UltrawearPlus®
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UltrawearPlus®
Processed Automotive Rotor
Road Test
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UltrawearPlus® Processed Brake Rotor |
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Installed October 14, 1999 |
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Five Michigan winters |
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Accumulated Miles 85,235 |
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Original OEM Brake Pads |
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Average wear 0.003" from original rotor thickness |
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UltrawearPlus®
Road Test, brake rotor at 85,235 miles
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UltrawearPlus®
Reduces Cost ~ Improves Quality
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A Major Tier one Automotive Supplier has reduced their Manufacturing Cost by changing their Backing Plate supplier and utilizing the UltrawearPlus® process. |
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Reduced Manufacturing Steps
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Auto supplier discovers the advantages of NRS technology and UltrawearPlus® |
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The combination of these tow technologies eliminates the following operations. |
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UltrawearPlus® ~ NRS Advantage
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Eliminates Shot Blasting to roughen surface for better adhesion |
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Eliminates Adhesive |
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Eliminates Post Painting |
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Quality Improvements
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The combination of UltrawearPlus® and NRS contributed to the following |
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Improved Corrosion Protection, going from 72 hours with post paint to 120 hours with UltrawearPlus® Salt Spray test per ASTM B-117 |
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Improved Shear strength with NRS (no Adhesive) |
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Examples of UltrawearPlus® Processed Backing Plates
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Examples of UltrawearPlus® Red and Black Pigmented Polymer Backing Plates with NRS
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This brake backing plate on the left was UltrawearPlus® processed, then coated with black enamel paint and exposed to a 168 hour salt spray test per ASTM B-117, as you can see even though the paint has washed away due to the salt fog exposure it still passed the corrosion test with less than 10% red rust on critical surface areas.This brake backing plate (right) was not UltrawearPlus® process it was washed then coated with the same black enamel paint as the brake plate on the left, as you can see it failed the corrosion test with 90% red rust.
This brake backing plate (left) was UltrawearPlus® processed then the friction material was molded onto the plate (photo right) and the UltrawearPlus® clear polymer was applied. The plate was then salt spray tested per ASTM B-117 for 240 hours, (notice no red rust on the ears).
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Automotive Applications UltrawearPlus®
Constuction Casting Applications UltrawearPlus®
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