Aluminium extrusions have allowed the creation of technology and design concepts that now characterise the whole product range.

Elegant wall bracket for attaching a flat TV screen. The reversible extrusion creates both the arms, with integrated cogwheel hinge. This design means there are no gaps in the construction, and provides good stability and straightness in all positions.

The SMS range includes brackets for flat TV screens and projectors, projection
Screens and sound and alarm systems for plasma screens. Design and manufacture were once mainly based on steel but recent years have seen a steady shift to aluminium.

The introduction of flat TV screens and computer projectors with a strong emphasis on design made it necessary to develop a completely new range of brackets and hanging devices. Aluminium was soon seen as an ideal material to replace steel. Large TV screens are heavy and the demands made on brackets are high when it comes to stability, function and safety. Creative and optimised extrusion design was up to the task, not only in terms of design and functionality but also for strength and durability. So now extrusions are used as a component, not just for the ‘lightweight’ and ‘medium’ end of the range but are also being developed for the real heavyweight systems where the arms in a folding wall bracket have to cope with a 50 kg weight at a distance of 70 cm from the wall!

The transition from steel not only gave more elegant designs of a lower weight with the same strength and functionality; the financial outcome has also provided the required end result. Creative design and built in functions make production more efficient at a lower total cost compared.

Today, Hydro Aluminium Profiler supplies extrusions for floor pedestals and ceiling brackets, arm extrusions for wall brackets and various mounting and securing parts.