Since 1954, Mirror Polishing & Plating Company (MPP Inc.) has been the trusted partner for roll fabrication services, industrial roll finishing, and precision roll grinding. Operating from an 85,000 sq. ft. facility, MPP serves more than 20 industries with unmatched expertise in industrial hard chromium plating, mirror polished rolls, and custom roll engineering. With over 500 satisfied customers, MPP’s mission is simple: maximize uptime and product quality by delivering the most precise, durable, and reliable rolls in the industry.

Comprehensive Services—From Fabrication to Finishing

MPP provides a complete suite of roll solutions under one roof, reducing downtime and improving efficiency for manufacturers:

• New Roll Fabrication – Engineered from scratch to exact specifications.

• Surface Finishing – Over 150 finishes for tailored industrial applications.

• Industrial Hard Chromium Plating – Durable solutions for high-wear environments.

• Roll Repair & Restoration – Extends roll life and reduces replacement costs.

• Precision Roll Grinding & Mirror Polishing – Ensures flawless roll surfaces for uniform performance.

• Custom Roll Engineering – Collaborative solutions designed for unique challenges.

Industry-Specific Roll Solutions

📄 Paper & Pulp Mills

• Calendaring rolls with precision surfaces for uniform paper thickness.

• Mirror polished rolls minimize fiber tearing and improve print quality.

• Trusted partner for roll repair for pulp and paper manufacturers.

🎬 Plastics & Film Manufacturing

• Plastic film roll finishing ensures defect-free thickness and clarity.

• Chromium plated rolls for packaging and film withstand high heat and tension.

• Precision rolls improve yield and reduce costly defects in production.

🧵 Textiles & Nonwovens

• Embossing rolls for textiles deliver consistent textures and patterns.

• Custom roll patterns for fabric and nonwoven finishing.

• Polished rolls reduce friction, extending product life in textile production.

🏗 Steel, Foil & Metal Processing

• Steel coil processing rolls engineered for extreme durability.

• Industrial rolls for laminating and metal finishing.

• Chromium plated rolls for steel mills that resist heat and abrasive wear.

🍽 Food & Drum Dryer Applications

• Sanitary roll polishing for the food industry to ensure safety and compliance.

• Drum dryer rolls for consistent drying and cooking results.

• Food-grade roll finishing prevents contamination and boosts efficiency.

🎨 Laminating & Coating

• Laminating rolls manufacturing for flawless bonding.

• Coating rolls finishing to prevent bubbles, streaks, and adhesion defects.

• Precision polished rolls for coating ensure consistent application quality.

Why Companies Trust MPP Inc.

1. One-Stop Partner – Fabrication, finishing, and restoration in one facility.

2. Reduced Downtime – Precision rolls mean fewer breakdowns and production delays.

3. Proven Track Record – Serving industries since 1954 with unmatched expertise.

4. Customized Engineering – Roll solutions designed for your exact process needs.

5. Cost Savings – Investing in quality rolls lowers long-term operating costs.

Ready to Elevate Your Rolls—and Your Output?

Your production is only as strong as the industrial rolls you rely on. Whether you need mirror polished rolls for paper production, chromium plated rolls for steel mills, or custom roll engineering for laminating and coating, MPP delivers the precision and durability that keep industries running.

📞 Contact MPP Inc. today to learn how precision roll solutions can improve your uptime and output.

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Repairing your rolls will result in cost savings and a downtime reduction while increasing the sustainability of the manufacturing process. Once an industrial roll is received at MP&P, and inspected: measurements are taken, the condition of the roll is determined. If the surface of the industrial roll is reparable, the roll surface can be ground to exacting specifications and that includes the often overlooked service of industrial roll balance, when product quality and production output are involved.

Excessive equipment wear, slow production as well as increased downtime can be cause by an industrial roll out of balance. Don’t wait until the industrial roll becomes a major problem. Contact MP&P to discuss how your industrial roll can be made productive. 203-575-5400

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 They must:

• Lead themselves as self-starters.
• Lead others.
• Lead in circumstances’
• Lead in methodology.

Further they must:

• Understand how to better serve their internal and external customers (Teamwork).
• Seek ways to improve what they are charged to do.
• Encourage coworkers to meet obligations by example.
• Lead in the skill of cooperation.
• Speak confidently of their role in the company.
• Believe in our products and services.
• Articulate and engage the company’s values.
• Recognize contributions of others.
• Activate self-confidence.
• Commit to continue learning and improving skills.
• Risk doing what is right rather than what is expedient at the moment
• Give their full sense of skills to the work.

These factors are critical to MP&P because each one directly affects our relationship to customers, whether it’s a routine service, a specialized service or an emergency. This is a key factor because our work is specialized in many unique ways.

We are helping customers in many areas such as:

• Roll Repair
• Acid Flushing
• Roll Fabrication
• Chromium Plating
• Roll Grinding
• Trouble Shooting Difficult Problems

Every customer that has worked with our company has benefited by our specialized expertise in roll surface engineering:

• Fabrication
• Repair
• Initial hard coating

Resurfacing and finishing of:

• Industrial and paper mill
• Double and single shell heat transfer rolls
• Drum dryers
• Calendaring
• Coating
• Embossing
• Laminating rolls and cylinders

There’s much more of course, but the point of leadership is that management and employees must be committed to leadership on many levels.

When you work with MP&P, you can depend on people that bring a commitment to lead the tasks at hand and assure results. You are the customer, why would you settle for less.

For a confidential discussion of your facility, contact MP&P today. 203-574-5400

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We can define “quality” in many ways, but the ISO family of standards gives a very concise definition:

“Quality – the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements.” (ISO 9000:2005 – 3.1.1).

This definition gives a general sense of “quality”, but we can watch at The Chartered Quality Institute (thecqi.org) which gives the following definition:

Quality: “an outcome – a characteristic of a product or service provided to a customer, and the hallmark of an organization which has satisfied all of its stakeholders.”

So, we must consider the customer and the degree to which the product or service meets the needs of all involved. We can say that a service is “poor”, or “good” or “excellent”, but this must be in accordance with something, we must have a reference to give such a description.

“Quality” is very important for every business!

What is a Quality Management System?
Returning to ISO 9000:2005, we can find this definition:

“management system to direct and control an organization with regard to quality”.
In other words, a Quality Management System is “a set of interrelated or interacting processes used to guide and lead an organization so that its products or services meet the established requirements”.

Specifically, the Quality Management System focuses on the processes of the organization, customer and continuous improvement.

There are actually, eight quality management principles and any organization must take these into account:

1. Customer focus
2. Leadership
3. Involvement of people
4. Process approach
5. System approach to management
6. Continual improvement
7. Factual approach to decision making
8. Mutually beneficial supplier relationships

At MP&P these are letters that are ingrained in every step of our industrial roll services.

We adhere to this because we are often under pressure to get an industrial roll back to the customer, especially if it is hindering their productivity. Under that kind of pressure, our teams comply with quality standards first and foremost. We don’t let pressure move us in any shortcut direction.

Every quality step we take not only benefits us, but better serves our industrial roll customers with greater productivity, cost savings and attention to detail. Contact MP&P today to discuss your industrial, roll needs.

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Among our many levels of expertise, chrome plating is among our primary in-house specialties that customers have come to depend upon. With precision and care, industrial rolls are immersed in plating tanks that can handle a range of sizes.

12’ diameter x 20’ length

7’ diameter x 38’ length

6’ diameter x 20’ length

4’ diameter x 30’ length

2’ diameter x 17’ length

2 ½’ diameter x 8’ length

Various weight capacities are also handled up to 60,000 lbs.

We handle it all in a wide range of industrial roll sizes and perform all the critical specifications required for finishing, all in a single source service.

You lose precious manufacturing time by going to multiple service locations.

Our team of experienced people can plate directly to:

Stainless Steel

Nickel

Iron (of various grades)

Carbon Steel

Aluminum

…and other metal composites.

In-House Engineering expertise

Our in-house engineers bring years of production experience to design custom plating fixtures that will accommodate parts with well-thought-out intricate designs.  The custom fixtures we provide not only help to make the plating process easier but can prevent the industrial rolls from taking on any of the acid solution internally.

There’s much more to say so why not contact us and determine the various ways we can keep your industrial rolls in the best working order in the most efficient way. We hate downtime and you can’t afford it.

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Its port is the fifth busiest on the Great Lakes.

The city was founded in 1833 and grew quickly; it also benefited from its position on the railway line. In the 1920s, Toledo had one of the highest rates of industrial growth in the United States. Toledo continued to expand in population and industry. The postwar job boom brought thousands to Toledo to work in industrial jobs

When industrial rolls in Toledo require servicing:

Ohio’s manufacturing companies chose to work with MP&P. And here’s why. A company doesn’t remain in continuous business for nearly 70 years without doing many things right for many businesses. When we handle industrial rolls it’s more than making repairs, it’s about getting that roll back to the customer quickly and efficiently, ready to go back online.

Our work isn’t just about the roll, it’s about the company we are serving, meeting all the requirements necessary to keep them productive.

Minimize Downtime

Manufacturers cannot afford hold-ups when their industrial rolls are not performing. When it comes to fabrication, repair, or other roll issues, MP&P offers exceptional solutions.

The result is trouble-free performance once the roll is back on the production line in Toledo, MP&P is a single-source solution.

• Shaft Keyway and Journal Repairs.
• Solutions for Traction and Release.
• Precision Roll Grinding
• Chromium Plating
• Surface Finishing
• Roll Repair
• Custom Solutions
• Fabrication of New Rolls

MP&P brings the knowledge and technology for handling industrial rolls in industrial paper mills, double and single shell heat transfer rolls, drum dryers, calendaring, coating, embossing, laminating rolls, and cylinders to name a few. We often come up with customized solutions for certain industrial roll challenges. Stay productive, call us to handle your industrial roll needs in Toledo, Ohio. 203-574-5400

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• 12’ diameter x 20’ length
• 7’ diameter x 38’ length
• 6’ diameter x 20’ length
• 4’ diameter x 30’ length
• 2’ diameter x 17’ length
• 2 ½’ diameter x 8’ length

Various weight capacities are also handled up to 60,000 lbs.

It’s not just quality. It’s making quality perform!

MP&P is one of the few facilities that can handle such a wide range of industrial roll sizes and perform all the critical specifications required for finishing, with the advantage of being all under one roof.

Consider our service to be seamless and that gets you roll back in operation at speed. Why not contact us and learn more about the ways we provide uniquely developed industrial roll success.

Here’s the number so why not call today. You’re sure to pick up some valuable information on industrial rolls. 203-574-5400

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Everything begins with accountability, not only to our customers, but to one another as team members. We seek that same value from our partners. In close relation to that, we demand efficiency. To ensure that, what we do is handled in the most proper manner, keeping our industrial roll customers productive. In order to achieve that we focus on being proactive, so we anticipate any issues before they occur and minimize any lost time. We have achieved this goal by knowing our customers well.

Every operation meets MP&P’s exacting standards for industrial roll finishing

Any relationship must be infused with responsiveness. Our customers are moving products through their own varied pipelines and MP&P assures them that those pipelines will be properly managed and fulfilled. This of course is based on being trustworthy. The customer must, beyond a doubt, trust that we will deliver their industrial rolls as promised, every time. That kind of service is what, over time, builds and strengthens relationships. To achieve this, we have dedicated ourselves and our systems to being consistent. Whatever solution we provide, we maintain over and over again. In answer to our headline question: “Everything!”

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• Understand how to better serve their internal and external customers (Teamwork).

• Seek ways to improve what they are charged to do.

• Encourage coworkers to meet obligations by example.

• Lead in the skill of cooperation.

• Speak confidently of their role in the company.

• Believe in our products and services.

• Articulate and engage the company’s values.

• Recognize contributions of others.

• Activate self-confidence.

• Commit to continue learning and improving skills.

• Risk doing what is right rather than what is expedient at the moment

• Give their full sense of skills to the work.

These factors are critical to MP&P because each one directly affects our relationship to customers, whether it’s a routine service, a specialized service or an emergency. This is a key factor because our work is specialized in many unique ways. We are helping customers in many areas such as:

• Roll Repair
• Acid Flushing
• Roll Fabrication
• Chromium Plating
• Roll Grinding
• Trouble Shooting Difficult Problems

Every customer that has worked with our company has benefited by our specialized expertise in roll surface engineering:
• Fabrication
• Repair
• Initial hard coating

Resurfacing and finishing of:

• Industrial and paper mill
• Double and single shell heat transfer rolls
• Drum dryers

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Down-time has far-reaching effects

The MP&P business model is more than our approach to industrial roll servicing; it serves as a business strategy that supports our customers. One of our most serious commitments is that we are not only helping our direct customers, but we are supporting their customers as well. Shoddy work and down-time hurts business throughout the delivery cycle. It’s a serious responsibility. That is one reason why MP&P provides industrial roll solutions to many of the most demanding companies in the country and offshore. Contact us today to discuss your industrial roll needs. 203-574-5400

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