Finishing and assembly

Finishing

Anodizing, plating, powder coat, paint, and cleaning, applied after the part is made.

Overview

part finishing

A finish protects a part and sets how it looks. Anodizing, plating, powder coating, and paint each run in their own shops. In a chain, the finish node sits between the node that makes the part and the node that assembles it.

Finishing summary
Setup cost	Low to medium: racks and masking
Best at	Metal and plastic parts after forming
Input	A finish call-out on the drawing
Common finishes	Anodize, powder coat, plating, paint, bead blast

A node like any other

A finishing step is routed on the chain graph like a machined part.

Marks have to survive

Heat, coating, and cleaning can destroy a printed label. Laser marking is the fallback.

Coatings add thickness

The drawing says where that matters.

Who uses it

Designers who need part finishing

Need part finishing?

Publish the design. The platform matches each part to a shop that runs the process.

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