Expansion of alloys, EcoVadis, and more

A look halfway through our anniversary year

Over the course of 50 years, a company can make impressive strides in innovation. New technologies, changing markets, and fresh ideas ensure you keep looking ahead, continue to grow, and constantly professionalise yourself. That’s exactly what we at Mifa have been doing every day for 50 years. Often these are steps forward, sometimes a step back – but from every moment you learn and grow daily, in order to keep operating at the highest possible level. In terms of service, quality, precision, and technology. That’s in Mifa’s DNA, and that’s what makes our colleagues precision heroes. Performing at Champions League level every day and remaining leaders in innovation and technology.

But how do we do it?

Expansion of aluminium alloys for the aerospace industry at Mifa

For over 50 years, Mifa has been supplying aluminium extrusion profiles for the aviation and aerospace industry. This demanding sector requires consistent quality, ultimate precision, and constant innovation.

6061, 7020 and 7022 Alloys

At Mifa, we have the knowledge and expertise to select the right alloy for each specific product. Within the aerospace and defence market, we most commonly work with the 6061, 7020 and 7022 alloys. We produce profiles from these materials that are frequently used in aircraft interiors and other non-structural components. These alloys are ideally suited for manufacturing precision profiles while also being incredibly strong as materials.

5086, 7075 and 7175 Alloys

However, the market is no longer limited to just a few specific alloys. Components such as fuselage and wing parts are often manufactured from other aluminium alloys, including EN AW 5086, EN AW 7075, and EN AW 7175.

Within our current alloy portfolio, we already offer several options, including EN AW 7075. But to support our customers even more broadly, Mifa has now launched a series of research initiatives. These are specifically focused on the EN AW 5086 and EN AW 7175 alloys. Like EN AW 7075, these materials present significant extrusion challenges. A great deal of work is involved, including detailed analyses to determine:

How the profiles need to be extruded;
What settings are required;
At which speed the extrusion process performs optimally.

Despite the complexity, we are committed to serving the aerospace and defence markets in the best way possible, which is why we have embarked on these analyses.

EcoVadis Silver achieved for the second time!

We are proud to announce that our sustainability efforts have once again been recognised in 2025 with the EcoVadis Silver Medal. We have risen to the highest overall level and now rank among the top 15% of companies worldwide in terms of sustainability. This achievement further affirms our commitment to reaching net zero emissions. Read more about EcoVadis.

CO₂ savings on your aluminium profile, thanks to our Life Cycle Analysis tool

Our customers, like us at Mifa, are placing increasing emphasis on sustainability. As a result, the question of CO₂ emissions associated with the production of their products at Mifa is becoming a more central topic in our conversations.

At Mifa, we consider this extremely important as well. That’s why, in collaboration with a specialised partner, we’ve developed a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tool specifically for our aluminium extrusion profiles. This tool calculates the emissions of our extrusion profiles and highlights the positive impact that co-engineering can have on reducing the overall CO₂ footprint.

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Contact us for more information

Call or email Gertjan

Technology Manager

Gertjan van Soest

+31 (0)77 389 88 88

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