One of Europe's largest and oldest brake and friction product manufacturers, Newfren was founded by Alessandro Barbero in the 1950s.
Now owned and operated by his son Valter Barbero, the company uses selected manufacturing partners and manufacturers at its Cirié factory, near Turin, Italy, is a 6,000 sq m (65,000 sq ft) hi-tech facility on a 10,000 sq m (110,000 sq ft) site where new production lines produce brake shoes, pads, backing plates, clutch plates and components, brake discs and brake assemblies.
Central to Newfren's success has been the investment in materials research, and the new "oil resistant" dry clutch discs seen here continue that tradition.
Newfren is a major OE supplier as well as offering dealers access to a large replacement aftermarket brake and clutch component programme. One of their latest product additions is these new clutches specified for BMWs from the 1970s onwards.
Newfren say the main feature is the new friction material - composed of Para-Aramid synthetic fibres that are noted for their outstanding strength to weight properties, excellent wear characteristics and resistance to organic solvents - delivering a higher friction coefficient and better resistance to high temperatures.
Newfren say that this new material prevents glazing and maintains the operating temperature characteristics when clutches overheat and provides safe, reliable and consistent operation "even in the presence of oil - which means better torque and improved durability".
NEWFREN S.r.l.
www.newfren.it
