Anodizing Services

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At Elm Plating Company, our computer controlled anodizing services offer our customers the best hard anodic coatings. Clients from the automotive, furniture and construction industries trust Elm Plating to harden the aluminum in their internal engine, transmission and tooling components. Our coatings can be applied as thin as .0010" and as thick as .0025", and we have a full service laboratory that will test your components for abrasion resistance, hardness and microstructure.

We feature quick turnaround times, can handle everything from prototypes to high volume orders and nothing leaves our facilities without meeting or exceeding your industry's toughest standards. Industry giants like General Motors, Ford and Chrysler come to Elm Plating for their anodizing: we offer only the best in quality and service.

For more information about our anodizing services, please see the details below. To learn about our other services, contact Elm Plating today.

Anodizing Services

Anodizing Racks

Past Projects

• Hard Coat Anodizing of an Aluminum Component for an Automotive Transmission Application

Anodizing Services Capabilities

Anodizing Processes	Electrolytic Passivation - Hard Anodic Coating
Automation Capabilities	Computer Controlled Process
Equipment	Rack Tanks
Substrate	Aluminum Alloys (6061 Series)
Application	Hardening of Aluminum
Electrolyte	MIL-A-8625F Type III, Class I AMS2469H Hard Anodic Non Dyed
Loading Packaging	Bulk Containers Returnable Containers
Pre-Plate Operations	Pre Clean
Post-Plate Operations	Rinsed Cleaned Dried
Maximum Coating Thickness	.0025 in
Minimum Coating Thickness	.0010 in
Testing Ability	Abrasion Resistance Adhesion Coating Thickness Coating Weight Salt Spray
Full Service Laboratory	Hardness Tensile Microstructure Analysis Metallurgical Physical Testing
Intended Application	Internal Engine Components Transmission Components Tooling Components
Additional Services	Sorting Packaging Shipping
Production Volume	High Volume Prototype Leading to Production
Typical Lead Times Available	3 days (Single Process)
Trucking	6 semis and one cargo van 200 mile radius of Jackson, Michigan

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