APEL Extrusions announces ordering a 2nd press line for the new Phoenix facility before the 1st press line is installed.  Granco Clark will be providing both lines and handling systems, utilizing their latest technology.  Press #1 will be installed mid-2022, and press #2 will be put in place mid-2023. Click on the link for the complete press release [...]

APEL Extrusions announces a major expansion, with construction on a new facility in Phoenix, Arizona to break ground in May 2021.  The property will be the site of a new 323,782-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility. Plans call for North America’s leading aluminum extrusion company to expand its West Coast Operations to Phoenix, Arizona in late 2022 with plans [...]

Apel made an additional capital investment to expand the business with a move into a new 135,000-square-foot facility in Coburg, Oregon, which included the installation of a new nine-inch UBE press, complete with Granco Clark ancillaries, a water quenching system, and an on-site material testing laboratory. The Coburg, Oregon expansion, coupled with our capabilities in Calgary, Alberta make [...]

Continuing to upgrade its capabilities, APEL replaced its 40-year-old six-inch press in Calgary with a state-of-the-art, seven-inch UBE press, complete with Granco Clark ancillaries.

APEL purchased the assets of Postle Aluminum North West, acquiring a three-year-old seven-inch UBE press and a facility in Springfield, Oregon. With this addition, APEL began to market its extrusions in the western United States.

A new state-of-the-art anodizing line allowed for penetration into the architectural and commercial markets and a modern waste water handling system was installed to replace the existing 20-year-old equipment.