BESPOKE EXTRUSION                                                                                    STOCK HOLDING/CALL OFF                                                                            MACHINING AND FINISHING ON-SITE

ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION

It starts here.  From your drawing and design, Snelsons can supply you with raw aluminium extrusion from MOQ's as small as 250kg in a variety of alloys, tempers, lengths and finishes.  With over 55 years in the industry, you can be confident in choosing Snelsons as your extrusion partner, knowing we stay ahead of the game with industry leading investments. Our extrusion partners range from the UK, to Europe and further afield depending on your requirement.

• ​Profiles from 0.012kg/m to 20kg/m and 500mm wide
• Manufactured to EN755-9 and EN12020
• Alloys: 6060, 6063, 6005, 6463, 6082 and more
• Tempers: T4, T5, T6 and T66
• ​Packed as required to suit seen faces​
• Reports and Test Certificates to match requirements
• Rapid Protoyping using our 5 3D printers (see below)
• Ability to convert Extrusions into components with additional services such as machining, polishing, anodising, powder coating and assemblies 
• Stock-holding of bulk orders for call-off 
• Additional investments in Billet Brushing Systems, Aging Ovens, Die Polishing Machines and Speed Control Systems to ensure the highest of quality
  
• Use of CAD/CAM software to create dies under tight tolerances, with the use of local and international partners to ensure flexbility.
  

​​The extrusion of aluminium is a manufacturing process used to create long objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile. A material, often in the form of an aluminium billet, is pushed and/or drawn through a die of the desired profile shape. Hollow sections are usually extruded by placing a piercing mandrel inside of the die.

​Once extruded, the profiles are cut and then aged in ageing oven to the required temper, before being packed to specification.

RAPID PROTOTYPING

Snelsons has the on-site capability of producing 3D printed prototypes of extrusions for our customers. With five commercial 3d printers, and bed sizes of 230mm x 230mm and the ability to print prototypes up to 500mm in height, our service helps to bring our customers products to life by allowing them to test and visualise their products prior to any tooling commitments. From CAD we can produce fully functional samples as shown in the pictures here.
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We are also able to use local partners and produce a wire eroded sample out of Aluminium which will give you a real-life sample before committing to dies and material.
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