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A FOX System for In-Line Pre-Anodising and a C-Expert Booth: Alural’s Future-Proof Technical Choices Alessia Venturi ipcm ☺ ®
Flash oxidation as an additional pre-treatment step for aluminium profiles to ensure even longer outdoor durability has been a topic of debate for some ten years now. Another debated aspect is the difficulty of coating such profiles’ increasingly complex shapes, which prove that their developers take little account of the technical peculiarities of finishing operations when designing new parts. In this article, we show how Alural, one of the largest aluminium coating contractors in the world, has tackled (and solved) these technical issues with the cooperation of its plant engineering partner SAT.
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ith 2 production sites, 350 employees, and a production
specialisation, and excellent service are the mission of this company
capacity of 9,250,000 m2 of painted material and 660,000
with 35 years’ experience in the aluminium treatment market,
m2 of anodised metal, Alural is one of the largest aluminium
continuous technological innovation is what has made Alural a leader
finishing contractors in the world. Active in several European
in its field. It continuously invests in new production and process
countries, it offers a complete service to extruding and plant
technologies and in new plants, while at the same time exchanging
engineering firms: powder coating with various types of pre-treatment
information and knowledge both within its Group – it was acquired by
processes, wood-effect finishes, and anodising, but also storage, order
Reynaers Aluminium in 2011 – and within the associations to which it
management, packaging, and logistics. Whereas high quality, high
belongs. © ipcm
The latest SAT vertical coating line installed at Alural at the beginning of 2021.
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