Anodized aluminum parts are commonly found in a wide range of applications, such as home appliances, sporting goods, electronics, architectural and aircraft components.
The benefits of anodizing include:
Durability. Anodizing is a reacted finish that is integrated with the underlying aluminum. Most anodized products have an extremely long life span, result in offering significant economic advantages through maintenance and operating savings.
Aesthetics and Color Stability. Anodizing offers a large number of color alternatives and eliminates color variations. It allows the aluminum to maintain its metallic appearance. Also, exterior anodic coatings provide good stability to ultraviolet rays.
Ease of Maintenance. During the process of fabrication, handling, installation, surface dirt on the anodized parts may be generated. Normally, rinsing or mild soap and water cleaning will restore an anodized surface to its original appearance. Mild abrasive cleaners can be used for more difficult deposits.
Cost-Effective. The anodizing part is with a much harder surface than painting and powder coating, but less expensive.
Health and Safety. Anodizing is one of the more environmentally friendly metal finishing processes. Since the anodizing process is a reinforcement of a naturally occurring oxide process, it is non-hazardous and produces no harmful or dangerous by-products. The most common anodizing effluents, aluminum hydroxide, and aluminum sulfate, are recycled.
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