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6th April 2006 - Braking 2006 - York England to Host International Vehicle Braking Conference

One of the world’s most prestigious vehicle braking conferences once again returns to Yorkshire between 7th and 9th May 2006.  Now in its sixth series, Braking 2006 covers all aspects of vehicle braking and chassis control.  The Conference, which is being run by IMechE’s specialist Automobile Division takes places at St William’s College, York.

The two and a half day conference includes a gala dinner in York’s famous National Railway Museum as well as plentiful opportunities to enjoy the attractions within this historic city.  A major exhibition runs in parallel with the conference.

Conference topics include:

 • Wide coverage of braking system materials research and development
 • Field experiences and laboratory studies of heavy commercial vehicle braking
 • Comprehensive coverage of brake refinement issues, including detailed theoretical and experimental analyses of brake judder and squeal
 • Influences on braking performance of road surface and tyre properties, and vehicle design aspects such as suspension characteristics

Internationally renowned contributors are attending from all over the world as well as braking specialists from such world class companies as Daimler Chrysler, BMW, VW, Bentley, General Motors, Bosch, TRW, TMD, WABCO, Honeywell and Dow Corning.

The Conference is co-sponsored by SAE International, the University of Leeds, The Institute of Road Transport Engineers, the Institution of Electrical Engineers and FISITA.

To find out more about attending or exhibiting at the Conference please contact Susan Lacey on +44 (0) 113 343 6106 or by email at s.lacey@leeds.ac.uk.  Alternatively you can visit our website at www.braking2006.com.

About IMechE

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE) has over 75,000 members worldwide and is the ‘natural home’ for all involved in mechanical engineering. It represents mechanical engineers involved in a diversity of fields including transport, medical engineering (creating knee replacement and hip joints, heart valves and artificial limbs) designing manufacturing processes, clockwork radius and dentist drills, building formula one cars, jet engines and space modules to name but a few.

Its Automobile Division caters for members in the automobile industry by providing technical support to spread best practice in this field.  The Division is especially strong in the Yorkshire Region due to the collaborative work done between the Universities of Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield and some of the major braking specialists in the area.

Source: IMechE Press Release