Six Cost Saving Benefits of Electropolishing

June 2, 2025

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A primary reason engineers specify electropolishing to finish critical metal parts is its ability to optimize part performance with improvements to surface finish, corrosion resistance and durability.

Whether you are a manufacturer of lifesaving medical devices or flight critical aerospace components, bottom line savings are always a key focus. There are multiple ways in which high-quality electropolishing produces cost savings along with the defect-free surface finish it is known for. Here are six examples.

1. Longer-lasting parts: By eliminating surface defects and improving resistance to corrosion, electropolishing leaves parts with enhanced fatigue life and durability.

2. Fewer finishing steps: By finishing and passivating metal parts all in one step, electropolishing often eliminates the need for additional finishing steps.

3. Improved surface preparation: By improving adhesion for plating and over-molding, electropolishing minimizes production scrap caused by adhesion failures.

4. Reduced risk of regulatory failures: When specified early in the process, electropolishing can ensure optimal design for FDA approvals and other needed certifications to minimize the risk of costly regulatory delays.

5. Enhanced corrosion resistance: Corrosion has a way of eating through profits along with metal. When a medical manufacturer discovered spots of corrosion on welded metal racks used in the production of a drug-infused device, it led to $70,000 a month in unusable devices until electropolishing was able to remove discoloration and scale in the heat-affected zones.

6. Automation enhanced bulk processes for small parts: Able’s ability to brighten and passivate stainless steel fasteners, springs, wire forms and other small stainless steel parts in an automation-enhanced bulk electropolishing process provides high-quality results and cost-effective throughput.

Process Improvements that Drive Quality & Savings 

As the country’s largest electropolishing specialist and a pioneer of the process, Able Electropolishing has a track record of innovation and continuous improvements over the last 71 years. In collaboration with engineers across a broad range of industries, our process improvements have yielded continuous gains in both quality and cost-effectiveness.

To complement our electropolishing service, we offer passivation, vacuum vapor degreasing and in-house testing and analysis.

From robotic automation in our 24/5 production facility, to streamlined sourcing and shipping capabilities, we have incorporated efficiencies our customers use to get their products to market quickly and cost-effectively.

Try Electropolishing for Free

To learn more about how Able Electropolishing can leave your metal parts with the highest-quality surface finish and save you time and money in the process, contact a member of our team, or take advantage of free electropolishing of your samples to see the results firsthand.

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