Where is a specific brake or clutch type most appropriate? It depends on what it’s being used for. Bobbi/Nexen: There are four basic application classifications: occasional start or stop, high cyclic ...

With the Electronic Wedge Brake (EWB), which electronics and mechatronics developer Siemens VDO unveiled at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, it is now possible to realize a 12V brake-by-wire system.

Power-off brakes, sometimes called safety, spring-set, or failsafe brakes, are widely used on the backs of motors to hold machines, pulleys, Z axes, and robotic arms in position in case of a power ...

Continental says that future electric vehicles will gain additional range thanks to a new brake design that takes weight out of a relatively heavy component. The company says the so-called Green ...

A. This is a so-called cam-operated drum/shoe brake design. The amount of shoe pressure against the inside of the drum is a function of cam rotation; more rotation, more pressure. This type of ...

Jeff Glucker June 24, 2013 Comment Now! Italian design students recently got a chance to ply their burgeoning skills on a real-world concept. The design house StudioTorino teamed up with Mercedes-Benz ...

Aftermarket brakes have been around for a while now but that hasn’t meant that the category is anywhere near stale. Several players are in the game, from boutique shops to big production companies ...

A 30-minute brake pad job will now take you an entire afternoon. It seems like every year, someone in the motorcycle world ...