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Finishing Spotlight:
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Class 5 is unsealed. A summary is shown inTable 1 on page 11.Since this paper is pri-marily discussing con-ventional chrome ver-sus sulfuric coatings,items not discussedhere but relate includeType III hardcoat ano-dizing (HCA) for highwear performance andelectrical insulation,and phosphoric acidanodizing (PAA) usedfor metal bonding(structural adhesive)preparation. This paperwill focus only on Chro-mic Acid Anodize andthe non-chrome alter-natives Sulfuric AcidBy Steve AnzelcPE LEED AP
 Questions
What are the differ-ences between chromicacid anodize (CAA), sul-furic acid anodize (SAA)and boric sulfuric acidanodize (BSAA) for alu-minum in the aero-space industry? Whenis chromic acid anodiz-ing required versus sul-furic acid anodizing?Since Boeing has comeup with a non-chromereplacement with BoricSulfuric, why would youstill use CAA? Addition-ally, the type, number,and class are some-times confusing tothose not using themregularly, so I havesummarized the basicsfor each.
Types & Classes
Chromic Acid Anodizing(CAA) is Type I or IB;Sulfuric Acid Anodize(BSAA) is Type IC; andHard Chrome is TypeIII. Suffixes are addedto these types and arecalled “classes” to indi-cate dyes and sealcombinations. Military(Mil) and Boeing Air-plane Company (BAC)Class 1 is non-dyed,and Mil Class 2 is dyedprior to seal. BAC Class3 is dilute chromateseal only, and BAC
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COVER STORY 1INDUSTRY EVENTS2NEWS & NOTES3FROM THEFORUM6FINISHINGSPOTLIGHT9THE LASTWORD15
CONTENTS
 
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BASIC COMPARISONS OF CHROME AND NONCHROMATE ALTERNATIVE ANODIZING
Continued on page 4 
The Perks of OrganizationMembership
(page 15) 
 
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F r o m  t h e  F o r u m :
 
RecurringPowderDefect
 
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FINISHING TALK
September 14-16:
Southern Metal FinishingCharleston, SCsurfacefinishingacademy.com 
September 15-16:
Powder Coating SchoolCharleston, SCsurfacefinishingacademy.com 
September 18:
Overview of UV Coatings Tech. Virtual Learning Conferencewww.coatingstech.org 
September 22-25:
Coating 2008Indianapolis, INwww.thecoatingshow.com 
September 23-25:
LatinCoat 2008Norte Sao Paulo, Brazilwww.latingcoat.com.br
October 7-10:
PDA Applicator Spray CourseHouston, TXwww.pda-online.org
October 14-16:
FutureCoat! 2008Chicago, ILfsct@coatingstech.org
October 14-27:
NASF Trade Tour - ChinaBeijing-Shanghai, Chinawww.nasf.org
October 15-17:
International Coatings ExpoChicago, ILTBD
October 23:
 ASTM Committee B08 MeetingWest Conshohocken, PA  jadkins@astm.org
October 27-28:
Electroplating Know How BasicsDallas-Fort Worth, TXwww.platingschool.com
Have an upcoming event? Tell us about it at 
www.finishingtalk.com! 
INDUSTRY EVENTS 2008
 
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NEWS & NOTES
New York, NY 
Inc. magazinehas ranked Powder-X Coating Sys-tems on its annual ranking of the5,000 fastest-growing private com-panies in the country. The list isthe most comprehensive look atthe most important segment of theeconomy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as awhole, these companies representthe backbone of the U.S. economy.Ranked number 2,185 out of 5,000of the fastest-growing private com-panies in America, Powder-X Coat-ing Systems is proud to be re-corded on such a prestigious list asthe Inc. 5,000.
They have beenworking for many years to build up thebrand name Powder-X nationwide.Now their line of products is not onlyrecognized, it is revered as one the topselling brands in the industry.
 Visitwww.inc5000.com for more info.
Boilingbrook, IL
Midwesco/TDCFilter is excited to announce theirmove from their Cicero, IL locationto a state-of-the-art production/warehouse facility in Bolingbrook,IL, the main distribution corridor inthe Midwest. They’ve made a 9million dollar capital investment inthe new building and processingequipment to better serve theircustomer’s needs. Please updateyour files with their new contactinformation:TDC Filter/Midwesco2 Territorial CourtBolingbrook, IL 60440, USA Main Phone: 630.410.6200Fax: 630.410.6201Order Entry e-mail:tdcorderentry@tdcfilter.com1
 
San Francisco, CA 
The Alumi-num Anodizers Council (AAC) willpresent the keen observations of their Washington D.C. legal coun-only improve their environmentalfootprint, but reduce energy, wa-ter, and labor costs, DuBois stated.Hence the company’s ongoing ef-forts to develop products and ap-plications that focus on these ar-eas. The U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency recently released alean manufacturing case study thathighlights the results of such apartnership between DuBois andSteelcase, a global leader in theoffice furniture industry. Workingtogether, they have implementedmetal cleaning and finishing solu-tions that have reduced processcosts in energy, water, and labor inexcess of 50% while reducingwaste stream discharges in excessof 80%.For more information onDuBois Chemicals, please visitwww.duboischemicals.com.
Hyannis, MA 
The New EnglandRegional Surface Finishing Confer-ence will be held Nov 7th at theCape Codder Hotel and Resort inHyannis, MA. Technical presenta-tions from industry experts, regula-tory agencies and metal finishingsuppliers will be held in conjunctionwith a table top trade show.Waste Water Treatment and TURIcontact hours will be given out atthe conference. Following the dayof presentations attendees will en- joy a New England Clambake din-ner and all in attendance will re-ceive a 2008 Regional computercarry case.The Cape Codder boastsone of New England's largest in-door wave pools for families andfriends to enjoy. For more infor-mation contact Marc Pellessier from Valley Plating at 413.732.7053,John Gilbert from Gilbert and Jones@ 800.577.2962 or Marko Duffy of MacDermid @ 508.904.8899.sel, Charles Simmons of Thompson& Simmons, PLLC at their Seven-teenth Annual International Anodiz-ing Conference. Simmons will dis-cuss the potential impacts eachpresidential candidate could haveon the anodizing industry if elected. He will attempt to put theopposing parties’ energy and envi-ronmental/regulatory policies inperspective and present an impar-tial analysis of what could be ex-pected under a Barack Obama orJohn McCain administration. Sim-mons’ practice focuses on regula-tory compliance issues involvingthe Clean Water Act, along withsolid waste disposal, toxic sub-stances, and radioactive materials.Simmons has extensive experienceunder federal and state environ-mental statutes governing themanufacture, possession, use,transportation and disposal of ra-dioactive and hazardous chemicalsubstances, making him well quali-fied to offer insights into the regu-latory issues of today. The Anodiz-ing Conference is being held Tues-day, October 28 through Thursday,October 30, 2008 at the SheratonFisherman's Wharf in San Fran-cisco, California.
Global
DuBois Chemicals, theindustrial division of JohnsonDiver-sey, Inc.—a leading global providerof cleaning and hygiene solutions—has launched Sustainable CleaningSolutions, a program designed toreduce customers’ total cost of ownership through products andapplications that are lean, green,and clean. As the price of fuel andraw materials has skyrocketed, in-dustry has been forced to find costreduction methods, including theevaluation and implementation of green technologies that will not
 
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