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Flextrude Aluminum Shapes

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What you can buy

  • Aluminum

Sizes

Extrusion presses
Two Watson Stillman presses and one Lake Erie press; 8" diameter billet up to 32" long; profiles up to 10" wide; solid, hollow and semi-hollow shapes
Alloys and tempers
Primary billet in 6063 and 6005A; tempers T4, T52, T5 and T6
Capacity and run size
Annual capacity over 45 million lb; production runs from 1,000 lb for prototypes and small volumes
Powder coating
Horizontal powder coating line for extrusions up to 40 ft long, about 130,000 lb per day; white and bronze standard plus 25+ custom colors and color matching; 2603, 2604 and 2605 paint systems with warranties up to 20 years
Standard shapes
Architectural and structural angles and channels, flat, round and square bar, pipe, and rectangular, round and square tube
Finishing and delivery
Stretching, aging, finish cutting to any commercial length from two inches, packaging, and just-in-time delivery on its own fleet

About Flextrude Aluminum Shapes

Flextrude Aluminum Shapes, formerly Benada Extrusions, is an aluminum extruder in Sanford, Florida, with a history of more than 60 years. It extrudes 6063 and 6005A alloy from purchased primary billet on three presses into standard angles, bar, channel, pipe and tube plus custom profiles, and powder coats lengths up to 40 feet on a horizontal paint line. It cuts, packs and delivers on its own fleet to building products, storm protection, patio, railing and distribution customers in the Southeast.

Processing
Sawing, Warehousing
Industries served
Building products, Storm protection and shutters, Pool and patio enclosures, Patio furniture, Railing and handrail, Metals distribution, Industrial manufacturing
Ownership
Controlled by an affiliate of Shadowbriar Capital Partners (since 2022)

Location

  • Sanford, FL

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