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Jim Byrd of BRT Extrusions and Andrea Lastella of SAT inspect powder-coated aluminum extrusions as they travel down the automatic offloading conveyor system of the new vertical powder coating line installed at BRT’s plant in Niles, OH. The new line significantly expands the company’s in-house finishing capacity. (See article on page 28.)
Articles
Taber Extrusions Starts Up the Largest Extrusion Press in the U.S.: Serving the Defense and Aerospace Markets
Page 6
Neuman Aluminium Improves Scrap Recovery with Furnace Retrofit in Austria Page 12
Status of the EU’s CBAM and Its Ongoing Implementation
By Martin Hartlieb
Page 18
Advanced Sorting Reshapes the Aluminum Scrap Value Chain: Industrial-Scale LIBS, Deep-Learning AI, and Modular Sensor Platforms
By Dr. Samuel Wagstaff
Page 22
Alcoa Initiates Strategic Acquisition of South32’s Aluminum Assets
Page 26
BRT Extrusions Installs Advanced Vertical Powder Coating Line
Page 28
The Right Question About Pulse Anodizing
By Dr. Anne Deacon Juhl
Page 32
Wagstaff Celebrates 80 Years of Casting Innovation
Page 38
Magnesium in the Age of AI and Robotics: Beyond Automotive
By J.P. Weiler
Page 42
Inside ET – ET ’27: The Global Extrusion Industry’s Technical Classroom
Page 48
The Importance of Fire Department Drills and Training
By Alex Lowery
Page 50