To expand its testing capabilities, friction material manufacturer Fras-le North America Inc. has purchased a new brake NVH dynamometer from Link Engineering Company for $1.5 million. Fras-le says it ...

Using a full-scale dynamometer for the testing of friction materials for brake applications is a cost- and time-intensive method as it requires the rotor and brake pads to be in their final form ...

A brake material must ultimately meet the requirements of the vehicle for which it is made. It frequently contains upwards of 20 alternate ingredients and requires several processing steps. It is ...