Electropolishing, Passivation and Metal Surface Analytics Blog

Electropolishing for 416 and 440c Grade Stainless Steel

August 3, 2020
The Benefits of Electropolishing 440c and 416 Stainless Steel

Stainless steel components can be treated in a number of ways to lengthen their useful life, but the right choice may depend on the grade of stainless steel. What should manufacturers consider when they need to finish 416 or 440c stainless steel?

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Whitepaper: Electropolishing Prevents Cross-Contamination in Food Production

 July 13, 2020
Bacterial contamination, a serious threat to the food industry, can be mitigated by electropolishing metal parts of equipment for increased cleanability
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Able Electropolishing Launches Updated Customer Portal

 June 10, 2020
Customers can now track their electropolishing and metal finishing orders via UPS or FedEx, track backorders, and more with the new and improved Able portal
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Pickling vs. Electropolishing for Precision, Consistency and Strength

 June 8, 2020
Compared to electropolishing, stainless steel pickling is often too corrosive to remove surface impurities with precision for some metal alloys
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Whitepaper: Advantages of Electropolishing for Deburring Metal Parts

 June 3, 2020
Discover why electropolishing is more effective than tumbling, vibra-finishing or hand deburring for removing burrs from stainless steel metal parts
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Pharmaceutical Industry Electropolishing for Perfect Parts

 May 19, 2020
Electropolishing’s ability to create a smooth surface finish makes it perfect for parts used in pharmaceutical production equipment valves, pumps and more
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Automation in a Time of Expedited Needs

 April 14, 2020
Our newest addition to the robot team, the Bumblebee, has incredible power to automate metal finishing processes for the smallest and most fragile parts
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Electropolishing Stamped Metal Parts Prevent Corrosion & Contamination

 April 6, 2020
Electropolishing stamped metal parts leaves an ultraclean and ultrasmooth finish that is free of burrs, heat tint, embedded oxides and particulates
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Vital Medical Device Electropolishing During COVID-19

 April 2, 2020
Learn how Able facilitates the electropolishing of critical parts for the medical industry, including ventilator components, during the coronavirus threat
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AeroDef Manufacturing Conference: Aerospace Industry Electropolishing

 March 6, 2020
Join us at Aerodef 2020 to learn how electropolishing for the aerospace industry can prevent corrosion and vastly improve the fatigue life of metal parts
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The Able Electropolishing Advantage

The Able Electropolishing Advantage

Learn how electropolishing promotes corrosion resistance, fatigue life improvement & pathogen resistance in our new video

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Electropolishing Before & After

Read our case studies to learn more about the electropolishing services we have provided across a wide range of industries

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ELECTROPOLISHING 101

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PASSIVATION

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