Aluminium extrusion is a process by which aluminium alloy material is forced through a die with a specific cross-sectional profile. A powerful ram pushes the aluminium through the die and it emerges from the die opening When it does, it comes out in the same shape as the die and is pulled out along a runout table.

Die casting is a manufacturing process that can produce geometrically complex metal parts through the use of reusable moulds, called dies. The die casting process involves the use of a furnace, metal, die casting machine, and die. The metal, typically a non-ferrous alloy such as aluminium or zinc, is melted in the furnace and then injected into the dies in the die casting machine.