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This Is a report of an expert panel assembled by ASHE to address the technical issues associated with the removal of asbestos from vehicle friction products. This panel convened on December 3 and 4, 1986, to discuss issues of vehicle safety, friction material availability and per formance, and future trends in the development of asbestos-free friction products.
Panel Members
Panel Chairman
Or. L. S. Fletcher Associate Director Texas Engrg. Experiment Station The Texas ASH University System
Members.
Hr. Arnold E. Anderson Ford Motor Company
Hr. John Fobian Director, Automotive Engineering American Automobile Association
Prof. Serge Gratch General Hotors Institute
Hr. Jerry McCullough Head, Development Section Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Hr. Robert Nelson Manager, Technical Service ABEX Corporation
Or. Michael J. Rabins Assoc. Dean-Graduate Engrg. Programs Wayne State University
Hr. Richard Radlinski Vehicle Stability and Control Branch Nat'l Hwy Traffic Safety Admin.
Dr. Ernest Rabinowicz Prof, of Mechanical Engineering Mass. Institute of Technology
Report Prepared by:
Hr. Scott Barber Mr. Jeff Hadden
Mr. Joseph Hoess Hr. Keith Dufrane
Battelle Columbus Division 505 King Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43201
Mr. Jerry Francis
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