Since it began operations in 1986 with a newly purchased 1,800-ton Fielding & Platt press, the Georgia Extrusion Division of Elixir Industries in Douglas, Georgia has provided custom extrusions for a variety of customers and expanded not only in extrusion capability but also in a significant fabrication and assembly operation. In 1996, the company added another 1,800-ton Fielding & Platt press, and it recently installed and is now in the process of starting up a new 2,500-ton R.L. Best press in a new building adjacent to its original extrusion plant. The Georgia Extrusion Division with 150 employees is one of two extrusion divisions of Elixir Industries, which is based in Mission Viejo, California and is the nation's largest independent supplier to the factory-built housing and recreation vehicle industries. Elixir's other extrusion division is located in Mishiwaka, Indiana. These two extrusion divisions supply the construction, transportation, machinery, electrical, consumer durables, and recreational markets with linear and fabricated components made of 6000-series extruded alloys.
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