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Q1 2026
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If there’s a single thread running through this issue, it’s this: the brake industry rewards those who take the details seriously. That might sound obvious for an industry built around safety-critical components. But what strikes me in assembling this quarter’s content is how that principle applies well beyond the product itself—to the manufacturing processes behind it, the engineering decisions that shape it, the maintenance practices that sustain it, and the people who make all of it work.
Q4 2025
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The Q4 2025 issue of The BRAKE Report Magazine wraps up our second year by focusing on the global diversification of the braking world. We are spotlighting five companies based outside North America that have a direct and growing involvement in this continent’s brake industry.
Q3 2025
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Discover the latest in braking innovations with the Q3 2025 issue of The BRAKE Report Magazine! Dive into inspiring stories like racer Robert Wickens’ triumphant return to the track with Bosch’s hand-operated braking system, expert insights on transit-rail braking from Wabtec, the evolution and future of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) via IIHS’s David Kidd, TMD Friction’s noise-reducing solutions, and FRIMECO’s 30th anniversary spotlight on essential friction materials.
Q2 2025
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The year got off to a rocky start for all members of the global economy including those of us in the brake world. Talks of tariffs and trade wars has led to some uncertainty, but for the companies examined in this edition of The BRAKE Report Magazine, the overall picture is positive.
Q1 2025
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In this issue of The BRAKE Report Magazine we profile Waupaca Foundry, arguably the nation’s largest foundry organization. Based in Wisconsin, the company runs five foundries annually turning out 1.4 million tons of castings thanks to the efforts of its 4,000 employees.
Q4 2024
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This edition we take a look at systems integration; meeting the challenges of international regulations and competing in the furious aftermarket space through the lenses of three unique companies: Robert Bosch GmbH, Horiba, Ltd., and Wilwood Engineering.
Q3 2024
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In this issue we examine the Ultra-Premium brake segment in the United States, a small niche which does not get much industry attention. It is a segment dominated by Akebono, which is why we are focused on the Japanese-based firm providing components produced exclusively in North America.
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