Category: Breaks, Suspensions & Chassis

STEMCO Expands Facility for Manufacturing Brake Products

STEMCO Expands Facility for Manufacturing Brake Products

| June 14, 2017

STEMCO, an EnPro Industries company (NYSE: NPO) and leading manufacturer of heavy-duty components for commercial vehicles, has announced its first friction production plant will open in July of this year. There it will manufacture brake shoes and friction components for medium and heavy duty truck and bus applications. The 43,000-square-foot facility was built in response […]

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WABCO Launches Rolling U.S. Tour to Showcase Products

WABCO Launches Rolling U.S. Tour to Showcase Products

| March 24, 2017

WABCO (NYSE: WBC), a leading supplier of technologies for commercial vehicles, is going on the road to showcase its products, beginning with the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). The vehicle is called the Technology Showcase Trailer and it is designed to highlight the company’s innovations through hands-on, interactive displays and demonstrations of industry-leading safety and […]

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WABCO Opens 145,000 Sq. Foot Plant for Air Disc Brake Production in South Carolina

WABCO Opens 145,000 Sq. Foot Plant for Air Disc Brake Production in South Carolina

| March 23, 2017

WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), a leading global supplier of technologies for safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art 145,000 square-foot plant in South Carolina dedicated to the production of its advanced Air Disc Brakes (ADB) for commercial vehicles in the United States. The Company’s move from an […]

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Bendix Brakes Relaunches Disc Brake Pads for Severe-Duty Applications

Bendix Brakes Relaunches Disc Brake Pads for Severe-Duty Applications

| December 19, 2016

MAT Holdings has announces the relaunch of the Bendix® Brakes brand Fleet MetLok® product line, a line of automotive disc brake pads and rotors designed specifically for use in severe-duty applications, as well as service and pursuit vehicles.  Here’s what seems to be new: The Fleet MetLok product line has been upgraded to provide better friction performance […]

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STEMCO Launches Lunar™ Air Disc Brake Pads for HD Commercial Vehicles

STEMCO Launches Lunar™ Air Disc Brake Pads for HD Commercial Vehicles

| November 18, 2016

STEMCO, an EnPro Industries company (NYSE: NPO) and leading manufacturer of heavy-duty components and solutions for commercial vehicles, has released the Lunar™ line of air disc brakes. The air disc brake product line includes two conventional air disc brake pads. Lunar™ is recognized as a high quality aftermarket air disc pad made to fit form and […]

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New Air Disc Pads for Trucks and Motor Coaches from Marathon

New Air Disc Pads for Trucks and Motor Coaches from Marathon

| October 19, 2016

Marathon Brake Systems has introduced DiscStar Highway Premium (DSHP) brake pads designed for air disc brake systems used in on-highway truck, tractor steer and drive axles and motor coach applications. DSHP is premium low-metallic friction material rated for 23,000 lbs. and formulated to provide a longer pad and rotor life than OE pads, while delivering […]

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