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News Release from: Huntsman Advanced Materials
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 October 2004
Greenpower girls get sticking power
Araldite structural adhesives have helped an all-girl team of engineering pupils from Skipton Girls' High School in Yorkshire, race to victory in the heats of a national automotive design competition.
Araldite structural adhesives have helped an all-girl team of engineering pupils from Skipton Girls' High School in Yorkshire, race to victory in the heats of a national automotive design competition Organised by Greenpower, a non-profit making company, the annual competition is designed to promote engineering and technology in secondary and primary schools
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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When they needed a joining solution to assist with construction and enhance performance, the Skipton team turned to bonding experts at Huntsman Advanced Materials, manufacturers of Araldite industrial adhesives.
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Huntsman recommended the use of Araldite 2015, a two-component, room temperature, curing paste which forms strong durable bonds with engineering substrates including metals, composites and plastics and is ideal for automotive applications.
Using pre-prepared dispensing guns, the Skipton girls reinforced the car's Fibrelan bodywork with Araldite 2015.
The same adhesive was then used to join the bodywork to the chassis, sealing any resulting gaps, and to attach Big Head fasteners to the car providing extra strength and resistance.
Simon Wood, director of studies: ICT, Business and Enterprise at Skipton Girls' High School said, "Skipton was the first all female school awarded specialist Engineering status by the Specialist Schools Trust in September 2003.
Our reputation for providing excellence in education is closely linked to the practical engineering projects our students get involved in.
Initiatives like the Greenpower competition, backed by industrial suppliers like Huntsman, are an invaluable part of the girl's education giving them the chance to put learning into practice and get to grips with real design issues and industrial techniques." Stuart J Thompson, head of adhesive technical support EMEA at Huntsman Advanced Materials said, "Chemical fastening methods are increasingly important in all aspects of engineering design.
Adhesives can provide a straightforward replacement for more traditional joining techniques like welding and riveting and can also be employed to join modern engineering substrates and different composite materials.
The Araldite range of adhesives is widely used by engineers in the automotive sector who clearly recognise the design, manufacture and performance benefits they can offer.
We are delighted that Araldite has played its part in Skipton's project." The Skipton car has been named 'Sweet Chariot.' It can reach speeds of 40 MPH and has a LCD readout which indicates the optimum time to change the vehicle's 14 gears up and down.
Skipton won their regional heat on 16 September completing 100 laps (115 miles), nine minutes ahead of the competition.
The national final took place on Sunday 10 October at the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit near Chichester, West Sussex.
Out of 73 vehicles from around the country, Skipton came in 17th place.
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