AMSCO, A Division of Quanex
History
The American Screen Company, AMSCO, began as a window screen manufacturer in Miami, Florida, in 1949. In 1953, AMSCO acquired Metal Products Corporation, a roll-forming and fabrication business that began operations in 1938 in Chatsworth, Illinois. AMSCO relocated to Chatsworth the same year to better serve our growing customer base in the window and door industry. This brought about a name change to Homeshield Industries and, in 1963, a merger with Nichols Aluminum to form Nichols-Homeshield. In 1972, AMSCO was reborn as a separate division and relocated to our current home in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. In 1989 Nichols-Homeshield was acquired by the Quanex Corporation, who have allowed AMSCO to expand our manufacturing capacities, technology, and customer base.
Today
AMSCO is an industry leader supplying unique assemblies and components to a variety of customers in markets that demand high quality, on-time delivery, and state-of-the-art material technology.
Processes
AMSCO's processes include roll forming, plastic extrusion, fabrication, assembly, and RollTrusion™, a unique proprietary process that combines metal roll-forming and plastic extrusions into a single bonded process.
AMSCO is an ISO 9001 certified company and takes great pride in assuring our customers' satisfaction and long-term success.
RollTrusion™
One Process.
RollTrusion™ combines the best properties of roll-formed metal and extruded plastics into a single process. RollTrusion™ simplifies the metal processing requirements by utilizing the unique capabilities of plastic to form complex profiles that enhance assembly, finish, and durability. What normally would be a multiple component part requiring assembly is now completed in a single process.
Multiple Materials
RollTrusion™ combines any metallic materials available in coil with extrusion grade thermoplastics. The RollTrusion™ process can achieve improvements to properties such as thermal resistance, corrosion, structural integrity, weatherability, and texture. RollTrusion™ enhances assembly efficiencies and lowers manufacturing costs.
Our RollTrusion™ processes provide our customers with state-of-the art materials solutions and reduced assembly costs.
Parts can be roll-formed from mill finish or pre-coated metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, cold-rolled steel or any other metals available in coil.