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TeXtreme sponsored team wins FSAE Michigan 2013

Renneteam Stuttgart celebrated victory at the FSAE Michigan 2013 competitions with their car built using TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics. The competition took place from 8-11 of May at the Michigan International Speedway, USA. FSAE Michigan is the oldest and biggest Formula Student Competition, with 120 teams from all over the world competing against each other in various disciplines this year. Henrik Blycker, chief executive officer of Oxeon, said: “TeXtreme has been successfully used in Formula 1 for many years and almost as long as teams in Formula Student have been using TeXtreme Spread Tow fabrics to save weight and improve mechanical performance. We are glad to see the TeXtreme supported teams continuously at the top of competitions like this which ultimately shows the contribution of our materials”.

31st May 2013

Innovation in Textiles
 |  BorÃ¥s

Transport/​Aerospace, Sports/​Outdoor, Protective

Renneteam Stuttgart celebrated  victory at the FSAE Michigan 2013 competitions with their car built using TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics.

The competition took place from 8-11 of May at the Michigan International Speedway, USA. FSAE Michigan is the oldest and biggest Formula Student Competition, with 120 teams from all over the world competing against each other in various disciplines this year.

Henrik Blycker, chief executive officer of Oxeon, said: “TeXtreme has been successfully used in Formula 1 for many years and almost as long as teams in Formula Student have been using TeXtreme Spread Tow fabrics to save weight and improve mechanical performance. We are glad to see the TeXtreme supported teams continuously at the top of competitions like this which ultimately shows the contribution of our materials”.

Formula Student

Formula Student is the most established educational motorsport competition in Europe, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It challenges student engineers to design, build and race a single seat racing car in one year. The competition aims to inspire and develop enterprising and innovative young engineers.

Michael Hufnagel, team leader chassis of Rennteam Stuttgart says: “With an intensive use of CFRP-parts the Rennteam was able to present its car in ready to race condition with a weight of 167 kg at the technical inspection, the lightest Rennteam car so far. By using the TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics the Rennteam was able to build very lightweight CFRP-parts”.

Advantages

Explaining the main features of the TeXtreme carbon fabrics, Hufnagel said: “The TeXtreme fabric features a spread tow structure which provides the possibility of thinner layers, resulting in a fewer amount of resin needed. Also, the reduced crimp of the fibres leads to a higher strength of the composite. For the upcoming competitions, the new car was built with aerodynamic package consisting of a front wing, rear wing and an under tray with diffusor. With the use of TeXtreme fabrics the Rennteam was able to build their aerodynamic package with a total weight of only 7kg.”

TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics reduce weight of composite parts by 20-30% compared to conventional fabrics. TeXtreme has been implemented in a wide range of industries bringing weight savings, improvements of mechanical properties and giving superior surface smoothness.

TeXtreme

TeXtreme says its Spread Tow reinforcements are  the ultimate choice for making ultra light composites and its  technology is flexible and tow-size independent, which enables development of optimised reinforcement solutions tailor-made for specific application needs.

Utilisation of TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics and carbon UD tapes by manufacturers of advanced aerospace, industrial and sports products confirms that 20-30% lighter composite parts can be produced with improved mechanical properties and superior surface smoothness.

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