AIC provides autoclave software to Mercedes F1 team

TECHNOLOGY AIC provides autoclave software to Mercedes F1 team AIC GROUP has worked with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, based in Brackley, UK, to install its latest Autoclave Management and Control Systems (AMCS). The system has been applied to the team’s autoclaves used in the process of building its Formula One race cars. AIC has also completed servicing and calibrating the autoclaves and ovens at its Operations Centre as part of a multi-year contract. AIC has replaced the now obsolete Autoclave Manager with the new AMCS system which provides simpler operation across all of the team’s autoclaves and delivers higher

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In brief SAERTEX’s SAERfix EP adhesive has been tested by the Wesserling Enviromental Analysis Laboratory in Germany and been declared “harmless to water resources.” The adhesive is compatible with epoxy resins and is integrated into the composite matrix during curing.

AIC is also providing Mercedes AMG Petronas with its Premier Support package which includes 24/7 emergency cover. (Photo: Fingerhut/Shutterstock.com)

reliability and reduced energy useage in the production of composite parts. The total autoclave maintenance programme covers: heating and cooling systems; vacuum pump;

air circulation fan and motor; door operation and interlocks; controls and electrics; and pneumatics. AIC Group; www.aicservice.com

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