With the Air-free Brake System, we’re setting new standards for brakes
After 150 years, the time was right for the technological leap from conventional air brakes to a genuine innovation in the field of brake systems for rail vehicles: the first friction brake system with fully electric control (“brake-by-wire”).
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After 150 years, the time was right for the technological leap from conventional air brakes to a genuine innovation in the field of brake systems for rail vehicles: the first friction brake system with fully electric control (“brake-by-wire”).