Source: Brembo announcement LAS VEGAS — Brembo, world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake technology, unveiled an all-new brake system for Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTV) and side-by-sides at the SEMA Show yesterday. The new Brembo UTV brake system is the…
Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. — During the next few months, AP Racing, the brake and clutch supplier, is set to attend three of the biggest automotive events for race and road performance products. The team will be in…
Source: Akebono Brake Industry announcement TOKYO — Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced that the NR22 brake caliper for endurance racing has received the FY2022 Good Design Award (organized by Japan Institute of Design Promotion). This is the first Good…
Source: Easyrain/GALT announcement RIVOLI, Italy/BARGE, Italy — The famous racing driver Tazio Nuvolari, Formula 1 legend from the ‘30s, once said: “What do I need brakes for? I do not know: I have not used them much!”. Nuvolari was making…
MOGYORÓD, Hungary – Brembo posted the following article on its website relating the challenges of preparing brake systems for the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix (July 31st) and street vehicles: BREMBO FINNED BRAKE PADS FOR GPS AND STREET-LEGAL CARS AND THE…
Source: Akebono Group announcement TOKYO — Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced that Akebono’s products have been adopted by CUPRA, the unconventional challenger brand from Barcelona. Akebono is supplying 6-pot disc brake calipers for the front wheels of the “Formentor…
Source: Brembo announcement Stezzano, Italy – Technological innovation, research in design and performance – from the Compasso d’Oro to Formula 1 -, constant commitment to sustainability: THE ART OF BRAKING: An engaging exhibition about brakes, scheduled at the MUDEC in…
Source: The following article was posted by Drax Group, a U.K.-based renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses, on the mechanics behind regenerative braking. SELBY, U.K.…
Source: Post by Prof. Marko Tirovic on the Brake Academy by Global Ground Mobility Group’s website on why friction brakes have a future. Friction brakes and associated actuation and control systems are safety-critical systems that provide an unparallel combination of…
Source: Akebono Brake Industry Co. announcement TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced that its products have been adopted by Lynk & Co, a premium automotive brand owned by Geely Auto Group headquartered in China, for one of its…
Source: Datwyler post ALTDORF, Switzerland — Daniel Triolo, Lead Key Account Manager at Datwyler, looks at brake-by-wire technology, its composition, and the many benefits it can deliver to the mobility sector and its customers: The way we control and stop…
Source: Brembo announcement SOCHI, Russia — Brembo is celebrating another historic milestone with the 2021 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi: 800 Formula 1 races with at least one single-seater equipped with one or more Brembo braking components. This long series…
Source: Haldex post LANDSKRONA, Sweden — Imagine the sound: eight production trucks roaring around the corners of famous European racetracks like Germany’s Nurburgring, reaching speeds up to 160kph on the straight. What with their mass and engine output – up…
Source: TecSA announcement TORINO, Italy — TecSA has introduced a new brake inertia dynamometer, designed and developed by TecSA’s Engineering Team, to help top brake components manufacturers to test and develop their products for racing sectors (such as Formula 1,…
CURNO, Italy — Brembo has posted on its website a decade-by-decade retrospective of the company’s first 60 years as it celebrates this milestone in 2021. 1961 was the foundation year of a company that radically transformed a mere vehicle component…
Source: Alcon announcement TAMWORTH, U.K. – Alcon Components Ltd, the U.K.-based brake and clutch company, has launched its next generation of Civilian Armored Vehicle (CAV) brake upgrade kits, which are an extension of the existing range and now cater for…
STEZZANO, Italy — Brembo came to be here in a little municipality near Bergamo, Italy in 1961 and some 60 years later, that little workshop has become a colossus operating in 15 countries with 26 sites, between production facilities and…
Source: LIQUI MOLY announcement ULM, Germany — The oil and additive specialist LIQUI MOLY targets its investments in powersports. “Compared to our automotive core business, this is a small but also rapidly growing market,” said Sebastian Zelger, CEO of LIQUI…
CAMBIANO, Italy – The following was posted by Brembo, which supplied the brakes for what is being hailed as the most powerful Italian sports car every produced, the Battista by Automobili Pininfarina. Some cars are destined to go down in…
Source: The following is excerpted from an article, written by Michelle Arthurs-Brennan and posted by Cycling News, describing the Blubrake anti-lock braking system (ABS) now available on the new Omnia family of electric bikes. There is additional information from the…
Source: Wilwood Engineering announcement Camarillo, Calif. – Wilwood Engineering’s new XR Race-Only Brake Fluid is the same extreme high-temperature fluid used in the most demanding race series, including Formula 1, World Rally Championship, FIA World Endurance, and Moto GP. XR…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo, the world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake technology, is the stopping partner of choice for the new 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing. The new performance sedans will employ Brembo lightweight technology…
Source: LIQUI MOLY announcement ULM, Germany – LIQUI MOLY, the Ulm-based lubricant, including brake fluid, specialist, has seen two consecutive months of increasing sales, evidence it has followed the right course during the pandemic. Under Ernst Prost, Managing Director of…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo, a leader in high-performance braking systems, reached the historic 500 motorsports world championships in 2020, confirming its technological prowess in this arena. The brand won 42 world titles this year including driver, manufacturer, and…
Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. – AP Racing scored its 850th Formula 1 victory as a supplier of racing brake and clutch components during last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. According to the company, “This outstanding result of cumulative victories…