A partnership for success AkzoNobel and University Racing Eindhoven For University Racing Eindhoven (URE), the partnership with AkzoNobel has raised hopes of success in this year’s Formula Student circuit – the ‘Formula 1 of student racing’. But regardless of their latest electric car’s results on the track, both the students and AkzoNobel win valuable experience, knowledge and ideas by working together. Building a new car from scratch each year for the challenge, the 50-strong team of students from Eindhoven Technical University in the Netherlands is already richly talented – and with AkzoNobel as a partner they feel their new model, the URE09, has an important edge over the competition. Using the latest ultra-light, high-performance Sikkens coatings, URE09 benefits from reduced weight and better aerodynamics compared to its predecessors. AkzoNobel is quick to point out that aerodynamic improvement is a key to winning on sustainability as well as speed, and hopes that these engineers of the future will share its commitment to doing more with less. As in its partnerships with customers, AkzoNobel is looking for an exchange of information and thought that will allow everyone in the relationship to learn from each other. Its philosophy of ‘Creating Together’ drives innovation, maximizes performance and keeps the partners ahead of their competitors. While the students enjoy the opportunity of working with a world-leading company, seeing how it operates and gaining insights into state-of-the-art coating technologies, AkzoNobel is able to observe its products in extreme conditions and absorb insights and ideas from the finest young engineering talent. This knowledge will help in shaping future coating products. The coating system used on URE90 was developed using expertise gained through the partnership with the McLaren Mercedes F1 team, which just goes to show how effective Creating Together can be. Specific products supplied to the students include: Composite Pinhole Filler Aerowave 2501 A water-based pinhole filler developed for use on commercial aircraft. Colorbuild Plus A multifunctional, VOC-compliant priming system, for both sanding and non-sanding applications, which can be applied directly to metal, plastic and fiber surfaces. Autowave MM 2.0 The new waterborne basecoat for solid, pearl and metallic colors, exceptional basecoat performance through major advances in binder and pigment technology. Autoclear 2.0 The latest innovation in clearcoats – see page 24 to learn more. Sikkens - Latest news 21 Pagina 20
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