Frank Altmayer always wanted to be an architect, but a change of direction became a benefit for the finishing industry.“I graduated from high school in Chicago and was hoping to be an architect, but things didn’t work out too well,” Altmayer says. “My mom told me to get a job, so I signed up with an employment agency, and they found me a job at Scientific Control Laboratories.”Years later, Altmayer went on to own SCL and has been a mentor and instructor for many in the finishing industry for many years to follow.Altmayer is a Master Surface Finisher and an AESF Fellow who is the technical education director of the AESF Foundation and NASF, as well as the most recent edition of FinishingAndCoating.com’s Legend series.He owned Scientific Control Laboratories from 1986 to 2007 and has 45 years of experience in metal finishing.

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