Bike Brakes = Brembo?
Prior to the Brembo brakes reach the bike, they go through a multi-stage process of physical measurement and testing. To name a few things, the callipers hinder the speeding up shield, warming it approximately even 600 degrees C.
The main income for the Brembo motorbike plot (which brings 15% of the company's earnings) is OEM sets factory-fitted to serial motorcycles (e.g. Brembo Stylema in the Ducati Panigale V4).
They are made, folded, integrated with ABS modules supplied by the manufacturers of these systems, and after that filled with brake fluid. In this form, as ready-made systems, they are sent to motorbike makers and installed to them with no interference.
See how a monobloc calliper is made of one piece of aluminium - poetry! Milling and metalworking makers do most of the work, however there is always a supervisor at the end of the belt who remedies, checks assembles and offers the last touch to each clamp.
Brembo has its own foundry, in which ready-to-process bodies are made. Although a lot of materials are supplied by subcontractors, callipers, discs, pumps and all the most essential elements of braking systems are created on the spot.
How is a Brembo brake calliper made? - Brakes baked in the oven
In addition to regular processes such as milling and anodizing, I might learn a couple of tricks at Brembo. The production of forged and magnesium Marchesini wheels (some rims are only 1.5 mm thick), made of big plates, makes a substantial impression. After crushing, shavings and sawdust go to smelting and end up being a part of a steel from which discs and blocks (mainly automotive) will be made.
Even more fascinating was watching how carbon discs are made, e.g. for Formula One cars and trucks. Each disc consists of a dozen or two layers of carbon material comparable to the lining. They are combined and go to the furnace, where they are fired for ... 9 months! After the baking procedure, the discs are machined and cut, along with drilled by machines. The Formula 1 drilling machine, worth 750,000 euros, drills up to 1,500 tiny holes in the back of the dial.
The production of carbon discs for MotoGP is a less complex procedure (drilling holes is unneeded). Nevertheless, the little thickness of the disc and its resistance to high temperatures (when it was 600o, today the disc will hold up against even 1000oC) need precision and comprehensive quality control. Therefore, braking systems for the highest racing class are developed in a special laboratory. Just a few engineers under the stringent supervision of guard and systems keeping nearly sterilized conditions have access. Unique filters, fans and vacuum guarantee that the air is without germs, dust and other impurities. It exists, behind closed doors, that the MotoGP brakes are developed.
Brembo GP4-MS
A brand-new clamp-like from the world championships.
GP4-MS (Monobloco Stradale) uses the experience of MotoGP and WSBK. It is made in Monobloc technology, however unusual due to the fact that it is milled from one block of aluminium. In the case of regular Brembo Monobloc, these are castings, later machined. The ribs on the body and the bridge enhance the rigidity and stability of the calliper, and the cutters and internal ventilation channels assist cool the calliper and more effectively prevent brake boiling. The calliper is naturally four-piston, titanium pistons are 30 mm in size. Braking force? From 100 km/ h to a drop in 2.7 s. Thanks to 2 simmering (dust and sealing) it is maintenance-free. The callipers are just available in nickel-plated variation, but you can mount them on any road device with radial brakes. Racing callipers are likewise GP4, but in the PR or RR specifications. The brand-new pump with adjustable braking force - 19RCS Corsacorta fits GP4.