Large Aluminum Extrusions

Increasingly large spans of glass are a popular design feature but don't compromise on the structural framing!

Architects and those in the glazing industry will agree. Increasingly large spans of glass are a popular design feature but also present many challenges when facing ever stringent energy performance requirements. Changing technologies and product development are certainly helping to achieve both the desired aesthetic as well as the mandated performance features, but have also forced glazing manufacturers to rely on thicker glass. In doing so you have to make sure the framing system is designed to withstand both wind and glazing loads.

Bonnell Aluminum's 5,500-ton state-of-the-art aluminum extrusion press produces architectural-quality aluminum extrusions up to 16 inches of width, an ideal capability that meets the structural and aesthetic requirements for increasingly large spans of glass.

 

Manufactured by Presezzi Extrusion (www.presezziextrusion.com) in Milan Italy, this press combines the latest extrusion manufacturing technology for producing large aluminum profiles requiring high-quality surface finish. Utilizing a progression of Kevlar and rubber belts, the specially-designed handling system was manufactured by OMAV, Brescia Italy (www.omav.com), to meticulously handle for maximum product quality, each aluminum profile exiting the press.

And as building owners and architects consistently seek for larger areas and expanses of glass, the capabilities of this 5,500-Ton press are well suited in providing the ability to expand and integrate aluminum extrusions' physical properties and characteristics into the design of larger framing components.

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Architect: BLT/CLA, Philadelphia, PA Curtainwall Consultant: Edwards & Company, Sellersville, PA Contractor: Yates/Tishman, Atlantic City, NJ Curtainwall Installer: APG International, Inc., Glassboro, NJ www.apgintl.com Curtainwall Fabricator: MK Architectural Metal, Inc. www.mkarchmtl.com	Two Alliance Center, Atlanta, GA Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart Developer: Tishman Speyer, www.tishmanSpeyer.com General Contractor: Tishman Speyer Curtainwall Fabricator: Trainor Glass Company www.trainorglass.com

Here are some of the many product applications using large aluminum extrusions:

• Curtain walls
• Impact & blast resistant commercial/institutional windows & doors
• Commercial building sunshades
• Walkway covers and institutional canopies
• Commercial storefronts & entrance
• Modular framing
• Medical facility equipment
• Heatsinks and housing for LED lighting
• Electric power transmission & distribution units
• And more...

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Extruded aluminum gutter beams

 

Extruded aluminum mullions for storefront

 

Extruded aluminum heatsink

 

Endless possibilities...

 

For more information on product capabilities and applications, please contact Bonnell Aluminum at sales@bonlalum.com.