Anokap drafts technical procedures, writes manuals and guides, and delivers one-to-one or classroom presentations. Full theoretical and practical site training is available where the work will actually be done.
The material below is taken from Anokap’s own training decks: Surface Finishing & Electropolishing Stainless Steel and Health & Safety — Electropolishing. Download the source presentations from the links at the end of this page.
Surface finishing syllabus
Typical classroom or site sessions cover:
- What stainless steel is, and why the “L” grades matter
- Why unfinished stainless often has nothing saleable to ship
- How machining, welding, grinding and forming damage the upper layers
- Electropolishing advantages and the etching / polishing / pitting window
- Tube methods — vertical, flash, and progressive horizontal
- Post-treatment, passivation and ASME BPE surface ratios
- Rouge, de-rouging and orbital-weld quality on electropolished tube
See the stainless steel and surface finishing notes for the written version of that deck.
Health and safety — electropolishing
Electropolishing work is split into two activities, each with its own PPE.
Processing requires gloves, goggles and an apron.
Chemical transfer requires gloves, a full face shield, a suit or apron, and boots.
Before anyone starts, the briefing covers:
- General awareness — site, signage, equipment, containers, valves, plant status, and chemical spill kits
- Product descriptions and data sheets — electrolyte and desmut, hazard signs, reading the MSDS and signing off
- Chemical handling — preparation; matching PPE, equipment and product; a walk-through method statement; advising EHS and production before and after; leave the area clean and tidy
- Equipment precautions — splashes, leaks, electricity and liquids together, DC electrical contact sparks, and cleaning during maintenance
This page is a training outline, not a substitute for the method statement, MSDS pack and site rules written for a specific job.
Sample treatment and evaluation
Where the application is not yet specified, small samples can be processed in a demonstration facility so parameter sets, methods and techniques can be established before plant or a site contract is committed.
Send a sample brief or ask for a site training date.