Axalta supports the team with application technology and coatings
GIJON, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global manufacturer of
liquid and powder coatings, supplied the Wolfast UniOvi student team
with the latest technology waterborne refinish paint, and helped them
paint their motorbike prototype in preparation for the MotoStudent IV
competition held recently at the University of Oviedo.
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Axalta-sponsored Wolfast UniOvi MotoStudent IV motorbike finished with waterborne paint technology (Photo: Axalta)
Every year, MotoStudent challenges university students around the world
to design and to manufacture motorbike prototypes in one of two
categories - 250cc four-stroke engine and fully electric - which then go
head to head in a race at the Motorland World Championship Aragón
Circuit in Spain. This year’s competition has attracted 55 entrants from
across Europe and South America. The Wolfast UniOvi team has already
assessed the performance of its prototype in a test race on the CISvial
circuit at Langreo, Spain.
At the official presentation of the Wolfast UniOvi motorbike on the
Gijón campus of the University of Oviedo, the students who designed and
built it gave a brief presentation on its technical features and
innovations, and discussed the team’s expectations for the competition.
“Axalta has been delighted to support the Wolfast UniOvi team for their
entry in the MotoStudent IV competition,” says Kolja Hosch, Head of
Country Human Resources for Axalta in Europe, the Middle East and
Africa. “We wanted to help them not only ensure the prototype looked
good when it made its debut, but also ensure that the paint didn’t add
too much additional weight to the motorbike, which is important when it
is put through its paces on the track at the Championship.”
The Wolfast UniOvi team consists of 22 students and two lecturers from
the school of engineering at the University of Oviedo. Axalta’s support
of the MotoStudent team is part of a greater engagement with the
University of Oviedo which partners with Axalta by enabling selected
students from various degree programs to participate in a six-month
internship at the company.
Hosch says, “Supporting this team is part of a worldwide effort by
Axalta to help students who seek to innovate and to apply their skills
in developing new technical, scientific and engineering solutions. It is
just one of the many activities Axalta carries out to promote learning
in the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and math.”
For more information on Axalta, please visit www.axaltacs.com,
and to find out more about the Wolfast UniOvi team, visit www.motostudent-uniovi.com.
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