Top 5 Ways to Store Aluminum Parts to Prevent Corrosion
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The Impact of Foreign Materials on Aluminum Parts before Anodizing
Although simple in principle, there is a lot of confusion over how aluminum parts need to arrive at the metal finisher so that they[...]
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The Validated Capabilities of MICRALOX™ Anodic Coating
Third-party test results have validated multiple sterilization capabilities of the revolutionary anodic coating, MICRALOX™. High-performance[...]
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Why We Need to Know About the Alloy and Its Temper When Anodizing Aluminum
With over 30 commonly available aluminum alloys, and a multitude of tempers for each alloy, this question frequently arises:[...]
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Challenges and Solutions for Aluminum Anodizes for Reprocessing Medical Devices
The FDA released the 2016 science priorities from the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The report[...]
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Partnering on Projects when Anodizing Aluminum
Recently, a customer asked about DCHN’s ability to fix minor defects on aluminum components of a common medical device after being returned from active[...]
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Differentiating Commodity from Specialty
Aluminum anodizing and IP (intellectual property) don’t seem to have much in common, at least at first glance. The finishing process for aluminum anodizing[...]
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Those Are Grain Boundaries—Part of the Material
Have you ever experienced the appearance of “raindrops,” “snowflakes,” or galvanized metal patterns in your anodized finish? If so, don’t shoot your[...]
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Aluminum Anodizing and Water Conservation Do Not Have to Be Incompatible
In my day, in metal finishing class 101, the first thing you were taught about aluminum anodizing was this: when you think you[...]
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“Can You Fix This?”
The real question here is: can we avoid “having to” fix this? We often get asked if we can fix problems such as stains, scratches, and blemishes on products we are anodizing.
As[...]
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