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Almag Upgrades Press Line with Efficient Granco Clark Hot Jet Furnace and Hot Saw

Belding, Michigan—Almag Aluminum, Inc. has upgraded a press line at their Brampton, Ontario, Canada facility with an energy-efficient Granco Clark Model 69 Hot Jet Log Furnace. The Hot Jet Log Furnace is the most energy-efficient billet-heating furnace on the market delivering an average thermal efficiency of 55%.

To maximize extrusion system efficiency, a Granco Clark Model HBCS69 Hot Log Saw has been integrated with Almag’s new Hot Jet Furnace. The furnace/hot saw combination provides accurate and consistent length billets to the extrusion press.

The Hot Saw’s electronic control utilizes real-time production information to determine billet length. Cutting billets to the precise size required just before it enters the press cycle eliminates the need to stock billets of multiple lengths.

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Founded in 1947, Granco Clark began manufacturing billet furnaces and has evolved into a global, single-source supplier and leading equipment manufacturer to the aluminum extrusion industry.  Quality is a key component in every extrusion system the company fabricates—from billet log furnaces and log shears to age ovens and stacking equipment.  In 1986, the company introduced the Granco Clark Supervisory Computer System (SCS) to enhance efficiency by developing schedules, loading equipment parameters, tracking faults, and logging production and downtime data.  This integrated control system has since developed into SCSExtrude—the next generation nerve center for automated extrusion lines.  SCSExtrude helps Granco Clark customers improve extrusion line management and reduces equipment downtime.

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