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

Bon-L Canada Chooses Granco Clark Heating System

Belding, Michigan — Bon-L Canada recently selected Granco Clark to supply the billet heating system for a new 2750-ton extrusion press at its facility in Pickering, Ontario.

The Model 69-45-5 “Hot Jet” billet furnace, intended for processing primarily nine-inch diameter billets, will produce 9,900 pounds of nine-inch billet per hour. The furnace and handling equipment have been modified to heat and handle billet lengths down to nine inches. This allows for the use of very short billets, which reduces the container friction and optimizes the unit pressure available for high-strength alloys.

Bon-L Canada is part of the William L. Bonnell Company, the aluminum extrusions subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation. The company, which operates extrusion plants throughout the United States and Canada, is a major producer of soft-alloy aluminum extrusions for construction, transportation, electrical, and consumer durables markets.

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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.