Taber Extrusions Micro-Extrusion Capabilities
Our micro-extrusion manufacturing lines have a production envelope with a circle size of 3 inches or less and a weight per foot of .008 up to .5 lbs. ft. For comparison, the 8,600 ton press in Taber’s Russellville facility produces profiles with a minimum weight of 6 lbs. per foot.
Unlike traditional extrusion presses, these micro-extrusion presses are built to allow for the production of extrusions with wall thicknesses of 0.020 inches and tolerance capabilities of +/- 0.001 inches (depending on shape design). These miniature extrusion production centers allow designers and engineers the freedom to engineer profiles that are un-extrudable through conventional presses.
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Cost-Effective Manufacturing
- Lower tooling costs than traditional extrusion
- Meeting tighter dimensional and tolerance requirements than generally seen with the traditional extrusion process
- Fast turn-around reducing time to market
Quality Custom Extrusion
- Registered to ISO 9001:2015 AS9100D
Microextrusion Capabilities
- Weight per foot of .008 up to .5 lbs. ft.
- Cross section of the part must fit within a 3″ circle
- Minimum wall thickness of 0.020 inches (alloy profile dependent)
- Aluminum Association Precision Tolerances
- Key characteristic tolerances of ±0.001 inches (in some cases)
- Surface finish of 16 Ra or better
Key advantages for you:
- Greater design flexibility
- High-quality precision aluminum extrusions FAST!
- Net shapes to reduce costly machining operations
- Thinwall capability
- Excellent surface finish
