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There are many options for designers, engineers, and manufacturers to choose from when specifying metals for fabrication. When it comes to the extrusion process, every metal offers unique benefits and properties. With custom aluminum extrusions, for example, suppliers are offering finished products that are fast becoming a viable alternative to steel.

Custom aluminum extrusions find themselves in our homes, stores, parks, places of work, and virtually anywhere else. This is because they offer several excellent benefits that outweigh traditional methods and processes of extrusion. They can be used to create things like wreaths, wind chimes, and snowflakes.With custom aluminum extrusions, manufacturers can save money on cost, seamlessly create...

Aluminum has the ideal attributes for healthcare and medical applications – it’s lightweight, corrosion-resistant, structurally flexible, highly durable, and very cost-effective. As such, it’s the perfect metal for fabricating equipment, instruments, and even intricate devices. In short, aluminum extrusions can fulfill the demands of all types of industry sectors – from biomedical research...

When engineers and designers order custom aluminum extrusions, they require specific shapes, sizes, and configurations. And if fabrication and manufacturing were perfect, the sizes and shapes would be faultless and error-free. In reality, variations are inherent to metal forming processes, and these variations require a label description known as “tolerance."

Standard (or stock) aluminum extrusions simply don’t completely satisfy the needs of every industry or every application. On the other hand, with custom aluminum extrusions, it’s possible to fully customize a finished product and meet the strictest specifications. Custom aluminum extrusions enable designers and engineers to create the products, tools, and materials that will satisfy specific...

Custom aluminum extrusions are being used for a wide variety of applications, and the aerospace industry is one of the major end-users. In aerospace, aluminum alloys are integral components in every aspect of production. Aluminum extrusion suppliers manufacture aluminum alloys to allow for increased speed, strength, and safety of all types of aircraft. Because aluminum is durable and lightweight,...

With custom aluminum extrusions, there are many finishes that can be applied during the fabrication process. And while aluminum has a natural ability to prevent corrosion, there are specific finishes that increase corrosion prevention, thus extending the overall product lifetime. Anodizing custom aluminum extrusions is one of the more effective ways for engineers and designers to provide further...

While there are countless variations of custom aluminum extrusions, there are also numerous finishes that can be applied to the extrusion itself. These finishes are designed to influence the appearance, performance, and longevity of the finished custom extrusion.

Many building and construction materials rely on custom aluminum extrusions to fulfill design specifications. While the manufacturing process is quite technically advanced, extruding aluminum is much like squeezing regular toothpaste out of the tube. At Offshore Direct Metals, we offer an unlimited range of custom aluminum extrusions to architects, designers, engineers, and builders alike.

Custom aluminum extrusions are created using a unique process that “force-feeds” aluminum alloy through a die. This process allows for a customized cross-sectional profile – much like squeezing toothpaste from a toothpaste tube. Aluminum extrusion suppliers manufacture and deliver a wide variety of custom aluminum extrusions. Architects, designers, and engineers choose to use custom...