AX-lightness, which also supplies the Formula 1 sector, is the sponsor of Team Ghost Factory Racing, a women's mountain bike team which competes at national and international level.
Three team members, Lisi Osl, Katrin Leumann und Alexandra Engen, will be riding bikes with wheels manufactured using Umeco’s MTM49-3 woven carbon fibre reinforced epoxy prepregs.
AX-lightness also uses a combination of Umeco’s unidirectional and fabric reinforced MTM49-3 prepregs to manufacture cycle components for an Australian triathlon athlete.
AX-lightness chose to autoclave cure its structures to accommodate their intricate design features.
Umeco MTM 49-3 prepregs with toughened epoxy matrices cure at 80-160°C curing and were developed specifically for the manufacture of components requiring good impact resistance. The prepregs also exhibit excellent ambient and hot temperature mechanical performance after only moderate cure cycles, making them ideal for sports and leisure and motorsport applications.
Umeco’s MTA240 adhesive film and MTF246 surface improvement film are compatible with MTM49-3.
