Your aluminium suppliers

Aluminium suppliers of sheet & coil

• Aluminium sheet products: We provide aluminium sheet in different grades for general purpose sheet metal applications as well as specialised uses such as marine applications that required increased corrosive resistance. You have the choice of paper interleaved, naked or PE (Polyethylene) protective film to suit any application
• Aluminium coil products: Our teams around Australia can provide customer with both mother coil or slit coil as required for applications including air conditioning, transport, marine, manufacturing, fabrication, agriculture and general industrial raw material and finished products.

Aluminium suppliers of plate & treadplate

• Aluminium plate: BlueScope Distribution provides aluminium plate products that can be used in high strength structural applications, welded marine applications and road transport vehicles. Furthermore, our commodity plates can be used in a variety of general manufacturing and fabrication applications 
• Aluminium treadplate: At BlueScope Distribution, we supply aluminium tread plate for a wide variety of applications including step treads, shop floors, marine foot traffic, and decorative bar fronts. Our range includes both 5052 O (5 Bar) mill finish tread pattern plate and 3003 H22 bright propellor plate in a range of gauges and dimensions.  

Aluminium extrusion suppliers

• Aluminium extrusion: We sell a wide range of standard geometric, standard industry specific and customer exclusive aluminium extrusion shapes in a variety of alloy & temper combinations as well as finishes. Our range of standard geometric aluminum extrusion product profiles include flat bar, angle, channel, round bar, tee section, tube, oval, square hollow and rectangular hollow.

Sheet, plate & treadplate aluminium processing services

• Aluminium routing: BlueScope Distribution can square or bevel cut aluminium into extremely complex shapes with precision, ease and accuracy. Our capability includes drilling and etching (otherwise known as marking) the product which helps with material use, assembly, and identification. 
• Aluminium laser cutting: Our teams can arrange laser cutting serviced depending on customer needs.
• Aluminium slitting and shearing: BlueScope Distribution have the in-house ability to cut aluminium coil up to 4mm thick down to custom sheets sizes up to 6 metres in length. Slitting services are also available to cut coils into narrower sizes.
• Protection film: We offer the option of applying a temporary PE (Polyethylene) protective film to the aluminium to minimise quality risks, reduce product waste and improve processing efficiency.
  

Aluminium extrusion processing services

• Aluminium profile 3D prototyping: Our teams can test aluminium component designs by providing 3D prototypes produced from the drawings supplied by our customers. 

• CNC precision product fabrication by machining: including square or bevel cutting, mill, shape drill, tap, notch, slot & punch, swage, knurl, digital print  
• Bracket, corner stakes, connector cutting
• Square & mitre cutting
• Precision cut to length
• Extrusion routing
• Edge deburring

To learn more about our range of steel processing services, please visit our processing page.

• Kitting services: We can supply aluminium to our customers in kit form, in order to provide efficiencies for our customers when they are assembling the final aluminium products. Our kits can include value added services to multiple gauge, grade, dimensional sheet, plate and treadplate products, complemented by our aluminium standard and exclusive extrusions.
• Project management solutions: Our BlueScope Distribution teams are experienced in handling and processing aluminium coil products to suit the project requirements of our customers.
• Just-in-time delivery: Our teams help to ensure our clients projects are running smoothly by removing bottlenecks, reducing WIP, improving production efficiencies and coordinating the delivery of aluminium just-in-time.
• Stock management strategies: Our sales teams discuss and plan your holistic aluminium portfolio and tailor one or multiple strategies to suit your business needs.
• Forecasting support: BlueScope Distribution works with customers to help them better understand their purchasing trends, future requirements and project injections to smooth manufacturing processes and reduce bottlenecks.
• End-to-end supply chain: BlueScope Distribution offers customers end-to-end aluminium project management solutions to deliver personalised supply chain co-ordination.
• B2B integration: Our team can arrange business-to-business system integration requirements with customers, uncovering ways to manage system automated stock management solutions.
  

BlueScope Distribution provides a variety of processing services for our aluminium products, which enables us to deliver customised and processed aluminium items that cater to our customers’ specific application requirements.

Our extensive range of processing services for our aluminium products includes:

• Aluminium Routing: Our in-house aluminium routing allows us to cut aluminium to precise shapes and dimensions, as well as perform a range of CNC operations including drilling and etching to facilitate our customers in utilising, assembling, and identifying the aluminium.
• Laser Cutting: We can arrange aluminium laser cutting services to meet the unique needs of our customers.
• Slitting and Shearing: Our in-house capabilities enable us to shear aluminium coils into custom sheet sizes, accommodating thicknesses of up to 4mm and lengths of up to 6 meters. We also offer slitting services to create narrower coil sizes from larger coils.
• PE Application: This in-house capability involves adding a protective PE film to the aluminium that helps protect the material during transportation and processing
• Aluminium Forming: We can arrange aluminium forming which involves using force to bend or stretch an aluminium sheet into a specific shape.

We can source and supply the following choices for finishing options on our aluminium sheet products:

• Linishing
• Powder coating
• Spray applied painting
• Roller applied painting
• Anodising
• Bright finishing
• Media blasting
• Polishing.

BlueScope Distribution has the capacity to deliver a range of aluminium processing services for numerous businesses across various industries. We take pride in our capability to provide customers with an all-encompassing solution for meeting their aluminium demands through our assortment of in-house processing services, including:

• Aluminium Routing: Our in-house aluminium routing allows us to cut aluminium to precise shapes and dimensions, as well as perform a range of CNC operations including drilling and etching to facilitate our customers in utilising, assembling, and identifying the aluminium.
• Laser Cutting: We can arrange aluminium laser cutting services to meet the unique needs of our customers.
• PE Application: This in-house capability involves adding a protective layer to the aluminium that safeguards the material during transportation and processing.
• Aluminium Forming: We can arrange aluminium forming which involves using force to bend or stretch an aluminium sheet into a specific shape.

Quality Assurance options for aluminium plate typically involve a combination of industry standards, certifications, testing procedures, and quality control measures to ensure that the aluminium plates meet specific quality and performance criteria.

Some examples of quality assurance options include DNV, NATA, Bureau Veritas & Lloyd’s Register.

Aluminium extrusion is a versatile manufacturing process that involves shaping aluminium profiles by forcing the metal through a die, resulting in various cross-sectional shapes. The following are some of the key benefits of aluminium extrusion:

• Lightweight
• Strength-to-Weight Ratio
• Corrosion Resistance
• Design Flexibility
• Thermal Conductivity
• Recyclable.

At BlueScope Distribution, we take pride in providing our customers with a range of value-added aluminium processing services to ensure we deliver the products they require in the exact form they require.

Our aluminium extrusion processing capabilities include a comprehensive range of services:

• CNC precision robotic fabrication via a router cutting, including square or bevel cutting, mill, shape drill, tap, notch, slot & punch, swage, knurl and digital print
• Bracket, corner stakes and connector cutting
• Square & mitre cutting
• Precision cutting to length
• Extrusion routing
• Edge deburring.

Yes – at BlueScope Distribution, we have a range of standard aluminium extrusion profiles that you can choose from for various applications. However, if you require a custom aluminium extrusion profile that is not readily available within our standard offerings, contact your local team and we can help you with design and production of custom profiles.