THE FRICTIONAL HEAT GENERATED BY BRAKES when decelerating a vehicle can have various negative effects on the brake system. Besides possible thermal cracks in the brake disks, premature wear or brake failure, an additional critical aspect is an increased braking distance can occur as a result of friction coefficients changing with higher temperatures. Ankers supports its customers in the development of new products by providing simulation, design, and development services. Among other areas, the company specializes in special car development from scratch including electrical and ICE vehicles, one off super cars, and race cars for several European and Chinese automotive OEMs and tier one suppliers. Ankers' engineers aim to be at the forefront of technology and are using state of the a

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