zero discharge into the municipal system.

Quality has been a major focus of the company:  American Tinning & Galvanizing recently earned the prestigious NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) certification for their chemical processing systems.  In fact, American Tinning & Galvanizing is the only metal finishing company in the northwest PA tri-state area to be certified for both anodizing and electroplating.

Upon Mr. Scheppner's retirement, the leadership was passed to his daughter, Kathleen.  During her tenure, Ms. Scheppner was the recipient of numerous business management, community and civic awards.  2004 brought a transition that included Kathleen's retirement and the merger of Carlson Erie into American Tinning & Galvanizing.  Today American Tinning & Galvanizing Company employs over 70 people and occupies 72,000 square feet of production, fabrication and warehouse space on the same corner as it did 70+ years ago.  Jacqueline "Robin" Scheppner is Vice President and current managing owner.
 

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