DACC makes high-tech materials for brake disks

Seoul, december 26, 2003; The Koreas Herald reported that DACC Co. a maker of high temperature and friction materials for aircrafts and automobiles, providing high-tech scientific expertise, advanced engineering skills, and comprehensive information for advanced composites.

Established in 1988 as the research and development center of Daewoo Heavy Industries Co., it was later integrated into Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., the sole aircraft manufacturer in the country. In 2002, the research center was founded as DACC after it was spun off from the aircraft maker.

The company serves customers worldwide. It supplies carbon and carbon composites for such diverse applications as aircraft brake disks, aerospace engines, and high temperature jigs and fixtures.

DAAC also makes carbon fiber reinforced plastic structures for aircrafts, ground fighting vehicles, missile launchers, high-pressure vessels, and many other related products.

In addition, DACC produces a range of customized systems utilizing a number of its products and advanced technologies.

DACC offers a full range of capabilities of carbon-carbon composite and advanced composite structures from the conceptual design to production and certification. Its engineered composite manufacturing facilities include most extensive carbon-carbon composite processing facilities, some of the world's largest autoclaves, advanced filament winding machines, and various sophisticated design and analysis capabilities.

DACC has developed a clutch system which is the important power unit for land vehicles. Currently, the company is road-testing its clutch system for Hyundai Motor Co.'s Avante XD compact sedans and Tuscani sports coupes. It is also developing a carbon clutch system for racing cars.

DACC has also developed brake disks and pads for land vehicles such as racing car, high quality car, heavy truck and high speed train on the basis of its technologies for making brake disks for aircrafts. The company is performing tests on its brake disk system that would be used for large passenger cars and racing cars.

DACC has pioneered the design, qualification and manufacturing of cost-efficient alternatives for high usage brake disks. DACC's carbon brake disks - Block 32 and Block 52 - that are now used in Korean F-16 jet fighters are recognized worldwide for their braking power, endurance and cost efficiency. The Block brakes, which offer longer service life at lower operation cost and wear rate, have also won certification approval of military use from Korea's Ministry of National Defense.