Northumbria University is a research-oriented university that enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence, as evidenced by its ranking among the Top 10 in the UK and 21 positions within the University Rankings of the Times Higher Education for 2014. The research team has interest in cooperation within the proposed project is focused on multidisciplinary study of technologies of production of new materials, corrosion of materials and powdered nanomaterials. This team will be involved in the selection and testing of new input components for the production of friction composites in order to replace the hazardous components and also reduce emissions of submicron wear particles. The potential of this cooperation lies in the sharing of knowledge in the area of development of new materials and future preparation of high-quality publication outputs. Representatives of this university will also attend workshops in the future.
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Lancaster University is one of the top universities in the UK, ranked among the Top 10 by national ratings, and was named University of the Year in the UK for 2018 by The Times and The Sunday Times. The University is also highly rated by international ratings such as QS World Rankings.
The Lancaster Environment Center team led by prof. Barbara Maher is focused on environmental magnetism and the team of prof. Kukutschová has been working with this team for several years in the field of detailed characterization of abrasive particles arising from various materials of brake pads and discs. Prof. Barbara Maher is one of the prominent researchers of her university with publications, e.g. in the journal Nature and other major journals in the field and her publications have a considerable citation response.
Institute for Agricultural and Earthmoving Machines (IMAMOTER) Torino, Italy
IMAMOTER is a research institute within the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy and is focused on basic and applied research in technology and materials for various elements of agricultural machinery and structural elements, as well as R&D in the framework of sustainable development, development of advanced materials, the interaction of materials with the environment, and more.
The team of prof. Marie Giullie Faga focuses on the study of frictional wear properties of new materials for the development of new friction composite compositions for automotive brake systems. The team of prof. Faga is currently working MSc. E. Casamassa, who will work for 1 year as part of joint R&D activities at VŠB-TUO.
ITT Motion Technologies, Italy
ITT Italy is one of the leading manufacturers of brake pad materials for cars and trucks and controls about half of the European market. ITT has production capacities all over the world and the Italian headquarters in Barge has not only production but also research capacities for the development of new materials, also taking into account the future environmental requirements of the EU. VŠB-TUO has been cooperating with ITT Italy since 2014 and joint R&D activities are focused on generating and monitoring and characterizing new, developed friction composite compositions for passenger cars. Thanks to ITT's wide customer platform, it is possible to establish further cooperation with individual car manufacturers. In cooperation with ITT Italy, research for PSA Grouppe (specifically Peugeot) has been carried out at VŠB-TUO and research for Jaguar - Land Rover, UK is also ongoing in cooperation with Lancaster University and prof. Maher.