Aftermarket July/August 2024

Brakes 49 www.aftermarketonline.net JULY/AUGUST 2024 friction material that sheared rather than the solvent-free adhesive bond. NAPA expects nothing less than outstanding performance, comfort, and safety from every brake pad. Testing takes place in laboratories, on test tracks, and on mountain roads to ensure excellence persists in even the harshest conditions. ProBed Scorching All NAPA brake pads are made from the latest generation friction materials and benefit from NAPA’s unique ProBed Scorching, a process that is typically only carried out on premium brand pads. During this process, the pads are scorched on an electrically heated steel table, which applies 10,000 Nm pressure at 650°C. This ensures that the entire friction surface is evenly cured to a depth of up to 2mm. With ProBed Scorching, NAPA brake pads: O Avoid crystallisation – as suffered by other friction materials; O Have a shorter bedding-in time – providing full braking performance quicker; O Are kinder to the environment – neutralising harmful gasses in a contained environment instead of letting them release into the atmosphere during the bedding-in stage; O Deliver higher standards of braking performance for longer. Visit NAPA online at https:// napaautoparts.eu/en/products/ braking to find out more.

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