Summit Plating Leadership

From humble beginnings to one of USA’s largest privately owned Electroplating companies!

Summit Plating launched in 1948 as “Summit Corporation of America” (SCA), a home-based baby shoe bronzing company. Within a few years, Founder Leonard B. Foster’s innovative plating skills and entrepreneurial spirit evolved SCA from a basement business to a industry-focused operation that earned national respect as pioneer of “continuous plating” automation for electronics, aerospace, and more.

In 2005, SCA transferred ownership through a transaction that ensured the company’s status as customer-focused, family owned and managed business would be maintained.

In 2018, SCA expanded, acquiring the assets of Torpedo Specialty Wire — a world-respected fabricator of high-performance composite wire and conductors. This acquisition added the unique capability to electroplate wire material with the exacting precision needed for musical instrument strings and other performance-critical wires.

That same year, SCA launched a formal rebranding, shortening the name to  “Summit Plating,” and announcing a new logo, website, and tagline: “Electroplating to Perform.”