Extrusion
Capabilities: Value Added Services
Four Direct Extrusion Presses With 95 mm lbs. Annual Capacity

Astro consistently exceeds Aluminum Association's commercial extrusion tolerances on 6, 7 and 8 inch diameters. We use 100% prime 6560, 6063 and 6005A aluminum billets, with the flexibility to supply secondary billet to meet LEED requirements. (For more information on LEED requirements, please visit www.usgbc.org

Press capabilities include:

1400 Ton Youngstown 6 inch, single puller.
  • Single Puller
  • 130 ft. run out with powered Kevlar rollers
  • Billet length: 16 to 24 inch
  • 10 ft. wide by 58 ft. long age oven
  • Saw finish cut length capabilities from 60 to 264 inches
2200 Ton Watson Stillman 7 inch
  • Single Puller
  • 145 ft. run out with powered Kevlar rollers
  • Billet length: 18 to 28 inch
  • 14 ft. wide by 78 ft. long age oven
  • Saw finish cut length capabilities from 60 to 300 inches
2500 Ton Sutton 8 inch / 9 inch
  • Double Puller
  • 145 ft. run out with powered Kevlar rollers
  • Billet length: 22 to 32 inch
  • 14 ft. wide by 68 ft. long age oven
  • Saw finish cut length capabilities from 60 to 460 inches
2500 Ton Sutton 7 inch
  • Double Puller
  • 145 ft. run out with powered Kevlar rollers
  • Billet length: 22 to 32 inch
  • 14 ft. wide by 68 ft. long age oven
  • Saw finish cut length capabilities from 60 to 378 inches
Did you know ...

  • ... Astro meets all production deadlines through press to press die diversity and level loaded scheduling.

  • ... Astro's process repeatability is made possible through our state-of-the-art computer systems, a fully redundant fiber data network and our highly available Oracle® database, boasting a 99.97% uptime over the past three years.