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It’s not exactly the elephant in the room. But it just might be the dragon! You’ve no doubt heard plenty in recent years about the emergence of the aluminum extrusion markets in the Far East, particularly China. This emergence has been greeted by various extruders and equipment suppliers with delight, dread, and everything in between. Read More
by Roger A.P. Fielding, Benchmarks
Benchmark numbers describing the performance of aluminum extrusion operations were presented in the Granco Clark Newsletter. These have elsewhere been described as “Dream Numbers.” Not so! The numbers are real. But, where did the obsession with “numbers” come from? Read more.
Some extruders think the new Granco Clark Hot Saw is a wonderful new
development that will add a big boost to their productivity. Naturally, we agree.
But others greet the news with a hearty “That’s nice. But I’ll stick with my
Granco Clark Log Shear.” Since hundreds of extruders have long
enjoyed the reliable performance of that shear for many years, we find it
a little difficult to disagree with their sentiments, too.
How can we feel strongly both ways? Read more.
Aluminum Extrusion going through quite a stretch.
Short Profiles presents brief highlights including Granco Clark’s latest news, special announcements, new installations, event and trade show information, Granco Clark people in the news, and more. Read more.
China. It's Everybody's Business
BENCHMARKS: Dreaming About Numbers
Log Shear vs. Hot Saw: A Debate on the Cutting Edge
President's Message: Aluminum Extrusion going through quite a stretch.
Lawrence R. Difatta
President
Michael Werner
Director of Sales
David Jenista
Senior Process Engineer
Ken Mishler
Systems Engineer
Kevin Nink
Systems Engineer
Mike Horan
Systems Engineer
Profiles: Serving the information needs of the international aluminum extrusion community
