FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2005
Contact: Mike Marn
Francis Marketing
(616) 235-1122

Indalex Awards Order to Granco Clark

Belding, Michigan — Indalex Aluminum Solutions has chosen Granco Clark to supply an automatic profile stacker and de-stacker for its facility in Connersville, Indiana. The new equipment will increase throughput and automation in an existing 3,600-ton press line.

The automatic profile handling system, which features a fully automatic spacer collection system, will handle 60-foot-long profiles for the transportation industry. Revisions to the existing handling system—furnished by Granco Clark in 2000—will lengthen the saw gauge from 52 feet to 60 feet.

The system is designed to handle up to 8,000 pounds per hour without manual intervention. A manual unpacking station using a scissor-lift will allow Indalex to take a full rack of 60-foot profiles and operators to unload one layer of metal at a time for packing.

Indalex is one of the world’s largest aluminum extrusion companies, supplying markets including transportation, construction, electrical, and consumer durables.

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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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