Jerry Stenger

Jerry Stenger's local metal-finishing business faced threats from the usual 21st century suspects: off-shoring, oil prices and a struggling domestic auto industry that uses his services.So he turned to something new - biodiesel fuel - to remain viable.

"I wanted something I could rely on," said Stenger, owner of Mechanical Finishing Inc.The 16-year-old firm learned to convert used cooking oil to the eco-friendly fuel and soon will be producing 3 million to 5 million gallons a year at its Elmwood Place plant.

Biodiesel started as a way to save on the costs of running burners and cleaning equipment and operating a fleet of trucks.Now Stenger is banking on renewable energy as a saving grace.

He's not alone.It's been one challenge after another for manufacturers.

The compounds are excellent for our industry, and the parts business fits in extremely well with our equipment-rebuilding department," says Jerry Stenger, president of Mechanical Finishing Inc.Mechanical Finishing is an ISO-9001-2000 registered job shop in Cincinnati.The company sells media, compounds, new and used equipment, and has one of the largest job shops for cleaning and deburring in the Midwest capable of producing over 1,000,000 pounds of work a day.

For more information, contact Jerry Stenger at 1-888-WE-DEBUR or jstenger@mechfin.co

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On one side we had Jerry Stenger from Mechanical Finishing Inc. of Cincinnati, a debur/finishing company.

Jerry Stenger (right), owner/president of Mechanical Finishing Inc., hosted Congressman Steve Chabot (OH R-1) for a plant tour.

The compounds are excellent for our industry, and the parts business fits in extremely well with our equipment-rebuilding department," says Jerry Stenger, president of Mechanical Finishing Inc. Mechanical Finishing is an ISO-9001-2000 registered job shop in Cincinnati. The company sells media, compounds, new and used equipment, and has one of the largest job shops for cleaning and deburring in the Midwest capable of producing over 1,000,000 pounds of work a day.

For more information, contact Jerry Stenger at 1-888-WE-DEBUR or jstenger@mechfin.co