Heritage Industrial Finishing

Heritage Industrial Finishing

Akron, OH, United States

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsNaval SystemsWeaponsDual-use
Founded 1965Contract Manufacturer, MRO & ServicesSupplies Land Forces, Air Forces, Naval Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: June 25, 2026

About

Founded in 1965, Heritage Industrial Finishing is a defense contract manufacturer based in Akron, United States working in land systems & vehicles, air systems, naval systems +3 more.

Heritage Industrial Finishing is an industrial coating company in Akron, Ohio, operating since 1965. It specialises in military coatings for U.S. defense applications, including CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating) systems for military vehicles, tactical equipment and weapons systems, as well as mil-spec primers and topcoats. Services also cover powder coating, commercial wet spray, sandblasting and surface preparation, and chemical pretreatment such as iron phosphate, zinc phosphate and aluminum conversion coatings. The company offers OEM contract finishing for defense, automotive, heavy equipment, construction, and industrial manufacturing customers. Its facility is TACOM approved for CARC application and it operates under ITAR and CMMC compliance, with lot traceability and documented quality records. Quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015.

Location

Akron, United States

Founded

1965

Focus areas

military coatingsCARCmil-spec finishingpowder coatingwet spraysandblastingchemical pretreatmentOEM finishingTACOM approvedITARCMMC

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsNaval SystemsWeaponsCBRN DefenseMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

Contract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

Manufacturing ServicesMaintenance & Repair

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

CARC Coating System

Military coating system

Chemical Agent Resistant Coating applied to MIL-DTL-53072 specifications for military ground vehicles and equipment.

Mil-Spec Primer and Topcoat Systems

Military coating system

Epoxy primers, polyurethane topcoats and wash primers applied to MIL-DTL-53030, MIL-DTL-53039 and MIL-DTL-53022.

Zinc and Iron Phosphate Pretreatment

Chemical pretreatment

Conversion coating pretreatment for military and industrial coating systems, with zinc phosphate TTC-490 approved, and aluminum pretreatment per MIL-DTL-5541.

End users

Land ForcesAir ForcesNaval ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

ITAR registeredMIL-DTL-53072MIL-DTL-53039MIL-DTL-53030MIL-PRF-22750MIL-PRF-3150MIL-DTL-5541MIL-DTL-53022TTC-490CMMC compliant

Platforms & programmes

HMMWVMRAP

Named customers

U.S. Army TACOMLockheed MartinBAE SystemsGeneral DynamicsOshkosh Defense

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

TACOM approved CARC applicator

ITAR registered

CMMC compliant

JCP certified

RoHS compliant

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