It’s easier to make the most of a material’s natural traits and abilities when you know more about it and how it works. Using metal has a lot of good points. In many fields, like transportation, aircraft, building, marine, and the making of market goods, aluminum items are the best choice. The benefits of this versatile metal can be taken even further with custom aluminum extrusion design. This can help make parts, goods, and components that will last for many years and be strong and durable. You can design your extrusion profiles so that it doesn’t rust, even in the harshest environments, if you take the time to learn about it and how it works. Aluminum is one of the most popular metals used in production in North America. It is now more popular than ever to extrude and shape aluminum – especially in situations where it is beneficial to prevent corosion through design.
Aluminum Extrusion and Manufacturing
CAD software is one of the best ways to make things. When we work at Silver City Aluminum, we use AutoCAD .dxf or .dwg files for 2D files and Inventor .stp or .iges files for 3D files. We can also work with Adobe Acrobat .pdf files and scanned papers that have all the measurements our team needs to use CAD software to redraw the shape. Our website has a long list of engineering tips and other information that can help you with your custom aluminum extrusion designs. Some of our tips can help you make big changes to your design to make it better or to stop rust by changing the design. Our goal is to help each client get the most out of the benefits of making parts, goods, and components out of aluminum.
Part of reaching that goal is giving the client knowledge that will help them understand the properties of metal better so they can use them to their benefit. A big reason why so many makers choose aluminum is because of its great mechanical qualities. The metals we use are 6063, 6005, and 6463 aluminum alloy, and standard aluminum tolerances are also important. Aluminum is naturally resistant to rust and other corrosives, a good source of heat and electricity, a light reflector, not magnetic, and very easy to recycle. The more you know about it, the better it is. If you already have a plan that you want to use for aluminum extrusion and manufacturing, you might want to talk to our engineers and designers ahead of time to make sure you have the best options for your order.
Prevent Corrosion Through Design
It is very important that the end product works well, including being strong, durable, and consistent. It is also very important that the finish looks good. It is important to show which areas will be visible on the parts, goods, and components that you want to be made with custom aluminum extrusion when you make a drawing of them. This is because the maker can take extra care to protect the finish during the extrusion and manufacturing process if they know which part of the product will be seen. Because of the way the design is shaped, lines and changes in metal thickness can sometimes leave marks on the other side of a protrusion. Most of the time, this happens where the metal is thin. Telling your provider about any areas that will be seen can help them make sure that the parts that will be seen look their best.
The expert can work to improve the look of the finished product by changing the shape of the custom aluminum extrusion and rounding off the edges of the changes. This will lower the chance of streaking on the opposite side. In addition to making extrusion look better, finishing options can also be used to stop rust even more. Even though aluminum is naturally resistant to rust, painting, powder coating, and anodizing can help make the finish stronger and make sure the product looks its best. Finishing goods can come in a range of colors, textures, and thicknesses, depending on what the client wants and what the job needs. There are special methods that can be used to cover up the parts or pieces that will be visible and most likely to get damaged during use.
Custom Aluminum Extrusion
When you hire our team of highly trained and experienced engineers and technicians at Silver City Aluminum to help you create and build custom aluminum extrusion for industry, you can maximize the benefits of working with this amazing material. Every day, this one-of-a-kind metal is all around us. It’s used in a lot of different fields because of the advantages that it provides. Please call us at 508-824-8631 right now to get a FREE quote on your next extrusion and manufacturing job and see the Silver City Aluminum difference for yourself.