Metal Solutions, Inc., a family-owned manufacturing company that provides precision fabricated metal products to a wide range of industries including mass transit and HVAC and is in the process of an exciting expansion project, today announced that it will be hosting Congressman Anthony Brindisi, Representative from New York’s 22nd district in the United States House of Representatives, on Wednesday, August 28th.

The Congressman’s visit is part of a Government Relations Speaker Series organized by the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) for MACNY member companies.
The event will include a tour of the plant and a roundtable discussion on key federal and state issues related to businesses and manufacturers in central New York.

“Metal Solutions is very excited to host this event. It showcases our recent expansion, highlighting our goal to continue our business growth in the CNY area. This will allow us to increase capacity, assume larger and more complex projects and attract new customers. We will be adding in-house services that our customers have requested to meet their growing needs. Our continued mission is to be a premier employer and the leader in providing products and innovative manufacturing solutions to companies and organizations who demand the highest levels of quality and service. This expansion will allow us flexibility and further help us to achieve this goal.”

Metal Solutions is located at 1821 Broad Street, Utica, NY 13501 and is currently in the process of an expansion project. As of March 1, 2019, Metal Solutions took possession of the other 50.000 sq. ft. of their building (doubling in size). Metal Solutions is finishing the 1st stage of the renovations and has begun moving some production work centers into the new area. The second stage of the renovations will begin in 2020 and include adding an in-house conveyor powder coating system. Metal Solutions is excited about their expansion to be better able to meet their customers growing needs.

Metal Solutions Inc. is proud to announce and welcome Chet Chase Jr. as the company’s new Quality Manager. Mr. Chase will oversee the Quality department. He brings with him 15 years of experience in different quality management positions. He will be rolling out and sustaining new and improved QA/QC business processes; he will work as a team facilitator for APQP practices and principles; provide technical assistance and quality leadership to all operating departments; drive problem resolution utilizing an 8D approach; create an environment of teamwork for all employees to solve problems and work to understand the “Voice of the Customer” and incorporate these needs into our products.

Mr. Chase has held various quality management positions. His quality management career has been solely in manufacturing with an emphasis on HMLV production. He is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer with a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt background.

“I am thrilled to be part of the Metal Solutions Inc. team. My quality management career has been in solely in manufacturing with a strong emphasis on HMLV. I look forward to working with the team to provide “World Class Quality” to Metal Solutions’ current and future customers.”

Cathy Thiaville, Metal Solutions CEO, states “We are very excited to welcome Chet Chase to our team at Metal Solutions. Our goal is to further enhance our current quality system and the addition of Chet’s experience and leadership to the existing quality team will help elevate us to the next level.”