ACE Automotive Component Europe

Anchors are safety parts expected to meet high technological requirements such as: very high strength resistance, elongation, machining, torsion, resilience, thermal stability and dampen vibration. Anchors are responsible for fixing the brake module to the chassis. ACE´s anchors are made of nodular iron. Iron anchors are currently applied in most of the newly produced cars.

Callipers are also essential components of disc brake systems that house the brake pads and pistons. In the process of braking they are responsible for supporting the hydraulic pressure in the brake moment. Aluminium callipers currently produced by ACE are applied in rear brakes. ACE´s focus on rear callipers is in line with the current technological trends, according to which the predominant application of aluminium callipers is the rear axle brake.

The ACE Group also produces iron callipers, but they constitute a marginal part of Fuchosa´s production.

Products of the ACE Group are installed in the majority of automobiles produced in Europe. Fuchosa anchors are installed in about 125 models of cars and EBCC callipers in 16 different brake system platforms, which are used in about 50 car models.

At present, ACE desires to increase and diversify the production and is hardly working to develop its actual product portfolio. Therefore, the Group continuously cooperates with its clients on the redesign and development of anchors and callipers used in new models of cars which are introduced in the market. Recently, ACE has been nominated by one of their customers to cooperate in the development of aluminium front callipers which will be implemented in high-end cars. In addition, the Group commenced production of master cylinder production (TMC) in 2008. This cylinder, important part of the car brake system too, converts physical foot pressure into hydraulic pressure with which the brakes are operated.