Canadian Finishing & Coatings Manufacturing Magazine - May/June 2023 - 19

PLATING AND ANODIZING: INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
Driving Anodizing to
the Finish Line
AAC Members map out the Industry's road ahead
BY NANCY KLEIN
he Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) and its 107
member companies throughout the U.S., Canada
and abroad recognise that dramatic changes
and developments are impacting the anodizing
industry. New technologies, challenges, opportunities, and
global issues are profoundly affecting anodizing workers,
plant operations and product offerings.
Key industry players and AAC members Tej Patel,
director, Techevon LLC; Linda Newman, senior technical
manager, Quaker Houghton; Janette Courtney, PE, division
EHS director, Bonnell Aluminum; and Dr. Judy RungeNussbaum,
metallurgical engineer and surface scientist, PE,
SME, Manufacturing Design, Apple Inc., weigh in with their
perspectives on the changes driving anodizing advancements
and where the aluminum anodizing industry is headed and
what factors are having the greatest impact on aluminum
anodizing process, operations, products, and business growth
this year.
T
Dr. Judy Runge-Nussbaum,
Metallurgical Engineer and
Surface Scientist, PE, SME,
Manufacturing Design, Apple Inc.,
Janette Courtney, PE, Division
EHS Director, Bonnell
Aluminum
AAC: What do you believe is the aluminum anodizing
industry's greatest challenge right now?
Tej Patel [TP]: I believe there are three primary challenges
the anodizing industry faces:
* Labour and technical resource shortages. As the
personnel that have been in the anodizing industry
continue to age, we are not replacing this technical base
and labour at the rate at which it is being lost. Therefore,
there could be a loss in capacity and expertise.
* Certain value-added products such as anodizing dyes are
becoming more difficult to source as availability, price
and lead time continue to become an issue. Consequently,
suppliers must be prepared to address this through
managing their supply chain.
* Aluminum quality and availability resulting in an
increased use of secondary billet, which can be more
difficult to anodize. Furthermore, as deglobalization
continues, sources of aluminum may not be as prevalent,
resulting in higher costs.
Janette Courtney [JC]: Our industry's greatest challenges
now are lower demand, regulations, decarbonization, and
foreign competition on finished products.
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Linda Newman, Senior Technical
Manager, Quaker Houghton
Tej Patel, Director, Techevon
LLC
Our industry's greatest challenges now are lower
demand, regulations, decarbonization, and foreign
competition on finished products.
- Janette Courtney

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