Foshan is a billion-yuan industrial hub for aluminum processing and high-end equipment manufacturing in China. As the aluminum industry upgrades, it is moving away from rough methods toward energy-saving, high-precision production. Fast-growing sectors like EVs, solar power, and rail transport keep raising the bar for extrusion press performance. Foshan Nanhai Hengda Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereafter "Hengda Machinery"), founded in 2011 in the heart of Nanhai's aluminum district, focuses on making aluminum extrusion presses and parts. With strong R&D and manufacturing capabilities, it has grown steadily in a tough market. In this issue of Aluminum Profiles Journal, we look at how Hengda Machinery breaks through with deep technical know-how.
Fifteen Years of Sharpening Tools, Multiple Models Power New Growth
Hengda Machinery has focused on aluminum extrusion presses and supporting gear for 15 years. It is a national high-tech enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales, and service. With a full set of large CNC machining equipment, it offers a full series from 600T to 10000T, covering everything from core part machining to complete machine assembly—all under its own control. It provides equipment, parts, and services in one package. Following the product philosophy of "stable, energy-saving, durable," its presses are used by well-known aluminum firms like Fenglu, Asia Aluminum, and Fuhua, and exported to India, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, and more, earning a solid reputation at home and abroad.
To meet varied production needs, Hengda Machinery offers three product lines covering all tonnages and applications: The conventional 630T–1800T series, proven over a decade in the market, has a mature structure and low operating threshold, mainly for small and medium-sized profile plants, suited for construction and general profiles. The short-stroke high-efficiency 1250T–3600T series, with optimized frame design, boosts overall production efficiency by 15%–20%, targeting large-scale producers, often used for industrial profiles and auto parts. The large servo-energy-saving 4000T–9000T series combines high power, precision, and ultra-low energy use, aimed at high-end markets such as EV lightweighting, solar, rail, and aerospace. Besides standalone machines, the company provides complete line solutions from billet heaters, presses, pullers, cooling beds, to stretchers—covering design, manufacturing, installation, and operator training—for one-stop startup and smooth line coordination.
Deep In-House R&D, Energy-Saving Precision Builds Strong Defenses
Today, the aluminum extrusion industry faces near-saturated capacity and fierce competition. Customers demand higher precision, stability, and energy efficiency from equipment, pushing the whole sector into a new phase of quality and efficiency improvement. To tackle these challenges, Hengda Machinery avoids low-price competition. Instead, it digs deep into customer pain points, invests in R&D, and builds core competitiveness through independent innovation to stay steady amid market changes.
The servo electro-hydraulic energy-saving system is Hengda's proprietary core technology. Unlike traditional hydraulic units that run pumps at full speed all the time, wasting energy at idle, this system supplies oil on demand based on extrusion conditions and slows down during standby, cutting energy use by 15%–30%. It supports stepless speed control, with liquid-cooled temperature stabilization to keep oil temperature steady, reduce noise, and extend the life of pumps, seals, and other wear parts—solidifying the machine's stable operation. The frame and control system are also self-developed. The pre-stressed frame structure improves rigidity on large models, enhances profile precision, and reduces part wear. Meanwhile, the in-house control software allows segmented, precise adjustment of pressure and speed, adapting to custom processes for different profiles, improving production efficiency in both energy and accuracy.
Moreover, the company closely fits personalized market needs. It can customize machines for high-end niche segments, or retrofit old equipment with servo-hydraulic upgrades while keeping the main frame, offering flexible and practical services to help customers cut costs and boost efficiency, helping them stand firm in a competitive market.
Aiming High, Multi-Pronged Strategy for Future Growth
In the aluminum extrusion equipment sector, Hengda Machinery aims to become a leading domestic provider of full-series extrusion presses and complete line solutions, dedicated to offering efficient, energy-saving, stable equipment and services to aluminum profile makers worldwide.
To reach this goal, the company focuses on three pillars: technology, parts, and after-sales. First, it maintains R&D investment, continuously improving core technologies like servo energy-saving, smart control, and high-precision machining. It keeps up with trends in EVs and lightweighting, developing specialized models for new applications, building a strong technical base for supporting services. Second, it strengthens genuine parts supply, with its own spare parts inventory system. Key components are kept in stock, and all drawings are archived, shortening procurement lead times and reducing downtime losses. Third, it builds a full-lifecycle service system. Adhering to "quality first, customer foremost, sincere service," it customizes single-machine or whole-line solutions based on client capacity and plant conditions before sale, monitors quality during production, and provides after-sales services including on-site installation and commissioning, operator training, regular inspections, and remote troubleshooting. With a solid parts and service network, it steadily expands overseas, setting up localized parts channels and service points in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, growing its global business through an integrated "machine + parts + service" model.
For fifteen years, Hengda Machinery has stayed close to industry trends, holding true to precision craftsmanship and innovation. It wins the market with quality and moves forward with solid work. Looking ahead, we hope to see more equipment makers like Hengda dive into tech innovation and product upgrades, jointly polishing high-end intelligent extrusion equipment and taking domestic aluminum extrusion machinery to a broader global stage.
