Case Study — ArianeTech was first established in 2004 and today it is a leading engineering services company within the automotive, motorcycle and rail industries, specialising in the design and prototyping of motorcycles and scooters for a variety of high profile customers including Yamaha, Derbi and Rieju.
More recently ArianeTech produced the bikes for the Spanish Championship (Moto 3 and Moto 2).
Crestapol® 1250LV, Crystic® Gelcoat LS 97PA and Crestabond® M1-20
The motorbike parts were manufactured by Karbonius using Crestapol® 1250LV high performance acrylic resin.
The plugs and tools were manufactured by Skillful, LDA using a Rapid Tooling System and Scott Bader’s Crystic® Gelcoat LS 97PA and Crestabond® M1-20.
Benefits/Advantages
- Exceptional strength and durability
- Lightweight
- Excellent bond to carbon or glass
- High temperature resistance
- Superb surface finish
- Rapid cycle times
- Simple one stage cure profile
- Spray application
- Exceptional weathering performance
- Low styrene content
- Available in a clear base for applications where the carbon needs to be visible
- Easy to repair
- Lloyd’s approval
- Suitable for marine, building, industrial and transport applications
- Bonds a variety of substrates
- Clean
- Easy to use
- Exceptional toughness
- Eliminates the need for screws/ fixings
- Weight and labour saving
- Simple one stage cure profile