Specialty Systems has designed and fabricated aluminum sheet into architectural building panels for nearly 20 years. In recent years, a newer type of panel, made with aluminum composite sheet has grown in use because of its unique qualities. Specialty Systems custom fabricates exterior and interior panels using aluminum composite material.

Aluminum composite metal based panels resist buckling, rippling, and oil-canning. They are lightweight, incredibly strong, and weather resistant. Aluminum composite metal is typically made of two sheets of 0.020" aluminum bonded to a thermoplastic core. The sheets are available in pre-finished coil coated colors and anodized finishes. Source manufacturers for Specialty Systems include Reynolds Metals Company (Reynobond), and Alusuisse Corporation (Alucobond).

Working with aluminum composite metal is a precise craft. Design, fabrication, and installation of these panels should be done by a firm with at least ten years of experience.

Fabrication Details

Here are a typical panel joint and two types of corners used in metal panels fabricated from aluminum composite metal.

Typical route and return

Standard corner

Envelope corner

Links to aluminum composite metal manufacturers

Reynolds Aluminum Company (Reynobond)