ZF Aftermarket’s TRW brand offers the market’s broadest braking range with over 18,000 parts.
With over 18,000 braking components, the TRW range is the most comprehensive on the market, offering OE quality solutions for every passenger vehicle type, from conventional to hybrid to electric. The TRW portfolio includes discs, pads, calipers, actuation systems, hydraulic components and all necessary accessories. These are designed to work seamlessly together, ensuring a perfect fit the first time, faster installation and higher workshop efficiency. This is all fully supported by access to expert training, fitting tips and technical support via ZF [pro]Tech to improve workshop efficiency. TRW’s unparalleled product coverage includes 98 per cent of the European vehicle parc for brake pads (including 100 per cent coverage of the top 20 electric vehicle models in Europe), 96 per cent for discs, as well as 93 per cent for calipers.
At ZF Aftermarket, the manufacturing focus for TRW braking parts is strongly rooted in Europe. For example, 100 per cent of brake pads, calipers and boosters are produced in European facilities. These dedicated production facilities, coupled with advanced R&D centers in Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic, ensure that every component is developed and built to the highest standards of safety, quality, and durability. For example, TRW brake pads feature COTEC coating for up to seven meters shorter stopping distances during bedding-in, DTEC technology that reduces rim dust by 45 per cent, and ultra-low noise variants to meet evolving vehicle needs.
TRW brake discs are coated as well, using high-performance surface technologies that protect against corrosion and deliver long lasting visual appeal. Manufactured to precise OE tolerances, they ensure no more than 10μm thickness variation and 30μm runout, minimising vibration and maximising safety.
As an OE partner to over 55 major global automotive manufacturers, ZF delivers TRW braking systems for more than half of all rear axle systems worldwide, from the OE factory to the aftermarket. That same engineering legacy underpins every TRW aftermarket part.
All TRW components are end-of-line tested using in-house software and hardware, a level of quality assurance unique in the market. TRW is also leading the way with sustainable production and remanufacturing efforts, such as pre-filled calipers and support for circular economy practices.
EV offering
TRW is a front-runner in electric mobility, offering pioneering solutions such as the Electric Blue brake pad. Scoring 9/10 Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) rating, these are engineered to address the specific needs of electric and hybrid vehicles and are supplied complete with fixings and rubberized accessories for noise damping. These innovations reflect ZF Aftermarket’s broader approach to supporting customers across the lifecycle of the vehicle helping to Maximize Uptime by delivering reliable, future-ready solutions.
TRW’s heritage includes some of the most important advancements in braking, from the Colette brake caliper to the first 4- wheel ABS, to the pioneering Electric Blue brake pads. Now, TRW is shaping the future of mobility with innovations like the Electric Brake Booster (EBB) – enabling vacuum free braking for autonomous vehicles, the Integrated Brake Control (IBC), smart slip control with no vacuum needed or the Electro-Mechanical Brake (EMB) next generation brake-by-wire technology.
“TRW is more than a braking brand. With over a century of experience and a future driven by intelligent technology, it is delivering a premium braking universe that’s enabling our customers to grow, adapt and thrive in a rapidly evolving market” Wittig concludes.
