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Aluminum lock rod used for tractor trailers

From Able Electropolishing Company, Inc.

The customer needed these lock rods to
be bright and shiny, in order to match chrome on tractor
trailers. The customer was mechanically polishing the
aluminum rods to remove weld discoloration and provide
a bright surface. This process was dirty and time consuming, causing employees in the plant to
complain about the aluminum dust that was being created from mechanical polishing.

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