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TMD Friction is a leading global supplier of high-quality brake friction solutions to the automotive and brake industries. The company develops and manufactures disc brake pads and drum brake linings for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
TMD Friction supplies vehicle manufacturers with premium products for original equipment, as well as being a driving force in the international aftermarket with the brands Textar, Mintex, Don, Pagid, Cobreq and Bendix. The product portfolio also includes brake friction products for motor racing under the Pagid Racing and Mintex Racing brands and for industry applications under the Cosid brand.
TMD Friction Group employs more than 4,200 people worldwide with locations across Europe, the USA, Brazil, Mexico, China, and Japan.
Vision and Mission
- Friction experts: We want to be the company that customers from all over the world trust to reliably master any technical challenge in the field of braking
- Innovation leaders: We want to be the company that is actively contributing to the changes of future mobility through the most suitable products and services for the vehicles of tomorrow
- Sustainability: We want to be the company mindful of its place on planet Earth, strongly contributing to limiting climate change and giving back to the community
- Safety: We globally contribute to human safety on the roads by providing the most reliable products, and we ensure a safe and healthy working environment for our employees
- Quality: We challenge ourselves to achieve the highest quality standards and build robust processes as we strive to exceed our customers’ expectations
- Solutions: We provide value-adding solutions that enable our customers to be successful and achieve their vision
Market Position
TMD Friction boasts a multi-brand portfolio ranging from private label to value-for-money to standard and premium. We produce high-quality braking components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, high-performance vehicles, motorcycles, and industrial applications. With one of the widest portfolios of friction formulations in the market, we offer our customers clearly differentiated and tailored products in every segment.
With locations worldwide, we benefit from a unique proximity to our customers. Our manufacturing expertise ranges from small to high volume series production and we have our own production and testing facilities.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Our actions are guided by a comprehensive sustainability road-map with ambitious goals such as 100% renewable energy by 2030. We were the first supplier to deliver copper-free brake pads for high-performance vehicles and supplied the first generation of EV brakes. Currently, we are working together with UNECE to define a standardized way to measure brake emissions for the Euro 7 standards.
Technology and Innovation
TMD Friction boasts a clear track record of innovations, from supplying components for the Model T Ford from 1910 to our ongoing progress in Connectivity, Autonomy, Sustainability, and Electrification. We have extensive experience in research & development and application engineering and have developed more than 50,000 friction formulations over the last three decades.
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