A&A Coatings

A&A Coatings

South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

Naval SystemsMRO & LogisticsDual-use
Founded 1944Contract Manufacturer, MRO & ServicesSupplies Naval Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: August 15, 2026

About

Founded in 1944, A&A Coatings is a defense contract manufacturer based in South Plainfield, United States working in naval systems, mro & logistics.

A&A Coatings is a thermal spray coating plant in South Plainfield, New Jersey, operating since 1944. It applies metal, ceramic, cermet and hardfaced coatings, combined with grinding, lapping and machining services. Its facility is approved for coating work under MIL-STD-1687A, and its quality system is written to MIL-I-45208. The company developed a high-adhesion alumina-titania coating for Virginia Class submarine retractable bow plane rods, in work with Penn State's Applied Research Lab and General Dynamics Electric Boat. It also serves industrial sectors including oil and gas, printing, semiconductors, and wire drawing, and holds a U.S. Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award.

Location

South Plainfield, United States

Founded

1944

Focus areas

thermal spraymetal coatingsceramic coatingshardfacingcoating repairgrinding and lappingnaval submarine components

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Naval SystemsMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

Contract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

Manufacturing ServicesMaintenance & Repair

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Cerami-Pak Coatings

Thermal spray coating

Proprietary coating developed for the packaging industry.

A706 Coating

Thermal spray coating

Proprietary coating developed for the printing industry.

Microcoat Coatings

Thermal spray coating

Proprietary coating developed for the semiconductor industry.

Wirewear Coatings

Thermal spray coating

Proprietary coating developed for the wire drawing industry.

Alumina-Titania ceramic coating system

Ceramic thermal spray coating

High adhesion ceramic coating for corrosion and wear protection of marine components, including Virginia Class submarine retractable bow plane rods.

End users

Naval ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

MIL-STD-1687AMIL-I-45208

Platforms & programmes

Virginia Class Submarine

Named customers

General Dynamics Electric Boat

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-030 approval

Issued by: NAVSEA

Awards

Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award

U.S. Department of Defense

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