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| AAMA releases anodic finishes/painted aluminum document ![]() "AAMA AFPA-1 was a retired AAMA document," says Andy Joswiak (Apogee Enterprises/Linetec), chair of the AMC Anodic Finishes/Painted Aluminum Task Group. "When the AAMA document CW-10 [Care and Handling of Architectural Aluminum from Shop to Site] was recently updated, it was decided to be streamlined by removing information that was not relevant to that specification. That information was important and was only available in the CW-10 specification." Joswiak says it was then decided to bring the AAMA AFPA reference document out of retirement and update it to include the important information removed from AAMA CW-10. "It took a lot of hard work by many, but ultimately, AAMA has provided an excellent reference document that gives users and specifiers expert information on paint and anodized finishes for aluminum building components," says Joswiak. Carl Troiano (Trojan Powder Coatings), vice chair of the AMC Anodic Finishes/Painted Aluminum Task Group, adds that the document also was updated based upon current technology and processes. "There were certain finishes that were outdated and not used in the current architectural specifications," says Troiano. "There were tests and procedures that needed to be verified or modified along with clarifying and identifying the specifications. This revision streamlined the current specification." write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Construction News :: home page |