What are the advantages of the aluminum case?

A flight case, also known as a road case, roadie case, or ATA case, is a shipping container specifically built to protect musical instruments, motion picture equipment, audio and lighting production equipment, properties, or other sensitive equipment when it must be moved between locations, or frequently thrown around by airport baggage-handling personnel.

A large number of varying-sized road cases can be built to outfit the needs of an entire touring production company, or custom designed individually for a specific industry or product.

Typical uses for road cases on tour are wardrobe, hair, and make-up, catering, rigging, backline, sound, lights, video, production, and carpentry.

Road cases got their name because they are usually used by touring entertainment companies that need to take their show out ‘on the road’. Road cases configured with rackmounts are widely used on the road for pro audio, lighting, sound recording, and video. Other applications include motion picture production, military, sports, medical, rental and staging.

Why aluminum case, not other materials?

What are the advantages of the aluminum case?

1. Smaller, lighter and stronger

Aluminum is a structural material that is both lightweight and strong. It is typically 1/3 the weight of steel and unlike synthetic materials (plastic), it does not require ribs, gussets and/or bosses incorporated in the design of a case to derive strength.

Flight case aluminum profile alloy itself is strong, which results in a case that is smaller, lighter and stronger than alternatives intended to carry a comparable payload.

2. Aluminum’s remarkably high strength-to-weight ratio exceeds virtually all other case materials on the market;

3. Aluminum is durable, resistant to impact damage, and well suited for applications where durability and performance are important requirements;

4. Aluminum is resistant to corrosion and attack by most chemicals, dampens electromagnetic waves, and is an excellent choice for special case applications. It can also be painted, anodized, or powder coated;

5. Aluminum is environmentally friendly and 100% recyclable.

Honstar Aluminum Products Co., Ltd has been an aluminum industry leader for over 12 years in manufacturing precision aluminum parts, custom aluminum extrusions and standard aluminum extrusions.

We focus exclusively on producing the smallest, most complex, precision aluminum parts, custom aluminum extrusions, standard aluminum extrusions and floor covering aluminum profiles.

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