For many years the automotive industry has been using adhesive to join or bond extrusions together, indeed bonding Aluminium is commonplace in many industries. It is sometimes difficult to convince the safety designer to use bonding and not conventional fixing methods such as Rivets, screws, or Welding. Though these all have their place in aluminium fabrications they will all […]
“Solid Die “ or “ Hollow Die” you may well hear your supplier use these terms. No, of course, they are not referring to a solid Die with no holes in it, they are referring to the configuration of the die and the type of extrusion being produced from it. A solid Die is a die […]
Design Continued…….. In the previous Blog we talked about the corporate image being incorporated into the design of the extrusion, I am sure you are all familiar with the hi fi industry you only need to look at the system in your own home to see the similarity between the products of a single company. […]
Aluminium Extrusion Design Where do you start? Often the extrusion is designed to accommodate an already designed product, this means the extrusion has to accommodate and fit in and around an existing design as a best-fit option. Much cost can be saved by considering the extrusion at each stage of the product design, how the product is […]
Understanding which alloy is the most suitable for your end product needn’t be such a daunting task. 6000 series is the most widely used group of alloys and so I will focus on those for the moment. The most commonly used of this group of alloys is 6063 or 6060 these alloys will cover most […]
If your interest lies in Aluminium then 14th, 15th, 16th September should already be in your diary. The Aluminium Trade Fair will be held in Essen, Germany. It is the 8th World trade fair with an estimated 18,000 visitors expected from 100 nations. Over 900 exhibitors will be there from raw material producers, extruders, plant & equipment […]
How exciting it felt to receive my own design as an extrusion this week! To be able to hold the extrusion in my hand in the knowledge that only a short while ago it was just an idea in my head. Thought and careful consideration needs to go into your design. You need to ask […]
Having helped a client previously with their aluminium extrusion requirements, we received a new enquiry for a Light Housing profile. In order to make this a viable extrusion, we needed to make some drastic modifications. The profiles were to butt up end-to-end. Therefore the design included 4 x 5mm diameter ‘circles’ to house the spring […]
