Brakes & friction
Buying heavy-duty brakes for optimum stopping distance.
The skinny on air disc brakes
Fleet interest in air disc brakes is increasing as improved safety and reduced maintenance costs make these brakes more appealing.
Bendix expands air disc brake manufacturing
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC plans to open a new production line at its Bowling Green, Ky., manufacturing plant in June to meet increased demand for its patented Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes. With a nearly 120% increase in demand from 2009 to 2010 and an expected additional increase of nearly 40% in 2011, the new production line will help BSFB continue to meet the needs of OEMs, fleets and owner-operators.
Foundation Brakes
Issued in July 2009 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), new tractor braking standards are set to take effect in August of this year. To meet and exceed the rule’s more stringent stopping distance requirements, braking system suppliers have been working in close cooperation with vehicle manufacturers to develop and refine effective solutions
Bendix EverSure spring brake features No Touch technology
The company said its next-generation, double-diaphragm spring brake for drum brakes offers the lightest weight in the industry while delivering best-in-class durability and performance. The new spring brake is more than two pounds lighter than competitive spring brakes, helping to offset the extra weight added to commercial vehicles by engine systems designed to meet recent emissions regulations.
Formula Blue hydraulic brake parts available in aftermarket
Formula Blue hydraulic brake parts from Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC are now available through all aftermarket channels. The Formula Blue product line includes replacement hydraulic brake parts for light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles ranging from Class 1 to Class 6 applications.
Kenworth adds aluminum hub option on Class 8 trucks with Bendix air disc brakes
Kenworth Truck Co. has announced availability of aluminum hubs as a front and rear axle option on Kenworth Class 8 trucks and tractors equipped with Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes.
Kenworth Truck Co. Clean Power technology tour demonstrates Bendix electronic stability program, air disk brakes
Kenworth Truck Company has added the Bendix ESP (Electronic Stability Program) and Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes from Bendix Spicer Foundation Brakes LLC as part of the Kenworth Clean Power Technology Tour now traveling accross the United States.
Bendix testing adaptive cruise control
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC continues research and development on the latest element of its active safety system strategy: adaptive cruise control (ACC). The Bendix approach will enable brake intervention in ACC mode to help rapidly slow the vehicle and maintain following distance in addition to engine dethrottling and engine brake (retarder) applications. The technology builds on its original active safety system, Bendix ESP stability system.
Bendix to launch revamped replacement brake line
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC will launch a revamped and complete all-makes product line of replacement commercial medium-duty and select commercial light-duty hydraulic brake parts under the Formula Blue brand in April.