handling equipment was originally developed in Japan to cope with customer
needs such as minimization of labor and quality improvement.
This is now an industry standard. Figure 1 shows the layout of an aluminum
extrusion installation from press to automatic palletizing devices.
In this chapter, the fundamental concepts of different types of extrusion
presses and major press components are discussed. An outline of the recently
integrated system from billet furnace and log shears to age ovens
and stacking equipment to control the entire manufacturing process
with high productivity is also included in this chapter.