How Do Metal Coatings Affect Part Fit?

Designing precision parts that still assemble correctly after coating is a common challenge for product developers. At Okdor, we’ve seen perfectly machined prototypes fail assembly when anodizing, plating, or powder coating adds unexpected thickness to critical surfaces. Coating thickness typically ranges from 5-100+ microns, which can easily turn your ±0.05mm clearance into an interference fit. […]