Anodizing World
A blog filled with tips and knowledge about anodizing
For anodizers and manufacturers using anodized aluminum
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.
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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.
