Silverstone, the home of British motor racing, is delighted to announce that Aston Martin has chosen the circuit to be the new base of their testing and development programme. Opening this October, Silverstone will be a hub for Aston Martin’s prototype vehicle testing with a particular focus on chassis dynamics and high speed-handling development.

This new Aston Martin test centre will be based in a dedicated and self-contained pit complex at Silverstone and will have exclusive use of a private circuit. In addition to these facilities, Aston Martin will also have access to a variety of circuit configurations and dynamic handling areas at Silverstone on which to test their range of high performance cars.

Stuart Pringle, Managing Director of Silverstone, commented “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Aston Martin to Silverstone. What better place for an iconic British luxury sports car brand to develop their cars than at the circuit that has been the home of British motor racing for 70 years?

“Silverstone has always had strong relationships with motor manufacturers and our dedicated automotive team are constantly developing initiatives to provide these brands and their customers with a platform to suit their individual needs. The entire team is looking forward to working with Aston Martin and supporting their testing and development programme.

Date: Thursday 28th June

Location: MTC, Coventry

Product Development in Motion will set out the trends and technologies you need to know today to support the development of future mobility across all sectors, including:

• Electrification

• ADAS and Connected Vehicle Development

• Virtual Validation

• Future of the combustion engine

• Motorsport.

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Jeff Pratt has been appointed Managing Director of the £80m UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a national facility to support the UK’s industrialisation strategy for battery R&D.

The UKBIC programme, led by WMG in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (C&WLEP) and Coventry City Council, was funded by the APC as part of the Government’s £346m Faraday Battery Challenge.

The UKBIC will enable the development of next-generation battery systems across the full spectrum of R&D activities, from cell chemistry, electrodes and cell design, through to module and pack development. The facility is due to open in 2020.

Mr Pratt is currently General Manager at Nissan’s Lithium Ion Battery Plant in Sunderland and will take up his role as Managing Director of UKBIC later this month. He will be reporting to WMG Chairman, Professor Lord Bhattacharyya.

Jeff, who has a BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and MEng, said: “I feel privileged and excited to be appointed to lead the introduction of the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre. The UKBIC, in conjunction with the Faraday Battery Challenge, will play a pivotal role in supporting the UK’s Electric Vehicle battery industry and enhancing development growth in the UK.”

WMG’s new Make-Like-Production (MLP) facility is a manufacturing research centre that will provide the opportunity to comprehensively investigate the feasibility and stability of new manufacturing processes. Owned by JLR and operated by WMG, it allows performance and testing of manufacturing and assembly processes under real operational conditions and production rates.

The first project to make use of the MLP facility was the APC-funded High Volume E-Machines Supply from the UK (HVEMS-UK) project. The £6.6m HVEMS-UK project was led by JLR, in collaboration with Midland Tool and Design, WMG, Tata Steel UK Limited, Horizon Instruments, Grainger and Worrall, Newcastle University, Motor Design Ltd, HSSMI. The project developed the facility to prove production feasibility for automotive traction electric machines at takt time of 60-90 seconds, corresponding with high-volume production of e-machines – relevant to sectors such as aerospace. WMG was involved in the design and process development (our large-format metrology facilities CT X-Ray Scanning at 450-750kV); process characterisation and model validation; manufacturing automation and manufacturing operations. The project led to an understanding of key attributes of the new manufacturing processes required to make the machines in high volumes and to understand the trade-offs between product performance, materials processing and manufacturing cost and time.

WMG is leading a £25m programme of investment to turn 50 miles of roads in Coventry and Birmingham into a world-class UK testbed for the development and evaluation of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV), and related technologies and services.

The Midlands Future Mobility programme will be at the heart of the UK’s transport network, making a significant contribution to the national transport strategy. It will play a crucial role in shaping the transport sector, and will firmly establish the UK as a leader in CAV technologies.

The specially-selected networked roads cover a range of representative areas, including urban, suburban and rural, and will be the largest, most diverse testing environment in the UK. The testbed will involve deployment of new roadside infrastructure including smart vehicle monitoring, data analytics and 5G-ready wireless infrastructure. By using real-world environments, Midlands Future Mobility will enable a variety of industries to test new vehicle technologies and services, with the aim of improving integration.

The consortium is led by WMG, in partnership with Amey, AVL, Costain, Coventry University, HORIBA MIRA Ltd, Wireless Infrastructure Group, and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) which is part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). The £25m funding has come from industrial partners and Innovate UK as part of the wider Meridian Mobility initiative.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman of WMG, comments: “The work of Midlands Future Mobility will help create a world where we can enjoy seamless, safe automated journeys. It will be a major step change in how we experience transport.”

Read the full story here.

One of the world’s largest independent business accountancy firms has identified South Northamptonshire as the most economically vibrant district in the county.

For the past six years, Grant Thornton has issued the Northamptonshire Limited report which focusses on the growth of Northamptonshire’s top 100 privately owned businesses.

In a national league table of local authority areas, South Northamptonshire features in the top 40 percent of places in the country. The ranking is a measure of growth, innovation, social equality, health and happiness.

Cllr Stephen Clarke, South Northamptonshire Council’s (SNC) Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration, said: “South Northamptonshire is the ideal location for businesses to invest in as well as being perfectly placed for businesses to succeed."

“This report shows that during a time of uncertainty the district continues to be a good place to live, work, invest and grow.”

The Northamptonshire Limited report analyses the financial performance of the county’s leading privately owned companies to provide a yardstick against which to measure health of the local economy.

The findings of the 2018 report showed that the combined turnover of the 100 companies rose by 5.6 percent to £6 billion, and employment levels rose by 9.7 percent.

In addition to seven of the top 100 county firms with bases registered in South Northamptonshire, the district has 66 business parks and is home to over 5,000 companies, including: AMG Petronas Motorsport, Faccenda, John Lewis and Yusen Logistics.

Eighty percent of the working age population is employed, and the district’s workforce also has an above average level of education, with over 90 per cent qualified to NVQ1 and above.

A recent study showed that around 2.7 million tourists visit the district each year and spend over £183.5 million, and in addition to good road links via the M1 and M40 motorways, the district is at the centre of the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor and has five international airports within a two hour drive.

With a rising population and ambitious numbers of new houses being built, South Northamptonshire is perfectly positioned to grow and thrive.

For more information, visit - www.investinsouthnorthants.com.

Integral e-Drive, the electric drives division of Integral Powertrain Ltd, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Volkswagen Motorsport as e-Drive technology partner for their pioneering, fully-electric racing car: The I.D. R Pikes Peak.

§ With 500 kW (680 PS), 650 Nm of torque and weighing less than 1,100 kg, the super sports car will take on the iconic Pikes Peak hill climb in Colorado Springs, USA, on 24 June 2018.

§ Ultimate fully-electric race car demands ultimate high-performance e-Drive technology.

§ The I.D. R Pikes Peak features two Integral e-Drive advanced SPM motor design bespoke for this application, generating a system capacity of 500 kW (680 PS).

Driven by world-class driver and defending Pikes Peak champion, Romain Dumas, Volkswagen Motorsport I.D. R Pikes Peak challenger is set to push the boundaries of innovation and technology to take it over the finish line some 19.99 kilometres and 1,440 meters in altitude from the start line. The goal, to set a new world record for electric cars at the finish line some 4,302 metres above sea level. The current record in the class of electric prototypes is 8 minutes 57.118 seconds, which was set by the New Zealander Rhys Millen in 2016.

With its high-power, high-downforce, low-weight philosophy the I.D. R Pikes Peak promises to redefine the limits of electric race performance. Two compact battery blocks sit beside and behind the driver, ensuring perfect weight distribution and provide the energy for each of the Integral e-Drive motors on the front and rear axles. Torque distribution is managed electronically.

"The project is an important milestone in our new motorsport orientation. Our team is literally electrified about taking on this incredible challenge“, explains Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets. "Volkswagen last participated in the Pikes Peak mountain race in 1987 with a spectacular twin-engined Golf which barely missed finishing.“

Collaboration on this project builds upon the well-established and continually growing reputation of Integral e-Drive to design, validate and manufacture some of the world’s most technically advanced, high performance e-Drives for both Automotive and Motorsport sectors. Focussed on high performance electric motor technology, the proprietary core technology is configured to deliver world class leading e-Drives exactly matched to the performance and package requirements of the project.

Arnaud Martin, Chief Engineer Motorsport of Integral Powertrain says of the project, “We at Integral Powertrain have always pushed the boundaries of e-drive technology working with clients around the world to find the best solution to meet their exact requirements. There is no doubt that the future of motorsport is in electric powertrain and IP is pleased to have been chosen to provide the power units for this incredible car. The project brought many technical challenges which the IP team has met face on to ensure the I.D. R Pikes Peak challenger has every opportunity of breaking the world EV record on Sunday.”

"The I.D. R Pikes Peak represents an extremely exciting challenge for us, to show what is possible with an electric car in motorsport. We rely on Integral e-drive as a strong partner in the development of the highly sophisticated electric motors. The entire team behind our driver Romain Dumas is highly motivated to set a new record for electric cars“, says Smeets.

About Integral Powertrain Ltd

Integral Powertrain Ltd is a global engineering business that for the past 20 years has been continuously developing next generation technologies as part of the move towards a more sustainable way of powering vehicles. We work with prestigious manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers, and our engineers create innovative, complex and market leading powertrain and e-Drive solutions used for a wide range of applications in motorsport, passenger and off-highway vehicles as well as aerospace, marine and industrial equipment. Integral operates three divisions; Integral e-Drive, Integral e-Hub and Integral Powertrain employing over 150 people at its existing Milton Keynes Technical Centres. Find more about how Integral Powertrain is engineering the future at integralp.com.

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A new top class will be launched for 2020-2024: sleeker prototypes with more marque cachet. While these racing cars will cut quite an imposing figure, they will also retain the usage of a hybrid system while leaving free the choice of combustion engine at a predetermined and fixed cost. The name of the new class will be chosen by popular vote.

The 2020-2024 plan will usher in a new era of endurance racing with an ultramodern style of prototype called.... whatever the fans of the discipline decide! Super Sportscar, GT Prototype, Le Mans Supercars or Le Mans Hypercars? The choice is the fans!

The regulations, devised by the ACO and the FIA, focus on the appearance, style and lines of the cars in the new premier league. Team and car diversity in endurance racing is one of the discipline’s foremost trademarks, never truer with the emergence of these stylized yet muscular cars, veritable racing beasts in the spirit and image of endurance.

They will take on circuits like Le Mans, Spa, Silverstone, Fuji and Sebring in the day and night, rain or shine, in hot weather as in cold. That calls for a tough prototype, one as imposing as it is ingenious and technological. One that turns heads, like hypercars, supercars, prestigious GTs and concept cars do on the street or at any given motor show. So, why not draw inspiration from those machines to build endurance racing cars? Consider it a done deal.

Aerodynamics cannot take precedence over aesthetics.

Being the top class, these new prototypes must be technologically powerful and compelling in design and will therefore remain hybrid, with a KERS system in front and 4WD to ensure energy efficiency. This technology will become more and more popular as the KERS system developed by some constructors will have to be used on production cars at a pre-defined price. These new prototypes will have an alluring design and incredible pace.

The regulations seek excellence: 3min 20 sec. per lap at Le Mans with limited fuel.

The other priority is cost. They will be remarkable, competitive, innovative and affordable - requiring a quarter of current budgets. Costly developments will be kept in check by a new homologation procedure and technical rules that will naturally reduce budgets.

However, there will be no restrictions on engine selection. Consumption rules will ensure fair competition between different systems.

The new regulations will take effect for 2020-2024.

Jean Todt, FIA President: “The new regulations for the FIA World Endurance Championship, which come into effect for the 2020/21 season, are the result of hard work between members of the FIA, ACO, manufacturers and teams. This will provide endurance racing with a long term, stable platform, while continuing to offer a cost-effective stage to showcase future technologies.”

Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest: “Crafting these regulations was particularly satisfying as very quickly it sparked interest and gained the support of competitors or potential competitors. A new era will dawn in 2020 for endurance racing. On paper it has enormous potential. Le Mans 2018, 2019 and 2020 will each be outstanding editions, but now I can’t wait for the start at the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.”

Richard Mille, President of the FIA Endurance Commission: “What has been announced today is the first step in a new direction for the premier class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new regulations are a framework that will be attractive to more manufacturers and teams, while at the same time retaining the excitement of endurance racing for existing fans to enjoy and to attract a new generation of spectator to the sport. The proposals announced today include cost limiting measures, making hybrid power more affordable and building a future for endurance with renewable energy. From 2020 the front of the grid will look very different and it is an exciting prospect that we are all looking forward to seeing.”

Gérard Neveu, CEO FIA World Endurance Championship: “The direction for the new regulations announced today jointly by the ACO and the FIA is a supremely positive one. The 2020-24 regulations are, for competitors, both technically interesting and sustainable, with the controlled budgets being a key factor. We are confident that we will welcome an increased number of world-class manufacturers and international teams to the WEC and that all the elements are in place for them to be able to compete at the highest level, with the pinnacle of course being the 24 Hours of Le Mans.”

Nine hand-picked speakers will deliver technological thought leadership in the areas of mobility eco-system, future technologies & energy and future propulsion systems. The day commences with a welcome message by FISITA President, Dan Nicholson, VP Global Propulsion Systems at General Motors.

The Leadership interview hosted by Paul Mascarenas, featuring Ford's former CTO in discussion with Charlie Zhang, VP Industry Development, NIO closing headline speaker from Iain Wight at Williams Advanced Engineer.

The Audience

Whether you are a senior industry technologist, engineer, communicator, strategist or academic, FISITA PLUS offers the ideal platform to develop your knowledge, business capability and position within the emerging international mobility systems landscape.

Commercial Opportunities

FISITA is offering an exclusive opportunity for select companies to be part of this event. We have created a limited number of sponsorship, programme advertising and exhibition opportunities to generate valuable brand visibility for your organisation.

To view the event agenda, click here.

11-15 July 2018, Silverstone

Sadly we have received the following statement on behalf of Martin Birrane’s family. Martin was for many years a Committee member of the MIA . In fact, the Lola Group were a member from the year he acquired the company and he launched ‘his’ first Lola Indy Car on the MIA stand at Autosport International in 1998. The MIA, on behalf of our members, offers our most sincere condolences to his wife Susan, their children and grandchildren.

“ It is with great sadness that the Birrane family confirms the unexpected passing of Martin Birrane. The owner of Peer Group plc and Mondello Park racetrack, Martin died suddenly on Saturday 9th June, at the age of 82.

Martin Birrane was rated among Ireland’s most successful business people, having built the London-based Peer Group property portfolio to its current worth of £190 million. But his route to success, like his favourite sport - motor racing, was colourful and varied. At the age of 17 he left school and took a boat to England; from there he spent three years travelling the world and he studied hotel management in Geneva. Whilst in Geneva Martin took French lessons every day until he was fluent in the language yet, short of funds, he sang for his supper late at night in pubs and restaurants. Martin was also a butler to the Canadian ambassador in Turkey during his travels.

In 1958, aged 22, he married Susan. Martin leaves behind his wife of 60 years, along with his loving children Lis, James, Bridget and Amanda and five grandchildren. In search of new opportunities the young couple emigrated to Canada, where Martin discovered he had a talent for selling real estate, eventually starting his own business in the UK in 1960. The motor sport bug also began to bite, as he drove a Pontiac and started watching motor racing on television. His success continued in the UK as he bought and sold a variety of businesses.

Back in England he did ‘anything and everything’. He had bit parts in films; appeared on the stage and in variety shows and commercials. Asked recently what he would be doing if he hadn’t become a successful property entrepreneur he said, “I’d probably be back in show business”.

In 1983, he acquired a major shareholding and became Chairman and Managing Director of Peer Properties Limited, later renamed Peer Group plc. Martin always loved the view from the fourth floor of his London Headquarters, overlooking his property and investment group based in the Hop Exchange. Sitting south of the Thames close to the Shard and Southwark Cathedral, his boardroom offered spectacular views across the London skyline, including St Pauls, from where many a property deal was clinched. Martin was passionate about his family, property and motor sport, with the walls of the Peer Group board room decorated with pictures of famous racing cars and their drivers, including pictures of his own winning cars.

In every respect Martin Birrane was a winner, who had motorsport in his blood. He successfully competed in all types of racing for 42 seasons, including the Le Mans 24-Hours on 10 occasions, achieving a podium finish in 1980 and then winning the GT class in 1985 in a BMW M1. Setting the Irish land speed record in 1990 was another memorable achievement on an unopened stretch of the M50 when he had to make hazardous high speed turns at each end of the measured kilometre to beat the record. Martin’s final race was in July 2007 in his beloved Lola T70MK3B clocking up another race win.

In 1997, he purchased the world-renowned business of Lola and then re-built the company, turning it into a thriving success. Under his stewardship Lola diversified into new areas of business including aerospace, automotive and motor sport. Winning races and championships on both sides of the Atlantic, including IndyCar titles with luminaries such as Nigel Mansell, his cars were always winners. Since Lola Cars stopped manufacturing racing cars in 2012, the Lola Group was still under his direction and continues to run one of the finest, most technically advanced wind tunnel facilities in Europe.

In 1986, Martin Birrane purchased Mondello Motor Racing Circuit in County Kildare, Ireland. Martin described it as “a wasteland in need of some tender loving care”. He invested heavily in the venue and today it is the only permanent motor racing circuit in the Republic of Ireland with an FIA Licence. It has hosted FiA Sportscars, BTCC and British Superbikes. He was busy with arrangements for events to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Mondello, the 60th Anniversary of Lola cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, and also his diamond wedding anniversary, when he died so suddenly. Those events will now become tributes to the great Martin Birrane and his incredible achievements.

An astute businessman, principled, intelligent and always elegantly dressed, Martin’s youthful good looks belied his age. At the same time he was a tough businessman who could drive a hard deal, then disarm you with his charisma, charm and humour. But he will be best remembered for his kindness and generosity. An exceptional character who always remained a gentleman.

His family and work colleagues would like to thank everyone who has passed on messages of support. They have requested that they be given the time and privacy to mourn his passing.”

WMG would like to invite MIA Members to register your interest for the upcoming breakfast meeting focused on data driven process improvement.

The breakfast meeting will take place on the 27th June at 8am in the WMG International Manufacturing Centre.

This is the first in a series of digital breakfast events and it will focus on individual machines and operations. It will show how collecting data can give greater insight into how to run these operations more effectively, plan maintenance and introduce new processes without sacrificing productivity. It will also show how new measurement techniques can give greater in-line data and how computer control has led to a wholly new way to make things.

Please click here to view the flyer for full agenda and link to register interest.

Please note this a free event and spaces are limited, therefore we cannot guarantee attendance and will notify you in due course if your place is secured.

Alcon, global leader in the design, development and manufacture of high performance brake, clutch & actuation systems, announced today the signing of British professional driver Harrison Newey as athlete and brand ambassador. Newey, who will race for SMP Racing at Le Mans 24 Hours, will bring the same passion and dedication to Alcon as he does to competing on the track behind the wheel of a Dallara-Gibson LMP2.

Aged 19, Newey has been a promising driving talent since 2007. From the age of 8 and up until 2014, Harrison Newey raced go-karts in the World Championship, World Super Cup, German Championship as well as the British Championship. He made his ADAC Formula 4 debut in 2015, partnering with Mick Schumacher, son of world champion driver Michael Schumacher, at Van Amersfoort Racing. He also competed in BRDC Formula 4 alongside his ADAC F4 campaign and ended up being crowned vice champion in 2015. Newey has since raced in MRF F2000, FIA European Formula 3 and won the 2017/2018 Asian Le Mans Series with Jackie Chan DC Racing. With a plethora of both sports car and single seater experience, Newey is a perfect fit for Alcon.

“We are delighted to welcome Harrison Newey as a brand ambassador. Alcon has racing in its DNA, so does Newey, we are really excited to be supporting such a fantastic, talented and charismatic racing driver”, commented Jonathan Edwards, Group Sales Director at Alcon, “I’m looking forward to seeing him in action at the 24 Hours of Le Mans later this month.”

When not competing, Newey will join the Alcon team at some of their events including Brakes & Breakfast and Goodwood Festival of Speed next month.

Alcon Components Ltd has declared their new bespoke armoured vehicle brake caliper ‘production ready’ at Eurosatory in Paris this week. First unveiled to the European and wider global markets at the DSEi exhibition, London in September 2017, and then to the US market at AUSA in October 2017, the new CIR55 caliper has been designed and developed to fit 8×8 type military vehicles operating at 30-40+ tonne GVM. Since its launch, the caliper has successfully undergone an extensive testing and validation process to meet all of the requirements to enter production. The CIR55 significantly increases braking performance and reduces both weight and cost in comparison to existing alternatives.

Intended as a direct alternative to the current defense industry standard twin-caliper arrangement, the production ready CIR55 brake caliper features a custom designed eight-piston, four-pad configuration with an option for either 60mm or 64mm diameter pistons. The caliper can be used on disc diameters of 400mm to 410mm and the centre split design allows caliper variants to be available for a variety of disc thicknesses. The fully hanging, high friction pads are fitted with an anti-rattle system and the caliper and seals are protected to cope with the harsh military environment.

Alcon expects the caliper to be used in a single-fit per wheel station configuration with a total of 8 calipers in use on a typical 8×8 armoured vehicle. It is also expected that the CIR55 could be used on heavy 6×6 and 4×4 military vehicles, where appropriate. The immediate benefits on offer are a weight reduction in the region of 50kg per vehicle, a cost reduction and improved cooling. The specific performance benefits when directly compared to the current market leading single-fit caliper solutions are: 11.5% larger piston area; 34% more pad area; 33% additional torque capacity; and all delivered with a 7% weight saving. The smaller swept profile of the CIR55 also means it can be fitted into a tighter space envelope.

The brake was developed in cooperation with AxleTech, whose extensive experience in the design, manufacturing and application of military products, contributed to an optimal design. The brake is being offered as part of AxleTech`s brake portfolio under the Hydraulic Disc Brake family HD860 series.

Visitors to the Eurosatory exhibition will be able to view the Alcon CIR55/AxleTech HD860 brake among AxleTech’s products on stand B648 in the USA Pavilion, taking place in Paris, 11-15 June 2018. In addition, there are Alcon brakes fitted to over 10 vehicles or other applications being exhibited across the event. Alcon staff will be in attendance and will be available for meetings and interviews, on appointment.

Already firmly established in the light to medium military vehicle marketplace, Alcon braking solutions have been sought out by some of the world’s finest Special Forces vehicle manufacturers. Amongst other key defence players, Supacat, the designers of the Jackal vehicle, BAe, Ricardo and Jankel have turned to Alcon to obtain bespoke, tailored braking systems that fully meet the demanding requirements of the challenging, high-performance, modern-day battlefield. The development of the CIR55 is a step-change in Alcon’s strategy and will see them move up into the heavy end of the military vehicle market.

Well worth a read is Gemma Hatton's compelling World Rallycross Speedmachine article in the blog section of Racecar Engineering's digital magazine.

Deputy editor of Racecar Engineering, Gemma details the challenges facing promoters and organisers of motorsports events, namely how to improve the entertainment value of motorsport and boost fans’ interest.

Fuelling interest - off and on the track

Gemma’s report on the Speedmachine Festival at Silverstone (25 - 27 May 2018) gives us a real flavour of the whole event. We hear how fans can enjoy the racing and mingle in the open paddock with access to the mechanics and drivers whilst savouring the buzz around Silverstone, heightened by trackside entertainment - fireworks and music delighting everyone.

As Gemma quite rightly states, “We cannot continue to satisfy the needs of the ‘dinosaur’ fans in our sport” and that there’s adequate space to satisfy every audience. She succinctly summarises that “the world is changing, the behaviour and needs of the younger generation are changing and if we want our Sport to survive, then so must we.”

Follow the link above to read the article in its entirety and check the MIA website for more news on the business of Rallycross next week...

As the new generation of vehicles are engineered to run hotter in the pursuit of efficiency and reduced emissions, cooling demands go up.

SPAL is keeping pace with change through the development of its range of advanced technology brushless fans (and blowers).

• Fully sealed motor units give SPAL fans a serious technical edge as more heat is dispersed to allow a higher level of cooling.
• Smart controlled to deliver precise cooling.
• Bigger fans for bigger cooling applications. The new 850W HT is out now and the bigger 1KW is about to go into production.

Come and talk to SPAL about #BiggerCooling at Automechanika 5-7 June.

On the SMMT and MIA stands CO5 Pod 4.