Euro+™ Brake Pads

Bendix is the only OE supplier to provide the innovative technology and quality required to produce Euro+™ brake pads. These brake pads incorporate outstanding characteristics that result in consistently safe and quiet braking and long running performance without fading.

As shown below (fig. 1), Euro+™ from Bendix delivers dramatically improved stopping distances over European OE brake pads & European dustless brake pads.

Braking stability is an important consideration when selecting brake pads for your customers. As a driver, having smooth and predictable pedal feel under braking application is critical to a safe and enjoyable journey.

Euro+™ brake pads deliver a consistent braking experience at all speeds and in both cold and hot temperatures.

Bendix achieves this with its advanced friction material formulations, which are extensively tested in the laboratory and on the test track.

During development, Bendix uses the international dyno test SAEJ2522 (AK Master test), which subjects and evaluates the Euro+™ brake pads to a wide range of operating speeds, pressures and temperatures.

Included in the evaluation is a High Speed test that evaluates friction levels at higher vehicle speeds (160 km/h) and demonstrates the stability of the material compared to the nominal mu level.

From these trials the pads’ Nominal Friction Value is attained – it’s a measure of the average friction across all the test sections.

The graphs below demonstrate the superior stability of the Euro+™ pad range compared to OE counterparts, including at high speeds where they deliver more stable friction (fig. 2).

In order to obtain objective proof of the relative cleanliness of a wheel, laboratory tests were carried out on a brake test stand, under consistently clean laboratory conditions, and a practical road test in traffic with all its incidental side effects.

A standard brake pad was used as the counterpart to Euro+™ from Bendix and the aluminium wheels were fresh from the factory. The practical road test, which was carried out under dry conditions, lasted approximately 1 month and was run over a distance of 1,560 km. While the laboratory test, as carried out under controlled conditions, was conducted over 2 days.

The tests comprised of a driving profile of braking movements seen while driving in town, country roads and highways, in a mix that was as close to real usage.

The tests carried out that measured the wheel’s level of blackening using a chromameter, were impressive as they were objective. Compared to standard brake pads, Euro+™ brake pads from Bendix produced significantly less dust (fig. 3).

Euro+™ brake pads from Bendix deliver exceptional, smoother and quieter braking for European vehicles. Made from of an entirely new material that includes ceramic compounds and excludes any abrasive metal particles, producing a virtually dust-free brake pad.

Euro+™ brake pad technology includes engineered chamfers and slots together with a back plate that is protected by a shim - absorbing noises generated during braking. As a result, Euro+™ brake pads from Bendix offer optimum comfort.

Euro+™ brake pads from Bendix minimise noise development during braking so well that they have been established as the quietest pad on the market from the tests in line with SAE J2521.

As shown below (fig. 4), extensive laboratory and practical tests revealed a significant reduction in the wear of the pad and brake disc.