Brakes
  • Shaftec provides support during COVID-19

    PMF looks at how braking supplier Shaftec has adapted its processes to help one of its biggest customers, ...

    PMF looks at how braking supplier Shaftec has adapted its processes to help one of its biggest customers, Autosupplies, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The past few months have been challenging for ...

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  • Juratek discusses harmful particles

    Juratek’s Engineering Manager, Bradley Hill, discusses the measures that the company is taking to reduce ...

    Juratek’s Engineering Manager, Bradley Hill, discusses the measures that the company is taking to reduce the harmful particles in friction materials. A recent report from the parliamentary Air Quality ...

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  • Ignition coils

    Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE) has added a range of multicharge ignition coils to its product port ...

    Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE) has added a range of multicharge ignition coils to its product portfolio, with the component having been recently introduced to gasoline direct injection (GDI) en ...

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  • Brake pipe cutter

    Modern brake pipe cutters can be quite compact, but there are instances where there is still not enough c ...

    Modern brake pipe cutters can be quite compact, but there are instances where there is still not enough clearance to turn the cutter around the whole circumference of the brake pipe. This mini brake p ...

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  • A ground-braking Q&A

    Scott Irwin, TMD Friction’s Head of Technical Training, fills PMF in on the company’s braking expertise. ...

    Scott Irwin, TMD Friction’s Head of Technical Training, fills PMF in on the company’s braking expertise. Q. How has braking technology changed over the last few years and what are your future predicti ...

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  • The next generation

    Meyle’s Head of Brakes/Drivetrain, Stefan Bachmann, provides an insight into the company’s ‘next generati ...

    Meyle’s Head of Brakes/Drivetrain, Stefan Bachmann, provides an insight into the company’s ‘next generation’ brake pads, discussing how motor factors stand to benefit from selling them. The benefits G ...

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  • Cashing in on opportunity

    With hybrid and electric vehicles becoming more prominent in workshops, there is a real opportunity for t ...

    With hybrid and electric vehicles becoming more prominent in workshops, there is a real opportunity for the aftermarket to make significant profit, particularly when it comes to brakes. By 2025, in th ...

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  • Getting ahead of the game

    With the car parc constantly growing, both in terms of the number of new vehicles registered, and the num ...

    With the car parc constantly growing, both in terms of the number of new vehicles registered, and the number of new makes and marques each year, factors must be able to meet the needs of their custome ...

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  • Brake pad and coated disc references

    Comline has added new references to its range of R90 approved Brake Pads and Coated Discs. These join the ...

    Comline has added new references to its range of R90 approved Brake Pads and Coated Discs. These join the brand’s portfolio, which caters for all popular European, Japanese and Korean vehicles. The ne ...

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  • Processing power

    Remanufacturing tends to be written about for the benefit of technicians. In the same way that it’s impor ...

    Remanufacturing tends to be written about for the benefit of technicians. In the same way that it’s important for technicians to understand the nature of the parts that come into their workshops, it i ...

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