Lotus F1 Team uses YXLON's X-ray system

Primarily, the Y.MU2000-D will expand the equipment of Lotus F1 Team’s Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) department, as well as the high demands of their inspection department, which is often active 24/7. Lotus F1 Team are in no doubt they will receive tremendous benefits by using the system and they plan to take full advantage of its capabilities.

Adrian Talbot, Technical Supervisor of the NDT department, explains what objectives the deployment of the Y.MU2000-D with 225kV is aimed to achieve: “By adopting digital radioscopy, our general inspection processes will become quicker and consequently we will be able to turn cars around much faster between races. We will also be able to significantly increase the quality of single components both during development and production. With the use of 75 seconds-quick computed tomography, we will be able to give up cost-intensive disassemblings of high-quality parts in the future."

"Structural analyses of various materials, including fibre composites, damage analyses and nominal/actual comparisons to CAD data, can be realised much faster and more precisely than with other technologies. This will have positive repercussions on the overall quality and safety of our racing cars but also help reduce costs and facilitate a faster deployment of technology innovation.”

The optional Variofocus tube Lotus F1 Team system is equipped with extends the bandwidth of inspection parts thanks to the scalable focal spot ranging from 250µm at 290W up to 800µm at 1600W, with optimum detail detectability. The optional CT function enables the operator to easily and quickly change from digital radioscopy to 2D and 3D computed tomography in order to obtain more detailed information about material, defects and inner structures.

To celebrate the new partnership, YXLON and Lotus F1 Team will surprise visitors at the YXLON booth F03 in hall 11 during the GIFA show in Düsseldorf, which takes place from 16^th to 20^th June.