MMG Extrusions: Automating the Aging Line
MMG Engineered Extrusions (formerly Vitex) needed to keep pace with a new 2,920-ton press. Belco engineered three custom age ovens and an automated packing line.
Extrusion Systems
Age Ovens
Belco designs and manufactures custom industrial age ovens and annealing ovens engineered for the aluminum extrusion industry and other heat treatment applications.
Industrial age ovens & annealing ovens for aluminum extrusion applications
Our age ovens are built to deliver consistent temperature uniformity, efficient airflow, and reliable performance for aluminum aging, annealing, and thermal processing operations.
Each aging oven created by our custom machine builder is designed to meet your production requirements, available in single end flow, dual end flow, cross flow, and reversing airflow configurations. Our systems are engineered for maximum throughput, minimal heat-up time, and uniform heat distribution from load to load.
Unit numbers
- Age Oven
- E03U
- Age Oven Conveyer
- E04U
- Annealing Oven
- E05U
Belco aluminum aging ovens are available in gas (direct or indirect) or electric heated designs and can be integrated with programmable controls, automated load/unload systems, oven carts, racks, and conveyor systems for streamlined production efficiency. Annealing capabilities are available across all oven designs, making them ideal for a wide range of industrial heat treatment processes.
With decades of experience designing industrial oven systems for extrusion manufacturers, Belco delivers durable, energy-efficient solutions built for long-term reliability and performance. Whether you need to request a quote for a batch age oven, continuous aging system, or fully customized heat treatment oven, our extrusion and finishing company in Belding, MI, can engineer a solution tailored to your operation.
- Heating methods
- Gas (direct fired), gas (indirect fired), electric
- Airflow configurations
- Single end flow, dual end flow, cross flow, reversing airflow
- Controls
- Programmable controls, PLC controls available
- Automation integration
- Available
- Annealing capability
- Available on all designs
- Material handling
- Racks, carts, conveyors, automated load/unload systems
- Process monitoring
- Process tracking and trending data available
- Design type
- Custom engineered
Applications
- Aluminum extrusion aging
- Aluminum annealing
- Heat treatment processing
- Thermal processing
- Batch aging
- Continuous aging systems
- Automated extrusion production lines
Industries served
- Aluminum extrusion
- Metal processing
- Industrial manufacturing
- Heat treatment operations
- Architectural, automotive and industrial component extrusion manufacturing
Age oven FAQs
What airflow configurations are available on Belco age ovens?
Single end flow, dual end flow, cross flow, and reversing airflow. The configuration is chosen to suit the production requirement, with the aim of maximum throughput, minimal heat-up time and uniform heat distribution from load to load.
Are age ovens gas or electric?
Both are available: gas, in direct or indirect designs, or electric heated.
Can a Belco age oven also anneal?
Yes. Annealing capabilities are available across all oven designs, which suits a range of industrial heat treatment processes beyond aluminum aging.
What can be integrated with the oven?
Programmable controls, automated load and unload systems, oven carts, racks, and conveyor systems.
Can Belco build a continuous aging system rather than a batch oven?
Yes. Belco engineers batch age ovens, continuous aging systems, and fully customized heat treatment ovens to suit the operation.
Related
Here’s What You Need to Know About Age Ovens
Many industries use age ovens to artificially age & strengthen aluminum parts.