An alternative spelling for anodizers, anodisers are service providers of the anodizing process, creating anodized metals with increased wear and corrosion resistance. Anodisers are able to provide increased resistance by thickening the surface layer of the metal with a non-conductive oxide film, while reducing the overall weight of the metal.
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Fort Wayne AnodizingFort Wayne, IN 800-347-1030 Our advanced technology, unsurpassed quality and precision service has established Fort Wayne Anodizing as one of the most sophisticated job shop finishers in the nation. For anodisers, they have the solutions you need. Increasing our efficiency to meet the demands of each individual customer is the ultimate goal of Fort Wayne Anodizing, and they will work hard to do so for you.
Profile Precision ExtrusionsPhoenix, AZ 623-936-5599 At Profile Precision Extrusions we're experts at small! For the past twenty years we've focused exclusively on producing the thinnest, lightest, most complex custom anodisers that engineers from over fifty industries have designed. We provide low prototype costs, eliminate costly machining, minimize part side and weight, increase inventory turns and increase speed to markets.
Mid-States Aluminum Corp.Fond Du Lac, WI 920-922-7207 Mid-States Aluminum Corporation provides you with an experienced engineering team that is able to analyze the entire manufacturing cycle and identify efficiencies and opportunities from a macro perspective. They can help determine the perfect anodisers for your application. Whether you have a new design or are exploring cost-saving options we strive to provide the greatest benefit to you.
Extrude-A-TrimToronto, ON 416-798-1277 Toll Free Phone: 888-557-0883 At Extrude-A-Trim we can fulfill virtually any order in a flash. Our inventory is one of the largest in North America, with more than 6,000,000 feet of in-stock extrusions including anodisers. If your company is interested we can even provide you with profiles from secondary billet containing up to 60% post-consumer content. Ask Extrude-A-Trim for a FREE quote now.
David Russell Anodizing, Inc.Sanford, FL 877-620-5017 The father and son team at David Russell Anodizing has a combined 60 years of aluminum anodizing experience. We offer bright dip anodizing and have recently added titanium anodizing to our services. If our current color anodizing selection isn't sufficient, we are happy to customize. Contact us!
Hardcoatings, Inc.Charlotte, NC 704-377-2996 Hardcoatings, Inc. has been serving industry since 1975, providing quality coatings for product materials along with prompt and friendly service. We work with many different industries, including textile machinery, packaging machinery, medical and pharmaceutical equipment, electronics and auto racing. When it comes to anodisers, we have the solution, call today!
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While anodisers most frequently work with aluminum alloys, due to the decreased corrosion resistance that results from the addition of the alloyed elements such as copper, iron and silicon, they also work with various other metals including niobium, tantalum, magnesium, zinc, titanium and tungsten. As a result of the variety of workable metals, anodizers are able to provide metal materials and parts to a wide range of industries including: industrial manufacturing, for anodized bars, rods, angles and profiles used in various processing applications. These applications include electronics, for protective encasings of a variety of electrical equipment; automotive, for use as the trim and the body of the vehicle; military, for small parts such as fine aluminum wire as well as large military aerospace parts; and medical, for surgical instruments and implants, to name just a few. In addition, several industries have certain standards that anodisers should ideally adhere to such as the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) standard 611-98, for anodized architectural aluminum.
Anodizers can use several different anodizing processes, ranging from the common to the experimental and obscure. The main difference between many of these processes is the type of acidic solution that is used. The two main types of acids used are chromic acid and sulfuric acid. Chromic acid refers to the H2 CrO4, which is an oxidizing acid family that the Environmental Protection Agency has placed restrictions on. The uses of certain types of this acid have been classified as a human carcinogen. While emissions resulting from sulfuric acid, which refers to a strong mineral acid that is very similar to chromic acid, are also restricted by the EPA, it is considered less dangerous than the emission of chromic acid. However, there are some new developments in chromic acid that are much more environmentally-friendly. Additional acidic solutions used by anodizers include citric acid, phosphoric acid, boric acid and organic acids. The two main types of anodizing processes that anodisers use are bath anodizing and anodic painting, although bath anodizing is more common in industrial applications. In bath anodizing the metal is fully immersed in the acidic solution, while in anodic painting the metal ferrule of a paint brush is dipped in the acidic solution and then used to apply it to the metal. As a result, anodisers typically use bath anodizing for mass production and anodic painting for smaller projects.
