Smart-Pad Road
A dedicated road programme for passenger comfort and low dust, alongside heavy-duty fade resistance for light commercial applications.
Explore Road →APPLICATION CONTEXTPassenger vehicles · light commercial fleets
Reinventy · Materials range
Smart-PadFriction Materials
Brake friction materials built around polymer-derived ceramic binder technology, with separate Road and Race development programmes.
The range
Two operating worlds.
Purpose-built friction.
Smart-Pad separates road-vehicle needs from competition duty. Urban and Cargo address different road applications; the Race programme addresses carbon and ceramic friction systems. The binder is the shared technology foundation.
Where it works
Defined environments.
Specific responsibilities.
Passenger vehicles, light commercial duty and competition braking. Friction stability, wear, particulate emissions and operating conditions are assessed for each application.
Products in this range
Complementary roles.
Products are selected for their operating role. Each has its own application and evidence requirements.
Passenger vehicles · light commercial fleets
Smart-Pad Race
A separate competition programme for carbon and ceramic friction systems, with a sensing-enabled development path for pad temperature and wear.
Explore Race →APPLICATION CONTEXTCompetition vehicles · integrating partners
How it is made
Process follows
the operating role.
A polymer-derived ceramic binder replaces a conventional phenolic binder route. Formulation, curing and conversion are developed together with the friction couple and target application. Emission and friction benefits require measurement.
Operating envelopes and performance claims are released against supporting qualification evidence.
What we release under partnership
From a capability view
to a defined integration.
Discuss the environment, mission and interfaces with the Reinventy team.
- Operating envelopes and mission-duration assumptions
- Available evidence and qualification scope
- Material, process and interface specifications
- Platform integration and evaluation pathway
Intellectual property. Compositions, manufacturing routes and system architectures are covered by filed and planned applications; claim language and jurisdictional scope are released under NDA.
Dual-use notice. Some configurations or applications may present dual-use characteristics. Each engagement is assessed case by case under applicable export-control regulations.
REVISION 2026-11-08