If Brembo, the brake specialist, succeeds in a united project with SGL, a carbon manufacturer, it is forecasted that carbon-ceramic brakes will become common in the succeeding ten years or so.
Both companies are currently trying to find ways to cut the cost of carbon-ceramic disks and mass produce them. Carbon-ceramic disks provide better braking power and less fade in contrast to standard steel ones. They are usually hand-made or involve partly automated procedures, the very thing that Brembo and SGL want to change. The intention of Brembo and SGL is to complete automate the process and thus reduce cost. SGL believes that it now time for the carbon-ceramic disk brake technology to see wider applications.
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