Job Description:

• 1) Controls anodizing equipment to provide corrosion resistant surface to aluminum objects: Selects holding rack according to size, shape, and number of objects to be anodized.

• 2) Wires or clips objects to anodizing rack and immerses rack in series of cleaning, etching, and rinsing baths.

• 3) Positions objects in anodizing tank by suspending them from anode.

• 4) Estimates amount of electric current and time required to anodize material.

• 5) Turns rheostat to regulate flow of current.

• 6) Removes objects from tank after specified time, rinses objects, and immerses them in bath of hot water or dichromate solution to seal oxide coating.

• 7) Hangs objects on racks to air-dry.

• 8) May immerse objects in dye bath to color them for decorative or identification purposes.

• 9) May anodize workpiece with corrosion resistant material, using automated equipment that automatically cleans, rinses, and coats.