Martinrea International Announces Ground Breaking Advancements of Graphene Brake Lines
2020-11-12 11:47 ET - News Release
Mr. Pat D'Eramo reports
MARTINREA INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES GROUND BREAKING ADVANCEMENTS IN NEXT GENERATION COATED BRAKE LINES
Through Martinrea International Inc.'s innovative research and development and investment in NanoXplore, along with its patented technology, have led to recent advancements in the development of graphene and nylon-coated brake lines.
This new sophisticated material can provide 25-per-cent weight savings while simultaneously demonstrating superior strength, greater abrasion protection and improved chemical resistance, all while utilizing current manufacturing equipment and processes. The material also has the potential to expand into a broader range of automotive components offering enhanced performance characteristics versus existing technologies. Some of these opportunities are related to electric vehicles.
"We are very pleased to announce our latest advanced technology utilizing graphene, a fairly new material in the automotive industry," said Pat D'Eramo, president and chief executive officer. "Through the exploration of this material in collaboration with our customers, we have found graphene provides many benefits in producing lightweight, high-value, sustainable solutions for the next generation of vehicles."
"We continue to find innovative ways to utilize new processes and leading-edge technologies to further develop and promote our propulsion systems commercial group. As part of this journey, we are very excited to provide a new graphene-based brake line, a product differentiator for our automotive customers which is first to market with breakthrough improvements in lightweighting, abrasion protection and chemical resistance."
About Martinrea International Inc.
Martinrea International is a leader in the development and production of quality metal parts, assemblies and modules, fluid management systems and complex aluminum products focused primarily on the automotive sector. Martinrea operates in 57 locations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, China, South Africa and Japan. Martinrea's vision is making lives better by being the best supplier the company can be in the products it makes and the services it provides.
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