At a glance.

Friction materials for railway vehicles from Becorit

At your side for decades

worldwide

ur success story began with

Europe. We produce highly superior disc-

prove themselves to their users through

the production of friction

brake pads and composition brake-shoes

their excellent quality. This is a general

materials for conveying and lifting systems

for all applications in modern railway traffic.

principle which will also ensure our success

in mining. That was back in 1926. Twenty

That means that virtually all railway com-

in the future. We focus on a clear goal:

years later, BECORIT GmbH was developing

panies of note use our products including

to satisfy our clients worldwide to the very

brake pads for railway vehicles and became

companies far beyond the boundaries of

highest degree.

one of the most renowned manufacturers

Europe. It has always been our goal to

of friction materials across the whole of

develop technically innovative products which

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We supply our
clients all around
the world from our
premisis in
Recklinghausen.

Products in a class of their own

today and in the future

or more than a half century

deal of know-how and energy in the

now, BECORIT GmbH has been

development sector. We are constantly

developing, producing and testing disc-

active in the further development of our

brake pads and composition brake-shoes

products in order to meet the increasing

for railway vehicles. It is our mission to

requirements of our clients. From 1986,

develop products which feature a constant

we were given UIC approval for a type of

high standard of quality. The resounding

asbestos-free brake pad, and right up until

success which we have been able to achieve

today we provide a wide range of UIC-

encourages us to continue to invest a great

approved types.

Organic disc-brake pads

Sintered brake pads

Composition brake-shoes

Benefits:

Benefits:

Benefits:

High friction-coefficient stability

Are used for high-speed traffic up to

Substitute for grey-cast-iron brake

Low inherent and counter wear of

the brake disc

350 kph
Can be employed in high-tempe-

Insensitive to moisture

rature applications up to 900

Low noise levels during use

degrees Celsius

Environmentally friendly

shoes
High friction-coefficient stability for K,
L and LL type shoes
Low inherent and counter wear of the
wheel

Application areas:

Significantly reduced rolling noise

Application areas:

High-speed traffic (ICE I-III, TGV)

and substantially less dead weight

High-speed traffic (ICE I, II)

Passenger traffic (modern EMUs

compared to grey cast iron

Passenger traffic (IC vehicles, EMUs,

und DMUs)

DMUs, metro vehicles, trams,

Locomotives

special-purpose vehicles)

Special freight wagons

Locomotives (main-line and

shunting operations)
Freight wagons

Environmentally friendly

Application areas:
Freight wagons (K, L and LL shoes
for new-build projects and as a substitute for grey cast iron)
Passenger coaches (for new-build
projects and as a substitute for grey
cast iron)

Our products for all

railway-specific
application areas.

A question of standards

roduction methods

Highly automated but nevertheless very

nvironmental protection

The materials and processes used are all

flexible production allows just-in-time

subject to continuous control in terms of

delivery to our clients. In-process control

safe raw materials, in order to comply

ensures the optimised quality of our

with all regulations pertaining to environ-

products. It is our mission to continuously

mental protection. The development of low-

optimize our use of energy, time and raw

emission processes, an optimised reduction

materials.

of waste and the effective saving of energy

are given a high priority at Becorit.

Raw-material control is subject to

application-specific testing.
Batching using a barcode-weighing
system
Production using a variety of mixing
aggregates which are temperature and
time controlled
Production of brake pads partly on fully

ertification

BECORIT GmbH produces friction

automated press and assembly plant

materials of the highest grades. Our

Automatic recording of all process data

extreme care and the uniformly good

and their evaluation

In-process control of the respective

quality of our products are reflected in the

certifications:

production stages
Comprehensive traceability system

DIN EN ISO 9001

DIN EN ISO 14 001
Specific quality approvals from
major railway authorities world-wide

Becorit products are

processed fully
automatically in our
manufacturing plant.

It is innovation which drives us

est centre

With our innovative test centre we are setting

ervice

Success is allied to performance. We put

new standards. Its size, its equipment and

all of our efforts into a continuous

its technical possibilities are unique in our

increase in our performance capabilities,

industry: 3 full size friction test benches and

because only in this way can we more

3 small size test benches offer the very best

effectively develop our prime position in

research and development conditions. This

the market. Apart from the development

puts us in a position to simulate all opera-

of pad materials for all types of railway

tional profiles encountered by our clients

vehicles, the following tasks also form

worldwide under conditions close to reality.

part of our overall service:

Environmental and climatic conditions can

be reproduced using our cooling-chamber,

Consulting and support for vehicle and

snow machine or wetting facility, thereby

brake producers in the design of

allowing us to investigate real operating

braking systems

conditions in advance. A targeted design of

the products for later operational
application in their respective

Simulation and functional testing on

our own test benches
Sample and prototype manufacture of

vehicles is therefore ensured.

all types of friction materials with short-

Analysis of energy transfer be-

term delivery deadlines

tween brake disc and brake pad

or wheel and brake-shoe is carried
out using the latest thermography
techniques. Our objective is to develop
friction material which are less severe on
discs and wheels.

As far as size and

technical facilities
are concerned,
our test centre is
unique in the
industry.

Good partners generate trust

lient Loyalty & Customer trust

ogistics

Our long history of supply contracts with

Coordinated just-in-time delivery

many railway administrations both inside

24-hour service where required

and outside Europe reflects the enormous

Worldwide cooperation with renowned

trust placed by our clients in our work. They

forwarders

value our excellent delivery performance,

the competent advice which is always at
hand where necessary and the mutual
development of solutions to specific
problems.

o you have any queries?

Then please contact:

BECORIT GmbH
Rumplerstrae 6 10
45659 Recklinghausen

Tel. +49 2361 666-6

Fax +49 2361 666-740
E-Mail: info@becorit.de
www.becorit.de

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