| 1953 |
Company founded as Bur-Bilt Products, based in Ohio. Core business initially rebuilding of clutches and relining brake shoes |
| 1979 |
Bur-Bilt Products is incorporated |
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| 1980 |
Begin production of Carbon-Metallic® disc pads |
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| 1982 |
Begin production of high performance disc pads |
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| 1984 |
Name changed to Performance Friction Corporation. Launch of medium-heavy duty disc pad line |
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| 1986 |
Headquarters and production facilities moved to Charlotte, NC area |
| 1987 |
PFC is first to pass the haul-truck BMC Certification with asbestos-free disc pads on a 690,000 pound haul-truck |
| 1988 |
PFC becomes notorious for superior racing brakes for NASCAR and Indy Cars |
| 1988 |
PFC institutes the first full warranty for commercial vehicles covering pad attachment and structural integrity for Carbon Metallic® pads |
| 1989 |
PFC releases Mechanical Retention pad attachment system for Bendix Calipers |
| 1990 |
PFC begins to dominate the racing disc pad markets in North America, Europe and Japan |
| 1991 |
Major-fleet becomes upgrade supplier to major commercial fleets |
| 1992 |
PFC enters new car disc pad production for Ford |
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| 1993 |
PFC named OE supplier for Ford F-150 |
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| 1995 |
PFC becomes a major supplier to AutoZone |
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| 1995 |
Mach-3 formed as an assembly and distribution centre |
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| 1996 |
PFC introduces Carbon Metallic Z-Rated® technology |
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| 1998 |
PFC race disc production begins; Multi-Layer Technology™ noise dampening system introduced for aftermarket disc pads |
| 2000 |
PFC becomes dominant disc supplier for Champ Car |
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| 2001 |
PFC subsidiary formed - Performance Friction UK Ltd, Brackley, UK to serve European markets; PFC wins technology bid over competitor manufacturers for exclusive brake supplier to Toyota Atlantic Series |
| 2001 |
Australian distributor appointed - PFC (Aust) Pty Ltd |
| 2002 |
PFC introduces SilentCeramic™ disc pad technology; Carbon Metallic® line picked up by Pep Boys |
| 2002 |
PFC UK enters and wins technology bid over competitor manufacturers to become exclusive brake pad, disc and hat supplier to FIA 3000 Racing Series |
| 2003 |
PFC introduces revolutionary race caliper design; marks PFC as the FIRST and ONLY manufacturer to engineer and produce the entire race system (calipers, disc/hat, pads) in-house |
| 2003 |
PFC Rotor Technology for Street Upgrade Kits introduced |
| 2003 |
PFC Carbon Metallic® line picked up by CSK Auto Parts |
| 2004 |
PFC 4-pot Caliper for Endurance Racing introduced |
| 2004 |
PFC Direct Drive™ Disc Rotor Technology for Street Upgrade Kits introduced - increases life over PFC T-Bobbin design by 2 to 3 times |
| 2004 |
July - PFC earns TS16949 Certification |
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