Four former employees reopened Rockford’s shuttered Gunite foundry Nov. 20 as Rockford Brake Manufacturing, which poured its first iron and resumed brake drum production after Accuride’s 2024 ...

Modern bicycle disc brakes are marvels of engineering, with hundreds of parts working in harmony to slow your bike down in a controlled way. They’re so good that it’s rare to have leaks, breakages or ...

Aircraft braking is a highly specialized system. After all, it is designed to stop enormous momentum safely and efficiently. Unlike car brakes, aircraft brakes must handle extreme forces during ...

As of 2025, the once-ubiquitous humble brake drum has practically faded into obscurity, and fade is a familiar word for most people who have ever driven a drum-braked classic car hard on a twisty ...

Robot Drummer is a simulated program able to learn pop, rock, and jazz songs with reinforcement learning. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Technology around us is growing at a faster rate than we can say "What's the Wi-Fi password?" However, there are still some things that haven't changed since they were invented and are still in use ...

MANKATO — The boom of drums will once again reverberate in Mankato on July 8 for the Thunder of Drums. The annual drum and bugle corps performance that headlines in Mankato every summer takes place in ...

On the heels of its International Roadcheck inspection initiative, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced that its annual Brake Safety Week enforcement effort will be held Aug. 24-30.

Brake noise, is a complex issue in automotive and industrial systems caused by friction-induced vibrations between the brake pad and disc. This noise impacts vehicle performance, accelerates component ...

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