Finishes
Finishes
Practical notes from our engineers on tolerances, materials, finishes and design for manufacturing — plus news from our plants in Dongguan and Zhaoqing.
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Anodizing Types for Machined Aluminum
Type II decorative, Type III hard coat and colour options: what each adds to the part, how it changes dimensions and when to mask threads and bores.
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Surface Roughness (Ra) Explained for Machined Parts
What Ra 3.2, 1.6 and 0.8 µm look and feel like, which surfaces really need them, and how to call out roughness without over-specifying.
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