These products will be used across BLOODHOUND SSC, for example, Sil-Mid Ltd has supplied a high-strength structural adhesive with a load-bearing formulation which is being used as part of further trials to determine the best adhesive to use alongside riveting the chassis.
The lower chassis is made up of aluminium bulkheads and steel which will be bonded and riveted together. As part of the trials the team hopes to determine which adhesive will give the best performance, especially at potentially high temperatures.
As part of this partnership the company will also be supporting the engineers when on location, ensuring all tool cabinets have a full complement of required consumables such as Loctites and greases to support the build of the car. The BLOODHOUND SSC engineering adventure is providing a once in a lifetime opportunity to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
The project is unique when compared to other ground breaking engineering ventures in that all the information about the research, design, build and testing of the car is available to teachers and students, and of course to anyone that wishes to visit the website across the world. Project data and
case studies are being used in over 5,000 primary and secondary schools, over 200 further education colleges and 40 universities. This represents c.1.5 million students. The project is being followed in over 200 countries and education material is being provided to 6 million teachers via Intel’s SKOOOLS’ programme and Promethean Planet, making the total reach of BLOODHOUND extensive which is continually growing.
Gary Marriner, Sales Director, Sil-Mid Ltd said, “We first found out about BLOODHOUND SSC when Andy Green spoke at the Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary gala dinner. Following a chat with Andy and the fact Sil-Mid Ltd were involved in ThrustSSC through product and fuel sponsorship, it was a natural choice for us to become product sponsors.
Richard Noble OBE commented: “I was worried to begin with, owing to the Government sending shockwaves through the country with the increase of VAT and the huge cuts caused because our debts are a similar percentage of GPD to Greece. Would we be able to get sponsorship? Would our sponsors drop out?
“The first answer was immediate, the existing sponsors were enthusiastic to continue and we have a number of large and small sponsors joining the adventure. As a dedicated sponsor, I want to thank Sil-Mid Ltd for their generous support in providing critically secure and safe consumables which are needed for the assembly of this new generation supersonic car,” concluded Richard Noble, Project Director, BLOODHOUND SSC.