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Friction materials

Friction materials of the Miba Friction Group are a key performance element in clutches and brakes in the international automotive and machine industries. By developing new friction materials and continuously improving existing friction materials, the Miba Friction Group is making a significant contribution to overall efficiency improvements to clutch and brake systems.

Whether construction equipment or mining vehicles, high-speed trains, aircraft, trucks or passenger vehicles – manufacturers and suppliers from a variety of industries trust the friction material solutions of the Miba Friction Group. As a development partner and supplier, we accompany our partners all over the world. Four global production sites allow us to respond quickly and flexibly to our customers’ needs and requirements.

Products & applications

The Miba Friction Group’s friction materials are used as wet- and dry-running components in the clutches and brakes of vehicles, machinery, aircraft and wind power plants as well as for industrial applications such as in the field of freight handling. In addition to in-house production of steel discs, Miba develops and produces fiber composite, sintered, ceramic, carbon and molybdenum friction materials. Our aim is to guarantee greater performance and operational safety through optimized friction coefficients and the best wear properties for ever smaller and lighter components.

Image shows car in front view — The Miba Friction Group has become a strategic partner of the international automotive industry through its visionary developments and efficient solutions in clutches and brakes.

In addition to wet-running fiber composite, carbon and sintered friction discs for all-wheel drive systems, Miba also offers carbon friction materials developed in house for use in synchronization systems in manual and dual-clutch transmissions. Furthermore, our high-quality steel disc production guarantees the optimal interplay between components within the disc set.

Application areas:

Passenger vehicles

Trucks

Motorcycles

Image shows mining truck and excavator in front view — In the off-highway wet segment, the focus is on brake and clutch applications subject to high specific loads. Miba Friction Group develops individual solutions for OEMs and suppliers around the world, by optimally combining friction discs, steel mating discs and oil.

The range of friction material technologies we offer is the basis for our Technology Leadership, making fiber composite, sintered and carbon composite friction discs a key performance element in transmissions and brakes. Our expertise in the field of molybdenum and nitrate steel discs enables us to realize special applications.

Application areas:

Construction machinery and mining vehicles

Agricultural machinery

Aerospace industry

Material handling, marine and industrial applications

Busses and transportation

Image shows a fast passing train at night — For dry-running applications in clutches and brakes subject to high specific loads, the Miba Friction Group offers ceramic friction materials in combination with mating materials made of steel, cast iron and composite materials.

From truck and tractor clutches to wind power plants and high-speed trains, OEMs and tier 1 suppliers from around the world trust Miba ceramic materials and sintered metallic clutch segments. These are key performance components in clutch and brake systems due to their high friction coefficient stability and wear resistance, coupled with low noise capabilities and high-temperature resistance.

Application areas:

Trucks

High-speed trains

Tractors

Wind power plants

Motorsports and motorcycles

Industrial applications like cranes and conveyors

Image shows man in front of several mining trucks — On the repair and replacement parts market, the Miba Friction Group is a reliable and innovative partner for friction materials in clutch and brake systems.

As a technology leader, we are a premium supplier in the aftermarket as well, supplying solutions for agricultural applications and for trucks. The dry- running friction material components are available around the world.

Application areas:

Agricultural machinery

Material transportation and industrial applications

Trucks

Racing

Sintered brake pads for wind turbines

Miba offers a wide range of standard and customized friction materials. Thanks to the use of high-quality materials and state-of-the-art production processes, our products have stable friction coefficients and improved wear resistance.

Miba sintered brake pads are the key performance elements for brakes in wind turbine applications. Our friction materials are used both on the fast-rotating rotor shaft and the slow-rotating rotor shaft of wind turbines.

Research & development

A state-of-the-art research and development center enables us to continually improve Miba friction materials and develop new ones. Wet- and dry-running clutch and brake systems can be tested under various conditions according to individual customer specifications on over 20 component and system test benches. A wide variety of materials ranging from fiber composites to sintered materials through molybdenum and carbon are developed, tested and analyzed in our laboratory. Miba therefore has one of the world’s most comprehensive material portfolios for friction materials for clutches and brakes.

Our Technology Leadership is based on continuous fundamental research in cooperation with international research centers and universities. We are familiar with the technological trends and offer our customers efficient friction material solutions.

Sites

Production and sales sites on three continents allow the Miba Friction Group to respond quickly and flexibly to the needs of our customers around the world, providing them with high-quality friction material solutions.