Industrial aluminum profiles are made from aluminum rods that are hot-melted to obtain industrial aluminum profiles with different cross-sectional shapes, sizes and properties. The production process is as follows:

Aluminum rod preparation: First, you need to prepare suitable pure aluminum rods or aluminum alloy rods. The quality and composition of these aluminum rods have a decisive influence on the properties of the final extruded industrial aluminum profiles.

Hot Melting: The aluminum rod is fed into a furnace and heated to a temperature suitable for extrusion. This process is called hot melting.

Extrusion: The hot-melted aluminum rod is fed into the extruder and formed into the required cross-sectional shape through the extrusion of the die. The design and manufacturing of molds play a decisive role in the cross-sectional shape, dimensional accuracy and surface quality of aluminum profiles.

Cooling and straightening: Extruded aluminum profiles need to go through a cooling process to stabilize their shape and size. Subsequently, straightening may be required to ensure the straightness and flatness of the aluminum profile.

Surface treatment: As needed, aluminum profiles can be surface treated, such as anodizing, sandblasting, powder coating, etc., to increase their corrosion resistance, aesthetics or other functionality.

Quality inspection: Finally, the aluminum profiles are quality inspected to ensure that they comply with relevant standards and specifications. This may include dimensional measurements, mechanical property testing, visual inspection, etc.

Industrial aluminum profiles are widely used in many industrial production fields, such as machinery manufacturing, automation equipment, transportation, chemical industry, food, and medical treatment, due to their lightweight, high strength, corrosion resistance, easy processing, and modular connection. wait

The processing method of industrial aluminum profiles mainly includes the following four steps:

Cutting: Since industrial aluminum profiles are generally 6 meters long, they need to be cut into appropriate lengths according to actual needs. Cutting includes length cutting and angle cutting. Common angle cutting includes 45-degree angle cutting and special angle cutting. In order to ensure that the aluminum profile has a high surface finish, no burrs, and no need for secondary processing, a professional aluminum profile cutting saw is usually used with a professional circular saw blade for processing.

Drilling: Drill holes into the surface of the aluminum profile to install industrial holes as needed. The position of the hole needs to be drilled at the designated location according to the different sizes of industrial aluminum profiles and drawing requirements. Industrial holes generally include through holes, countersunk holes, blind holes, mounting holes, etc. The position accuracy and depth of the holes need to be strictly controlled.

Tapping: Drill and tap holes in the center of the end faces of the aluminum profiles that need to be connected to facilitate the installation of bolts. The tapping process needs to be carried out according to the size of the mounting bolts selected.

Finishing: Finishing generally includes finishing services such as hole milling, slot milling, face milling, end milling, etc. to meet specific design requirements or functional needs. These processing steps can usually be completed with CNC numerical control and other processing equipment.

The way industrial aluminum profiles are processed has some significant advantages and relatively few disadvantages.
advantage:

Lightweight and high strength: The density of aluminum is low, so the processed aluminum profiles are light in weight, but their strength and stiffness are high, making them suitable for applications that require weight reduction.

Easy to process: Aluminum profiles have good plasticity and processability and can be customized through cutting, drilling, tapping and other processing methods, making it easy to realize various complex design requirements.

Corrosion resistance: A solid oxide film will be formed on the aluminum surface, which has good corrosion resistance and can be used for a long time in harsh environments such as moisture, acid and alkali.

Modular connection: Aluminum profiles can be quickly connected using various modular aluminum accessories without welding. They are easy to disassemble and assemble, and can quickly build various mechanical structures, frames, etc.

Beautiful: After the surface of the aluminum profile is treated, it has a beautiful appearance and uniform color, which can improve the overall appearance quality of the product.

shortcoming:

Higher cost: The manufacturing cost of aluminum profiles is relatively high, especially when complex processing and surface treatment are required, the cost will further increase.

Relatively insufficient rigidity: Although aluminum profiles have high strength, their rigidity may be slightly less than some other metal materials, so they may not be suitable in some application scenarios that require extremely high rigidity.

Easy to deform: Aluminum profiles are prone to deformation or warping if not handled properly during processing and use. Special attention needs to be paid to the accuracy of processing and installation.

Limited temperature resistance: The temperature resistance of aluminum is relatively limited. In high or low temperature environments, its performance may change. You need to pay attention to the limitations of the use environment.