FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2006
Contact: Mike Marn
Francis Marketing
(616) 235-1122

Vistawall Selects Granco Clark for Second Line

Belding, Michigan — Vistawall, a leading supplier of storefront, entrance, and curtainwall systems, has chosen Granco Clark to supply the heating and handling equipment for its new 2,500/2,750-ton extrusion press line in Midway, Tennessee.

The heating system consists of a Model 69-35-3 “Hot Jet” log furnace intended for processing eight-inch diameter logs. The furnace and integrated log shear will supply the press with 6,500 pounds per hour of eight-inch diameter billet.

The handling system has a 160-foot cooling table and is equipped with the proven Granco Clark double puller with an enhanced chip collection system. Undertable and overhead air cooling systems provide balanced cooling from top and bottom.
Granco Clark is also supplying the facility with a second age oven, complete with an automatic conveyor system. All the equipment will be controlled by Granco Clark’s SCSExtrude software system.

This is the second time that Vistawall has chosen Granco Clark to supply the handling equipment for a press line at the Midway facility. The first line was installed in 1999.

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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.

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