The Armoloy Corporation

The Armoloy Corporation is an American industrial surface-treatment and coating company headquartered in DeKalb, Illinois. Commonly known as Armoloy, it develops and applies plating and coating processes intended to improve the functional performance and service life of metal components. Its work is centered on surface optimization rather than the manufacture of the underlying components themselves. The company was established in 1957 by Jerome F. Bejbl and Larry F. Jarres. Its principal technological focus is hard chrome plating, including Armoloy's thin dense chrome, or TDC, process and its XADC, or diamond chrome, process. These treatments are designed to provide a harder and more durable surface while helping components resist abrasion, erosion, friction, contact fatigue, corrosion, and oxidation. Depending on the application, the coatings can also contribute to improved insulation or conductivity. Armoloy serves industrial customers whose equipment operates under demanding mechanical, chemical, thermal, or hygienic conditions. The sectors identified for its services include aerospace, food packaging, petroleum, healthcare, nuclear, injection molding, and automation. Applications can involve tooling, production equipment, machinery parts, and other metal components for which wear, corrosion, friction, or repeated contact would otherwise shorten operating life. The company operates as a privately held service provider and has expanded through a franchise network. Reference material describes 18 franchise locations across seven countries, giving Armoloy an international operating footprint despite its American base. The network model allows the company to offer its branded surface-treatment processes in multiple markets while serving customers that may require locally accessible treatment and engineering support. Armoloy's positioning is based on extending component life through engineered surface treatment. Rather than competing primarily as a general chemical supplier, it presents its technologies as application-oriented industrial solutions: the value proposition is improved durability, reduced wear and maintenance exposure, and better performance of finished metal parts. The available reference material does not provide detailed financial results, public-market information, a complete franchise-country list, or a current corporate leadership roster beyond the two individuals identified as owning and operating the company.

The Armoloy Corporation was founded in 1957 by Jerome F. Bejbl and Larry F. Jarres in the United States. From its origins, the company developed around the treatment of metal surfaces, an industrial field in which the properties of a component's outer layer can determine durability, operating reliability, and maintenance requirements. Its business is therefore based on modifying or coating existing metal parts rather than selling finished consumer products. Armoloy's technology portfolio is associated with hard chrome plating and specialized chrome-based surface treatments. The company identifies thin dense chrome, abbreviated TDC, and diamond chrome, abbreviated XADC, among its principal processes. These coatings are intended to improve resistance to abrasion, erosion, friction, contact fatigue, corrosion, and oxidation. The treatments may also provide application-specific electrical or material benefits, including changes related to insulation and conductivity. Over time, Armoloy developed an industrial customer base spanning several technically demanding sectors. The industries associated with the company include aerospace, food packaging, petroleum, healthcare, nuclear, injection molding, and automation. This range reflects the broad use of coated metal components in tooling, machinery, production systems, and equipment exposed to repeated motion, contact, corrosive environments, or demanding production conditions. The company is headquartered in DeKalb, Illinois, and remains privately held. Its international reach has been built in part through franchising: the available reference material describes 18 franchise locations in seven countries. This structure enables Armoloy-branded processes to be delivered across multiple markets while retaining a common technology and service identity. The available sources do not document a detailed sequence of acquisitions, major product-generation launches, public financial events, regulatory controversies, or leadership changes. They do identify Nolan Hannan and Jacob Meier as the company's owners and operators. Armoloy's current public-facing identity is that of a specialized multinational industrial service provider whose central mission is to increase the longevity and functional performance of metal objects through engineered surface optimization.

• 1957

  Company founded

  [1]The Armoloy Corporationen.wikipedia.org

  Jerome F. Bejbl and Larry F. Jarres founded The Armoloy Corporation in the United States.

• International franchise network established

  [1]The Armoloy Corporationen.wikipedia.org

  Armoloy developed an international franchise network reported as comprising 18 locations in seven countries. The source does not specify the year of expansion or list every country.

Industrial surface-treatment and coating specialist focused on extending the useful life of metal components through wear, friction, corrosion, erosion, and oxidation resistance.

• Industrial surface coating

  Thin Dense Chrome (TDC)

  Armoloy's TDC process is a thin dense chrome surface treatment for metal components. It is intended to create a durable surface that helps reduce abrasion, erosion, friction, and contact fatigue while improving resistance to corrosion and oxidation. The process is used in industrial applications where component life and consistent performance are important.

• Industrial surface coating

  Diamond Chrome (XADC)

  XADC, identified by Armoloy as diamond chrome, is a specialized chrome-based coating technology for metal components. It is presented as a functional surface treatment designed to enhance resistance to wear-related forces, corrosion, and oxidation. The available reference does not specify its introduction date, detailed composition, or complete application specifications.

• Plating and surface-treatment service

  Industrial hard chrome plating

  Hard chrome plating is Armoloy's principal service category. The company applies chrome-based treatments to industrial metal parts to improve surface durability and performance. Typical objectives include reducing wear, friction, erosion, corrosion, and oxidation in components used across manufacturing and other demanding industrial environments.

1. 1The Armoloy Corporationen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Armoloy official websitearmoloy.com