Defective Material Report Process to Set Expectations We often hear customers say that when they received their anodized aluminum parts back from their anodize vendor, they are surprised by scratches and dents, which they are THEN told were there on…

Is a Lighter Color Aluminum Hard Coat Thinner than a Darker One? I have been asked this question often: “Is it always the case that a lighter color hard coat is less thick than a darker one?” While the answer…

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 can be anodized. Any time a…

The Validated Capabilities of MICRALOX™ Anodic Coating Third-party test results have validated multiple sterilization capabilities of the revolutionary anodic coating, MICRALOX™. High-performance MICRALOX™ has been tested for use with the STERRAD® 100NX low-temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization. The data revealed that…

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 anodize supplier. Let me tell you why.Common metals, such as aluminum,…