Solar
Team Eindhoven’s fourth solar-powered family car will be produced at the
brand-new Brainport Industries Campus (BIC). The students will be given a place
in the so-called ‘factory of the future’, where they will start the production
of the innovative solar car on the first of March 2019.
Part of the students of Solar Team
Eindhoven will exchange their office on the TU/e campus for a workshop on the
BIC. The team, consisting of 27 students, has been working on the design of a
family car powered by solar energy since September that is to compete in the
Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October 2019. The production of the car
will result from a unique collaboration with the BIC; the place where
innovative high-tech companies and organizations join forces. For the first
time since the foundation of Solar Team Eindhoven in 2012, the solar car will be
produced entirely in Eindhoven, opening up many opportunities.
More
than just a production location
Carijn Mulder, Team Manager, confirms that
the enormous green building of the BIC not only offers sufficient space for
building a solar car but also offers plenty of opportunities. “For
example, we are working on setting up collaborations with students from the
Summa College for milling work and Engie supports us in setting up the
workplace. The fact that at the BIC facilities, knowledge and the drive to innovate
come together makes it an ideal place for us to realize our dream. “
The
product of an ecosystem
Ferdinand Gremmen, SDK Vastgoed, developer
of the BIC, welcomes the students: “The fact that Solar Team Eindhoven is
coming to the BIC is great news. The solar car that the team develops is the
perfect example of a high mix, high complexity, low volume product where
innovation comes first. “
“This collaboration is exactly what
the Brainport Industries Campus stands for as ‘Factory of the Future’ and that
really brings the arrival of the team to life. The other residents of the BIC
are triggered to contribute with their knowledge, facilities, and expertise. In
this way, the car that will appear at the start in Australia in October will be
a product of our ecosystem. “
Luxury
for the student team
A sustainable, accessible and comfortable
production location is not a given fact for the student team. Previous teams
have built the car in not-ideal circumstances all over the country. Carijn
Mulder: “We need an oven the size of a sea container and these are not
easy to find, which is why part of the team that produced Stella Vie spent
weeks on a camping. Thus, having a production site close to home is extremely
important for improving the team process. “
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