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Contact: John Bugai
Granco Clark
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Granco Clark Installing Heating and Handling Systems at NanShan Aluminum, China

Granco Clark is nearing the completion of new installations at the NanShan Aluminum facility in Shandong Province, China. New Granco Clark heating and handling equipment including an aging system and the die ovens is being integrated with a new 9,000-ton SMS press. The heating system consists of a Hot Jet Furnace and integrated Hot Log Saw capable of processing 19” (490mm) diameter logs and billets.

The handling system is specified to accommodate a 16.5” (420mm) high profile. The High Pressure Spray Quench, “flying cut” Double Puller, 350-ton Stretcher and Extrusion Cutoff Saw are all designed to this profile height.

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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