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    Dee Zee Installs New Powder Coating Line

    Dee Zee is a manufacturer of components and accessories for the automotive market. In line with its focus on continuous improvement, innovation, and technology, the company expanded its operation with a new vertical powder coating line at its Broadway campus in Iowa. The line was installed in February 2025, with commissioning currently in progress and […]

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    Ireland’s Extrusion Powerhouse Upgrades with New Press and Surface Treatment Capabilities

    By Rose Eaton, Associate Publisher. Architectural & Metal Systems (AMS) based in Little Island, Cork, Ireland, is the country’s sole producer of aluminum façade systems and bespoke extrusions for a variety of end users (Figure 1). Ireland is AMS’s biggest market, however, the company and their customers collectively ship fully finished aluminum extrusion profiles and […]

  • Figure 1. Each of the extrusion lines is outfitted with fully automated handling systems.

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    Benkam Targets North American Architectural and Automotive Market

    Located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Benkam Alu Extrusions, part of AKFA Group, is the only major manufacturer of aluminum profiles in Central Asia. Launched by AKFA in 2015, Benkam is a dynamically evolving company that utilizes advanced technologies to meet internationally recognized standards (such as ISO). The company has a strong market presence in 15 countries […]

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    Capral Installs New Vertical Powder Coating Line and Acquires Allyman

    Capral Aluminium, the largest extruder and distributor of aluminum products in Australia, installed a new vertical powder coating line at its distribution facility in Huntingwood, New South Wales. The new CUBE Plus vertical powder coating line, supplied by SAT, is a compact line that optimizes space and ensures low operating costs. The line features advanced […]

  • The vertical powder coating line at Tower Extrusions (L-R): James Lucas, project manager, Tower Extrusions; Tim Horist, North America service manager, SAT; and Lee Jones, finishing manager, Tower Extrusions.

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    Tower Extrusions Upgrades Its Vertical Powder Coating Line with Automation

    Tower Extrusions installed a new automated unloader for the vertical powder coating line at its facility in Olney, TX. The system enables the automated unloading of painted profiles from the coating line to ensure higher productivity, quality, and safety. Since being founded in March 1977, Tower Extrusions has continued to expand its operations — growing […]

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    Alpha Group Installs New Vertical Powder Coating Line in Morocco

    Alpha Group, a Moroccan company specialized in extrusion and powder coating of aluminum profiles, installed a new vertical powder coating line. The line supports the company in expanding its production capacity, ensuring the production of 12,000 tons of high quality coated profiles per year. Supplied by SAT, the powder coating line has a conveyor speed […]

  • All of the major equipment at INTEX is adorned with custom artwork by French artist Manucollage as a reflection of the company’s strength, independence, and resilience. This includes the new vertical powder coating line (pictured), nicknamed the Black Widow.

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    INTEX Reinvents Itself with Major Expansion Projects

    By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. Headquartered in Garden City, MI, International Extrusions (INTEX) is an independent, family-owned company in the process of reinventing itself through capital investments designed to grow its capabilities and capacities. This includes the installation and start up of a new extrusion operation with two new presses, as well as a new […]

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    Patrick Metals Upgrades to Next Generation Vertical Powder Coating Line

    Patrick Metals is investing in the revamp of its existing powder coating line in Mishawaka, Indiana. Installed by Italian engineering company SAT in 2006, the existing line will be upgraded to a C-Expert vertical powder coating booth. Active in the field of aluminum extrusion for more than 80 years, Patrick Metals supplies precision aluminum extrusions […]

  • Fastrip ISP hook paint stripper for coating operations.

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    SAT Partners with ALIT to Commercialize Technologies for Coating Lines

    Surface Aluminium Technologies (SAT) S.R.L. and ALIT Technologies SRL, both based in Italy, signed a commercial agreement, which will enable SAT to exclusively sell ALIT’s paint stripping machines for vertical coating lines. “We are all very excited about this collaboration and we really look forward to working with ALIT to carry on new challenging projects […]