Inventory & Processing Capabilities

Within our extensive inventory, there is something for everyone. The Aalco standard stock range includes over 1,000 items and over 30% of our sales are made up of non-standard or customer-special products.

Add to that our comprehensive processing service which offers:
⦁ items cut to order
⦁ coating

We can also arrange sub-contract processing using our approved suppliers. Processed material can save customers both time and money. Aalco offers a wide range of modern processing equipment at both local and central service centres.

Services:

Sawing
Protective PVC coating of sheet
A guillotine
Plate sawing
Polishing of sheet and coil
Plasma profiling
Coil processing, including decoiling, levelling, slitting and blanking

Aalco can also sub-contract certain services for our customers. We have developed particular specialities in four key areas:

Bar, tube and pipe-cutting
Bar: capacity is available to cut accurately anything from a single 16"/406mm diameter billet to high volume repetition blanking
Tubular products: the same as bar, we offer an equally flexible range of facilities
Plate Processing

Our plate processing facilities are unmatched in the AUSTRALIA via our strategic partner. We offer a unique range of possibilities for cutting aluminium plate.

Plate saws handle 4000mm lengths in thicknesses up to 155mm
Plasma cutting on submerged beds provides blanks up to 130mm thick, 2000mm wide, 4000mm long
Router profiling, with tabs left in or removed, for thickness up to 8mm, 2000mm wide, 140000mm long
Band saws cut circles 50mm thick up to 1000mm diameter
Laser cutting provides a clean, accurate edge for thicknesses up to 50mm in 2000mm widths and 4000mm lengths
Water jet cutting provides intricate detail to close tolerances for thicknesses up to 100mm in 2000mm width plates up to 4000mm long
Guillotining provides cut plates up to 6 meters long, 12mm thick and 2000mm wide
Abrasive disc cutting provides a clean, smooth, square-cut edge on plates up to 75mm thick, 2000mm wide, 4000mm long
Plate decoiling: up to 12mm thick and 2000mm wide to provide plate blanks up to 1400mm long

Aalco's coil processing services include:

Decoiling, levelling, slitting, spool winding, blanking, piercing, notching and circling
Polishing and protective coating

Services for aluminium extrusions include:

Cut lengths: single pieces up to 400mm diameter through to High Volume Repetition Cutting
Prefabrication: drilling, notching, punching and bending
Finishing: anodising, painting/power coating, polishing, chromating
Protective coating or sleeving
Special packaging, including ‘Kitting’

Inventory & Processing Capabilities