Any
item to be anodized requires reliable
jigging.
Firstly, to stop the components fall to the
bottom of the anodizing tanks. Secondly, for the safe flow of electrical
current from the jig to the work
piece.
Generally, anodizing jigs are made of
Aluminum
Disadvantages of Aluminum
jigs:
Jigs itself get anodized and have to be
chemically stripped.
The
constant anodizing and repeated stripping results in a shortened
life.
So,
we come out with Titanium jigs:
Advantages of Titanium
jigs
Jigs itself do not get anodized and hence no
need for chemical stripping.
Longer life as there is no constant anodizing
and repeated stripping.
But, Titanium jigs design and fabrication has
to be done with greater care due to the following
factors:
Titanium is far less conductive than
Aluminum.
Contact points and jig marks need to be larger
than the Aluminum jigs to avoid contact burns during
processing.
