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Showcase Your Product or Service With Anodized Aluminum!
Anodized aluminum offers multiple products to showcase your wares via exterior signage, interior name plate or any variety of custom identification you can imagine. Available in a variety of standard aluminum / anodize colors and finishes as well as custom made-to-order solutions, anodized aluminum showcases you beautifully.
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Why Not Anodized? |
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Channel Letters
Business Cards
Identification Tags & Badges
Interior Signage
Luggage Tags
Name Plates
Plaques
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| Interior Grade Product Suggestions |
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| Exterior Grade Product Suggestions |
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Signage Product Standards
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Anodic Film Standards
Interior Commercial Standard
Suitable for applications requiring reasonable abrasion
and corrosion resistance for parts not directly
exposed to the elements.
Suitable Anodic Film Range - 0.0001" - 0.0002" (5.08-
7.62 microns.)
Exterior Standard 1
Suitable for applications requiring reasonable abrasion
and corrosion resistance with limited exposure to the
elements.
Suitable Anodic Film Range - 0.0002"- 0.0003" (5.08-7.62
microns.)
Exterior Standard 2
Suitable for applications requiring reasonable heavy
abrasion and corrosion resistance with normal
exposure to the elements.
Suitable Anodic Film Range - 0.0003"- 0.0004" (7.62-
10.16 microns)
Architectural Class I
Suitable Anodic Film Range - 0.0007" and Greater (17.78
microns and greater.)
Architectural Class II
Suitable Anodic Film Range - 0.0004"- 0.0007" (10.16-
17.78 microns)
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| Product Enhancements & General Information |
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Adhere
Most interior grade products are available with Adhere on the backside. Additional charges and minimum order quantities apply to all products with Adhere.
For additional information click on the Adhere link to download the Adhere Brand Information Sheet.
High Pressure Laminate Applications
Lorin products have successfully performed within High Pressure Laminate (HPL) process under the following conditions:
320 Degree Fahrenheit heat
High Pressure / High Heat ?1 hour
Bonded with a phenolic resin soaked core sheet.
If you are using a process outside of the HPL process outlined above, we encourage you to purchase a small quantity of anodized aluminum to confirm product performance within your own process prior to ordering full production quantities.
Material Inspection
Material is reviewed for visual consistency from edge to edge at a distance of 5 feet or 1.5 meters looking straight at the material hanging from a vertical surface.
Screen Printing / Powder Coated Finishes
For signage products that will be screen printed or powder coated we recommend our AnoGrip product with an open pore structure that will easily adhere to inks, dyes and paints. We can also offer an unsealed anodized product if you require a higher visual quality material.
Surface Protection
Lorin recommends that surface protection be applied to all specular / high reflective finish products as well as any anodized product with a thin anodic film to reduce surface scratching during the production process.
Visual Standards & Limitations
Due to natural variations which are inherent to the raw aluminum surface in certain alloys, anodized aluminum products may display a range of color shades which do not indicate a product defect. Please confirm with your Inside Sales / Sales Manager if your order is for standard inventory stock or a specific product that requires consistency throughout. Aluminum finishes are directional by nature and may show a color shift or shift in visual appearance when viewed at different angles. Please communicate running direction at time of assembly or finished product production.
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Fabrication Characteristics |
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Bending (Brake Press)
Handling pre-anodized stock has been found to be similar
to handing other metals.
Half hard tempers are most often used because of their
formability and structural integrity.
Where possible, use scrap material to adjust the depth of
stroke required to accomplish the desired bend.
Gradual bending of the material will help to minimize
crazing of the anodic film.
Strippable surface protection will protect the anodized
surface during the bending process.
Laminating
Polyfilm surface protection is helpful and can be left on
throughout the production process.
Clean the substrate with a clean brush prior to
laminating.
Cut the sheet to size using sharp shears or a saw.
Consider experimenting with saw and feed speed on
scrap material prior to full production runs.
Cut into the sheet so that the rough edges are on the
back-side.
Spray-guide contact adhesives work best. Apply them on
the anodized aluminum first, then on the core material.
Rollforming
In many cases, no tooling changes are required when
transitioning from other metals to anodized aluminum.
Pre-anodized aluminum will take all minimum bend-radii
as specified by the Aluminum Association.
As with other metals, tooling should be kept polished.
Chrome-plated rolls typically perform the best.
Using surface protection will sometimes eliminate the
need for lubricants.
Stamping & Blanking
No major modifications in tool design are necessary.
Consider reducing male-female die clearance to 2%-8%.
Keep dies sharp.
A looping pit ahead of the press allows for smooth coil
feeding.
Synthetic grippers on feed work best.
Lubricants may be eliminated, depending on the process.
Use link-less gloves when handling pre-anodized stock.
Anodized blanks are protected and stackable.
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| Downloads & Links |
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Downloads
Signage Web Site Content Download
Inter Web-Site Links
Product SpecData Sheets
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