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It took just four hours in March 2022 for Alpha Metal Finishing’s leadership team to become the unit that owner Greg Wood had always dreamed they would be.

The Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) presented the Awards of Excellence and the Genny Dwyer Volunteer of the Year Award during the 37th Annual Anodizing Conference in October.

What do you get when you take one of the top anodizing researchers in the world and put them in a niche anodizing applicator?

Comprehensive comparative studies of various anodic oxide microstructures and their corresponding engineering properties enabled new scientific insight for the mechanism of anodic oxide formation on aluminum and aluminum alloys.

When you speak about producing aluminum, nothing gets bigger than 163,000 square feet of space to produce it in.

Many anodizers over the years — maybe a majority — have switched to anodizing by current control (current density) instead of voltage control when anodizing most of the common aluminum alloys in the 3000, 5000, and 6000 Series.

Lorin Industries in Muskegon, Michigan, says it will launch a new batch anodizing line at the beginning of 2024.

Apple has received a U.S. patent on a new matte black anodizing finish that it could soon be adding to its product lines.

The presented study successfully demonstrated advantages of multistep anodization of AA2024—T3.

The photocatalytic properties of anodic oxides on a newly developed TiNbSn and commonly used Ti6Al4V alloys as biomaterials were investigated.

Paragon Medical, a global medical device manufacturer, has acquired Industrial Anodizing Inc. in Hyrum, Utah, which specializes in the titanium type II and type III anodizing process.

River Street Metal Finishing in Braintree, Massachusetts, used a grant to help it reduce sulfuric acid use and saved money in the process.

The following anodizing process overviews are provided as a means of introduction to aerospace anodizing.

Photos don’t lie, but when it comes to anodized aluminum, they can certainly make images believable.

RIE Coatings in Minnesota has acquired Kaehr Coatings in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Shipping parts from manufacturers to be finished or coated and then sent back to the OEM can be time-consuming and costly.