International Dealer News IDN 148 April/May 2019 | Page 12

news ROOM Made in Italy brake discs - a complete range Based near Turin, Italy, Newfren is one of the market’s leading brake pad, disc and clutch plate manufacturers. Founded in the 1950s by Alessandro Barbero, the company says it still offers “the most complete catalogue of motorcycle and scooter brake shoes in Europe". Today Newfren remains the largest manufacturer of brake shoes in Europe and is also a leading brake pad and clutch component manufacturer. In Vintage brake disc terms, Newfren has enjoyed considerable success with its factory direct replacement and upgrade steel disc options for Triumphs and other brands, and its classic floating discs for street bike and off-road applications are top- sellers. In the off-road brake discs market, Newfren has equipped race bikes for Antonio Cairoli, Oscar Polli, Simone Agazzi and the Maddii Racing Team. The experience gained by developing products for the most extreme applications has allowed them to translate that experience into high performance fixed brake discs, solid discs, floating discs with steel hub and oversized floating discs with steel hub, laser-cut in AISI420 steel, hardened, protective- coated and precision- ground at Newfren's factory near Turin. Newfren says that the 'flagship' of its brake disc production is the hardened and coated AISI420 steel with an Ergal 7075T6 machined-from-solid hub for vintage applications - with some diameters exceeding 300 mm, where "very tight tolerances and high-level precision machining is required". For road bikes, race development with Moto3 and CIV Championship teams have produced a range of hardened and coated AISI420 steel rotors with hubs machined from solid in Ergal 7075T6 and anodised alloys. To complete its range, Newfren offers a wide range of brake discs for moped and scooter applications. In most cases these are fixed brake discs moulded in AISI420 steel. The company is still in family ownership with Valter Barbero at the helm, and in recent years has invested heavily in new manufacturing technology at its 65,000 sq ft facilty/100,000 sq ft site. Ahead of industry requirements, where environmental manufacturing and compound formula requirements are concerned, Newfren has been granted UNI EN ISO 9001-2000 certification for its quality control systems and ABE certification from the German KBA for many of its products. As part of a continuing process, they are on the way to obtaining environmental certification ISO 14000. Off-road Road NEWFREN S.R.L Cirié (TO), ITALY Tel. [phone] [email protected] www.newfren.it