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Anodized Aluminum vs Painted Aluminum: Environmental Responsibility

Welcome to Video # 5 in Lorin’s series to help you understand the advantages of coil anodized aluminum provided by Lorin Industries, contrasted with some of the myths you may have heard. This video addresses how Lorin Industries’ anodized aluminum is environmentally responsible, in both product and process. Myth 9 – Anodized aluminum is not […]

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Anodized Aluminum vs Painted Aluminum: Cost and Crazing Video

Welcome to Video # 4 in Lorin’s series to help you understand the advantages of coil anodized aluminum provided by Lorin Industries, contrasted with some of the myths you may have heard. This video explains how pre-anodized aluminum can be produced or formed successfully, as well as how anodized aluminum is cost effective relative to […]

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Coil Anodized Aluminum Myths: Costs and Crazing

Busting myths about coil anodized aluminum Now that we’ve debunked the most common myths about anodized aluminum’s colors, we’ll move onto a myth about another aesthetic concern – and a financial one. This blog is part of a series addressing myths about coil anodized aluminum so you have the information you need to reflect your […]

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Anodized Aluminum vs Painted Aluminum: Colors and Finishes

Welcome to Video # 3 in Lorin’s series to help you understand the advantages of coil anodized aluminum provided by Lorin Industries, contrasted with some of the myths you may have heard. This video addresses myths concerning color consistency and color availability with anodized aluminum. Myth 5 – Color consistency cannot be achieved with anodized […]

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Anodized Aluminum vs Painted Aluminum: Coating Durability Video

The goal of an exterior finish is to help the architect, designer and owner realize for what they want their building to look like. In this video series, we’ll highlight the many benefits of anodized aluminum. Let’s start by identifying some common misconceptions or myths about anodized aluminum. At Lorin, we can acknowledge that you […]

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Coil Anodized Aluminum Myths: Color and Finishes

Busting myths about coil anodized aluminum Engineers, architects, and designers need expressive materials, but the true beauty and versatility of coil anodized aluminum can be obscured by misconceptions. This blog is part of a series addressing myths about coil anodized aluminum so you have the information you need to reflect your vision with Lorin aluminum. […]

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Coil Anodized Aluminum Paneling Makes Korean Heritage Shine

Lorin Anodized Aluminum Reflects Your Vision – Like in This Celebration of History and Culture Completed in the 7th century CE, the Hwanryongsa Temple’s Wooden Pagoda remains an important symbol of the heritage of the city it once looked over, Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. When civic and business leaders decided to build […]

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What is Anodized Aluminum?

What is Anodized Aluminum? Anodized aluminum is aluminum that has been treated to develop an exceptionally durable finish. To create anodized aluminum, you use an electrochemical process where the metal is immersed in a series of tanks, wherein one of the tanks, the anodic layer is grown from the metal itself. Because this anodized layer […]