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Improving Extrusions Over Time – Yes We Can

Our customers are great at knowing what they want and Profile Precision Extrusions is up to the challenge from our customers to improve the aluminum...
Micrometer Inspection Tool

Aluminum Extrusion Inspection Tools

A very important part of the aluminum extrusion production and quality assurance process is verifying the parts we manufacture meet the dimensional requirements of the...

We Have a Great Work Environment

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Aluminum Alloys: How Do I Decide?

Many customers contact Profile Precision Extrusions with an aluminum tube or extruded shape they have designed but are unsure what alloy and temper to select...
Die 969 Miniature Extrusion

Expanding the Limits of Miniature Aluminum Extrusions

People ask us some great questions all the time: What is the thinnest wall you can extrude? I need ±.001" tolerances, can you hold that?...
Precision Miniature Aluminum Extrusions

3 Reasons to Pay More for Precision Miniature Aluminum Extrusions

The old adage “you get what you pay for” has been used and overused time and again. But like many cliches there’s an underlying truth...

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Profile Precision Extrusions Products

3 Reasons to Buy an Aluminum Component vs. Extruded Raw Stock

Why is it that 4 out of 5 of our customers choose to purchase a finished component rather than raw stock extrusion that is 10-20...
Seamless Tubing Drawing 1

Aluminum Tubing Forms: Seamless vs. Structural Part 2

In our last blog we described how structural, or porthole, tubes are formed during the extrusion process. Structural tubing has weld seams that are a...

Materials in Future Construction and Architecture

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3-void hollow 12mm OD tube

Aluminum Porthole Tubing Forms: Seamless vs. Structural Part 1

Over 54% of the extruded aluminum Profile Precision manufactures each year has a hole in it, on purpose, and some have more than 1! The...
PPE Swiss-type Lathe 1

New Swiss-Type CNC Lathe Improving Custom and Medical Extrusions

In our July 2016 blog we shared some of the capital equipment investments Profile Precision Extrusions has made to support our customer projects over the...