Released on: July 25, 2008, 1:41 pm

Press Release Author: Marketing Resources & Results

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: New Product Line Allows Manufacturer to Meet Additional Friction Material Needs

Press Release Body: GMP Friction Products, a manufacturer of sintered metallic friction materials for industrial applications, announces that they are expanding their expertise to include the design, manufacture and sale of paper friction materials. The paper line GMP will be offering employs a technology that allows them to offer products with extremely high, stable coefficients of friction as well as superior energy capacity. Their product line up includes a variety of paper formulations available to meet customer specific applications.
\"Many of our sintered metallic friction material customers have been asking us to offer paper friction materials allowing them to make us their one-stop shop,\" said Jerry Lynch, president of GMP Friction Products. \"This expansion of our product line allows us to offer everyone paper friction materials of the same high quality that our existing customers have come to expect from GMP Friction Products\' sintered metallic materials.\"
The new paper friction materials can be used in both brake and clutch applications. They are well-suited for use in transmissions, wet clutches, wet wheel brakes, power take-off clutches and powershift transmissions. Adds Lynch, \"We are very excited to offer our new paper line and are confident our track record of superior quality and delivery on any size order will make our cost competitive paper line an advantage to customers with paper applications.\"
GMP Friction Products produces brake pads and clutch plates for manufacturers of off-road vehicles, ATVs, agricultural machinery, industrial equipment, and marine applications. Their engineering expertise and range of available friction materials and groove patterns allow them to carefully select the best material and part design for any application. In addition, their engineering department offers extensive custom design for a wide range of specialized projects.
For more than 78 years, GMP Friction Products has designed and manufactured brake pads and clutch plates for use in a variety of industrial and automotive applications. As a leader in sintered metallic friction materials, they specialize in working with clients to engineer and create customized parts in a range of materials for controlling, stopping, or transmitting power.
For more information, call 330-633-1226 or visit their website at www.gmpfriction.com.


Web Site: http://www.gmpfriction.com

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