Source: Yicai Global post LANDSKRONA, Sweden; ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, China — China’s Zhejiang Vie Science and Technology Company (VIE) will intensify its collaboration with Sweden’s Haldex to make more precise electromechanical brake systems. Vie, a leading manufacturer of automotive parts, and…
Source: The following is excerpted from a review and consumer guide to road bike (bicycle) disc brakes posted by Colin Levitch on cyclingnews.com. BATH, U.K. – The advent of disc brakes has not only improved stopping power and control regardless…
Source: impression communications LEVERKUSEN, Germany – TMD Friction, through its Textar brand, has extended its wide range of brake discs for the European commercial vehicle (CV) market, introducing an additional 10 new references for truck, trailer and bus applications. The…
Source: Tosi F.lli s.r.l. release VARALLO VC, Italy – Tosi F.lli s.r.l. has announced the engineering of an environmental O-ring on all Release Tube Concept (RTC) SIRIT push-in air-brake fittings adding further protection from dust, dirt, salt and other polluting…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Porsche last year announced its Porsche Surface Coated Brakes (PSCB) designed to virtually eliminate brake dust were being added to the Cayenne Turbo as standard equipment and offered as a $3,490 option on the S version…
Source: motorsports.com post STUTTGART, Germany – Mercedes-Benz has made no secret of the fact that every element of its 2020 Formula 1 car has been improved for this year. And while most of the attention has been dominated by its…
Source: Land Line post GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – With Roadcheck, the annual truck inspection blitz scheduled for May 5-7, truckers, led by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), and brokers are calling for its postponement during the COVID-19 crisis. The…
Source: Excerpted from a News18 India post on the evolution of automotive safety in India. The entire post can be viewed by clicking HERE. NEW DELHI – Indian automobile manufacturers were never known for giving importance on vehicle safety, for…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio –Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB) is expanding its all makes aftermarket portfolio with Bendix® air disc brake pads and rotors. The launch is designed to further support the increasing number of fleets and owner-operators equipping…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio –A new Bendix product that helps eliminates guesswork on air disc brake pad wear in trucks and trailers and can alert fleets to the approaching need for pad replacement, has been hailed as one of the…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced it has been honored in Heavy Duty Trucking magazine’s 2020 Top 20 Products Awards for its EX+™ LS air disc brake, a lightweight, next-generation braking solution for truck and trailer…
Source: GM-Trucks.com by Zane Merva. DETROIT – Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra owners who only tried to do the right thing by getting a recall fix applied to their truck are now at risk of losing all braking function. And…
This is an excerpt from an advisory by ZF to help consumers avoid expensive repairs through workshop inspections. The entire piece can be read by clicking on this sentence. VERNON HILLS, Ill. – For 2019, 53 percent of Americans were…
Source: Applus IDIADA Article by: Bernat Ferrer, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Part One can be found by clicking on this sentence. Brake judder appearance is a big concern for many OEMs related with vehicle comfort. The characterization of…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced the launch of the lightweight, single-piston EX+™ LS air disc brake, a next-generation braking solution designed and engineered for linehaul and trailer applications. “After years of development, more than 300 lab tests…
Source: Fras-Le North America ATLANTA – Fras-Le North America will showcase its recently launched GRN Tech air-brake pad at the upcoming North America Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta. The GRN Tech air brake pad anticipates U.S. legislation restricting the…
Source: MyTwinTiers.com The following is part of a piece from MyTwinTiers.com (and the entire story can be read by clicking on the publication’s name) continuing the story The Brake Report posted Oct. 10, 2019 on the 2018 limousine crash in…
Source: CNET ROADSHOW Springfield, Mass. – The Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company has been around off and on and in various guises since 1901, but its popular Scout line of entry-level bikes didn’t come about until 1920. To celebrate the Scout’s 100th…
Source: U.K. Express LONDON, U.K.–British motorists are being offered free ‘brakes for life’ under a new deal which could reportedly save them up to £1,600 in their lifetime. Halfords Autocentres is offering its ‘Brakes4Life’ lifetime guarantee which will see the…
TROY, Mich.–Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced it will supply one of the industry’s lightest air disc brakes to Schmitz Cargobull AG, a manufacturer of semitrailers, trailers and truck bodies, beginning in 2021. “Entering into an agreement with a highly…
Article by Deaglán Ó Meachair originally posted on brakebetter.com The promise of electric vehicles has long been associated with emission-free driving. And while it is true that the lack of a tailpipe dramatically improves air quality, it is not true…
NUREMBERG, Germany–On July 6th and 7th, the motorsport world will eagerly focus on Nuremberg again: For the first time, the new DTM Class 1 race cars with their 610-hp four-cylinder turbo engines will be racing on a city street circuit.…
LONDON–Nothing on the Bloodhound LSR–a project to build a vehicle to break the land speed record, is normal – and the design brief for the disc brakes is no exception. Its primary high-speed braking systems are the air brakes and…
MCHENRY, Ill., June 24, 2019 – With the recent addition of four new air disc rotor part numbers to its specialty rotor line, Raybestos® now offers increased coverage for air disc applications, and intends to release additional part numbers later…
WARWICK, UK – Delphi Technologies says independent tests of its coated brake discs shows they beat the competition, lasting more than 720 hours of salt spray corrosion resistance, versus less than 24 hours for a premium black painted disc and…