As the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust, aluminium has the properties that offer many benefits to various industries. It is reusable, finished constructions can easily be modified; no special tools are needed for assembly of parts; it doesn’t need to be painted; it naturally generates a protective oxide coating; it’s non-toxic and is very easy to clean.
Aluminium machining is a process of tailoring aluminium and producing different structural components for machines and vehicles. Nowadays, aluminium machining is very popular, mostly because it is very easy to work with the material. Aluminium machining makes the most out of the unique combination of physical properties of aluminium, and as a result it is used for a wide range of purposes, from the automotive industry to producing high technology machines. Aluminium machining offers numerous benefits to the process of manufacturing structural components.
- Heating and Cooling Machines:
Companies that produce heating and cooling products can use aluminium for making condenser tubes, radiators and air conditioners in cars, since aluminium has a high degree of heat and electricity conductivity. Besides for cooling and heating of cars, alumimum is used for manufacturing the heating and cooling elements in mainframe computers, audio and video systems.
- Manufacturing Cars, Aircrafts and Boats:
Aluminium machining is widely used in the vehicle industry for producing parts for transportation assets. Aluminium has low weight to high strength ratio, therefore it is perfect for this purpose. Mainly panels, engine blocks, cylinder heads and similar parts are produced through this process.
- Mines:
Since aluminium is corrosion-resistant, it is the ideal material for the tubing used in mines for the transport and disposal of waste. This characteristic of the aluminium also makes it the perfect material for manufacturing military equipment.
- Light Elements:
Aluminium is very reflective of light, and if polished and anodised, it makes a perfect light fitting.
- Isolation:
Aluminium machining is used for the production of the tubes where braided coaxial cables and wires are housed. Aluminium has non-magnetic properties that the perfect electricity isolator.
- Recycling:
Although aluminium is abundantly present in nature, it can be recycled without losing its structural integrity and physical properties.
All in all, aluminium machining is a very cost and environmentally friendly process of producing structural components. And when compared to the same components made from plastic or steel, this can easily be proven.
