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GT350 SHW Composite Brake Discs
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 14560031" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>I've been through a number of SHW's financials now and searched for information that I figured they might have let slip in or around Germany. They've been tight lipped but I do have a sense that the agreement to supply rotors for this car is a big deal (at the very least for a successful marketing opportunity) to SHW as much as they already supply rotors for some pretty well respected vehicles.</p><p></p><p>Note the second to last sentence in the following snip. I believe they meant "Big Three" (I've noticed a few German to English translations throughout the company literature that are off a bit) instead of "Detroit Three." I think they are talking about the brake rotor prototypes they supplied Ford.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614707[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>SHW revised this part of their "financial position" presentation for their November release. Note the car they now show that they didn't before. Someone should let them know that the secret is now out and they can show the GT350 instead of a just GT.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614708[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>And I found some interesting sidebar gems while scouring through some of the various pdf's about the brakes as well.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614709[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>There's something behind the cross hatch finish that you see. Another thing - note the somewhat random hole pattern cross drilling on the rotor in the following photo. Cracking (again) is a concern here and if you look at a different SHW rotors you see a different pattern. If you scroll back up to the GT350 rotor (or friction ring) shown earlier in this thread you can see a similar, minimalist, pattern. See the Quality Testing sidebar "A ventilated brake disc must withstand..."? I initially was thinking they were referencing the vanes but I'm now believing they are saying that the <em>cross drilling</em> is "ventilating" and that "tearing" is actually <em>cracking</em>. Its a bit of a generic statement but if their ventilated rotors can indeed withstand 500 (minimum) top speed-to-12.4mph cycles without cracking, color me impressed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614710[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cross hatch comes from turn milling. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614711[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>This last photo caught my eye. Look at the floor. The building. The <em>atmosphere</em>. I worked in a massive stainless steel foundry in Lockport NY, about twenty years ago (now called "ATI Specialty Materials"). You never forget the warmth. The unique smell from the processes going on. Floor looked the same. I loved it. And I like the fact that a brake company with just over 300 employees can have the resources, both natural and human, and the engineering know how to compete with a company like Brembo and supply what may arguably be the best system we've ever seen from Ford Motor Company. Bravo.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614712[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 14560031, member: 83412"] I've been through a number of SHW's financials now and searched for information that I figured they might have let slip in or around Germany. They've been tight lipped but I do have a sense that the agreement to supply rotors for this car is a big deal (at the very least for a successful marketing opportunity) to SHW as much as they already supply rotors for some pretty well respected vehicles. Note the second to last sentence in the following snip. I believe they meant "Big Three" (I've noticed a few German to English translations throughout the company literature that are off a bit) instead of "Detroit Three." I think they are talking about the brake rotor prototypes they supplied Ford. [ATTACH=full]614707[/ATTACH] SHW revised this part of their "financial position" presentation for their November release. Note the car they now show that they didn't before. Someone should let them know that the secret is now out and they can show the GT350 instead of a just GT. [ATTACH=full]614708[/ATTACH] And I found some interesting sidebar gems while scouring through some of the various pdf's about the brakes as well. [ATTACH=full]614709[/ATTACH] There's something behind the cross hatch finish that you see. Another thing - note the somewhat random hole pattern cross drilling on the rotor in the following photo. Cracking (again) is a concern here and if you look at a different SHW rotors you see a different pattern. If you scroll back up to the GT350 rotor (or friction ring) shown earlier in this thread you can see a similar, minimalist, pattern. See the Quality Testing sidebar "A ventilated brake disc must withstand..."? I initially was thinking they were referencing the vanes but I'm now believing they are saying that the [I]cross drilling[/I] is "ventilating" and that "tearing" is actually [I]cracking[/I]. Its a bit of a generic statement but if their ventilated rotors can indeed withstand 500 (minimum) top speed-to-12.4mph cycles without cracking, color me impressed. [ATTACH=full]614710[/ATTACH] Cross hatch comes from turn milling. [ATTACH=full]614711[/ATTACH] This last photo caught my eye. Look at the floor. The building. The [I]atmosphere[/I]. I worked in a massive stainless steel foundry in Lockport NY, about twenty years ago (now called "ATI Specialty Materials"). You never forget the warmth. The unique smell from the processes going on. Floor looked the same. I loved it. And I like the fact that a brake company with just over 300 employees can have the resources, both natural and human, and the engineering know how to compete with a company like Brembo and supply what may arguably be the best system we've ever seen from Ford Motor Company. Bravo. [ATTACH=full]614712[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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