NUCAP has announced its latest back-plate project success involving FineBlankPlus with a stepped-chamfer and an NRS mechanical attachment for the North American Ford Transit platform. NUCAP has provided a thermally-resistant mechanical attachment solution capable of lasting across the brake pad lifetime, says the company. The back-plates will be manufactured at NUCAP’s facility in Shanghai.

“The brake pad environment is a harsh one, with elevated temperatures that will degrade adhesives and paints. Adhesives are simply not adequate for sustained attachment integrity between the friction and the back-plate,” said Parimal Mody, global vice president of technology, sales and business development at NUCAP. “This is a necessary and sufficient step to ensure safe brake pads across the life of the vehicle. Simply put, if an OE application has NRS ­ necessitated by fundamental system design considerations,­ then all service pads to follow must have the same or equivalent mechanical attachment.”