What are Friction Modifiers and how do they improve the performance of components?
Friction modifiers are special additives incorporated into friction materials to fine-tune their tribological properties, specifically their friction coefficient, wear and NVH characteristics. They play a crucial role in achieving the desired balance between friction stability, noise reduction, and wear resistance in various applications like brake pads, clutch discs, and other friction-dependent components. Common types of […]
Types of Friction Materials and Their Applications
Friction materials are essential components in a wide range of industrial applications. But what do we mean when we talk about “friction” materials? Basically, these are materials designed to generate a controlled resistance force, known as friction, between surfaces in relative contact. This force is essential to control movement, transmit power and ensure safety in […]
Eurobrake 2023 – Technical Sessions
Rotor and pad based fundamentals From adhesive wear to abrasive wear mechanism when switching from conventional rotors to hard coated rotors by Carlos Lorenzana – CIO rimsa The future of Mobility is closely related to the fight against climate change, through the limitation of emissions of all kinds to conclude with the complete electrification of […]
rimsa assumed the presidency of the MAV Cluster, through our CIO, Carlos Lorenzana.
At rimsa we are very proud that our Chief Innovation Officer, Carlos Lorenzana, will assume the presidency of the Cluster of Advanced Materials of Catalonia (Clúster MAV) alongside the board of directors with whom he has been working for more than 4 years. For us as a family SME, having the opportunity to lead an […]
Our participation in the “Accelera el Creixement” program
and how it has influenced the business growth of our team, the impetus it has given to the way we think and act strategically as a company. And once again, we took away a great experience from this program and from all the guests. #AcceleraElCreixement is a program run by PIMEC and the Barcelona Provincial […]
SAE Brake Colloquium & Exhibition 2022
It’s a pleasure to be able to present to the friction material industry the solutions offered by rimsa, also through our Innovamat joint venture, to help the industry overcome present and future challenges. On behalf of Innovamat we will showcase the results of some of our lines of research, which address precisely some of these […]
Lion HD Project
– What problems come to solve the electrification of the fleet. Greenhouse gas emissions are growing daily due to industrialization and the burning of fossil fuels in both industry and vehicles. Among the gases that cause this effect, the greatest contribution is due to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.In this sense, the electrification of the mobile […]
How limitation on brake emissions by Euro 7 may affect the friction industry?
In the context of the Green Deal and the objectives of “carbon neutrality” and “zero pollution”, the European Commission has committed to reducing current emission limits, from all sources. Brake wear is a significant contributor to respirable particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), particularly in areas with high traffic density and frequent braking, and up to […]
Innovamat: New Joint Venture between rimsa and Quartz
We are glad to inform you about the recent agreement between RIMSA METAL TECHNOLOGY SA and QUARTZ Srl to create a Joint Venture, INNOVAMAT Srl, that will develop, market, and distribute a wide range of synthetic metal sulfides and composites. Fe synthetic sulfides and their composites Sn/Fe synthetic sulfides Bi synthetic sulfides and their composites […]
Javier Delgado, from the IT Department, competes in the Spanish Muay Thai championship
On May 12, 13 and 14, Javier Delgado will participate in the Spanish Muay Thai competition in Guadalajara. This discipline, better known as the art of the eight limbs or Thai boxing, is an extreme contact sport in which different techniques are executed that combine parts of the body such as the fists, elbows, knees, […]