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Q. I live in Mexico City, and I want to know the international price for the anodizing, Duranodic, brass, black, natural, the price in Mexico is:
Duranodic $30.00 per square meter.
Natural $10.00 per square meter.
Brass $28.00 per square meter.
Black $30.00 per square meter.
This cost is in pesos the change is $9.30 pesos per Dollar.
Thanks for you help.
BLADIMIRO J. MORENO PEREZ- MEXICO, D.F. MEXICO
2001
A. Hi, Bladimiro.
I realize that designers and buyers need some idea what their choices will cost them, but there is no "standard international price" for such services as far as I know. Shops charge what they must to make a fair profit. If they charge less, there's no point being in business; if they charge more, a competitor will soon undercut them, taking away the business, and making them look bad too :-)
Here in the U.S. it's considered "restraint of trade" to try to establish a standard price, and it's a thin line between 'estimating' and 'colluding' :-)
Sorry!
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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Q. I'm investigating the possibility of anodizing my aluminum parts for decorative purpose (Type2?) How much can I expect to pay for this in my area, and what colors are available?
Mike Lee- San Bernardino, California, USA
2002
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A. Mike, - Santa Cruz, California, USA A. Your best bet would be to contact anodizing shops in your area, provide them with a print, and have them quote the job. It is impossible for anyone in this forum to give you a quote based on the information supplied.  Marc Green anodizer - Boise, Idaho A. Yes, it seems that everything from anchovies to zebra-shell mussels seem to be exactly the same price from brand to brand when you go to the supermarket. Still, it is often illegal to discuss pricing in any kind of forum which attracts competitors. Ted Mooney, P.E. Striving to live Aloha finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey |
Q. For our yr 11 school assignment we are investigating the effects of anodising in the industry. We have looked everywhere for information on the costs involved, but have been unsuccessful. We also require information on which metals works best with the anodising process, and what dyes to use.
Nicole B [student's name deleted for privacy by Editor]student - Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia
2005
A. Cost varies greatly. Just a few factors are competition, chemical costs, waste disposal costs, employee cost, real estate cost and quality of employees. Size makes a big difference -- generally bigger costs more than a cost per sq foot scale up. Certifications cost more. Amount of parts processed in a day. All the same parts, or a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Some alloys anodize easier than others. Dye cost varies greatly by fade resistance, color and type of dye used to make it(organic or organo-metallic). Cast is a total pain to anodize. Extruded can be better and 100% machined wrought alloy is the easiest.
Is masking required? When racked, will it cup and drag out great amounts of your chemicals.
This is a tiny amount of factors that you have to set before you can ever think of having a semi-valid answer.
- Navarre, Florida
A. Hello Nicole,
Good day! How are you?
It is very difficult to say exact price for the anodizing process. Here in Bangalore (INDIA) from one of the anodizing industry I got 3 anodized components for Rs. 150.00. Dimension of each are 64 mm x 62 mm x 75 mm, 64 mm x 62 mm x 20 mm and 64 mm x 62 mm x 2 mm.Total quantity was 5 sets.
I feel 6063 He9 and 6351 He30 T6 would be better option for anodizing. Anodizing quality depends on silicon content in the alloy (should be low).
Pramod PT
- Bangalore, INDIA
Cost of type 2 versus type 3 anodize
Q. I am a member of a medium sized electroplating shop in Garland, Texas. We currently run type 2 anodize and we are looking at adding type 3 hard anodizing to our processing capabilities. I am working on getting together market information as to asses the sales side of the hard anodize market. What is considered reasonable as to a baseline figure as to calculate a per sq in price when quoting jobs. Can anybody give some guidance in this area. Is hard coat anodize three times type 2 pricing?
Mike GilbertSales/Marketing for plating shop - Garland, Texas USA
January 22, 2009
A. That all depends on the market and the specifications. True MIL spec type 3 is expensive because of the cooling requirement.
Next, there is nothing to prevent the current competition from lowering their prices. They can break even a lower cost than you can, in almost all cases. And, they may do it at a loss to drive you out of business.
Real MIL spec type 3 with all of the required testing and controls could easily run 10 times as much as thin type 2 that is non spec.
What you need to do is to figure out how much it will cost you do do the job and then find out what the competition charges. Then cross your fingers that they do not lower their prices.
- Navarre, Florida
Ed. note: Thread 11867 offers some additional perspectives on the cost of anodizing.
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