New finish

Press, 29 May 1984, Page 23

New finish

The new Duracolor anodised aluminium finish released this month by Comalco Extrusions, Ltd, will prove resistant to scratching and marking, even in severe environmental conditions, and will give a much greater degree of colour consistency through computerised colour matching, the company says. Anodising aluminium with the new Duracolor process gives it a hardcoat finish to resist scratching and marking, greatly reducing past problems of damage during manufacture and shipment. Computer-controlled Duracolor colour matching takes the guesswork out of the anodising process, allowing a much higher degree of colour consistency between batches. The new Duracolor plant replaces Comalco Extrusions’ Bontone, Kalcolor and Comaltone anodising intallations, and offers a standard colour range of Duracolor light bronze, medium bronze, dark bronze, and Duracolor black. The first shipment of Duracolor will be supplied to the AHI Aluminium

Franchising' Company, and will be manufactured into aluminium doors and windows for use in residential homes throughout New Zealand. The manager of AHI Aluminium Franchising Company, Mr Ray Nixon, is enthusiastic about Duracolor’s application in the aluminium joinery market. “We’re very pleased to see a hardcoat finish of this standard available. It’s going to mean that aluminium is less susceptible to damage during manufacture, and we expect to have few rejects in future.” Improved colour matching is also an important factor in increasing customer satisfaction. “Consistency of colour and better colour matching will give us fewer problems in the field.” “Until now, we haven’t been able to do anything about minor variations in. door and window frame colour, and it will be a great service to our customers to supply same-colour joinery into their homes,” Mr Nixon said.