Manufacturer of lightweighting solutions for the automotive sector, Solvay has been named the materials supplier winner in a SPE Automotive Innovation awards competition in the Aftermarket category. The company bagged the award for an aftermarket carbon fibre composite spoiler for the Chevrolet Corvette, which is manufactured by General Motors.

According to Solvay, this one piece spoiler integrates seamlessly a spoiler blade and wicker bills combining full compression areas, open cavities and co-cured inserts and was manufactured by General Motors using Solvay materials.

For this specific spoiler application, the Solvay MTM 57 cosmetic carbon fibre epoxy composites was selected, which the company said was the ideal choice for applications where both structural performance and visual quality are required.

The spoiler offers 40 per cent weight saving when compared to a three-piece production spoiler, the same aerodynamic performance and provides a cleaner appearance due to the elimination of fasteners. (AR)