Anodizing World
A blog filled with tips and knowledge about anodizing
For anodizers and manufacturers using anodized aluminum
How alloys affect the Anodizing of recycled aluminum
Recycling aluminum is truly marvelous from an engineering perspective: since aluminum does not change its properties when melted, it remains the same quality. Well, more or less. In theory, aluminum...
4 requirements for sustainable anodized aluminum products
The world is shifting towards sustainable transformation and so is the aluminum industry. As an OEM, engineer, or designer, you might find making your products more environmentally friendly...
Can aluminum be sustainable?
I am an anodizing expert exclusively for aluminum. While you can also anodize other metals such as magnesium and titanium, I have dedicated my career to...
What is hard anodized aluminum?
Does your company develop and sell aluminum products that have to withstand harsh environments? For example, suspension systems for motorbikes or rotor blades for helicopters flying in the desert? I...
How to avoid anodized aluminum Stainless steel corrosion
Stainless steel corrosion is one of the worst nightmares of every architect, constructor, or engineer. Imagine you are building a bridge, wind turbine, or skyscraper and the steel-aluminum...
Beginner’s guide to coloring processes for anodized aluminum
One of the greatest benefits of anodizing is the formation of a structural porous aluminum oxide. In this “sponge”, you can create a beautifully colored surface that will not chip or peel nor...
The 3 most common types of aluminum corrosion in buildings
For constructors and architects, aluminum corrosion is one of the biggest problems. Let’s say you helped to design or plan a beautiful façade with anodized aluminum window frames. A big part of your...
How to Anodize Aluminum – Type II Anodizing for Beginners
Imagine you are talking to a team of engineers, who are pulling their hair out about a design for leg prosthetics. They picked aluminum because it is a super light and affordable material. But it...
5 Anodizing Defects That Happen in the Handling and Pretreatment Steps
This blog post is not for the faint-hearted. We all want that perfectly smooth anodizing surface. Unfortunately, things can go horribly, horribly wrong in the anodizing process and we are left with...
How to Define the Hardness of Hard Coat Anodizing
Getting the aluminum product that you want means being clear about specifications. If you have agreed with your anodizer to use hard anodizing, you should also agree on the hardness of your hard...
Anodizing Aluminum: What it is and Why I love it
This post covers the basic concepts concerning anodizing to allow everybody to be on the same page.
Resources
To do-list for anodizers
4 actions you can take today to increase the revenue of your anodizing line
Checklist for manufacturers
8 things to agree on with your anodizer (to avoid mistakes and disappointments)
Who is writing this?
For 25 years I, Anne Deacon Juhl, have been working in the anodizing industry and I am as passionate about my work as on the first day.
I strongly believe that anodizing is the most sustainable surface finishing solution for aluminum. Thus, by using anodized aluminum we can lower the carbon footprint for a lot of aluminum products, aluminum in buildings and transportations.
At AluConsult, I want to help anodizers and end-users to harness the full benefits of anodized aluminum and to make their work with it as cost-efficient and easy as possible.
