Following last months' WRC Rally De Portugal, many teams voiced their concerns over the unsafe in-cabin temperatures... Even a co-drivers boot started to melt! Here's a few of the solutions we provide to solve such issues... Thermally insulated exhaust systems Zircotec Ceramic Coatings provide industry leading thermal barrier protection, capable of reducing surface temperatures [...]
Welcome to our first #KeepUpToSpeed with Zircotec Blog. We aim to highlight any special car or bike projects that we've recently been involved in. Ensuring components are thermally protected, and performance is upgraded through utilizing Zircotec heat management solutions. Without further ado... Check out how Regal Autosport tackled Heat Management issues on their BMW [...]
New heat shield technology delivers a massive 35% improvement compared to conventional heat shield solutions, reducing heat transfer by almost a quarter and providing significant surface temperature reduction, with up to a 125oC reduction achieved during testing. Automotive and motorsports heat management specialists Zircotec is launching a new heat shield solution, ZircoFlex® SHIELD which [...]
Zircotec Have Invested in a New R&D Facility Following Industry Demand for Data-Driven Developments. Zircotec has created an R&D facility to accelerate the development of new thermal coatings, heat shields, and manufacturing processes. Under the leadership of Dr. Paul Prince, a chemist with a background in nanotechnology, the facility will provide a wealth of [...]
Zircotec will once again be exhibiting at this year’s Automechanika Show, held at the NEC, Birmingham, UK from 6 to 8 June 2017. You will find us on Stand 6f40. Zircotec are specialists in heat management, and in particular, in plasma-spray processing and the production of high performance surface coatings and finishes. Zircotec’s technical [...]
Zircotec launches best-in-class heat shield ZircoFlex® Gold Heat management specialist Zircotec claims the best heat shield product on the market just got better. At the Autosport Show in January, the company will launch ZircoFlex® Gold which offers increased reflectivity over existing ZircoFlex® materials, providing even greater levels of thermal protection. ZircoFlex® Gold is the latest development [...]
Zircotec is supporting an unprecedented number of Formula Student teams from the UK, Europe and around the World with a total of 22 teams so far. This involvement forms a key strand of Zircotec's program of educational support for the next generations of automotive engineers. Zircotec offers a programme of technical support for teams competing [...]
