# what is andonization

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**Created:** [July 19, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-andonization/16862 "2010-07-19T03:15:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-andonization/16862/1 "2010-07-19T03:15:45Z")

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what is an andonization

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**Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-andonization/16862/2 "2010-07-19T03:24:36Z")

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Well, obviously it is the Nization of John Ando.

No, but seriously, the word you’re looking for is Anodization, and it is an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on a metal.