Consulting Service
Recognizing that our clients often need assistance across a broad spectrum of their operations, we have consciously assembled a team of scientists and engineers in many major disciplines in the field of aluminum processing. The result is a unique, technical problem-solving team offering proven solutions at every stage of your manufacturing operation… from furnace to finish.
Metallurgical Consulting
Our Metallurgical Consulting service cover all phases from raw material selection through final Quality Control. Our expertise includes remelt, casting, hot and cold-working, thermo-mechanical processing, product finishing, quality control and much more.
We provide metallurgical diagnostics and problem solving, manufacturing cost control and yield improvement, quality planning, energy saving strategies, melt loss prevention and environmental compliance assistance.
Techno-Economic Counseling
We offer in-depth techno-economic analysis and planning on any scale from full plant to specific sub-processes. Our services include:
Preparation of technical and financial reports for return on investment analysis
Feasibility studies for modernization, expansion and new product planning
Manufacturing cost reduction and risk management
Project Engineering
We provide full range of engineering services for plant layout and equipment installation:
Turn-key Contracts
Installation Supervision
Commissioning
On-going Operation
Contract Research & Development
Our scientist and engineers can supplement your own research capabilities by performing a range of specialized metallurgical research for product and process development projects. Offering highly flexible fee arrangements, we can work directly in your plant or provide supervision for research carried out at specially selected laboratories. Our research capabilities are focused in the following arrears of aluminum:
Molten Metal Treatment & Processing
Casting
Thermo-mechanical Processing
Alloy Development
Metal Trading
Our metal trading service group is closely connected with more than one hundred of the most respected and competitive traders in the United States. These contacts allow us to find the best trading opportunities available for our customers. In all cases, whatever the transaction, a team of ALMEX metallurgists and applications engineers work with the traders to assure the quality of the trading transaction for buyer and seller. Whether you are in need of creative financing for purchase of equipment or in need of sophisticated programs for risk coverage, we at ALMEX can help you achieve your goals with the security and peace of mind that comes only from making knowledgeable choices.