ZF TRW, the Active and Passive Safety Division of ZF AG, is celebrating a unique

industry milestone, the production of one billion brake calipers within the Col
ette design family.
This is an amazing achievement for our braking business as we mark the production
of one billion Colette brake calipers. No other disc brake design has reached s
uch widespread acceptance on world roadways and today disc brakes are recognized
as the most efficient method of stopping light vehicles, said Manfred Meyer, vic
e president, global brake engineering for ZF TRW.
We never stop innovating or enhancing our products, Meyer continued. As vehicles ev
olve to ever increasing levels of requirements for CO2 emission reduction, safet
y, electrification and sophistication, ZF TRW continues to seek new approaches f
or efficiency and performance. In 1991 ZF TRW introduced the industry s first ball
in ramp rear caliper with integrated park brake. Due to its efficient design it h
as driven the conversion to full disc brake (front and rear caliper) primarily o
n C segment vehicles and above leading to enhanced safety. This technology is st
ill dominating world production on rear calipers.
Introducing the first electric park brake with the motor on caliper design conce
pt in 2001 was an important first step toward the future of systems like brake b
y wire and the integration opportunities needed to support advanced safety syste
ms. ZF TRW remains the world leader in this technology with more than 65 million
produced.
Fuel efficiency has been another key driver in the development of disc braking s
ystems
from lightweight materials where many calipers are now made of aluminum,
in pursuit of zero drag systems that produce the minimum of friction between calip
er and rotor during non-braking service.
ZF TRW has been a pioneer in brake systems for several decades and continues to i
nnovate across all aspects of the technoogy to provide best-in-class solutions f
or light vehicles globally. Furthermore, advanced braking will be one of the key
enablers of automated driving, and together with its broader portfolio and sys
tems integration expertise, ZF TRW is ideally placed to drive this megatrend for
ward, Meyer concluded.
ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and
passive safety technology. The company, which acquired TRW Automotive on May 15,
2015, is now represented at about 230 locations in some 40 countries. In 2015,
ZF expects to achieve sales of 29 billion to 30 billion with approximately 138,000
employees (preliminary figures). ZF is one of the top three automotive supplier
s worldwide.
Source: ZF TRW