Lippert Coating Services
We’ve Got You Covered from Start to Finish
At Lippert, we act as an extension of your business and your production line, offering a strategic partnership with best-in-class, cost-effective and timely coating solutions designed to help you meet the needs and expectations of your customers.
Capable, Certified & Centrally Located
- Largest, Non-Captive E-Coating Tank in North America
- All Coatings Under One Roof
- ISO-9001-Certified
- Our all-in-one coatings plant is located in Elkhart, Indiana, just off the 80-90 Toll Road at Exit CR 17
Coatings Plant
The Lippert coatings plant is an ISO 9001-certified facility that provides de-rusting, coating, painting and value-added services to a wide range of industries, including automotive, EV, military, agricultural, heavy machinery, recreational vehicle and so much more!
All Coating Capabilities Under One Roof
Lippert offers high-quality de-rusting, pickling, E-Coating, powder coating, top coating, CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings) and value-added services — all completed within 3-5 days at our 244,000 sq. ft. facility.
De-rusting & Pickling
This process uses an acid-based, phosphoric solution to remove light surface rust and laser, mill and welding stains from heat treatment on products. Our team uses a phosphoric acid bath, water rinse and an application of water-soluble, rust-preventative product.
E-Coating
With the largest non-captive E-Coating system in North America, we can accommodate products up to 53' long, 9.5' deep and 65" wide. We use an 8-stage zinc phosphate pre-treatment cleaning system that meets most automotive and military specifications.
Powder Coating
Our team is able to offer a wide variety of powder coating color options and can accommodate products up to 10' long, 5' deep and 2' wide. We also use a state-of-the-art, NT-1, 5-stage cleaning process on all products.
Top Coating & CARC
Meeting military DOD standards, this top-coating process provides products with camouflage, as well as resistance to chemical warfare agents and harsh chemical substances used to decontaminate equipment. Our facility is equipped to accommodate products up to 22’ long, 3’ deep and 8’ wide.
Value-Added Services
We are committed to providing in-house value-added services that cut down on transportation costs for our customers. These services include media blasting, masking, sealant application, light assembly and specialty boxing/packaging.
Lippert Coatings at a Glance
De-Rusting & Pickling
- Acid-based, phosphoric solution
- Removes rust and laser scale, mill scale and welding stains
Powder Coating
- 12' x 5' x 3' max size capacity
- NT-1, 5-stage cleaning system
- Mutiple color options available
Top Coating & CARC
- 24' x 8' x 60" max size capacity
- Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) meets most military specifications
- Multiple color options available
E-Coating
- Largest non-captive E-Coat system in North America
- 50' long x 9' deep x 63" wide
- 6,000-lb. max part weight
- 8-stage zinc phosphate pre-treatment cleaning system
- 1000-hour salt spray resistance on epoxy E-Coat
- 650-hour salt spray resistance and UV protection on acrylic E-Coat
- Pre-treatment and epoxy E-Coat meet most automotive and military specifications
Value-Added Services
- Media blasting
- Masking before painting
- Application of sealants before or after coating processes
- Light assembly (installing wire harnesses)
- Specialty packaging of parts after painting processes
We Are Committed to Delivering Excellence
With a state-of-the-art coatings facility, our team at Lippert is highly trained and well-equipped to coat products with the durable protection and finishes needed to meet customer needs.
Exceeding Customer Expectations
We seek to build an inclusive, positive and safe work environment that continuously improves processes and consistently exceeds customers’ expectations.
What Our Customers Are Saying
"While refurbishing our manufacturing plant in Normal Illinois, we were in need of E-Coating services to build our prototype vehicles. Lippert provided this service for truck frames, battery frames, body closures and complete bodies. They manufactured their own tooling to allow our products to be coated within their facility. Lippert is a full production resource and whether we needed (1) piece/day or (10) pieces/day, the reply was always, ‘We’ve got you covered."
- New Model Launch Manager @ Rivian
"We met the team at Lippert upon winning a large contract to provide several weldments for the Medium Support Vehicle System upgrade to the Canadian Armed Forces. Part of the finishing details required that the parts be E-coated and we certainly had no experience previously in that field, let alone for a truck body 8’ wide and 22’ long. It was clear from the beginning that the Lippert team had the expertise and the willingness to work with the team from Craig to solve the E-Coating puzzle for our project."
- VP Canadian Manufacturing @ Craig Manufacturing
“Lippert has been a critical E-Coat supplier to us for many years now. The Lippert Team is a very experienced group that is always very responsive, knowledgeable and approaches everything with a sense of urgency – they consistently provide quality and service beyond our expectation and, most importantly, they always do what they say they do. We consider them not only a supplier, but a partner as well.”
– Landscape Forms
Certifications & Approvals
We take certifications and industry standards seriously. We know they’re important not only for quality assurance but for our client product lines, too.
We are ISO 9001:2015 certified.
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Arvin Meritor |
P25 |
Brake Component Coating |
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BMW |
GS90011 (VDA621-415) |
Coating of Parts Made of Metallic Materials by Means of Organic Materials |
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Bosch |
ES-2531 |
Paint-Cationic Electrocoat |
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Caterpillar |
1E2731F (ECC) |
Standard Primer Edge (Black) |
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Caterpillar |
1E2732F (ECC) |
High Performance Primer Edge (Black) |
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CNH Case New Holland |
MAT0103 (Class 3P) |
Standard Paint Material Performance Specification (Black) |
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Chrysler/ Fiat |
MS.90124 replaces MS-PB-60-2 |
Paint - Primer - Cathodic Epoxy Electrocoat - Components |
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Delphi |
DX551400 |
Cathodic Electrodeposition Coatings ELPO |
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Delphi |
DX650059 |
Paint Parts Performance Requirements |
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Ford |
WSB-M64J28-A |
Primer-Waterborne Cationic Electrocoat, 20 micron film build - Small Parts |
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Ford |
WSB-M64J30-A |
Primer-Waterborne Cationic Electrocoat, 30 micron film build - Small Parts |
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Ford |
WSB-M64J38-A |
Primer - high throw power, medium edge, 20 micron |
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Ford |
WSS-M64J39-A |
Primer, Waterborne Cationic Electrocoat (standard edge coverage) |
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Ford |
WSS-M64J41-A |
Primer, Waterborne Cationic Electrocoat, Lead-free, High Throw - Body Panels |
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Ford |
WSS-M2P177-A, B, C |
Paint Performance, Chassis |
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Ford |
WSS-M2P190-A |
Paint Performance, Interior Parts Metal Substrates (except 3.4.10 artificial weathering) |
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Freightliner |
49-00023 |
Metal Parts |
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Freightliner |
49-00099 |
Performance Requirements for Electrodeposition Coatings |
Coatings Industries We Serve
We provide coating, painting and value-added services for a wide range of vehicles and equipment across various industries.
Some examples include:
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Strategic Location
Our dedicated coatings facility is centrally located in Elkhart, IN, the heart of RV country, for nationwide delivery. This gives us the strategic upper hand when it comes to receiving and shipping product throughout the country.
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