One of the major advantages to choosing a manufacturer for your custom aluminum extrusion work that is done at a one stop shop fabrication and finishing facility, is quality control. When everything is done under one roof, including the custom aluminum coating solutions and other finishing options, you know that it will all be consistent […] Read more »

One industry that has grown to appreciate the advantages of using aluminum material is the LED lighting industry. Custom aluminum extrusion is used to create solutions for residential, commercial and industrial lighting, as well as specialized lighting production for marine, transportation and horticultural industries. The development of LED or light-emitting diode lighting, has grown exponentially […] Read more »

Simple shapes, such as bars, angles, cylinders and squares, are known in the extruded aluminum industry as standard. One of the benefits of aluminum products is that you can create your own profiles or dies to create custom styled shapes, including hollow aluminum tubes, telescoping parts and solid pieces. Custom aluminum extrusions can help to […] Read more »

Aluminum extrusion and fabrication is used across many different industries. In fact, we come in contact with custom aluminum products each day in one way or another. One industry in particular that has been at the forefront of embracing the advantages of using aluminum in recent years is the automotive industry. Aluminum is used across […] Read more »

Business owners who choose aluminum are already well-aware of the advantages associated with using this metal. While it is the most abundant mineral within the earth’s crust, it does not appear naturally in its pure form in most situations. Derived from bauxite, which is mined in several places all around the world, it was not […] Read more »

When it comes to creating unique and valuable aluminum industry solutions, extrusion and fabrication is by far one of the best ways to maximize the potential of the material through the design of custom aluminum products. Silver City Aluminum works with clients all around the globe, creating standard and custom extruded aluminum and providing customer […] Read more »

If you are making plans to design your own custom extrusion dies, there are some things you need to know. There is practically no limit as to the different types of forms that your custom aluminum extrusion can take. While standard extrusions are pretty basic and straight-forward, sticking to angles, tubes, squares and rectangular shapes, […] Read more »

While there are many different industries that are utilizing custom aluminum products in manufacturing, one has made headlines in recent years for its use of aluminum extrusion design. The very properties of aluminum, in particular its high strength-to-weight ratio and the fact that it weighs one-third less than many other metals, are just some of […] Read more »

Companies that manufacture parts and products that will be used by the marine industry need to take special care in the materials that they choose. Corrosion resistance, strength and durability are real issues that can be solved through the use of custom aluminum extrusions. Whether you use standard rod and bar aluminum or you design […] Read more »

Creating custom aluminum extrusions is a great way to design the exact product or part that you want without wasting a lot of time and money on secondary operations. In most cases, the specific patterns and nuances that you want in your designs can be engineered into the die or profile to expedite extrusion and […] Read more »