ATL Composites provided carbon fiber and glass fiber rolls, as well as Divinycell foam, which offers high strength to weight ratio, the Duratec surfacing range, Techniglue high strength adhesives and Kinetix laminating epoxy systems.
“A major goal of the project was to complete a full aerodynamic package for our vehicle,” said Mr. Daniel. “Composite manufacturing has been an area of knowledge the team lacked after completing three vehicles previously with little composite material.” Mr. Daniel continued, “It was a major challenge for the team to learn composite manufacturing from scratch; from composite molds to manufacturing components like the endplates and diffuser.”
In 2020, the Team will switch from their original internal combustion platform to build their first electric vehicle. Mr. Scherger added about future plans, “In addition, we hope to build a composite monocoque chassis for our next vehicle.”
