History
The Story of AAE
American Aluminum Extrusion Co. was founded in March 2001 by Samuel Popa when he purchased an abandoned aluminum extrusion plant in Japan. The plant was dismantled and shipped to the United States.
While searching for the perfect location to assemble the presses, he met and partnered with Ken and Diane Hendricks and made the decision to locate the plant at its current location at 1 St. Lawrence Ave. Beloit Wisconsin. As partners, they built the business from nothing — on a dream and passion with very basic business philosophies, supplying standard and custom aluminum extrusion shapes and fabricated aluminum parts into the market at a lesser capital cost than the larger corporations.
Because of this philosophy, the company continues to grow and has survived this slow economy. We currently employ 130 associates between the plant in Beloit, Wisconsin and the second division that we acquired in Canton, Ohio in October 2001.
