UNSPSC 23281501: Anodizing machine

Machine wherein the workpiece is the anode in an electrolytic cell immersed in an acid bath, resulting in chemical adsorption of oxygen from the bath. Anodizing is an oxidation process in which the workpiece surfaces are converted to a hard and porous oxide layer that provides corrosion resistance and a decorative finish.

UNSPSC 23281501 Anodizing machine is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity under its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity posted under this code—Sourcewell RFP #061626, issued May 12, 2026, with a response deadline of June 16, 2026—is a broad cooperative purchasing vehicle for law enforcement equipment serving thousands of participating governmental agencies, public entities, school districts, and tribal governments across the United States and Canada. The RFP does not specifically detail anodizing machines or related metal-finishing equipment, and the actual scope of law enforcement equipment procurement does not align with the code's stated product category. This mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that anodizing machines or anodized metal components may play a subordinate role within a much broader law enforcement equipment framework.

Sourcewell, operating as a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, is the issuing body, with participating entities named in the solicitation including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington state, reflecting activity concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. However, the cooperative structure is designed to serve entities nationwide and in Canada, so geographic concentration should not be inferred from the named participants. The lack of additional recent opportunities under this code and the fundamental scope disconnect between the code definition and the actual law enforcement equipment solicitation suggest that anodizing machine procurement does not represent a meaningful or recurring state and local procurement category at present. Vendors evaluating this code should treat the current environment as inactive for direct anodizing machine sales.