FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2004
Contact: Lonita McLean
Francis Marketing
(616) 235-1122

Hydro Aluminum Purchases Second Granco Clark Precision Saw

Belding, MI — Hydro Aluminum North America, a leading aluminum extruder and fabricator operating 12 facilities in the U.S. and one in Mexico, has placed an order for a Granco Clark Model PCS-824-21 Precision Sawing System. The system, consisting of a precision finish saw and chip collection with a rotary valve, will be installed at the company’s plant in Guaymas, Mexico.

Hydro Aluminum will use the saw to precision saw cut parts from .375" through 252". The saw will increase Hydro Aluminum’s capacity to cut parts to extremely close tolerances with a precision quality of finish, as well as providing the company with a high volume of cutting capacity.

This is the second Granco Clark precision sawing system purchased by Hydro Aluminum. The first, located at its operation in Sidney, Ohio, continues to meet the expected production rates and tolerance levels.

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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 ISO-9001 certified company fabricates—from billet log furnaces and log shears to age ovens and stacking equipment.