Allied Nippon is a fast growing component brand enjoying success right across Europe at present. The company’s braking range is proving especially popular in the Irish market with its all makes programme rapidly gaining flavour with many factors and garages.

The comprehensive range combining excellent value-for-money and consistent, reliable performance has seen Allied Nippon gain many new customers recently. Commenting on this success Dr Keith Ellis, Director of Braking Product Development at Allied Nippon said, "It all starts with consistent manufacturing. Allied Nippon pads originate from our own production facilities giving us complete control over materials, specification, process and quality assurance. This uniformity in the manufacturing process is key to delivering reliable performance from each and every pad.”

Allied Nippon’s brake pads are all manufactured using the same, specially formulated, NAM112A friction compound, which is proven to provide exceptional braking performance and noise properties across a range of conditions, temperatures and pressures. These pads are subject to rigorous testing, described as ‘super R90’, which surpasses the minimum requirements laid out by ECE R90 regulations. One example of this is a ‘hot shear test’ designed to test the shear resistance of each pad at a scalding 300°C. Even at such temperatures, Allied Nippon pads exceed the strict R90 requirements laid out for a test that is typically conducted at much lower, room temperatures.

Dr Keith explained what other extensive testing is conducted, "We push our pads beyond the R90 minimums with more extensive dyno and on-vehicle testing. This includes not only hot-shear testing, but wear testing, which tests durability across a range of temperatures and noise testing at a range of speeds and pressures. Putting Allied Nippon pads through this more comprehensive testing programme helps elevate overall quality and performance to ensure the consistent, reliable performance demanded by the Allied Nippon brand.”