The Aluminum Anodizing Council’s Committee of Advocacy and Government Affairs is preparing comments to address an Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposal on heat injury.
The Aluminum Anodizers Council presented several awards at its 2024 conference in Cleveland in October.
Over the years, numerous problem-solving situations and major environmental considerations have necessitated the development of chrome-free mixed electrolytes.
This paper presents new innovative problem-solving technology for Type I, II and III selective brush and repair cell anodizing.
This study aims to quantify the effect of process parameters on the anodizing of Al6061 aluminum.
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated a specification describing test procedures and requirements for architectural quality aluminum oxide coatings.
We spoke with Janette Courtney from Bonnell Aluminum, who is Chairperson of the Aluminum Anodizers Council Board of Directors, about the upcoming Anodizing Conference and Exposition.
An advanced method of basis metal surface activation and pore structure conditioning early in the anodize cycle will be discussed in this paper.
M&J Precision Machining and Fabricating in Decatur, Alabama, will launch its own metal finishing division, Precision Technical Finishing.
Apple has filed a patent application for a new anodizing process it says will help reduce crazing or cracks when temperatures hit over 300°F.
The 33rd Annual Anodizing Conference and Exposition, hosted by the Aluminum Anodizers Council, will be held October 1-3 in Cleveland.
After the last 12 years of developmental improvements and successful operation in production and selective brush anodizing, we present formulations for the new revised three-part organic acid blend.
Al–Cu alloys are widely used as a structural material in the manufacture of commercial aircraft due to their high mechanical properties such as hardness, strength, low density, and tolerance to fatigue damage and corrosion.
Minnesota-based Incertec has acquired Synergy Metal Finishing in Titusville, Florida.
Maintaining surface finish quality during the complete anodize cycle has long been a major problem for the metal finisher.
Pinakin Patel is President of Techevon, a global metal finishing consultancy that offers a complete product line of colors and chemicals for the aluminum anodizing process.
Just weeks after opening a new plant at its Warsaw, Indiana facility, Danco Medical was heavily damaged by a major fire on June 13.
