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Hodaka to Add Granco Clark Furnace and Die Ovens

Belding, Michigan— Taiwan Hodaka Technology Company in Tainan County, Taiwan, R.O.C. has placed an order with Granco Clark for a Model 69-20-2 Hot Jet Billet Furnace and two Model 30 Infrared Die ovens. The furnace—the third billet furnace Hodaka has ordered from Granco Clark within a year—will be placed into service with the completion of Hodaka’s newest facility in mid-March, 2009.

Taiwan Hodaka Technology Company provides advanced casting and extrusion technology for high strength aluminum of a cleanliness quality suitable for a variety of applications including high-end bicycle frames, sporting goods, storage media, and defense-related structures.

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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 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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