Harold Gerstenkorn founded Nimet Industries in 1964. He started Nimet’s unique branding strategy in the early 1970’s with the development of Nituff, which provides a hard, durable, and self-lubricating finish for aluminum components. Bendix, an aircraft brake and fuel control systems manufacturer, was an early adopter of this unique finish. By the late 1970s, Gerstenkorn immediately expanded his branding strategy to the international scene. He first licensed Nimet’s proprietary processes to the Swiss company Altefco.
Ira Abbott bought Nimet in 1981 and brought a renewed focus on strategic marketing. His vision was to provide Nimet’s customers with a brand that represented quality and service. James Abbott joined Nimet in 1986 and realized that several of Nimet’s large customers had operations in Europe and additional availability in Europe would further promote the Nituff brand. Together, they’ve achieved significant success in licensing Nimet’s proprietary processes. Four other companies in addition to Altefco have licensed the Nituff process: Aluminum Surface Engineering (UK), Anox (Netherlands), Societe De Galvanoplastie Industrielle (France), and Anodizados Expeciales y Duros (Spain).
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