Extrusion 101: Aluminum Extrusion Process Explained by ILSCO Extrusions Inc.

After viewing this educational video produced to clearly explain the aluminum extrusion process, please visit the ILSCO Extrusions Inc. website at www.ilscoextrus.... ILSCO Extrusions Inc. provides aluminum extrusions with dimensional accuracy to precision tolerances, consistent material properties that improve machinability, and a technically savvy service department that solves problems and provides value added council to reduce your total purchase costs. With a legacy of manufacturing excellence spanning more than 60 years in the industry, ILSCO EXTRUSIONS INC., (IEI), adds value to every step of your supply chain from custom aluminum extrusion design to just-in-time (JIT) inventory replenishment. With in-house capabilities ranging from 0.1 to 12.5 pounds per foot and circle sizes from 0.25 to 12.0 inches, IEI offers a broad array of custom shapes. In addition to our aluminum extrusion capabilities, IEI further reduces your total cost and product cycle times by providing full fabrication, finishing, and assembly services. IEI works to meet the needs of every customer with carefully prepared solutions focused on improving your business.
Aluminum extrusion is an ingenious forming process that designers rely on to create profiles that challenge their creativity and imagination and meet exacting, specific needs. From tool design to final production, the turn-around time involved is second to none when compared to other methods of forming aluminum. Aluminum extrusion tooling can be procured in as little as a few weeks. With a history of consistent lead-times and quick turnaround it’s no wonder ILSCO Extrusion, Inc. clients expect and receive great service.
ILSCO Extrusion secondary services include Precision Sawing High speed with Length Tolerances to +/- 0.004”, Straight Cut, Miter Cut, Compound Miter Cut, Double Straight Cut, Double Miter Cut, Double Compound Miter Cut. Punch / Brake Presses From 40 to 225 Tons, Single Stroke Length to 168”. Drilling: Single Spindle, Multiple Spindle Auto Drill, Tapping Chamfering, Counter Boring. Machining: CNC & NC Machining Centers, Vertical & Horizontal, CNC & NC Lathe Capability with Auto Feed, Specialty Machining Equipment Available by Design. Welding: MIG / TIG. Finishing Machines: Automated Tumble, Vibratory Deburring, Part Washing, Ultrasonic Cleaning.
We hope we’ve been able to illustrate and educate you as to the many production stages and physical factors involved in extruding aluminum. ILSCO Extrusions Inc. provides great service when it comes to your special, custom aluminum needs. We take the time to do it right, so you can focus on growing your business.

[@NLTimmy]

1950's matter of fact informative material, speech and cadence. With 21st century tech: Perfect.

[@666backwood]

Audible enunciation , no useless back ground noise form live shots from the floor work , the video LITTERALY represented what ILSCO is offering as a service . This should be a super bowl commercial .

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

I’ll pass your praise on to the producer.

[@MikeGrygoTV]

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[@wiliam2239]

This is worth a watch, very informative detailed explanation of the processes involved in extruding.The fact that the guy clearly loves what he does makes his words seem more honest

[@DoRC]

this guy is really excited about squeezin aluminum:)

[@merta.1198]

It was a fantastic video about aluminium extrusions! Thanks for the effort for making this video!

[@nitt3rz]

Where I work we use extruded aluminium for most of the stuff we make. It was very informative

[@keithlincicum3691]

This was very interesting as I have never really seen how extruding worked. Dad started with Kaiser Aluminum at the Trentwood rolling plant in 1949 where they would get molten metal from the Meed Reduction Plant and cast it in molds that the bottom would slowly lower until full. He was in charge of the rolling mill. It was in about 1965 that he was put in charge of the "Can Line" making the metal for soda cans. Kaiser bought the machines to actually make and finish (logo ed) soda and beer cans "empty", He'd bring them home to me. To an idiot teen I didn't realize that one day they might be valuable to collector's items with prototype pull-tabs, Oh well.

[@Rumblefish05]

bit sad ngl

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

Happy to be of interest.

[@davidcarroll8735]

Impressive process, well done!

[@hogback100]

The plant I worked in,some 35 years ago, the press was, turn of the century old and I'm sure it's still pressing aluminium somewhere in the world today.

[@jeffgreer198613]

We got 1 built by Nazi Germany in the plant I work in. We took it from them after the war.

[@johnboling]

Amazing video! Thanks ILSCO!

[@matthewokunola5673]

Glad to see this from Nigeria.

[@TheDemopan3]

Damn, boredom can get you interested in things you never would have guessed you could get interested in.

[@Order-in-Chaos]

The emotions of the narrator are not synchronized with the nature of this video. They need to go through a cooling process because he's laying them on extra thick.

[@JackLe1127]

They didn't pull it fast enough

[@carterscustomrods]

So this is why slotted aluminum (t-track, v-slot) is still so ridiculously expensive after all the years it has been available? It just feels like I'm buying a VCR for the price of a modern blu-ray player. I wish more sizes and shapes could be made for consumers... I love the creativity with these. It's like Legos but for adults.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

How does it get the hole in the center though? You can't have a die that presses a solid bar of aluminum into a tube.

[@BlueyMcPhluey]

the voice actor needs a raise

[@chadwickcloister5143]

Pretty dramatic spokesman and extrusion is exactly how i envisioned it

[@wong2230]

Very informative, thanks.

[@mayflowerconsulting5540]

Nice video, thank you!

[@herdesign9234]

nice delivery.

[@fordrust1961]

Well done video.

[@nareshkumarjain4774]

Mind-Blowing,Process

[@colecoleman1499]

I wonder which brand of wheels were being made in this video

[@UOttawaScotty]

Very cool !

[@tomaskazokas8123]

I really would like to see an extrusion made with a hole in the middle.

[@jesutomibanigbe586]

I'm learning about this in class, and when my professor explained how a shape like that is formed, I was intrigued.

[@brunoeugenio2809]

Touché I didn't see a single profile coming out of the extrusion hole and that's exactly what I wanted to see. I did get a new piece of knowlesge or at least a reminder, that is: the metal must be preheated prior to being pressed. Great video

[@fritzwalter1112]

4:50 how do these holes find their way into the extrusin? are they part of the extrusion process or are they later added/removed

[@ubbgn]

Its part of the extrusion process, mold!

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@ubbgn How? The die would have to have a center part of the steel die, so what holds the center steel die in place? It would have to be physically connected to the outer die.

[@ubbgn]

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[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@ubbgn Thank you.

[@ubbgn]

@@CarbonGlassMan your welcome good sir!

[@mustaphaben2921]

Is it possible to build a small fab with low output volume?

[@muhammadmustafa8516]

Incredible

[@herolaser-official-account]

Hello！We are the manufacturer of laser welding/cutting/cleaning/marking machine, did you need these kinds of equipments in production ?

[@nikolaboras9490]

Very insightful ty.

[@billcoley8520]

Pretty impressive. I never thought about a aluminum log being pushed through a form like that. That casting block must be some kind of thick or it would explode.

[@daltonwynn3786]

Just really hot. The casting block is called a die; it is preheated between 700 and 900 degrees, and is anywhere from 6-8in. thick. It is placed with a hot bolster behind it to stabilize the die and control the direction of the aluminum as it’s coming out of the die. (At least at my plant, I’m not sure the necessity for bolsters in every situation.) The plant I work at has a log furnace that cuts the hot billets only moments before they’re loaded into the extrusion press... Not every extrusion is cooled with water either, at my plant, we make precision parts for the automotive industry, and some of the parts are cooled with water and others through an air jet tunnel (one tunnel serves both purposes, water or air) and the force of the jets can be adjusted to manipulate the dimensions of the extrusions... It’s a fascinating process. If you’d like to know more, just shoot me a reply.

[@billcoley8520]

Dalton Wynn it’s ok. I’m just a old man watching KZbin and finding amazing videos to watch. I used to be a lineman for a power company. Now I’m wishing I had entered a different profession. The metal forging is my favorite thing to watch. Thanks for answering

[@daltonwynn3786]

BILL C ... no problem, lineman work is pretty fascinating to us that don’t know much about it... I considered lineman school myself, but ultimately sorta landed where I’m at by chance.

[@billcoley8520]

Dalton Wynn you made a better choice. Being a lineman has broken my body up. It’s hard, heavy work. I wish I had made a better choice.

[@electroumit]

Thanks.

[@CADTutorialsForBeginners]

helpful..thanks

[@ahmedabdelsamea5520]

Thanks for the vid. I'm mechanical maintenance engineer working in aluminum extrusion and new in this field. Please could you help me to make a preventive maintenance schedule for the full plan?

[@محمدمتولي-ع4خ]

Hello ahmed i also working as maintenance engineer in extrusion plant. How can i contact you?

[@absolute___zero]

infrared thermometer are not state of the art technology, it is a very old technology, I got one of these thermometers too.

[@ChristopherJones16]

That was quite informative, and entertaining. Does ILSCO sell 2020 and 3030 profile T-Slot extrusions? Also do they sell to the general public? I have a small ebay shop that sells 3D Printer supplies, and would love to carry 2020/3030 T-slot extrusions, but it's been difficult finding a manufacturer that deals with the general public. Trying to start a business selling extrusions by buying them from a dealer who purchased them at wholesale from the manufacturer just doesnt make sense. Funds are VERY limited so I wanted to start off with a very small order.. Just enough extrusions for one 3d printer and see how fast it sells at a price that allows me a small profit. I really just want to keep the 3D printing community from buying their extrusions from China because it feels good to know I can help keep jobs here in the USA.

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

So glad you like the video and glad to know you have utilized extruded aluminum in your product design. For the purchase quantities you have described, a catalog house is your best option.

[@YashPatel-lw1xz]

Do you sell this machinery’s coz I want to buy one in india

[@metalurgicagiser1175]

Hello need Bars alloy 2007 T3 measures 8mm to 50.80mm

[@kennylinda7303]

Such a useful lesson. Lately, I've learned that the aluminium extrusion supplied by Galuminium is of great quality. Maybe you guys can learn about this.

[@bubbahogg-buga4613]

stop advertising

[@ahmadaminitabar6398]

that is great

[@Collinormous]

I recently got a 3D printer which is controlled plastic extrusion. I found that the frame the printer is built out of is extruded aluminum. Now I'm here.

[@sonshinelight]

I would like to know what the size limitations are for extrusions. I have a project that's 26"wide by 3" flanges

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

To understand the general limitations of aluminum extrusion, check out the website of The Aluminum Extruders Council. (aec.org). For the limitations of ILSCO Extrusions, check out our website (ilscoextrusions.com). But I will tell you up front, we cannot handle 26”W.

[@sonshinelight]

@@ilscoextrusionsinc3701 I think Taber can go to 30". But I'm still in the design phase, and looking at different ideas. I'm using a P.Eng guy. I'm currently at 240 cubic inches per foot

[@ES-yc1tp]

Very educational!

[@manjunmanju5504]

Enoc Sosbhubhia

[@mathewbascom1811]

Why am I getting little black holes in my bar stock?

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

Mathew, if you contact us through our website “ilscoextrusions.com” we would be glad to discuss your question.

[@mathewbascom1811]

@@ilscoextrusionsinc3701 the material isn't from your company. I'm a cnc machinist for ARCH and we just got a load of crap material from a different supplier than usual. I was hoping this video would give some insight on how the bar stock is made but it looks like I need to go further back in the production process and find the video of who makes material for you.

[@WS-gw5ms]

Can I get one of those stress reducing machines?

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[@Order-in-Chaos]

@@jingjingcui8080 Hello, learn a bit of English; he's just busting balls and they're not aluminum nor aluminium...

[@jingjingcui8080]

@@Order-in-Chaos ok

[@seanjtobin]

Aluminum! Re-psych-able!

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

Well Michael, it looks like you comprehended the video!

[@Jandodev]

I need one of these factories

[@fonnovaluminium3064]

great!

[@_Error_404_Goodbye]

Show us how the holes are made 👀

[@kakiUtiup]

what is C° max and min tempreture for billet so that can extruded aluminium profile and also for mold

[@WS-gw5ms]

The max and min of c is d and b

[@defcud]

it depends on the alloy, the extrusion type and the customers needs.

[@daltonwynn3786]

Well, it typically extrudes anywhere from 950 to 1050 degrees F, at least from my experience... much hotter and you’ll have molten metal. At these temperatures the aluminum is actually considered a solution and is soft enough to bend fairly easily, but not soft enough to melt in your hands.

[@محمدمتولي-ع4خ]

It depends on alloy but mostly range (450to500 Celsius)

[@ramankumarchopra6080]

I am an aluminium extrusion professional in india

[@wsjacksonjr]

I use the extrusion process to create pasta

[@walterwhite28]

Yes, very similar. I am an Indian and during Diwali, we make a food item called "चकली (chakli)" which is exactly the extrusion process. The equipment is same as piston-cylinder arrangement where cylinder has hole at the base. The piston is translated through a lead screw which is rotated by hand.

[@hogback100]

Exactly, instead of dough, heated aluminum and hydraulics..

[@wsjacksonjr]

@@hogback100 I'm pretty sure aluminum pasta would taste terrible

[@jangrewe]

Video editor: "We should get a voice actor." ILSCO Extrusions Inc. Marketing Department Intern: "No, my dad has a great voice, he'll do it for free!" The Internet: "They should have gotten a voice actor."

[@bobolulu7615]

The steel dies must get a hell of a hiding with all that pressure placed against them. How long do they last and do they go out of shape with all the pressure put on them?

[@jessejames5825]

What? "hello of a hiding"?

[@bobolulu7615]

@@jessejames5825 Not 'hello of a hiding' - I said "hell of a hiding". That is a figure of speech, and in this case it means that the dies are worked hard.

[@bman6198]

Usually about 10,000-12,000 lbs before they're worn out, its a solid h-13 steel cylinder block that is then cnc'd down to the desired profile, the billets are welded from the mechanical friction as they're pushed through the press at ~90,000 lbs of force. If the plant is on top of of things, they'll QC/review all dies when not in use.

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

Part of the process.

[@RonakDhakan]

How the fcuk do you extrude something with a hole in it?

[@texhian]

I work in an aluminum extrusion factory just interested in what actually happens

[@jessejames5825]

well you should know already then???

[@Trohawkk]

lightweight baby

[@Rumblefish05]

ALUMINIUM!!!!!!!!!!

[@gurusan932]

That got to be voice over Pete! Anyone can confirm?

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

It’s not Pete.

[@Guykun]

It’s definitely Pete, I know Pete when I hear him.

[@bnovak4408]

To hear some of the people that used to work there you would think it's hard work lol.

[@texhian]

I work in a aluminum extrusion factory it's not very hard just repetitive and lots of lifting lol

[@hogback100]

@@texhian From what I'm seeing here, automation has come a long way from when I worked in it.. as the die man, as it was called then,dies were loaded into the multilevel preheat oven with one in each hand, and the die in and out of the press, no overhead crane.. The billots came already pre-cut and the die man,that's me,also had to handbombed the hopper, at 120°-140° round those ovens.... It was a pic-nik, then

[@pow9606]

More of a hey, "look what we can do". Rather than an explanation of the process. "If the temperature is not at the correct temperature..... blah blah." So what is the temperature?

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

Thanks for the feedback. We’ll be more specific about temperature in the next edition.

[@TristanJCumpole]

Aluminium.

[@sorterql]

My first exposure to extrusion was pooping.

[@zip7806]

Never once Saw a Die or and Actual Extrusion in Process.

[@ShuYuJing]

That is probably the know-how they want to keep to themselves.

[@MD-rd8vt]

you didnt pay any fucking attention then

[@theshape2613]

They show both in the video. You obviously don't know what your looking at.

[@zip7806]

You're Right. I over looked the Play-dough commercial.

[@oxman1834]

This is a narrator!!!

[@کامبیزقدیمی-ب3ش]

سلام

[@Laykun9000]

recycable ... *shots another whisky*

[@xierxu]

How can I do this at home? lol

[@cocowang1055]

It is a very educational content! I know a company from China called Galuminium and their products are great too.

[@ThekiBoran]

Coco Wang Buy US made products whenever possible. Much of the US manufacturing base has been stripped away from US workers and shipped to China and elsewhere. Prior to the 1980s TVs, computers and most consumer goods were invented, designed and manufactured in the United States. Our traitorous US politicians have engaged in a policy of asset stripping since the 1970s and the results are evident. The US went from the largest creditor nation to the largest debtor nation in a matter of a couple of decades. Manufacturing is the backbone of wealth creation.

[@bubbahogg-buga4613]

USA way too expensive and unreliable. our company just finished moving our steel VORs from USA to Asia. That’s 250 million of business that your country wont be getting from us over the next 5 years. Thats what happens when you have a president that doesnt understand trade.

[@Moreoverover]

@@ThekiBoran This is true, but that doesn't mean you should buy US products. China has been waging a very silent war on the USA for a long time now, needless to say they have caught them with their pants down.

[@reinobrowne9597]

Cant you send me some free lol, I want to experiment but I don't have the finances to support a hobby replying on this

[@Vir9il]

didn't actually show the extrusion process.

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

Really? What did it show?

[@Vir9il]

​@@ilscoextrusionsinc3701 I wanted to see how the aluminum actually gets pushed through the dies. The video shows every step *except* that crucial step. All I can see is aluminum stock going into a mysterious black box, and it comes out the other side having been magically extruded. It would be like making a video titled "Machining 101: Machining Process Explained" and you show a person loading aluminum stock into a milling machine, tightening the clamps, programming the machine, and then skipping over the machining process and showing a finished machined part magically coming out of the milling machine. I think this video would be much more informative if you did some closeup shots of material being pushed through the dies.

[@ilscoextrusionsinc3701]

Vir9il Hah! That would be great. We do machining to. Easy to get a video camera in a machining center. Stop by some time and I’ll show you the challenge with doing the same with Extrusión. Thanks for your interest.

[@colecoleman1499]

Lol, how can they record the inside. While that log is inside. Even if you see the inside without the block being loaded. You would simply see contours enabling to make that shape. That's all

[@colecoleman1499]

@@ilscoextrusionsinc3701 which brand of wheel for cycling were being made plz? And would you know the type of alloy log that was being used was it from 6000 or 7000 series?

[@sandiagocity2753]

Good learning of aluminum extrusion process. Very good demonstration. Thank you

[@williamhuang5329]

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , robot arm gear , over 30 years experience

[@1bigslug]

Thank you for the video.

[@rickharold7884]

love it!

[@albertanasoul]

I use the extrusion process to create poo