Aluminum finishing, curving and thermal improvement services all provided at a single location As building projects continue to push the limits in vision and design, Linetec continues to expand its value-added services. Linetec will soon offer stretch forming, which allows architectural product manufactures to have their metal building components curved and finished in one location. […]
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Higher education facilities benefit from high-performance, finished architectural aluminum products
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Protecting our public investments: High-performance finishes add value to governmental and civic facilities
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EFCO, Linetec and Tubelite marketing team members judge Glass Magazine Awards
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Linetec’s finishes match color and performance for the National Aquarium’s iconic skylight renovation by Super Sky
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Hilton’s Southeastern hotel prototype showcases Linetec finishing and thermal improvement services on Tubelite window wall and entrances
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Due to Linetec’s recent anodize facility expansion, 75th Avenue has become part of Linetec’s property and is no longer a city street. This means our mailing address must change. Linetec’s official mailing address is now 7500 Stewart Avenue, Wausau WI 54401. The post office will continue to deliver mail that has our old address on […]
Class I and Class II anodic coatings are designations created by the Aluminum Association for the purpose of codifying the specification of anodized aluminum. Class I coating has a mil thickness of 0.7 (18 microns) or greater Class II coating has a minimum mil thickness of 0.4 (10 microns) Class I coating is a high […]
At Linetec, we are building a 30,000-square-foot addition to the anodize facility in Wausau, Wis. To support the addition and growth of business, we also are increasing the anodize staff by more than 10 percent. By January 2014, a 33 percent increase in capacity for anodize finishing of architectural aluminum will be on-line and available. […]
Buffalo Public School #69 – Houghton Academy Linetec, Wausau Window and Wall Systems and Technoform Bautec North America, Inc., contribute to the updated appearance and enhanced performance of historic Houghton Academy in Buffalo, N.Y. Along with refreshed façade, the elementary school’s modern windows feature Technoform Bautec’s polyamide thermal barrier for energy efficiency, structural performance […]
The main function of a thermal break system is to separate an aluminum profile into two parts to reduce thermal conductivity in a window. The two ways of doing this are by using poured polyurethane or polyamide insulating strips. Aluminum is a highly thermal conductive material that will rapidly transfer exterior climatic temperature unless something […]
Linetec offers custom packaging with many different options. Material is protective wrapped to the customer’s specifications; from boxing and master bundling to individually packaging material into crates. Some examples include: Customer Carts and Cradles Carts and cradles are utilized for Linetec trucking. Foam interweave is used between painted extrusions, with sticks separating the layers of […]
Linetec offers spattercoat custom finishes with multi-colors, depth and texture. Spattercoat can mimic marble, stone, brick and other textures The paint spatters can be many or few, large or small, thick or thin, speckled or swirled. Spattercoat options are endless…besides simulating natural, earthy and artificial surfaces, this spattercoat process offers the opportunity to create a […]
DRI-DESIGN panels, with Linetec anodize, selected for new public works facility because of its proximity to a residential area. The architectural design of the new Maple Grove (MN) Public Works Facility includes a façade that complements the surrounding neighborhood. Key to the building’s pleasing exterior are 12,000 sq. ft. of black anodize DRI-DESIGN rainscreen metal wall panels. […]
It is crucial that aluminum work be carefully protected at the job site, prior to and after installation is complete, and prior to the buildings final acceptance. Installed aluminum work is considered a “finished product” while the other building components are generally in a rough or unfinished state. Most damage to aluminum work will occur […]