IndustryNet recently reported on trends in the aluminum fabrication industry, finding the sector to be fairly stable over the year, with just a slight dip in employment and sales.
This report will take a look at some of the top companies in the U.S. aluminum fabrication industry today, measured by number of employees and square footage.
Aluminum fabrication overview
Currently, there are 185 companies specializing in aluminum fabrication in the U.S. today, employing 3,425 workers across the country. By comparison, there were 3,457 jobs last year, a .93 percent dip.
Sales edged down over the past year by 0.44 percent, from $1.8 billion to $1.7 billion. Most aluminum fabrication firms have a stable number of jobs, with only six reporting an increase in employment and two reporting a decrease.
The vast majority, a full 81 percent, of these companies focus on domestic distribution. Unsurprisingly, most firms are private.
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Top 10 aluminum fabrication companies by employees
One way to compare aluminum fabrication companies is by studying their labor force, a metric regularly used to gauge size and profits as these factors are typically correlated. The following rankings show the employee count for various companies:
1. Kawneer Co., Inc., Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania: 366 employees. Kawneer specializes in all types of aluminum fabricating as well as metal manufacturing in general.
2. Vulcan, Inc., Foley, Alabama: 300 employees. Vulcan works in aluminum manufacturing, offering marking devices, specialties in advertising, and sign, metal stampings, and sheet metal work.
3. Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC, Heath, Ohio: 250 employees. This company works in aluminum fabrication in general, including different wire products and sheet metal work.
4. Sapa Extrusions, Inc., Sidney, Ohio: 250 employees. Sapa Extrusions, Inc. works with sheet metal as well as aluminum.
5. Star Extruded Shapes, Inc., Canfield, Ohio: 250 employees. Star Extruded Shapes, Inc. offers a range of services related to aluminum, including aluminum extruded products, metal coating plus allied services, polishing and plating, and sheet metal work.
6. USG Interiors, Inc., Westlake, Ohio: 180 employees. USG Interiors provides allied services and metal coating in addition to the steel mill and blast furnace services.
7. Pennex Aluminum Co., Wellsville, Pennsylvania: 170 employees. This business does aluminum extrusions and fabrication along with assembly, aluminum castings, and non-ferrous metalwork. They also perform sheet metal work.
8. Thompson Fabricating, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama: 120 employees. This company does general aluminum work, including architectural metal work and sheet metal work.
9. Coast Aluminum And Architectural, Inc., Hayward, California: 120 employees. Coast Aluminum and Architectural works with sheet metal, specifically aluminum.
10. Petersen Aluminum Corp., Elk Grove Village, Illinois: 120 employees. Petersen Aluminum Corp. provides aluminum fabrication or sheets, general metal fabrication, metal or composite panels, metal roof panels, sheet steel, and steel production.
Top 10 aluminum fabrication companies by square footage
Another common method of discovering the top companies in this field is to survey the square footage of their manufacturing facilities. Manufacturers with more space typically have a broader array of expertise and can process wide range of volumes. The following aluminum fabricators are the largest in the industry:
1. Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC, Heath, Ohio: 1.3 million square feet. Kaiser Aluminum leads the production of fabricated aluminum in high strength and aerospace, automotive, custom, and general engineering applications.
2. Star Extruded Shapes, Inc., Canfield, Ohio: 300,000 square feet. This company prides itself on being a one-stop source for aluminum extrusion products with on-time deliveries.
3. Kawneer Co., Inc. in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania: 293,000 square feet. With over 100 years behind them, Kawneer is among the oldest in the industry, known for aluminum products like doors, frames, curtain walls, and more.
4. Sapa Extrusions, Inc., Sidney, Ohio: 148,000 square feet. Sapa Extrusions is now part of the Hydro family of companies and prides itself on being the largest aluminum solutions partner in the world with a range of offerings.
5. Pennex Aluminum Co., Wellsville, Pennsylvania: 130,000 square feet. Since 1979, Pennex has focused on and led the world of aluminum products, particularly fabricating and extruding them.
6. M-D MetalSource, West Columbia, South Carolina: 120,000 square feet. This company creates aluminum extruded products and does sheet metal work. They also have plastic products and make unsupported plastic profile shapes.
7. United Duralume Products, Inc., Fullerton, California: 120,000 square feet. United Duralume Products is yet another company providing sheet metal work focused on aluminum.
8. USG Interiors, Inc., Westlake, Ohio: 115,000 square feet. In addition to manufacturing and working with aluminum, USG Interiors has more than 115 years' experience with a range of building products.
9. Fab Masters Co., Inc., Marcellus, Michigan: 110,000 square feet. Fab Masters fabricates metal products, creates aluminum extruded products, and works with industrial machinery.
10. Thompson Fabricating, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama: 100,000 square feet. This company has provided metal fabrications since opening in 1953 with a focus on aluminum as well as stainless steel and steel.
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