<p class="x_MsoNormal">Pinakin Patel on Mid-Temperature Sealing </p> <p class="x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0">Our hosts, George Oh of Quaker Houghton and Tej Patel of Techevon, talk with anodizing industry expert Pinakin Patel, owner of Techevon LLC, a global anodizing chemistry supplier in Chicago, IL. Pinakin explains what mid-temperature seals are, the types of mid-temperature seals, his patent on sealing of aluminum oxide, nickel-free mid-temp seals, types of surfactants and how they interact with sealing methods. Comparison of different sealing methods to mid-temperature seals and its environmental impact. Be sure to join us at the 2023 Anodizing Conference on October 10-12 in Bellevue/Seattle, Washington. Learn more at <a id= "OWAa167fbc8-26e4-ce52-b65e-5fbb8125a6dd" class= "x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" href= "http://www.anodizing.org/AnodizingConference" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-auth= "NotApplicable">www.anodizing.org/AnodizingConference</a> where Pinakin will also be speaking. </p>

Tin Electrolytic Coloring with Pinakin Patel

Learn about aluminum anodizing, the technology that makes aluminum look like aluminum and stay in good shape, in things from window frames and jet planes to your iPhone.  Join George, Tej, Nathan, and Mark from the Aluminum Anodizers Council, with guest speakers talking about topics from process best practices to regulatory issues to environmental impact to Where is anodization even used?  Tune in if you’re an anodizer, or you want to use anodizing to put color in your aluminum, or if you just think running loads of electricity through metal and acid sounds fun.