The ROCATRON hard coating (EURO 7) is a coating that which brings the following solutions:
Extension of the service life of the brake disc and, if necessary, the brake pad
This is accompanied by an extension of the service intervals
Reduce CO2 emissions during production and driving
Fulfillment of the planned EURO 7 standard with regard to fine dust
ROCATRON has a manufacturing strategy for producing the hard coating either at HS-Technik in Siegendorf or at selected manufacturing partners. The choice of laser power and the associated coating strategy depends on the application and the layer system (double or mono layer). The final processing of the brake disc is carried out by turning (mono layer) or by grinding (mono and double layer) or by honing (mono and double layer).
The ROCATRON hard coating (EURO 7) can be designed in two versions.
With the double layer, the well-known layer system with an adhesive and carbide layer is applied to the friction surface of the brake disc. The materials used for the ROCATRON Double Layer are based exclusively on our own developments.
The ROCATRON monolayer is a design patented by ROCATRON. The ROCATRON Monolayer is a compromise between a double layer coating and a brake disc made out of a more wear-resistant base.
| Mono Layer | Double Layer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Product | 100% | 200% |
| Functionality (Emission) | Completely fulfilled – Repeat test | Completely fulfilled |
| Functionality (technical requirement) | 90% (lower hardness) | 100% |
| Finishing | Turning and grinding | Grinding |
| Powder | Easy to obtain, high availability | Carbides critical availability |
| Cost of investment for industrialization | 100% | 180% |
| Toxic assessment - Application | None | To be completely reevaluated |
As soon as a conventional brake disc is replaced by a brake disc with a hard coating, the time the brake disc remains in the vehicle can be extended by years. Therefore, measures must be taken to ensure that environmental influences do not damage the brake disc. ROCATRON solves this problem with the combination:
Hard coating + Long-term corrosion protection = ROC+
The associated process steps are:
