Dajcor Aluminum Ltd., a Canadian manufacturer of extruded and fabricated aluminum products, plans to invest $19.6 million to start up its first U.S. operation in Coalfields Industrial Park near Hazard, Kentucky. The operation will provide additional capacity for aluminum extrusion and fabrication to serve a variety of North American industries, helping the company to better reach […]
Garner Aluminium Extrusions (Garnalex), a new extrusion company in Nether Heage, Derbyshire, U.K., received delivery of a state-of-the-art aluminum extrusion press. The purchase and delivery of the machine — which weighs 170 tons and will be assembled onsite by SMS group technicians — represents a £9 million (~US$11.6 million) investment to date. The equipment is expected to be commissioned […]
By James C. LaBelle, CSD Structural Engineers, and Tanya A. Dolby, Kawneer Company. Introduction Recent developments, including testing and analysis, have resulted in an increased understanding of the pull-out strength of screws installed in screw chases in aluminum extrusions.1-3 One common use of this type of connection is to secure a continuous retainer that in […]
ST Extruded Products Group (STEP-G) acquired two new companies, Aluwerk Hettstedt GmbH, a manufacturer of cast billets and extruded profiles and the processing business of RMG Metallfachhandel GmbH. With this acquisition, STEP-G has taken an important step towards expanding its business in distributing high-quality semi-finished aluminum products. The transaction includes two facilities in Germany. The […]
Posted in:
Cover Giacomo Milani, sales deputy for Turla, is pictured inside the back platen for a new, 50 MN, extrusion press line his company is supplying to Inalsa in Spain. This is one of two complete press lines that Turla is delivering to two Spanish extruders (INALSA and EXTRAL). Both lines will be delivered and started […]
AluK, a leader in the design and engineering of aluminum window, door and curtain walling systems in Hamme, Belgium, modernized their existing vertical powder coating line with the installation of two new SAT powder coating booths. The new powder coating booths are each designed with a “V” shape fast-cleaning section. The cleaning area is equipped with […]
Granco Clark, Inc. in Belding, Michigan, signed a partnership agreement with Laserax Inc. in Quebec, Canada, which will enable the company to supply inline laser marking solutions to extruders for improved traceability. Both companies stated that they are thrilled by the the partnership. As traceability becomes increasingly important across the aluminum supply chain, laser marking is proving to be […]
Volkswagen Group placed an order for aluminum extrusions from ST Extruded Products Group (STEP-G) in Germany — representing the largest single order in the company’s history. “With this major order and the corresponding investment volume, STEP-G realizes the largest project in the company’s history,” said Michael Zint, Managing Director of STEP-G. “This challenge is an extra ordinary opportunity for […]
Beercan Boards of Douglas, Georgia, manufacture customized skateboards from recycled aluminum extrusions. Joel Rawlins, the owner and creator of Beercan Boards said he woke up one day with the idea of an aluminum board with an adjustable wheel base (trucks). The recycled aluminum in the board comes from two sources: Elixir Industries, Inc. in Georgia, […]
