UltiCoat merges Wisconsin and Arizona finishing operations under one brand

Madison Lake Capital has launched UltiCoat, combining Scott’s Industrial Coatings and Perfection Industrial Finishing into a single industrial finishing platform with three facilities in Wisconsin and Arizona. The move gives aerospace, defense and industrial customers one point of contact across powder coating, liquid paint, chemical processing and media blasting.

Why it matters: - UltiCoat gives manufacturers and OEMs a single industrial finishing partner across the Midwest and Southwest. - The combined network is designed to reduce vendor management, shorten freight lanes and add capacity and redundancy. - The platform serves customers in aerospace, defense and industrial markets that rely on tight quality and certification requirements.

What happened: - Madison Lake Capital introduced UltiCoat on September 1, 2026. - UltiCoat unites Scott’s Industrial Coatings and Perfection Industrial Finishing under one brand. - The combined platform covers operations in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. - Joaquin “JQ” Salas is CEO of UltiCoat. - Day-to-day operations remain unchanged, with customers still working with the same teams at the same facilities.

The details: - UltiCoat offers powder coating, liquid paint, chemical processing, media blasting and Cerakote application. - Chemical processing includes anodizing and conversion coatings. - Scott’s Industrial Coatings brings high-volume, large-scale industrial coating capacity in the Upper Midwest. - Perfection Industrial Finishing adds aerospace- and defense-qualified metal finishing in the Southwest. - UltiCoat operates 64,000 square feet in Green Bay, 32,000 square feet in Phoenix and 15,000 square feet in Tucson. - Scott’s Industrial Coatings was established in 2000. - Perfection Industrial Finishing traces its origins to a Tucson garage paint shop in 1991. - UltiCoat serves manufacturers and OEMs in defense, aerospace, marine, transportation, energy, fire and rescue, construction and industrial fabrication.

Between the lines: - The rebrand is framed as a response to changing customer expectations, not just a combination of company histories. - Salas said a manufacturer needing powder coat in Wisconsin and anodizing in Arizona previously had to manage two vendors and two qualification processes. - The certification stack is a core part of the pitch to commercial, aerospace and defense customers. - UltiCoat says the combined footprint improves access to consistent certifications and demanding quality standards across facilities.

What's next: - UltiCoat will continue operating through the existing facilities while expanding cross-region access to finishing services. - Customers can expect the same local teams and processes, with added options from the broader network. - The company is positioning the platform as a national finishing partner for programs that need both scale and specialized qualifications.

The bottom line: - UltiCoat is betting that one brand, one relationship and one qualification pathway will matter more to customers than separate regional operations.