Aluminum extrusion is one of the services available from Matritech

Matritech offers aluminum extrusion among its services.

One of the reasons Matritech Inc. has a strong reputation in the Canadian manufacturing world – with such high-profile customers as Bombardier and CVTech-IBC – is its broad range of industrial services. The company’s Drummondville, Que. facility is a one-stop shop for many in-demand capabilities, including stamping, tooling, assembly, laser cutting, CNC machining, and robotic bending and welding. Three years ago, Matritech added aluminum extrusion to this impressive group of services.

A material high in demand

Aluminum extrusion joined Matritech’s portfolio of capabilities after ample customer request. This is because aluminum is a material high in demand in manufacturing. With its malleability, plants find it easy to cast aluminum into new shapes. In addition, its strength and stability come in extremely handy when workers combine it with other materials.

Aluminum extrusion is a technique in which workers transform aluminum alloy into objects with cross-sectional profiles. This process involves heating a billet of aluminum alloy and then moving it to a loader and forcing it through a die into a container. Then the workers cool off the extruded part of the alloy before straightening and hardening it. Next, the extruded aluminum pieces are cut to predetermined lengths and heated in ovens; the latter hardens the extrusions by speeding their aging process.

Working with Matritech in aluminum-extrusion projects offers the following competitive advantages for customers:

• a large variety of processes offered under one roof, which helps the Matritech team achieve finished products efficiently; and
• standard machining processes and the company’s own transformation options for accomplishing various production runs, both high-volume and short-volume; these options include rapid punching, bending, forming, welding, and assembly.

For a glimpse of Matritech’s extrusion transformation department in action, watch the video below:

Again, extrusion is just one of many great services available from Matritech. As a leading producer of components, the company serves a diverse group of industries, including road and railway transportation, lighting systems, buildings, medical devices, HVAC equipment, and energy systems. These markets have trusted Matritech since 1989.

To learn more, contact Matritech.

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