Bludot Copper Nickel Brake Lines a More Affordable and Assembly-friendly Alternative to Stainless Steel Brake Lines
As North America’s preferred supplier of custom, pre-packaged trailer brake systems and solutions for over 45-years, Bludot Manufacturing is now offering copper nickel brake lines to trailer manufacturers, distributors and repair facilities as an alternative to stainless steel. Popular since the 1970s in automotive applications in Europe, copper nickel brake lines provide the corrosion resistance of stainless steel without the stiffness for easier installs than stainless.
Bludot has always offered hydraulic trailer brake lines in double-wall brazed, low-carbon steel tubing with a standard OD finish of Aluminum Galfan (AG); or stainless steel for high-end, corrosion protection, but now provides a new alternative with copper nickel.
“We debuted our copper nickel lines at this year’s NATM Show in Las Vegas to some pretty keen interest,” stated Patrick Turley, the new president and co-owner of Bludot. “Our OEM customers that reviewed it liked the affordability and the softer, custom-bending capabilities of our new copper nickel material. Plus there’s no compromise on corrosion resistance.”
Turley explained that copper nickel brake lines are U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approved for hydraulic use. Since it is more flexible than corrosion resistant stainless steel it also saves time on brake line installations on the assembly line for OEMs.
“Copper nickel’s more flexible properties enable easier installations or replacements when dealing with routing complicated line paths in the OEM factory or the mechanic’s shop,” Turley said. “OEMs can further improve their production efficiencies with our custom, copper nickel lines pre-bent in-house at Bludot to each model specification.” Contact us today for more information on our brake line solution.