BRAKE ACADEMY BLOG

May 16, 20221 min

A Chat with an Industry Icon - Chris Mason

Brake Academy's interview with another industry icon, Chris Mason, CEO of FISITA.

May 8, 20225 min

Copper Pollution in South San Francisco Bay: A Brake Researcher's Perspective. Part 2 of 4

By: Arnold Anderson Heavy Duty Drum Brake Linings Drum brakes are used on most heavy trucks and their trailers. Similarly, most transit...

May 1, 20224 min

Copper Pollution in South San Francisco Bay: A Brake Researcher's Perspective. Part 1 of 4

By: Arnold Anderson Background South San Francisco Bay was declared an impaired water body by the California State WaterResources...

Apr 18, 20224 min

Whatever happened to the copper in brake pads? Part 2 of 2

It all started with a phone call from Stanford Law School in mid-1995… Fast forward some 15 years from 1995, during which a collaborative...

Apr 11, 20224 min

Whatever happened to the copper in brake pads? Part 1 of 2

Mohammad Vakili remembers the time he was invited to a meeting to discuss the effect of copper from brake pad emissions on the South SF Bay.

Apr 4, 20223 min

Operational DTV Measurements under Brake Judder Conditions - Part 2 of 2

Dr. Juan Jesús García continues with Part 2 of his presentation of a practical way of measuring operational in-service DTV.

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