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areas where this company’s handiwork can
readily be observed.
HISTORICAL IMPACT
IN INDUSTRY
The impressiveness of these engineering feats
is augmented by an equally impressive his-
torical footing that dates back to 1939 when
William Bonnell acquired his first extrusion
press. Having been raised on a ranch in Mis-
souri, Bonnell’s early life had him saddled as
a trick rider on the rodeo circuit, but he also
had a particular penchant for metallurgy.
During the 1930’s, after partnering in a Co-
Extruded Aluminum
with a Thermal Barrier