A major advantage associated with designing your own custom aluminum extrusions, is having the ability to add special effects that you would have to add-on in other ways, such as interlocking joints, telescoping parts and other pieces that join together seamlessly. Custom extrusion dies can be designed with these functions in mind, especially at a […] Read more »

Manufacturers who work in the automotive, transportation, construction and even the New England marine industry, regularly count on aluminum products. When it comes right down to it, the advantages of using aluminum outweigh almost every other material when it comes to product design and assembly. It is practically perfect! Cost-effective, plentiful, strong and light-in-weight, aluminum […] Read more »

Silver City Aluminum has a strong reputation in the industry for engineering, designing and manufacturing custom aluminum extrusions. However, we are also well-known for our standard aluminum extrusions. Whether you need profiles that form solid or hollow aluminum tubes, rod and bar aluminum or other types of standard extrusions, our team can help you find […] Read more »

One important part of aluminum extrusion design that many people overlook, is taking the time to consider the various properties of aluminum and how they will affect or benefit the finished product. You can find new ways to prevent corrosion through design, but you can also increase the strength, durability and other benefits of working […] Read more »

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 »