Summary for alodine process setup Discussion
Alodine process setup is the focus keyphrase here, but the thread does not provide a real cost estimate or business analysis. Nipun Breja asks whether starting a large-scale Alodine plant in India is a good project and what the total cost would be, noting experience with Alodine in Canada. Ted Mooney, P.E. responds humorously that, based on the limited information given, the cost could be anywhere from $7 to $7,000,000, and says more details would be needed to narrow it down. The practical takeaway is that the question is too vague for a meaningful project-cost answer, and any serious planning would require much more information about capacity, equipment, chemistry, compliance, and local operating conditions before judging whether the project is viable.
Q. Hi dear,
I’ll do Alodine in Canada and I want a set up my Alodine plant in India too. So can you tell me is this a good project or not? How much total it cost me if I start in large scale?
Nipun Breja
METAL PRODUCTS – TORONTO, CANADA
2006
A. Based on the large amount of data presented, I know exactly what you need. The answer is quite obviously somewhere from $7 to $7,000,000. With some additional information, we might be able to refine that number down some!
Milt Stevenson, Jr.
Plating shop technical manager – Syracuse, New York
2006
A. Hi Nipun. Alodine is a tradename for a chromate conversion coating used in the MIL-DTL-5541 process. You would need an appropriately sized tank line for the sequence of alkaline clean, rinse, etch, rinse, desmut, rinse, chromate conversion coat, rinse, dry … plus the appropriate auxiliary equipment like heaters, exhaust system, DI rinsing, waste water treatment, material handling, and laboratory. I would pretty confidently refine Milt’s numbers to between $70,000 and $700,000.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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July 2 2013