Document 85k4GEeJq3jmYZ3D2ZKjvX0KB

Inter-Office Correspondence Date April 26, 1983 To Marc Collins Christen A Plant IDO - Airflex Rom R. P. Petkash Division ft Plan! IDO - Airflex Copyto J. Kozdron, R. Burks Subject NON-ASBESTOS FRICTION MATERIAL K .IK- ^v F;t< 1 Chink the need for non-asbestos friction material is reaching stage. More and more we are hearing from customers that,.they accept asbestos in any form in any products they buy. We * continue' to tell them that the residue from friction material is, npt harmful, but they do not believe us. K'K*' .1 You are aware that the new MIL spec for clutches, andfbrajkes for Navy ships states that non-asbestos material must be psed. We have received orders from industrial customers stating the same*' *' f* Recently, we have been quoting brakesr'tfo 'two^i^ki^jfacturers of textile warpers. Yesterday, we were infprimed..; tfha t..their cus tomer, Goodyear, has stated that they will not accept? asbestos,^ !TMe OEM's are now scrambling to find ways to meet the spec, ^..have told* them we will provide what they need, either with the Teflon material or some other material which is now in the testing stage, the Tdf16n, a larger than normal unit will be required or higher pressure wiilhe1 needed, but at least we can offer them something. '`-t-.v ' Airflex would gain fn.immedi.qtef.advantage in the industry if we could flatly state that ill of. opr'`iihits are supplied with non-asbestos material. AIRFLEX DIVISION c:f For V cK' and inter-plant correspondence only -n) application eng. SCF-EC-2220 FAW 24173