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Mark Kitzis named Chief Executive Officer
Anomatic's board has named Mark Kitzis Chief Executive Officer, leading the company into its seventh decade of anodizing innovation.
From concept to production: a roadmap to scale
How early engineering involvement removes manufacturability risk — and why the cheapest schedule fix is the one made before tooling is cut.
Sustainability in aluminum packaging: why anodizing makes a difference
Aluminum offers near-infinite recyclability, anodizing enhances durability without harming it, and Anomatic's environmental processes meet strict standards and reduce waste.
Driving precision through automation: how Anomatic redefines efficiency and quality
Robotics, sensors and Industry 4.0 process control applied to anodizing at scale — from VP of Engineering Jeff Godwin and his team.
60 years of innovation and a shining future ahead
Anomatic marks its 60th anniversary — from a 1965 Newark, Ohio startup to the world's largest anodizer of aluminum packaging.
Brand differentiation through packaging: how design and anodizing shape consumer perception
Anodized and metallized finishes enhance brand perception with vibrant colors and durability; colors and textures shape consumer emotions and loyalty.
Next generation evercycle™ boasts minimum 94% PCR content
The second-generation evercycle™ alloy raises certified post-consumer recycled content to a minimum of 94% — up from 60% in the first edition.
Bringing passion to packaging in 2024
The year-end newsletter: evercycle™ scales up, all-aluminum jar lids expand to three sizes, and Anomatic heads to PCD Paris and MakeUp in LA.
Anomatic and Novelis launch evercycle™, certified 100% recycled aluminum
A first for cosmetics packaging: an anodizing-grade alloy certified by SCS Global Services to contain 100% recycled aluminum.
Clean to skin, clean to planet: REN Clean Skincare elevates its mask range
REN Clean Skincare upgrades its mask range with a Verescence 20% PCR glass jar and an Anomatic widely recyclable aluminum lid with an invisible thread.
Scott L. Rusch to retire after 46 years, ushering in new leadership
After 46 years, President & CEO Scott L. Rusch retires; Damien Dossin, formerly of HCP North America, succeeds him as CEO in April 2022.
Anomatic acquires injection molding company CP Technologies
The acquisition of Columbus injection molder CP Technologies adds 22 presses and full plastics capability to Anomatic's vertically integrated platform.
Mark Ormiston named to "People to Know in Science"
Columbus Business First profiles Anomatic's VP of Technology and Innovation on materials science, STEM education and where discovery really happens.
Packaging leader to build new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
An $8.7 million, 65,000-square-foot anodizing facility anchors the Personal Care and Beauty Campus in New Albany, Ohio, adding roughly 185 jobs.
Anodizing leader expands capacity at U.S. facility
A $1.2 million tool & die investment grows the Connecticut stamping plant from 300 million toward 500 million components a year.
Packaging leader reintroduces double anodizing with improved sustainability
A reengineered double anodizing process produces fully anodized two-color decorative finishes at 50,000 parts per day.
How one packaging manufacturer handles environmental requirements and safety issues
William B. Rusch on the chemistry of responsible anodizing: closed-loop acid recovery, heavy-metal-free processes and compliance from CONEG to Prop 65.