The last race for the season took place on the 14th of November in Abu Dhabi. Cars using TeXtreme® Spread Tow carbon Fabric to reduce weight and improve mechanical properties had a great season, resulting in a victory in both the driver- and team championship for cars using TeXtreme®.
TeXtreme® is a Spread Tow Fabric (STF) used for making ultra light composites. TeXtreme® is based on Oxeon's Tape Weaving Technology that uses thin tapes (Spread Tows) instead of yarns. In any given area more fibers can be packed in a STF than in a normal fabric from yarns. A woven material comprising interlaced spread tows, instead of yarns, displays a substantially reduced number of interstices/openings. This means that a STF presents less accumulation of matrix at the interstices and hence increased fiber volume fraction.
“The extensive use and results of the Formula 1 teams using TeXtreme® confirms the weight savings ability of the material. Formula 1 teams are always looking for the best and for reducing weight TeXtreme® is obviously providing great weight saving opportunities” says Andreas Martsman, Vice President and head of Business Development at Oxeon.
The F1 team using TeXtreme® has built composite body parts with TeXtreme® and been able to reduce weight with about 20-30%, evidently contributing to a faster car.
Nov 26, 2012 09:26 EST TeXtreme® Spread Tow Reinforcements have been used by the most successful teams and drivers in this year’s Formula 1 season. Resulting in winning both the driver and team championship. The 2012 F1 series concluded with a dramatic race in Sao Paulo with Brazil’s Grand Prix November 25th.
Nov 29, 2011 05:43 EST The 2011 Formula 1 championship series ended with the Brazil GP taking place on November 27th. This year every race was won by a car reinforced with TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabrics, hence resulting in both the driver and team championship titles for the second consecutive year.
Oct 10, 2011 05:04 EDT In the 2011 F1 series, so far all the races have been won by a car reinforced with TeXtreme®. There are consequently good hopes for a clean streak, winning all the races, in this year’s competitions.
May 30, 2011 09:25 EDT TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabrics keeps contributing to great results in the 2011 Formula 1 championship series. So far, all six races has been won by a car built with TeXtreme® and all of the top three teams in the team series are using TeXtreme®.
Apr 11, 2011 07:45 EDT Teams using TeXtreme® have continued their successful path from last year by lining up victories and top positions in the two first races for the season.
Nov 08, 2010 05:43 EST The Brazil GP took place on the 7th of November and cars using market leading Spread Tow Fabric TeXtreme® once again obtained great results and took the seven first places.
Jan 04, 2011 07:46 EST Oxeon will be exhibiting on the 2011 Autosport International show held in Birmingham, UK. Oxeon sales representative Karin Widman will be present to staff the exhibition booth between the 13th and 14th of January. Oxeon are placed in booth number E320 which is hosted by Swedish Motorsport Industry (SMI) and it is located in the Engineering hall (number 9). To contact Karin Widman or set ...
Time: Jan 12 - Jan 13
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Birmingham, UK.
Aug 31, 2010 05:27 EDT Conference paper presented on the SICOMP conference in Piteå, Sweden on the 3-4th of June. Written by Fredrik Ohlsson and Nandan Khokar.
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