Mintex friction is engineered at state-of-the-art facilities using the latest automated technology, including computer controlled grinding and E.S.P.I. (Extra-Short in-line Pressing), to ensure consistently high standards of quality and finish.

Raising the standards

Just because a brake pad meets European Regulation 90, it does not mean it is good enough to bear the Mintex name. ECE R90 approval can still be granted even if a brake pad only performs within 15% of the guideline standard. Therefore TMD Friction considers ECE R90 as only a minimum standard and has introduced its own more stringent standards that each Mintex brake pad must meet. Testing is done under real-life conditions as well as on a dynamometer, to examine not only friction performance, but also noise, comfort and consistency across the temperature range.