Understanding the Chemistry and Options for Anodic Coating on Medical Devices Before choosing a casting and anodic finish, it is important to understand some of the basic chemistry behind why some anodic coating options work better than others on medical…

An Overview of Performance Testing Procedures for MICRALOX® Coated Medical Devices Current sulfuric anodizing specifications for aluminum are based on a range of factors relevant for industrial usage, such as coating thickness and weight, salt water spray corrosion, and abrasion resistance. While meaningful…

Grand Opening of Precision Coating’s New Fluoropolymer Coating Facility Costa Rica has become a prominent hub for medical device, biotech, and healthcare manufacturers. It was a natural progression for us to build an operation within this ecosystem. We have grown…

The Factors that Affect Color Match  End use customers tend to have a notion in their minds that any color can be matched when anodizing aluminum. It may be possible but there are many factors that come into play that…

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…