Anoplate is a well-respected metal finishing company, serving a broad range of industries including aerospace, computers, defense, electronics, medical, optics, and recreation. A series of renovations and expansions to the Company’s Pulaski St facility since 1960 has enabled Anoplate to steadily enhance its operational capacity to meet growing demand. 

Continuing its trajectory of growth, Anoplate turned to VIP Structures for its next chapter; the design and construction of Building 7. This newly completed 22,000-square-foot facility marks the launch of Anoplate’s “Reimagine 459” initiative, a forward-looking commitment to modernization and community investment.

VIP’s early understanding of company goals and ability to develop unique, innovative, and cost-effective solutions allowed Anoplate to feel confident with each design decision. Due to Anoplate’s manufacturing process, the building needed to be designed to minimize the amount of exposed steel. The new addition, free of any interior columns, creates a more efficient for the facility’s manufacturing process.

The team overcame some challenges in the design phases after discovering the soil was not suitable for an expansion directly on the existing building, and the new addition was designed and built ten feet from the original building with connectors to get between the two.

Anoplate benefited from VIP’s diligence with cost-saving and had their project come in under budget and on schedule. The new building improves product flow, enhances safety, and creates opportunities for future upgrades across the company’s production infrastructure, enabling Anoplate to expand its operations, hire additional staff, and enhance its business capabilities.