Reps of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and motor vehicle industry associations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the agency and the motor vehicle industry for the reduction of copper in brake pads. The MOU calls for the reduction of the use of copper in brake […]
1. Two states have passed laws, and more are on the horizon: California was the first state ever to pass a law regulating copper and other semi-harmful substances in brake pads. Washington was not far behind with an even more extensive law. Hawaii, New York, Rhode Island, Oregon and even other countries are contemplating constructing […]
Want to learn more about the automotive industry’s transition to low- and zero-copper brake pads? Our friends at Wagner Brake do a tremendous job explaining the industry’s rapid transition to low-copper technology in a a brief technical video now available on the Wagner Brake brand’s website,www.WagnerBrake.com. The video, featuring Federal-Mogul Product Development Manager Sarah Olson, illustrates the […]
Copper is known in the braking world as one of the supporting elements that contributes the most in brake pad usage. Copper acts as an agent that limits brake pad and brake rotor wear, brake noise and contributes to friction stability over a range of high temperatures. But unfortunately due to recently passed legislature, copper […]
January 1st, 2013 is D-Day for brake pad manufacturers in Washington State. Brake pad manufacturers that do business in the state must report to the state what amounts of harmful materials are in their friction friction materials. While copper is getting all the attention, other ingredients are getting the boot sooner. Brake manufacturers gearing up […]
At first, I thought this was a joke: Filters in the wheel wells that remove brake dust and rubber using just the air blowing in the wheel wells. But, unfortunately this is not a joke or April Fools prank. This is a real invention that the inventors are trying to get governments to mandate that they are put […]
The mainstream media is starting to cover the copper in brake pad issue more since some states are moving ahead with legislation. Many of these stories address to fish issue, but all of them fail to ask why copper is in brake pads in the first place. It is like 1971 all over again and […]
The new Camaro SS and ZL1 are now illegal to purchase in California and Washington state due to high percentages of copper in the brake pads […]
With the first phase of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Copper-Free Brake Initiative coming to a close at the end of the year, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC reminds fleets and owner-operators to make sure they’re keeping up with the necessary changes in aftermarket air disc brake (ADB) friction formulation. “It’s important that fleets, distributors, […]