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    • Chrome Replacement
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    • Advanced Coating Development
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Richard manages the Materials Research and Development Center (MRDC) in Clearfield Utah.

His expertise includes general management, quality management, material testing and analysis, HVOF/Thermal Spray optimization and advanced surface finishing methods, mechanical design and fabrication. Richard holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas and has over 25 years of engineering, quality systems and small business management experience.

Richard Vander Straten

General Manager - MRDC/Managing Director - Quality Management Systems, MRDC-PLG

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