Finish Thompson, Inc.
Chad Best has held various roles in the engineering field throughout their career. Chad began working as a Process Engineer at Molded Fiber Glass Union City in 1998 and held this position until 2001. In 2001, they joined Finish Thompson, Inc. as a Design Engineer and was later promoted to Senior Design Engineer in 2006. Currently, Chad serves as the Chief Engineer- Centrifugal Products at Finish Thompson, Inc., a position they have held since February 2023.
Chad Best attended Penn State Erie, The Behrend College from 1995 to 1999, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Finish Thompson, Inc.
In business since 1951, Finish Thompson Inc. are experts in the design and manufacture of pumping products for corrosive fluids. All pumps are manufactured in our Erie, Pennsylvania facility in strict adherence to an ISO 9001:2015 quality program and shipped worldwide through a network of highly trained stocking distributors. In addition, we have a facility located in Maintal Germany which serves our European customers. Finish Thompson offers a range of sealless mag-drive centrifugal pumps with run-dry capability including plastic horizontal, plastic self-priming, and heavy duty ANSI models. We also offer mechanically sealed pumps, drum/barrel pumps, vertical mag-drive pumps, and multistage pumps. FTI Air, is a line of high-quality, affordable AODD pumps that includes metallic, non-metallic, FDA-compliant, and conductive polypropylene models.