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november 22, 2017 - Bosch

Bosch subsidiary’s iDisc helps alleviate particulate-emission problem in cities

Guardian angels have many faces. Perfectly round, the size of a plate, and thick as a thumb, the brake disc is one of them. Long before ABS, ESP, airbags, and other features, they were making driving safer and significantly shortening stopping distances, thereby helping prevent many traffic accidents. Today, however, there is another reason why brake discs are at the center of public attention: brake dust. Most particulate pollution from road traffic is caused by road, tire, and brake wear rather than fuel combustion. According to the Baden-Württemberg state environmental agency, brakes and tires are responsible for 32 percent of driving-related particulate emissions, roughly half of which is brake dust. Significantly reducing brake dust is therefore essential to improving the air, especially in cities. That is precisely why the Bosch subsidiary Buderus Guss has developed the iDisc. Compared to a conventional brake disc, it generates up to 90 percent less brake dust. “It’s not just under the hood that Bosch is working to keep the air clean,” says Dr. Dirk Hoheisel, whose areas of responsibility on the Bosch board of management include Buderus Guss. “The iDisc is the brake disc 2.0. Its market potential is tremendous.” The iDisc is scheduled to go into production for a European manufacturer in November 2017.