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We’re excited to announce that on August 28th Profile Precision Extrusions closed on a 5.5-acre parcel of land which will be home to our new...

Here at PPE we regularly review our digital marketing efforts to understand why potential customers come to our website and how we can provide relevant...

Customers expect high-quality aluminum fabricated components. Profile Precision Extrusions promises a lot to our customers; industry best dimensional tolerances, on-time delivery, fabricated aluminum components ready...

The aluminum extrusion process allows a designer an almost infinite number of geometric shapes to choose from. Custom aluminum extrusions and tubing range from simple...

Lead time times can vary significantly within the aluminum extrusion industry. Current lead times for some specialty products are: Drawn seamless aluminum tubing 50-60 weeks Structural extrusions...

Aluminum is used extensively in the production of modern aircrafts. According to the Aluminum Association, aluminum comprises 80 percent of the weight of typical passenger...

The benefits of aluminum extruded shapes and tube are known to many. According to the Aluminum Association, over 5.4 billion pounds were produced in North...

We often joke here at Profile Precision that all we get are the extrusions no one else will make. In reality, unless you’re pushing the...

Our last blog focused on the initial steps in the aluminum extrusion manufacturing process. The design is finalized, extrusion die fabricated, a production plan developed...

Many people who describe the aluminum extrusion manufacturing process use a child playing with Play-Doh as an analogy. It’s a good one. A child rolls...

At Profile Precision Extrusions 5 of our top 10 customers anodize their aluminum extrusions. The benefits of anodizing are improved cosmetic appearance, abrasion resistance and...

Very few (if any) aluminum extrusions are designed to be used in the “as extruded” state. However, historically the aluminum extrusion mill who produced the...