The Aluminum Anodizers Council is holding a West Regional Forum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 22.

The AAC says the Midwest Regional Forum is a new one-day educational event, offering a more intimate version of our AAC Anodizing Conference for those who wish to learn closer to home and at a significant savings in time and cost.

The event will be at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West. Register at https://members.anodizing.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1963628&group=.

The Regional Forum features a tour of the AaCron Anodizing facility in Plymouth, MN.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Introduction: Michael McGinty, BASF/Chemetall

8:40 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Process Control and Effective Troubleshooting; Kevin Janis, Reliant Aluminum Products

9:40 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Anodizing Pretreatment: Etching/Deoxidizing; Michael McGinty, BASF/Chemetall

10:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Break

10:50 a.m. – 11:50 p.m. Coloring of Anodized Aluminum; Pinakin Patel, Techevon

11:50 a.m. – Noon “AAC Technical Bulletin”

Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Travel to AaCron Anodizing

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Plant Tour – AaCron Anodizing

2:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Travel to Hotel

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session: Regional Forum speakers, as well as representatives of AaCron Anodizing, will be on hand to answer your questions, field your comments, or try to help you solve a problem. This is a great opportunity to share with and learn from other anodizers.

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

Visit https://www.anodizing.org.