Eurobrake 2025

The Eurobrake conference & exhibition has been running every year since 2012, providing a technical forum for sharing and discussion on the latest developments in brake and friction technology, as well as important updates on relevant European regulations, especially EURO-7.  The automotive industry is currently experiencing significant change, as drive trains switch from internal combustion engines to battery powder electric motors.  And the braking systems have also had to adapt to the increasing restrictions on particulate emissions, as demanded by EURO-7, particularly fine particulates emitted during braking  (PM10), which are known to be hazardous to health.  Brake disc rotor coatings have been developed, as an industry preference, when used in combination with modified brake pad compositions and regenerative braking, to reduce the brake disc emissions for EURO-7 compliance.  The coatings incorporating stainless steel powders, based on grades such as 430L ferritic stainless steel, 304, 316L & 318LN austenitic and nickel free stainless-steel grades(DIN 1.3820), combined in situ with carbide powders, including titanium carbide.  The Extreme High-speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA) coating process provides a cost-effective solution to coat the braking surfaces of the rotors, providing a both corrosion and wear resistance.  INDO-MIM, as a Gold Sponsor of EuroBrake, is well position to support the transition to EURO-7 compliance for both OEM’s and tier suppliers, with the production of stainless-steel powders, manufactured by gas atomisation in increasing volumes specifically for the EHLA process, to create an efficient supply chain with a strategic stock of stainless steel powders in Northern Germany.